On 6/9/22 22:54, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
Hi All,
I can easily get away with this in Modula2, but
how can I do this with Raku?
I wish to create a single variable that can be
manipulated in two ways:
1) as a fixed length string (Str)
2) as a fixed length buffer (Buf)
I can think of ways to do this, but it would
require separate variable and conversions routines
back and forth.
Any words of Raku wisdom?
Many thanks,
-T
Hi All,
I do believe what I am asking is not possible in
Raku. In Modula2, it is ridiculously easy to
do. But there is a fly in the ointment. There
is a possibility of chr(0)'s in the resultant
string. And in Modula2, as is in C, that is
a string terminator. So Raku is a much better
choice, as the length of a string is kept in
a hidden structure and not in the the string
itself. And I am done with Modula2 and use
Raku for a reason.
Anyway, I have been wrapping my mind around
how to do this in Raku. With some chr's and
ord's, I can accomplish what I need. And
some string tricks I learned in Perl 5.
When I come up working module for this, I
will get back. I think you all will find it
very useful. Ya, I know I am being
a bit cryptic, but all will be revealed.
Eventually.
:-)
-T
