I disagree. If you are dealing with numeric data in its binary form, you will always have to do some pre and post processing of the binary values

That has nothing to do with whether you use 

++( $mmap->uint8(0x1234) );

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or the faster 
$mmap->preinc_uint8(0x1234);

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Now, using magic allows you to reuse existing code (like the ++ operator), so I thought you'd be willing to absorb the cost. That's why I proceeded.

It would be easier to follow if the posts were in a single contiguous thread rather than scattered around.

Then depth of the thread was causing problems. I took the fresh start from actually breaking out of the XY problem as a good point to restart. Your post actually forks that new branch.

In reply to Re^3: XS: SvPVLV examples? by ikegami
in thread XS: SvPVLV examples? by BrowserUk

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