Registry syntax

[rain_gloom]

edit: I'm curious about setting values of the form "[]" being automatically interpreted and also what the `accept` attribute do and what its syntax is?

I've found out a few days ago that the settings system is capable of more than just storing plaintext and actually seems to support something like JSON. (I don't have much experience with JSON, but the syntax seems like JSON for me)

This raised a few questions that the docs do not mention.

How are values interpreted?

What's the syntax of the "accept" attribute?

Edited September 1, 2015 by Guest

[MIKI785]

Wll obviously it can store JSON, because JSON is really just a string (text). Thats why its used, mainly so that you can store tables as text values in databases.

[rain_gloom]

Yes, I realize that, but it seems it automatically interprets JSON.

Try making a setting with a value like "[true]" or "[1]" or "[[1,2,3]]" and print the type of whatever `get ""` returns. If the value is enclosed in [], it will be automatically converted.

edit: Maybe I should clarify the original question then.