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On Thu, Feb 3, 2022, at 10:05 PM, Felipe Gasper wrote: > Tony wrote: > > The UTF8 flag does what it says on the box - indicates the PV is > > encoded using (something like) UTF-8. > > Oof. If a pure-Perl user read that description, do you see how that person would reasonably reach for utf8::is_utf8()? Just to call out this one point: I think that there's a distinction to be drawn between the SvUTF8 flag and utf8::is_utf8. I get that it's nice to have "is-X" match the "X" flag, but I here, I think it's a bit of a complicated pain in the butt. *That said*, I also think that it's utf8::is_utf8 that leads to the mass of confusion. Providing a "is this string stored in internal format A or B" builtin to use _instead_ is a better idea. I would support something more like: * provide builtin::internal_string_format that returns 'blue' or 'green' * discourage using utf8::is_utf8, explaining "it's not what you think it is" * leave the SV flags how they are -- rjbsThread Previous | Thread Next