Newtonsoft Serialize: strings with leading zeros

Question

I have a short question:

Why does this work

Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<string>("768")

But this not

Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<string>("0768")

Answer 1

in Json string should have 2 sets of "", try this

string s= Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<string>("\"0768\""); // 0768

if it has one set only, json deserializes string as number

int i= JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<int>("768"); //768

but for some reasons, any number that starts from zero causes an exception

int i= JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<int>("0768"); 

and it is a well known bug that is in Json documentation

but if you try this, you will get an exception

string s= JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<string>("abc")

this is ok

string s= JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<string>("\"abc\""); //abc