From 6346f64b38d69bba46c3c610f713758001e0969d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Berry <stephenberry.developer@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:24:13 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Update generic-json.md

---
 docs/generic-json.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/generic-json.md b/docs/generic-json.md
index 2701773da4..aecbd31f49 100644
--- a/docs/generic-json.md
+++ b/docs/generic-json.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ glz::read_json(json, buffer);
 assert(json[0].get<double>() == 5.0);
 assert(json[1].get<std::string>() == "Hello World");
 assert(json[2]["pi"].get<double>() == 3.14);
+assert(json[2]["pi"].as<int>() == 3);
 ```
 
 ```c++
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ glz::write_json(json, buffer);
 expect(buffer == R"({"answer":{"everything":42},"happy":true,"list":[1,0,2],"name":"Stephen","object":{"currency":"USD","value":42.99},"pi":3.141})");
 ```
 
+## get() vs as()
+
+`glz::json_t` is a variant underneath that stores all numbers in `double`. The `get()` method mimics a `std::get` call for a variant, which rejects conversions. If you want to access a number as an `int`, then call `json.as<int>()`, which will cast the `double` to an `int`.
+
 ## Type Checking json_t
 
 `glz::json_t` has member functions to check the JSON type: