Scalar to Array/Object casting

[rodneyrehm]

Without having fully understood the encoding path algorithm, I'm wondering how the following converts to JSON:

<input name="mix" value="alpha">
<input name="mix[0]" value="bravo">
<!--
  { mix: ["bravo"] } OR
  { mix: {"": "alpha", "0": "bravo"} }
  mix=alpha&mix[0]=bravo
-->

considering that two name="mix" elements make an array, do two name="mix[0]" make an array as well? If so, this kind of breaks my model of accessing arrays

<input name="mix[0]" value="alpha">
<input name="mix[0]" value="bravo">
<!--
  { mix: ["bravo"] } OR
  { mix: [["alpha", "bravo"]] } OR
  { mix: {"": ["alpha", "bravo"]} }
  mix=alpha&mix[0]=bravo
-->

[darobin]

In your first example you get { mix: {"": "alpha", "0": "bravo"} }; for the latter you get { mix: [["alpha", "bravo"]] }.

I'm not sure what you mean about breaking your model for accessing arrays, but it's an open question whether we should try to get all the information submitted (as we do now) or be a bit more brutal.