Re^8: How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ? (more guessing)


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Re^8: How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ? (more guessing)

by syphilis (Archbishop)

on Nov 11, 2020 at 00:55 UTC ( [id://11123564]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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in reply to Re^7: How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ? (more guessing)
in thread How does Math::GMP overload the assignment operator ?

sprintf and pack can trigger the 0+ overload

Now that you mention it, I do recall experiencing that overloading with sprintf(), but I failed to recognize it for what it was.
"How the hell does that work ?", I thought ... and then quickly replied "Gee, that's handy !" ... whereupon that particular conversation with myself was abruptly ended.
For anyone seeking an example:

C:\>perl -MMath::GMP -le "printf '%x', Math::GMP->new(10);"
a

C:\>perl -MMath::GMP -le "print unpack 'H*', pack 'I>', Math::GMP->new
+(254);"
000000fe
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Cheers,
Rob