[OASIS Issue Tracker] (ODATA-707) 4.5.3: Type inference for numeric values doesn't work with JSON.parse()

Ralf Handl created ODATA-707:
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             Summary: 4.5.3: Type inference for numeric values doesn't work with JSON.parse()
                 Key: ODATA-707
                 URL: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/ODATA-707
             Project: OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: OData JSON Format
    Affects Versions: V4.0_OS
            Reporter: Ralf Handl
             Fix For: V4.0_ERRATA01


Section 4.5.3 says 

Numeric values have a first-class representation in JSON and do not need any additional annotations. If the value of a property is represented as a number without a dot (.), e or E embedded, the type should be interpreted as an integer value, otherwise as a decimal, double, or single value.

Unfortunately this type inference does not work for clients using generic JSON parsers, e.g. JSON.parse() in JavaScript. The lines

var payload = '{ "x" : 1.2e4 }';
var parsed = JSON.parse(payload);
console.log(parsed.x);

will result in 12000.





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