Json, avoid type conversion

[Anonymous]

echo { "bitrate":1603000 } | xidel.exe - --silent --extract
"($json).bitrate

gives

1.603E6

... how can I avoid conversion to obtain '1603000'

Thx in advance

[Reino]

XPath notation:

ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "$json/decimal(bitrate)"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "$json/integer(bitrate)"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "$json/int(bitrate)"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "$json/bitrate cast as decimal"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "$json/bitrate cast as integer"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "$json/bitrate cast as int"

dot notation, what you're using:

ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "($json).bitrate cast as decimal"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "($json).bitrate cast as integer"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "($json).bitrate cast as int"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "decimal(($json).bitrate)"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "integer(($json).bitrate)"
ECHO {"bitrate":1603000} | xidel -se "int(($json).bitrate)"

When you use the functions (decimal(), etc.) in this case, then you have to enclose the entire query. ($json).decimal(bitrate) won't work.

Btw, if you're using one of the latest development builds, then the - (dash for stdin) isn't necessary anymore.

Also see:
- https://sourceforge.net/p/videlibri/mailman/videlibri-xidel/thread/db8bdc2e-4a17-3640-f040-fc958bc75498%40xs4all.nl/#msg37179400
- https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/33

[Anonymous]

VERIFIED
thx