ConvertFrom-Json returns array with extra null element, if comments are outside the root element. #21203
Description
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Steps to reproduce
Having a json file containing this:
// Comment on top level
{
"key": "value"
}
should become a PSObject or Hashtable, when imported using Get-Content and then piped through ConvertFrom-Json, but the result is an array with a null as first element and the PSObject/Hashtable as the second element!
Expected behavior
Comment lines have to be ignored, not be included as null elements.Actual behavior
Comments on top level are interpreted as null elements like a "{}".Error details
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Environment data
Name Value
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PSVersion 7.4.1
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.1
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0Visuals
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