generate_ps generate_pdf do_print
csv_from_fixed
ocr_image
+ bytes_substr
);
$DEBUG = 0;
#it could throw a fatal "Invalid country code" error (for example "AX")
my $subcountry = eval { new Locale::SubCountry($country) }
- or return ( '', '(n/a)' );
+ or return (); # ( '', '(n/a)' );
#"i see your schwartz is as big as mine!"
map { ( $_->[0] => $_->[1] ) }
@lines;
}
+=item bytes_substr STRING, OFFSET[, LENGTH[, REPLACEMENT] ]
+
+A replacement for "substr" that counts raw bytes rather than logical
+characters. Unlike "bytes::substr", will suppress fragmented UTF-8 characters
+rather than output them. Unlike real "substr", is not an lvalue.
+
+=cut
+
+sub bytes_substr {
+ my ($string, $offset, $length, $repl) = @_;
+ my $bytes = substr(
+ Encode::encode('utf8', $string),
+ $offset,
+ $length,
+ Encode::encode('utf8', $repl)
+ );
+ my $chk = $DEBUG ? Encode::FB_WARN : Encode::FB_QUIET;
+ return Encode::decode('utf8', $bytes, $chk);
+}
+
=back
=head1 BUGS