JSON5.format.txt

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ALTERNATIVES ==>                  #See serialization formats summary

VERSION ==>                       #2.2.2

EXTENSION ==>                     #.json5
                                  #MIME type application/json5, +json5

SYNTAX ==>                        #Superset of JSON, with the following additions, which are all:
                                  #  - optional
                                  #  - following JavaScript syntax
                                  #In short: comments, unquoted VAR, trailing commas, multiline STR, NaN/Inf


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                                            )==:             MAIN              :==(
                                            \  :_______________________________:  /
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//COMMENT
/* COMMENT */                     #

VAR: VAL                          #Follow JavaScript naming restrictions for OBJ properties.
                                  #I.e. VAR can be unquoted under some conditions

TRAILING COMMA ==>                #Allowed

TRAILING BACKSLASH ==>            #Allowed


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                                            )==:            OTHERS             :==(
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'VAR': VAL                        #Instead of "VAR": VAL
'STR'                             #Instead of "STR"

0xNUM
0XNUM                             #
.NUM                              #Instead of 0.NUM
+NUM                              #
Infinity
-Infinity
NaN                               #