Pike v8.1 release 6

Method Standards.JSON.validate_utf8()


Method validate_utf8

int validate_utf8(string s)

Description

Checks if a string is valid utf8 encoded JSON.

Returns

In case the string contains valid JSON -1 is returned. It is then guaranteed to be parsed without errors by decode(). In case the string is not valid JSON, the integer position inside the string where the error occurs is returned.