Expect the byte range of the root in the json_view boolean get<T>() test

With JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS, the type_error.302 message starts with
"(bytes 0-4)"; build the expected text with json_view_test::message(),
as the other tests of the root value do.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01N5NasAgbDGG28MqXjQvLqp
Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/get.md

@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ overload (3).
     See [Number conversion](../../features/types/number_handling.md#number-conversion)
     for more information.
 
+!!! note "Booleans as numbers"
+
+    A JSON boolean converts to `#!cpp 0` or `#!cpp 1` for every arithmetic type **except** [`number_integer_t`](number_integer_t.md),
+    [`number_unsigned_t`](number_unsigned_t.md) and [`number_float_t`](number_float_t.md) (by default `#!cpp std::int64_t`,
+    `#!cpp std::uint64_t`, and `#!cpp double`), for which `#!cpp get<T>()` throws
+    [`type_error.302`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptiontype_error302) ("type must be number, but is boolean"). So
+    `#!cpp json(true).get<int>()` is `#!cpp 1`, while `#!cpp json(true).get<std::int64_t>()` and
+    `#!cpp json(true).get<double>()` throw. This is the behavior of all 3.x versions;
+    [`basic_json_view::get<T>()`](../basic_json_view/get.md) behaves the same.
+
 !!! note "`std::optional` conversions"
 
     Prior to version 3.13.0, `#!cpp get<std::optional<T>>()` (and other conversions to `std::optional<T>`) failed to

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json_view/get.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ For the types below, the conversion works directly on the flat index — no `Bas
 
 - `#!cpp bool`
 - arithmetic types other than `#!cpp bool` (for a boolean, `#!cpp 0`/`#!cpp 1`, exactly as for
-  [`BasicJsonType::get<T>()`](../basic_json/get.md))
+  [`BasicJsonType::get<T>()`](../basic_json/get.md#notes), except for `number_integer_t`, `number_unsigned_t` and
+  `number_float_t`, which throw `type_error.302` for a boolean, as `BasicJsonType::get<T>()` does)
 - `#!cpp std::nullptr_t`
 - `#!cpp std::basic_string<char, Traits, Alloc>` (including `string_t`) — a copy of the string
 - [`string_view_t`](index.md#member-types) — **no copy**: the returned view points into the document's

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/json_diagnostic_positions.md

@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ Note that enabling this macro increases the size of every JSON value by two `std
 overhead to parsing, copying JSON value objects, and the generation of error messages for exceptions. It also causes
 these values to be reported in those error messages.
 
-If [`JSON_DIAGNOSTICS`](json_diagnostics.md) is also set, the message contains the path and the byte range, such as
-`(/1) (bytes 4-8)`. An exception about the root value has no path and only the range, such as `(bytes 0-4)`.
-
 ## Default definition
 
 The default value is `0` (position diagnostics are switched off).

include/nlohmann/detail/exceptions.hpp

@@ -198,19 +198,18 @@ class exception : public std::exception
             // all other parent types (primitives) contribute no token
         }
 
-        // the root value has no path, but still has a byte range
-        std::string prefix;
-        if (!tokens.empty())
+        if (tokens.empty())
         {
-            const auto str = std::accumulate(tokens.rbegin(), tokens.rend(), std::string{},
-                                             [](const std::string & a, const std::string & b)
-            {
-                return concat(a, '/', detail::escape(b));
-            });
-            prefix = concat('(', str, ") ");
+            return "";
         }
 
-        return concat(prefix, get_byte_positions(leaf_element));
+        auto str = std::accumulate(tokens.rbegin(), tokens.rend(), std::string{},
+                                   [](const std::string & a, const std::string & b)
+        {
+            return concat(a, '/', detail::escape(b));
+        });
+
+        return concat('(', str, ") ", get_byte_positions(leaf_element));
 #else
         return get_byte_positions(leaf_element);
 #endif
@@ -223,8 +222,7 @@ class exception : public std::exception
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static std::string get_byte_positions(const BasicJsonType* leaf_element)
     {
-        // a value-initialized iterator has no value (invalid_iterator.212)
-        if (leaf_element != nullptr && leaf_element->start_pos() != std::string::npos && leaf_element->end_pos() != std::string::npos)
+        if ((leaf_element->start_pos() != std::string::npos) && (leaf_element->end_pos() != std::string::npos))
         {
             return concat("(bytes ", std::to_string(leaf_element->start_pos()), "-", std::to_string(leaf_element->end_pos()), ") ");
         }

include/nlohmann/detail/view/errors.hpp

@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ void value_range(const document_data& d, const node* n, std::size_t& start, std:
 
 /// the context basic_json puts in front of the message of an exception about
 /// a value: "(/path) " with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS (none for the root), then
-/// "(bytes a-b) " with JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS (also for the root)
+/// "(bytes a-b) " with JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS (with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS, only
+/// if there is a path)
 ///
 /// This and the throw helpers that take an error_site are templates, so that
 /// the path and range code is instantiated only where an exception can be
@@ -255,19 +256,19 @@ std::string diagnostics(const error_site site)
     std::string context;
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
     std::vector<std::string> tokens;
-    // a value that is not found leaves no tokens, like the root
-    static_cast<void>(edited ? value_path<true>(d, site.value(), tokens) : value_path<false>(d, site.value(), tokens));
-    if (!tokens.empty())
+    const bool found = edited ? value_path<true>(d, site.value(), tokens) : value_path<false>(d, site.value(), tokens);
+    if (!found || tokens.empty())
     {
-        // the root value has no path, but still has a byte range
-        std::string path;
-        for (const std::string& token : tokens)
-        {
-            path.push_back('/');
-            path += detail::escape(token);
-        }
-        context = concat('(', path, ") ");
+        // context is still empty; returning it keeps the copy elided (-Wnrvo)
+        return context;
     }
+    std::string path;
+    for (const std::string& token : tokens)
+    {
+        path.push_back('/');
+        path += detail::escape(token);
+    }
+    context = concat('(', path, ") ");
 #endif
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS
     std::size_t start = 0;

include/nlohmann/detail/view/value.hpp

@@ -33,12 +33,37 @@ namespace view
 template<typename T>
 struct value_tag {};
 
+/// whether basic_json reads T with a dedicated from_json() overload that does
+/// not accept a boolean: exactly number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and
+/// number_float_t (the other arithmetic types convert a boolean to 0 or 1)
+template<typename T, typename BasicJsonType>
+struct rejects_boolean : std::integral_constant < bool,
+    std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t>::value
+    || std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t>::value
+    || std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t>::value >
+{};
+
+/// a boolean as T: 0 or 1
+template<typename T>
+NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T boolean_as(const document_data& /*d*/, const node& n, std::false_type /*rejects*/)
+{
+    return static_cast<T>((n.flags & node_flags::is_true) != 0);
+}
+
+/// a boolean as number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t or number_float_t: type_error.302, as in basic_json
+template<typename T>
+[[noreturn]] NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T boolean_as(const document_data& d, const node& n, std::true_type /*rejects*/)
+{
+    throw_type_error(error_site(&d, &n), exception_id::type_mismatch, "type must be number, but is ", value_type_name(static_cast<value_t>(n.kind)));
+}
+
 /*!
 @brief the number or boolean of a node converted to an arithmetic type
 
 As basic_json's get<T>() for arithmetic types: integers and floats are
-converted with static_cast, booleans give 0 or 1, and other types throw
-type_error.302.
+converted with static_cast, booleans give 0 or 1 (but throw type_error.302 for
+number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and number_float_t, as basic_json does),
+and other types throw type_error.302.
 */
 template<typename T, typename BasicJsonType>
 NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T arithmetic_value(const document_data& d, const node& n)
@@ -52,7 +77,7 @@ NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T arithmetic_value(const document_data& d, const nod
         case value_t::number_float:
             return static_cast<T>(float_value<typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t>(d, n));
         case value_t::boolean:
-            return static_cast<T>((n.flags & node_flags::is_true) != 0);
+            return boolean_as<T>(d, n, rejects_boolean<T, BasicJsonType> {});
         case value_t::null:
         case value_t::object:
         case value_t::array:

single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -5695,19 +5695,18 @@ class exception : public std::exception
             // all other parent types (primitives) contribute no token
         }
 
-        // the root value has no path, but still has a byte range
-        std::string prefix;
-        if (!tokens.empty())
+        if (tokens.empty())
         {
-            const auto str = std::accumulate(tokens.rbegin(), tokens.rend(), std::string{},
-                                             [](const std::string & a, const std::string & b)
-            {
-                return concat(a, '/', detail::escape(b));
-            });
-            prefix = concat('(', str, ") ");
+            return "";
         }
 
-        return concat(prefix, get_byte_positions(leaf_element));
+        auto str = std::accumulate(tokens.rbegin(), tokens.rend(), std::string{},
+                                   [](const std::string & a, const std::string & b)
+        {
+            return concat(a, '/', detail::escape(b));
+        });
+
+        return concat('(', str, ") ", get_byte_positions(leaf_element));
 #else
         return get_byte_positions(leaf_element);
 #endif
@@ -5720,8 +5719,7 @@ class exception : public std::exception
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static std::string get_byte_positions(const BasicJsonType* leaf_element)
     {
-        // a value-initialized iterator has no value (invalid_iterator.212)
-        if (leaf_element != nullptr && leaf_element->start_pos() != std::string::npos && leaf_element->end_pos() != std::string::npos)
+        if ((leaf_element->start_pos() != std::string::npos) && (leaf_element->end_pos() != std::string::npos))
         {
             return concat("(bytes ", std::to_string(leaf_element->start_pos()), "-", std::to_string(leaf_element->end_pos()), ") ");
         }

single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp

@@ -5076,7 +5076,8 @@ void value_range(const document_data& d, const node* n, std::size_t& start, std:
 
 /// the context basic_json puts in front of the message of an exception about
 /// a value: "(/path) " with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS (none for the root), then
-/// "(bytes a-b) " with JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS (also for the root)
+/// "(bytes a-b) " with JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS (with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS, only
+/// if there is a path)
 ///
 /// This and the throw helpers that take an error_site are templates, so that
 /// the path and range code is instantiated only where an exception can be
@@ -5097,19 +5098,19 @@ std::string diagnostics(const error_site site)
     std::string context;
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
     std::vector<std::string> tokens;
-    // a value that is not found leaves no tokens, like the root
-    static_cast<void>(edited ? value_path<true>(d, site.value(), tokens) : value_path<false>(d, site.value(), tokens));
-    if (!tokens.empty())
+    const bool found = edited ? value_path<true>(d, site.value(), tokens) : value_path<false>(d, site.value(), tokens);
+    if (!found || tokens.empty())
     {
-        // the root value has no path, but still has a byte range
-        std::string path;
-        for (const std::string& token : tokens)
-        {
-            path.push_back('/');
-            path += detail::escape(token);
-        }
-        context = concat('(', path, ") ");
+        // context is still empty; returning it keeps the copy elided (-Wnrvo)
+        return context;
     }
+    std::string path;
+    for (const std::string& token : tokens)
+    {
+        path.push_back('/');
+        path += detail::escape(token);
+    }
+    context = concat('(', path, ") ");
 #endif
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTIC_POSITIONS
     std::size_t start = 0;
@@ -10066,12 +10067,37 @@ namespace view
 template<typename T>
 struct value_tag {};
 
+/// whether basic_json reads T with a dedicated from_json() overload that does
+/// not accept a boolean: exactly number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and
+/// number_float_t (the other arithmetic types convert a boolean to 0 or 1)
+template<typename T, typename BasicJsonType>
+struct rejects_boolean : std::integral_constant < bool,
+    std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::number_integer_t>::value
+    || std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::number_unsigned_t>::value
+    || std::is_same<T, typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t>::value >
+{};
+
+/// a boolean as T: 0 or 1
+template<typename T>
+NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T boolean_as(const document_data& /*d*/, const node& n, std::false_type /*rejects*/)
+{
+    return static_cast<T>((n.flags & node_flags::is_true) != 0);
+}
+
+/// a boolean as number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t or number_float_t: type_error.302, as in basic_json
+template<typename T>
+[[noreturn]] NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T boolean_as(const document_data& d, const node& n, std::true_type /*rejects*/)
+{
+    throw_type_error(error_site(&d, &n), exception_id::type_mismatch, "type must be number, but is ", value_type_name(static_cast<value_t>(n.kind)));
+}
+
 /*!
 @brief the number or boolean of a node converted to an arithmetic type
 
 As basic_json's get<T>() for arithmetic types: integers and floats are
-converted with static_cast, booleans give 0 or 1, and other types throw
-type_error.302.
+converted with static_cast, booleans give 0 or 1 (but throw type_error.302 for
+number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and number_float_t, as basic_json does),
+and other types throw type_error.302.
 */
 template<typename T, typename BasicJsonType>
 NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T arithmetic_value(const document_data& d, const node& n)
@@ -10085,7 +10111,7 @@ NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE T arithmetic_value(const document_data& d, const nod
         case value_t::number_float:
             return static_cast<T>(float_value<typename BasicJsonType::number_float_t>(d, n));
         case value_t::boolean:
-            return static_cast<T>((n.flags & node_flags::is_true) != 0);
+            return boolean_as<T>(d, n, rejects_boolean<T, BasicJsonType> {});
         case value_t::null:
         case value_t::object:
         case value_t::array:

tests/src/unit-conversions1.cpp

@@ -1260,6 +1260,44 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
     #undef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
 #endif
 
+TEST_CASE("get<T>() of a boolean (#5988)")
+{
+    // a boolean converts to 0/1 for every arithmetic type except number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and
+    // number_float_t, whose dedicated from_json() overloads throw
+    const json t = true;
+    const json f = false;
+
+    SECTION("0 and 1")
+    {
+        // long and unsigned long are left out: they are std::int64_t and std::uint64_t on some platforms
+        CHECK(t.get<bool>() == true);
+        CHECK(f.get<bool>() == false);
+        CHECK(t.get<char>() == 1);
+        CHECK(t.get<signed char>() == 1);
+        CHECK(t.get<unsigned char>() == 1);
+        CHECK(t.get<short>() == 1); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+        CHECK(t.get<unsigned short>() == 1); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+        CHECK(t.get<int>() == 1);
+        CHECK(t.get<unsigned>() == 1);
+        CHECK(t.get<float>() == 1.0F);
+        CHECK(t.get<long double>() == 1.0L);
+        CHECK(f.get<int>() == 0);
+        CHECK(f.get<float>() == 0.0F);
+    }
+
+#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
+    SECTION("number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t and number_float_t throw")
+    {
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(t.get<json::number_integer_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(t.get<json::number_unsigned_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(t.get<json::number_float_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(f.get<json::number_integer_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(f.get<json::number_unsigned_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(f.get<json::number_float_t>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be number, but is boolean", json::type_error&);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 #ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_14
     #undef JSON_HAS_CPP_14
 #endif

tests/src/unit-diagnostic-positions.cpp

@@ -193,28 +193,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Better diagnostics with positions")
         check_conversion(300);
     }
 
-    SECTION("exception about the root value (#5987)")
-    {
-        // the root has no path, but still has a byte range
-        const json root = json::parse("true");
-        const json nested = json::parse("[1, true]");
-        const json constructed = true;
-#if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(root.get<std::string>(),
-                             "[json.exception.type_error.302] (bytes 0-4) type must be string, but is boolean", json::type_error);
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(nested[1].get<std::string>(),
-                             "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/1) (bytes 4-8) type must be string, but is boolean", json::type_error);
-#else
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(root.get<std::string>(),
-                             "[json.exception.type_error.302] (bytes 0-4) type must be string, but is boolean", json::type_error);
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(nested[1].get<std::string>(),
-                             "[json.exception.type_error.302] (bytes 4-8) type must be string, but is boolean", json::type_error);
-#endif
-        // a value without positions gets no range and no stray whitespace
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(constructed.get<std::string>(),
-                             "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be string, but is boolean", json::type_error);
-    }
-
     SECTION("JSON patch add to primitive parent (#4292)")
     {
         // the JSON Patch "add" target /foo/bar/baz has a string parent
@@ -265,14 +243,3 @@ TEST_CASE("values read from a binary format have no positions")
         check_no_positions(j);
     }
 }
-
-TEST_CASE("comparing a value-initialized iterator throws invalid_iterator.212")
-{
-    // such an iterator has no value to take the byte positions from; the
-    // comparison used to dereference the null pointer instead of throwing
-    json j = {1, 2};
-    json::iterator it{};
-    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(it == j.begin(), "[json.exception.invalid_iterator.212] cannot compare iterators of different containers", json::invalid_iterator);
-    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(it < j.begin(), "[json.exception.invalid_iterator.212] cannot compare iterators of different containers", json::invalid_iterator);
-    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j.begin() == it, "[json.exception.invalid_iterator.212] cannot compare iterators of different containers", json::invalid_iterator);
-}

tests/src/unit-json_view.cpp

@@ -1551,6 +1551,85 @@ TEST_CASE("json_view values")
     }
 }
 
+namespace
+{
+// get<T>() of a boolean: the same value or the same exception in basic_json and in the view (#5988)
+template<typename T>
+void check_boolean_get_parity()
+{
+    for (const bool b :
+            {
+                true, false
+            })
+    {
+        const std::string text = b ? "true" : "false";
+        const json j = json::parse(text);
+        const json_document d = json_document::parse(text);
+        CAPTURE(text)
+#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
+        T dom_value {};
+        T view_value{};
+        const std::string dom_error = json_view_test::exception_of_call([&] { dom_value = j.get<T>(); });
+        const std::string view_error = json_view_test::exception_of_call([&] { view_value = d.root().template get<T>(); });
+        CHECK(dom_error == view_error);
+        if (dom_error.empty())
+        {
+            CHECK(dom_value == view_value);
+            CHECK(view_value == static_cast<T>(b));
+        }
+#else
+        // without exceptions, the combinations that throw (number_integer_t, number_unsigned_t, number_float_t)
+        // cannot be run: JSON_THROW aborts
+        const bool throws = std::is_same<T, json::number_integer_t>::value
+                            || std::is_same<T, json::number_unsigned_t>::value
+                            || std::is_same<T, json::number_float_t>::value;
+        if (!throws)
+        {
+            CHECK(j.get<T>() == d.root().template get<T>());
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+}
+} // namespace
+
+TEST_CASE("json_view get<T>() of a boolean (#5988)")
+{
+    check_boolean_get_parity<bool>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<char>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<signed char>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned char>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<short>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+    check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned short>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+    check_boolean_get_parity<int>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+    check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+    check_boolean_get_parity<long long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+    check_boolean_get_parity<unsigned long long>(); // NOLINT(google-runtime-int)
+    check_boolean_get_parity<std::int64_t>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<std::uint64_t>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<float>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<double>();
+    check_boolean_get_parity<long double>();
+
+#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
+    SECTION("the exceptions of the exact number types")
+    {
+        const json_document d = json_document::parse("true");
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(d.root().get<json::number_integer_t>(), json_view_test::message("type_error.302", "", 0, 4, "type must be number, but is boolean").c_str(), json::type_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(d.root().get<json::number_unsigned_t>(), json_view_test::message("type_error.302", "", 0, 4, "type must be number, but is boolean").c_str(), json::type_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(d.root().get<json::number_float_t>(), json_view_test::message("type_error.302", "", 0, 4, "type must be number, but is boolean").c_str(), json::type_error&);
+        CHECK(d.root().get<int>() == 1);
+        // get_to() and value() go through get<T>()
+        json::number_float_t x = 0;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(d.root().get_to(x), json::type_error&);
+        const json_document o = json_document::parse("{\"b\":true}");
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(static_cast<void>(o.root().value("b", 0.0)), json::type_error&);
+        CHECK(o.root().value("b", 0) == 1);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("json_view JSON pointers")
 {
     SECTION("every value of generated documents")

tests/src/unit-json_view_positions.cpp

@@ -300,27 +300,6 @@ TEST_CASE("json_view materialize() source positions")
             static_cast<void>(j.at("list").at(1).get<int>());
         }));
     }
-
-    SECTION("exception about the root value (#5987)")
-    {
-        const json_document root = json_document::parse("true");
-        const json_document nested = json_document::parse("[1, true]");
-        CHECK(json_view_test::exception_of_call([&]
-        {
-            static_cast<void>(root.root().get<std::string>());
-        }) == "[json.exception.type_error.302] (bytes 0-4) type must be string, but is boolean");
-#if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-        CHECK(json_view_test::exception_of_call([&]
-        {
-            static_cast<void>(nested.root()[1].get<std::string>());
-        }) == "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/1) (bytes 4-8) type must be string, but is boolean");
-#else
-        CHECK(json_view_test::exception_of_call([&]
-        {
-            static_cast<void>(nested.root()[1].get<std::string>());
-        }) == "[json.exception.type_error.302] (bytes 4-8) type must be string, but is boolean");
-#endif
-    }
 #endif
 
     SECTION("edited documents")
@@ -571,8 +550,12 @@ TEST_CASE("json_view exceptions name the path and the bytes of the value")
         expected_zz += "(bytes 12-35) key 'zz' not found";
         CHECK(exception_of_call([&] { static_cast<void>(d.root().at(json::json_pointer("/people/0/zz"))); }) == expected_zz);
 
-        // the root has no path, but still its bytes (#5987)
-        const std::string expected_missing = "[json.exception.out_of_range.403] (bytes 0-79) key 'missing' not found";
+        // the root has no path, and with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS then no bytes either (as basic_json)
+        std::string expected_missing = "[json.exception.out_of_range.403] ";
+#if !JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
+        expected_missing += "(bytes 0-79) ";
+#endif
+        expected_missing += "key 'missing' not found";
         CHECK(exception_of_call([&] { static_cast<void>(d.root().at("missing")); }) == expected_missing);
     }