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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include "json.h"

// Is string on stack or data segment?

// UNTESTED ILLUSTRATION

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    // Array 'input_stack' (including the characters within it) is on the stack.
    char input_stack[] = "[1,[2,\"three\"]]";

    // Address input_data_segment refers to a location in the data segment where the
    // characters are stored.
    char* input_data_segment  = "[1,[2,\"three\"]]";

    // The argument to parse_json(…) is the address of a location in the data segment
    // where the characters are stored.
    ParseResult result = parse_json("[1,[2,\"three\"]]"); // argument is on data segment
    // Although we passed a string literal, the compiler will convert that to the address
    // in the data segment where those characters will be stored when the program runs.

    if(result.is_success) {
        free_element(result.element);
    }
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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