json_view: get<T>() of a boolean throws for number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and number_float_t like basic_json (#5988)

basic_json::get<T>() of a boolean throws type_error.302 for exactly
number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and number_float_t (dedicated from_json()
overloads) and gives 0/1 for every other arithmetic type. The view returned
0/1 for all of them, contradicting its documentation. The view now throws
the same exception (same message, with path/bytes decoration) for these three
types. basic_json is unchanged; its behavior is documented and pinned by a test.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
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Niels Lohmann committed 2026-11-01 21:09:01 +01:00
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@@ -1260,6 +1260,44 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
#undef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
#endif
TEST_CASE("get<T>() of a boolean (#5988)")
{
// a boolean converts to 0/1 for every arithmetic type except number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and
// number_float_t, whose dedicated from_json() overloads throw
const json t = true;
const json f = false;
SECTION("0 and 1")
{
// long and unsigned long are left out: they are std::int64_t and std::uint64_t on some platforms
CHECK(t.get<bool>() == true);
CHECK(f.get<bool>() == false);
CHECK(t.get<char>() == 1);
CHECK(t.get<signed char>() == 1);
CHECK(t.get<unsigned char>() == 1);
CHECK(t.get<short>() == 1); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
CHECK(t.get<unsigned short>() == 1); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
CHECK(t.get<int>() == 1);
CHECK(t.get<unsigned>() == 1);
CHECK(t.get<float>() == 1.0F);
CHECK(t.get<long double>() == 1.0L);
CHECK(f.get<int>() == 0);
CHECK(f.get<float>() == 0.0F);
}
#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
SECTION("number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and number_float_t throw")
{
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(t.get<json::number_integer_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(t.get<json::number_unsigned_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(t.get<json::number_float_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(f.get<json::number_integer_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(f.get<json::number_unsigned_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(f.get<json::number_float_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
}
#endif
}
#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_14
#undef JSON_HAS_CPP_14
#endif
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@@ -1551,6 +1551,77 @@ TEST_CASE("json_view values")
}
}
namespace
{
// get<T>() of a boolean: the same value or the same exception in basic_json and in the view (#5988)
template<typename T>
void check_boolean_get_parity()
{
for (const bool b :
{
true, false
})
{
const std::string text = b ? "true" : "false";
const json j = json::parse(text);
const json_document d = json_document::parse(text);
CAPTURE(text)
#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
T dom_value {};
T view_value{};
const std::string dom_error = json_view_test::exception_of_call([&] { dom_value = j.get<T>(); });
const std::string view_error = json_view_test::exception_of_call([&] { view_value = d.root().template get<T>(); });
CHECK(dom_error == view_error);
if (dom_error.empty())
{
CHECK(dom_value == view_value);
CHECK(view_value == static_cast<T>(b));
}
#else
CHECK(j.get<T>() == d.root().template get<T>());
#endif
}
}
} // namespace
TEST_CASE("json_view get<T>() of a boolean (#5988)")
{
check_boolean_get_parity<bool>();
check_boolean_get_parity<char>();
check_boolean_get_parity<signed char>();
check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned char>();
check_boolean_get_parity<short>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned short>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
check_boolean_get_parity<int>();
check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned>();
check_boolean_get_parity<long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
check_boolean_get_parity<long long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned long long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
check_boolean_get_parity<std::int64_t>();
check_boolean_get_parity<std::uint64_t>();
check_boolean_get_parity<float>();
check_boolean_get_parity<double>();
check_boolean_get_parity<long double>();
#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
SECTION("the exceptions of the exact number types")
{
const json_document d = json_document::parse("true");
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(d.root().get<json::number_integer_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(d.root().get<json::number_unsigned_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(d.root().get<json::number_float_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
CHECK(d.root().get<int>() == 1);
// get_to() and value() go through get<T>()
json::number_float_t x = 0;
CHECK_THROWS_AS(d.root().get_to(x), json::type_error&);
const json_document o = json_document::parse("{\"b\":true}");
CHECK_THROWS_AS(static_cast<void>(o.root().value("b", 0.0)), json::type_error&);
CHECK(o.root().value("b", 0) == 1);
}
#endif
}
TEST_CASE("json_view JSON pointers")
{
SECTION("every value of generated documents")