Re: Function to produce formatted ord values of a string

I would do it like new_dump_buf_2, but would replace unpack by

split(//,$buf)
[download]

simply because I find it more readable. But it's a matter of taste. People used to unpack might find your code better readable...

--
Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>

Comment on Re: Function to produce formatted ord values of a string Select or Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^2: Function to produce formatted ord values of a string by brx (Pilgrim) on Apr 20, 2012 at 10:09 UTC
Tell me if I'm wrong: I think it's dangerous to use `split` (character vs byte, unicode). With `unpack` it's less ambiguous.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Function to produce formatted ord values of a string by rovf (Priest) on Apr 20, 2012 at 15:10 UTC
Well, given the sprintf format specification you are using, Unicode is not forseen anyway in your code, but in general: I don't see, why split should be unsafe (it operates on characters, which includes unicode characters), while unpack operates on bytes. Hence, maybe it is unpack which is dangerous, but since I don't have experience with unpack, I leave this question to more knowledgable monks... -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply] [d/l]