3 $bytes::hint_bits = 0x00000008;
6 $^H |= $bytes::hint_bits;
10 $^H &= ~$bytes::hint_bits;
14 require "bytes_heavy.pl";
25 bytes - Perl pragma to force byte semantics rather than character semantics
34 WARNING: The implementation of Unicode support in Perl is incomplete.
35 Expect sudden and unannounced changes!
37 The C<use bytes> pragma disables character semantics for the rest of the
38 lexical scope in which it appears. C<no bytes> can be used to reverse
39 the effect of C<use bytes> within the current lexical scope.
41 Perl normally assumes character semantics in the presence of
42 character data (i.e. data that has come from a source that has
43 been marked as being of a particular character encoding).
45 To understand the implications and differences between character
46 semantics and byte semantics, see L<perlunicode>.
50 L<perlunicode>, L<utf8>