On 2021-05-04 21:12, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
On 01/05/2021 14:07, Gyan Doshi wrote:
+@item -show_optional_fields @var{value}
+Some writers viz. JSON and XML, omit the printing of fields with invalid or
non-applicable values,
+while other writers always print them. This option enables one to control this
behaviour.
+Valid values are @code{always}/@code{1}, @code{never}/@code{0} and
@code{auto}/@code{-1}.
+Default is @var{auto}.
Is the goal here to help badly written JSON or XML parsers?
No. It's to allow consumers of these writers to discover and access all
fields if they choose to.
It's an obstacle I faced in a recent project.
Regards,
Gyan
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