1 files changed, 25 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index 806ee1d..8c836d5 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -521,7 +521,11 @@ func (dec *Decoder) decode(val reflect.Value, nullOK bool) (_err *DecodeError) {
 				dec.decodeNull()
 				val.Set(reflect.Zero(typ))
 			default:
-				val.Set(reflect.ValueOf(dec.decodeAny()))
+				v, err := dec.decodeAny()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				val.Set(reflect.ValueOf(v))
 			}
 		case reflect.Struct:
 			if nullOK && dec.peekRuneType() == jsonparse.RuneTypeNullN {
@@ -797,7 +801,7 @@ func (dec *Decoder) scanNumber(gTyp reflect.Type, out fastio.RuneWriter) {
 	dec.scan(out)
 }
 
-func (dec *Decoder) decodeAny() any {
+func (dec *Decoder) decodeAny() (any, *DecodeError) {
 	c, _ := dec.readRune()
 	dec.unreadRune()
 	switch c {
@@ -817,12 +821,16 @@ func (dec *Decoder) decodeAny() any {
 			name := nameBuf.String()
 			dec.structStackPush(typ, name)
 			defer dec.structStackPop()
-			ret[name] = dec.decodeAny()
+			v, err := dec.decodeAny()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			ret[name] = v
 			return nil
 		}); err != nil {
-			panic(decodeError(*err))
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		return ret
+		return ret, nil
 	case '[':
 		ret := []any{}
 		typ := reflect.TypeOf(ret)
@@ -831,33 +839,37 @@ func (dec *Decoder) decodeAny() any {
 			defer dec.posStackPop()
 			dec.structStackPush(typ, len(ret))
 			defer dec.structStackPop()
-			ret = append(ret, dec.decodeAny())
+			v, err := dec.decodeAny()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			ret = append(ret, v)
 			return nil
 		}); err != nil {
-			panic(decodeError(*err))
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		return ret
+		return ret, nil
 	case '"':
 		var buf strings.Builder
 		dec.decodeString(nil, &buf)
-		return buf.String()
+		return buf.String(), nil
 	case '-', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9':
 		var buf strings.Builder
 		dec.scan(&buf)
 		num := Number(buf.String())
 		if dec.useNumber {
-			return num
+			return num, nil
 		}
 		f64, err := num.Float64()
 		if err != nil {
 			dec.panicType("number "+buf.String(), float64Type, err)
 		}
-		return f64
+		return f64, nil
 	case 't', 'f':
-		return dec.decodeBool(nil)
+		return dec.decodeBool(nil), nil
 	case 'n':
 		dec.decodeNull()
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	default:
 		panic("should not happen")
 	}