Sean Leary

Thanks, @ejoncas-rivalbet for bringing up this issue, investigating.

I think there are reasonable arguments for both sides. I don't think either JSON spec covers accessor functions, so this implementation is free to choose how to support get and...

This issue is available for someone to work on. Whatever solution is selected, `optLong()` and `getlong()` should parse input in the same way. Other `opt*()` and `get*()` methods should be...

Please see [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901#section-5](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901#section-5). Does this address your concern?

Are you requesting a change to the code?

@jimblackler Thanks for being patient. I don't see a compelling case for a bug that must be fixed. At best, it may be an unusual corner case. However, if the...

OK to proceed, but please review the [FAQ](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/wiki/FAQ). Changes that break backward compatibility are rarely accepted.

Thanks @gqqnbig I will look into it. Not sure why the JavaDocs are not showing up.

Haven't forgotten this, just haven't had time to track it down. Will try to find time before end of the week.

Option 1 sounds easier/more straightforward. My concern is whether this might change behavior in a way that could break someone's existing code. If so, then not all issues have to...