use Test::More 'tests' => 12; my $key = 'key'; my $encoded_key = $key; utf8::upgrade( $encoded_key ); ok( utf8::is_utf8( $encoded_key ), 'encoded key is utf8' ); ok( ! utf8::is_utf8( $key ), 'unencoded key is not utf8' ); ok( $key eq $encoded_key, 'key eq encoded_key' ); # I don't know why these would have changed, # but I'm checking anyway. ok( utf8::is_utf8( $encoded_key ), 'encoded key is utf8' ); ok( ! utf8::is_utf8( $key ), 'unencoded key is not utf8' ); is( $key, $encoded_key, 'key is encoded_key' ); ok( utf8::is_utf8( $encoded_key ), 'encoded key is utf8' ); ok( ! utf8::is_utf8( $key ), 'unencoded key is not utf8' ); my %via_var = ( $key => 'value' ); my %hardcode = ( 'key' => 'value' ); is( $via_var{$key}, 'value', 'Can access hash via $key' ); is( $via_var{$encoded_key}, 'value', 'Can access hash via $encoded_key' ); is( $hardcode{$key}, 'value', 'Can access hardcoded hash via $key' ); is( $hardcode{$encoded_key}, 'value', 'Can access hardcoded hash via $encoded_key' );