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--- a/src/eric7/Plugins/CheckerPlugins/SyntaxChecker/jsonCheckSyntax.py	Sat Jul 08 12:08:27 2023 +0200
+++ b/src/eric7/Plugins/CheckerPlugins/SyntaxChecker/jsonCheckSyntax.py	Sat Jul 08 16:20:59 2023 +0200
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 def __jsonSyntaxCheck(file, codestring):
     """
-    Function to check a YAML source file for syntax errors.
+    Function to check a JSON source file for syntax errors.
 
     @param file source filename
     @type str
@@ -158,16 +158,17 @@
             errors), the message, a list with arguments for the message)
     @rtype dict
     """
-    try:
-        json.loads(codestring)
-    except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
-        line = exc.lineno
-        column = exc.colno
-        error = exc.msg
+    if codestring:
+        try:
+            json.loads(codestring)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+            line = exc.lineno
+            column = exc.colno
+            error = exc.msg
 
-        cline = min(len(codestring.splitlines()), int(line)) - 1
-        code = codestring.splitlines()[cline]
+            cline = min(len(codestring.splitlines()), int(line)) - 1
+            code = codestring.splitlines()[cline]
 
-        return [{"error": (file, line, column, code, error)}]
+            return [{"error": (file, line, column, code, error)}]
 
     return [{}]