From 1d277eb99dd904aa38a21da72c80488efda80e60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Bruckner Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 01:48:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: Case sensitivity caveat --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1d6fb8a..ebef2b4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ However it is thread safe under the following conditions: * `cJSON_InitHooks` is only ever called before using cJSON in any threads. * `setlocale` is never called before all calls to cJSON functions have returned. +#### Case Sensitivity + +When cJSON was originally created, it didn't follow the JSON standard and didn't make a distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters. If you want the correct, standard compliant, behavior, you need to use the `CaseSensitive` functions where available. + # Enjoy cJSON! - Dave Gamble, Aug 2009