Re^2: Byte counts and Seek function

utf8 (emphases added):

utf8 - Perl pragma to enable/disable UTF-8 (or UTF-EBCDIC) in source
code
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The "use utf8" pragma tells the Perl parser to allow UTF-8 in the
program text in the current lexical scope ...

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Re^3: Byte counts and Seek function by chromatic (Archbishop) on Aug 27, 2013 at 22:42 UTC
That's the utf8 pragma. I know what it does in the posted code: nothing, because there are no non-ASCII characters appearing literally in the source code. What's the `utf8` function in the OP's code do?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Byte counts and Seek function by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Aug 27, 2013 at 22:50 UTC
Oops. Visually scanned for it, but didn't see the `utf8` function call the first time through. Should have used a highlighting finder! (Damned human eyes...)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Byte counts and Seek function by vsespb (Chaplain) on Sep 01, 2013 at 21:01 UTC
utf8::xxx functions can be used without "use utf8". it's documented.	[reply]
Re^6: Byte counts and Seek function by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Sep 01, 2013 at 22:00 UTC