2.6. Semantics of null

Note: JSON null is treated the same as any other JSON value, i.e., it is not taken to mean "undefined" or "missing".

2.6.1. Examples

JSON:

{"a": null, "b": [null], "c": [{}], "null": 1}

Queries:

Query	Result	Result	Comment
		Paths
$.a	null	$['a']	Object value
$.a[0]			null used as array
$.a.d			null used as object
$.b[0]	null	$['b'][0]	Array value
$.b[*]	null	$['b'][0]	Array value
$.b[?@]	null	$['b'][0]	Existence
$.b[?@==null]	null	$['b'][0]	Comparison
$.c[[email protected]==null]			Comparison with "missing"
			value
$.null	1	$['null']	Not JSON null at all,
			just a member name string

Table 17: Examples Involving (or Not Involving) null

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