Re^2: Can unpack add zero bytes before converting?

by tybalt89 (Monsignor)

on Sep 12, 2021 at 19:00 UTC ( [id://11136695]=note: print w/replies, xml )

Need Help??

Maybe unpack can't but pack can :)

try:

return unpack '(Q<)*', pack '(a8)*', unpack "(a$length)*", $stream;
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And you no longer need $pad or the map.

semi-tested :)

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Re^3: Can unpack add zero bytes before converting? by Anonymous Monk on Sep 13, 2021 at 12:45 UTC
See? I knew someone would come up with something cleaner. Thanks. I understand the OP to have requested that it be done in a single unpack, but I'm convinced that is not possible -- a challenge for someone to come along and prove me wrong. And that is how knowledge grows.	[reply]

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