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PerlIO::encoding(3)    Perl Programmers Reference Guide    PerlIO::encoding(3)



NAME
       PerlIO::encoding - encoding(3,n) layer

SYNOPSIS
         open(2,3,n)($f, "<:encoding(foo)", "infoo");
         open(2,3,n)($f, ">:encoding(bar)", "outbar");

         use Encode qw(:fallbacks);
         $PerlIO::encoding::fallback = FB_PERLQQ;

DESCRIPTION
       Open a filehandle with a transparent encoding(3,n) filter.

       On input, convert the bytes expected to be in(1,8) the specified character
       set(7,n,1 builtins) and encoding(3,n) to Perl string(3,n) data (Unicode and Perl's internal Uni-
       code encoding(3,n), UTF-8).  On output, convert Perl string(3,n) data into the
       specified character set(7,n,1 builtins) and encoding.

       When the layer is pushed the current value of $PerlIO::encoding::fall-
       back is saved and used as the check argument when calling the Encodings
       encode and decode.

SEE ALSO
       open(2,3,n), Encode, "binmode" in(1,8) perlfunc, perluniintro



perl v5.8.5                       2001-09-21               PerlIO::encoding(3)