Converts a string C<s> of length C<len> from UTF8 into byte encoding.
Unlike <utf8_to_bytes> but like C<bytes_to_utf8>, returns a pointer to
-the newly-created string, and updates C<len> to contain the new length.
-Returns the original string if no conversion occurs, C<len> and
-C<is_utf8> are unchanged. Do nothing if C<is_utf8> points to 0. Sets
-C<is_utf8> to 0 if C<s> is converted or malformed .
+the newly-created string, and updates C<len> to contain the new
+length. Returns the original string if no conversion occurs, C<len>
+is unchanged. Do nothing if C<is_utf8> points to 0. Sets C<is_utf8> to
+0 if C<s> is converted or contains all 7bit characters.
NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
removed without notice.
=item is_utf8_char
-Tests if some arbitrary number of bytes begins in a valid UTF-8 character.
-The actual number of bytes in the UTF-8 character will be returned if it
-is valid, otherwise 0.
+Tests if some arbitrary number of bytes begins in a valid UTF-8
+character. Note that an ASCII character is a valid UTF-8 character.
+The actual number of bytes in the UTF-8 character will be returned if
+it is valid, otherwise 0.
STRLEN is_utf8_char(U8 *p)
=item is_utf8_string
-Returns true if first C<len> bytes of the given string form valid a UTF8
-string, false otherwise.
+Returns true if first C<len> bytes of the given string form a valid UTF8
+string, false otherwise. Note that 'a valid UTF8 string' does not mean
+'a string that contains UTF8' because a valid ASCII string is a valid
+UTF8 string.
bool is_utf8_string(U8 *s, STRLEN len)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item svtype
+=item SvTYPE
-An enum of flags for Perl types. These are found in the file B<sv.h>
-in the C<svtype> enum. Test these flags with the C<SvTYPE> macro.
+Returns the type of the SV. See C<svtype>.
+
+ svtype SvTYPE(SV* sv)
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
-=item SvTYPE
-
-Returns the type of the SV. See C<svtype>.
+=item svtype
- svtype SvTYPE(SV* sv)
+An enum of flags for Perl types. These are found in the file B<sv.h>
+in the C<svtype> enum. Test these flags with the C<SvTYPE> macro.
=for hackers
Found in file sv.h
=for hackers
Found in file sv.c
+=item sv_setref_uv
+
+Copies an unsigned integer into a new SV, optionally blessing the SV. The C<rv>
+argument will be upgraded to an RV. That RV will be modified to point to
+the new SV. The C<classname> argument indicates the package for the
+blessing. Set C<classname> to C<Nullch> to avoid the blessing. The new SV
+will be returned and will have a reference count of 1.
+
+ SV* sv_setref_uv(SV* rv, const char* classname, UV uv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file sv.c
+
=item sv_setsv
Copies the contents of the source SV C<ssv> into the destination SV C<dsv>.