[ANN] libJson

[Mark Smith]

Oh, I'm sure you're right, but the idea of a simple <put serialize 
(tArray) into ...> that fits all occasions is attractive.

If I think of something I'll be sure to let you (and everyone) know :)

Best,

Mark

On 7 Jan 2009, at 20:41, Jim Ault wrote:

> There are a few gotchas with the 'accommodate anything'.  Apart  
> from issues
> like unicode, there are those of intended use.
>
> In the world of PHP, there are functions such as
> htmlEntities()       serialize()
> addSlashes()  --for storing in SQL databases
> --                          this adds escaping "\"
>
> gzip()
> base64() -- url-safe base64 string
> line endings (unix, wn32, mac)  CR  CRLF  LF
>
> Looking at the PHP.NET web site should give you a better picture of  
> some of
> the variations that cause most programmers to build their own  
> library for
> serialization of arrays.  It usually boils down to special uses and  
> needs as
> opposed to crafting a general solution.
>
> Let me know if you find a good system :-)
>
> Jim Ault
> Las Vegas
>
>