// look ahead for ] - if the array is empty.
	if c = d.skipSpaces(); c == ']' {
		goto out
	}

scan:
	if v, err = d.emitAny(); err != nil {
		goto out
	}

	if d.depth > d.emitDepth { // skip alloc for array if it won't be emitted
		array = append(array, v)
	}

	// next token must be ',' or ']'
	switch c = d.skipSpaces(); c {
	case ',':
		d.skipSpaces()
		goto scan
	case ']':
		goto out