the repetition operator does not repeat "\x00" Why?

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Re: the repetition operator does not repeat "\x00" Why? by Hofmator (Curate) on Oct 10, 2006 at 11:02 UTC
The repetition operator works fine, try `print length $_;` it's Data::Dumper that does not output the '\x00' ... -- Hofmator Code written by Hofmator and posted on PerlMonks is public domain. It is provided as is with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Posted code may not have been tested. Use of posted code is at your own risk.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: the repetition operator does not repeat "\x00" Why? by djp (Hermit) on Oct 11, 2006 at 03:32 UTC
Data::Dumper prints it for me (Perl 5.8.8, Solaris): `perl -MData::Dumper -e '$_ = "\x00" x 4; print Dumper $_' \| cat -v $VAR1 = '^@^@^@^@';` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: the repetition operator does not repeat "\x00" Why? by Hofmator (Curate) on Oct 11, 2006 at 06:09 UTC
You are correct, Data::Dumper prints the '\0' but it is only visible in the output via something like `cat -v`. Nice trick btw, I didn't know about that. Thank you! -- Hofmator Code written by Hofmator and posted on PerlMonks is public domain. It is provided as is with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Posted code may not have been tested. Use of posted code is at your own risk.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: the repetition operator does not repeat "\x00" Why? by tinita (Parson) on Oct 10, 2006 at 13:09 UTC
try `$Data::Dumper::Useqq = 1;`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: the repetition operator does not repeat "\x00" Why? by brian_d_foy (Abbot) on Oct 10, 2006 at 21:13 UTC
When you really want to see the data, try Devel::Peek: `use Devel::Peek qw(Dump); $_ = "\x00" x 26; print Dump($_); $_ = "\x30" x 26; print Dump($_); __END__ SV = PV(0x1800884) at 0x1800514 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (POK,pPOK) PV = 0x3015e0 "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0" +\0 CUR = 26 LEN = 27 SV = PV(0x1800884) at 0x1800514 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (POK,pPOK) PV = 0x3015e0 "00000000000000000000000000"\0 CUR = 26 LEN = 27` [download] -- brian d foy <brian@stonehenge.com> Subscribe to The Perl Review	[reply] [d/l]
Re: the repetition operator does not repeat "\x00" Why? by GrandFather (Saint) on Oct 11, 2006 at 03:41 UTC
or using Data::Dump::Streamer: `use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dump::Streamer; $_ = "\x00" x 26; Dump($_); $_ = "\x30" x 26; Dump($_);` [download] Prints: `$VAR1 = "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"; $VAR1 = '00000000000000000000000000';` [download] DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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