Re^7: How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ? (more guessing)

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in thread How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ?

sprintf and pack can trigger the 0+ overload, even if all other ops are overloaded.

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Re^8: How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ? (more guessing) by syphilis (Archbishop) on Nov 11, 2020 at 00:55 UTC
sprintf and pack can trigger the 0+ overload Now that you mention it, I do recall experiencing that overloading with sprintf(), but I failed to recognize it for what it was. "How the hell does that work ?", I thought ... and then quickly replied "Gee, that's handy !" ... whereupon that particular conversation with myself was abruptly ended. For anyone seeking an example: `C:\>perl -MMath::GMP -le "printf '%x', Math::GMP->new(10);" a C:\>perl -MMath::GMP -le "print unpack 'H*', pack 'I>', Math::GMP->new +(254);" 000000fe` [download] Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^8: How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ? (more guessing)
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Nov 11, 2020 at 00:55 UTC

sprintf and pack can trigger the 0+ overload

C:\>perl -MMath::GMP -le "printf '%x', Math::GMP->new(10);"
a

C:\>perl -MMath::GMP -le "print unpack 'H*', pack 'I>', Math::GMP->new
+(254);"
000000fe
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