different query result of jsonpath and jsonpointer for same array item

[blazewater-gmail]

Describe the bug
using jsonpath and jsonpointer to query same array item in the same json

get same result

One more bracket in result of jsonpath query
result of jsonpointer query is right.

Enumerate the steps to reproduce the bug
store.json

{ "store": {
    "book": [ 
      { "category": "reference",
        "author": "Nigel Rees 尼格尔 内斯",
        "title": "Sayings of the Century",
        "price": 8.95
      }
    ]
  }
}

result of jsonpath query

[[ 
      { "category": "reference",
        "author": "Nigel Rees 尼格尔 内斯",
        "title": "Sayings of the Century",
        "price": 8.95
      }
    ]]

result of jsonpointer query

[ 
      { "category": "reference",
        "author": "Nigel Rees 尼格尔 内斯",
        "title": "Sayings of the Century",
        "price": 8.95
      }
    ]

Include a small, self-contained example if possible

           std::ifstream is("store.json");
            auto g_json = json::parse(is);
            json result;
           std::string cond = "/store/book"; // jsonpointer;
           // std::string cond = "$.store.book"; // jsonpath
            if (cond[0] == '$') { // jsonpath;
                result = json_query(g_json, cond);
            }
            else if (cond[0] == '/') { // jsonpointer;
                std::error_code ec;
                result = jsonptr::get(g_json, cond, ec);
                if (ec) {
                    std::cout << ec.message() << '\n';
                }
                else {
                    std::cout << "(2) " << result << '\n';
                }
            }

What compiler, architecture, and operating system?

• Compiler: MSVC(Visual Studio 2019)
• Architecture (e.g. x86, x64) : x86
• Operating system: Windows 10

What jsoncons library version?

• Latest release 1.0.0
• Other release ______
• [ - ] master

[Daniel Parker]

It's working as intended. JSONPointer always returns a single value. JSONPath returns an array of zero or many values, depending on the selection criteria.