Re: "" but true

$ perl -M5.010 -e'
   package Crazy {
      use overload
         bool     => sub { 1 },
         q{""}    => sub { "" },
         fallback => 1;
   }

   my $x = bless({}, Crazy::);
   say $x ? "true" : "false";
   say length($x);
'
true
0
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But don't. Just don't. If you think non-printable characters are confusing, this is next level confusing. This is an XY Problem.

(U+FEFF ZERO WIDTH NO-BREAK SPACE would be a better choice than NUL, not that you should use that solution either.)

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Re^2: "" but true by Chuma (Scribe) on May 13, 2021 at 20:35 UTC
Truly great and terrifying!	[reply]
Re^2: "" but true by Bod (Parson) on May 13, 2021 at 23:13 UTC
That really shouldn't be allowed... The fact that it is, is what makes Perl so wonderful and bizarre at the same time in a sort of perfect mix!	[reply]
Re^3: "" but true by LanX (Saint) on May 13, 2021 at 23:42 UTC
> That really shouldn't be allowed... That's not true. For instance overloads are great when designing internal DSLs. These are embedded mini-languages which are meant to operate in very special semantics. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^4: "" but true by Bod (Parson) on May 14, 2021 at 15:56 UTC
I wasn't being totally serious... ...but I think you know that LanX 😜	[reply]
Re^5: "" but true by LanX (Saint) on May 14, 2021 at 16:02 UTC
Re^6: "" but true by Anonymous Monk on May 14, 2021 at 16:56 UTC
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