SerializeJSON between ColdFusion 8 and ColdFusion 10

Question

I have a function that returns a JSON string, and ColdFusion 10 returns a slightly different value than ColdFusion 8.

In CF10 I get

{"ZIPCODE":90210,"PHONE":"[phone]","LAT":83,"DISTANCE":74,"NAME":"Pueblo, CO","ADDRESS":"6830 Meddley Drive","LONG":104} 

but in CF8 I get this

 {\"DISTANCE\":74,\"LAT\":83,\"ZIPCODE\":90210,\"NAME\":\"Pueblo, CO\",\"PHONE\":\"[phone]\",\"ADDRESS\":\"6830 Medley Drive\",\"LONG\":104.} 

For the function, my returnformat set to JSON and use serializeJSON() for the return value. I call the function via jQuery $.ajax with dataType set to JSON

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Answer 1

my hunch cf10 will automatically return it in json format and cf8 won't