A path that does not begin with $ always passes JSONPath validation
The rule
Normative: this is the rule
- Under the jsonpath engine, validation checks a
$-rooted query. - A path that does not begin with
$validates unconditionally.
Rule identifiers are permanent and are never renumbered. Each implementation publishes its own standing against these rules; this specification does not.spec 1.0-draft · LANG-12 · changed in spec 1.0