doc: Copying doesn't preserve key insertion order

Fixes #237.
2015-05-19 08:48:52 +03:00 · 2015-05-19 08:48:52 +03:00 · 1dab656dee
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@ -1510,6 +1510,10 @@ the same child values in the copied value. Deep copying makes a fresh
 copy of the child values, too. Moreover, all the child values are deep
 copied in a recursive fashion.

+Copying objects doesn't preserve the insertion order of keys. Deep
+copying also loses the key insertion order of any objects deeper in
+the hierarchy.
+
 .. function:: json_t *json_copy(json_t *value)

   .. refcounting:: new