DBM_Filter::encode(3p) | Perl Programmers Reference Guide | DBM_Filter::encode(3p)

# NAME

DBM_Filter::encode - filter for DBM_Filter

# SYNOPSIS

        use SDBM_File; # or DB_File, GDBM_File, NDBM_File, ODBM_File
        use DBM_Filter ;
        $db = tie %hash, ...
        $db->Filter_Push('encode' => 'iso-8859-16');

# DESCRIPTION

This DBM filter allows you to choose the character encoding will be store in the DBM file. The usage is

        $db->Filter_Push('encode' => ENCODING);

where "ENCODING" must be a valid encoding name that the Encode module recognises.

A fatal error will be thrown if:

1.
  The Encode module is not available.
2.
  The encoding requested is not supported by the Encode module.

# SEE ALSO

DBM_Filter, perldbmfilter, Encode

# AUTHOR

Paul Marquess pmqs@cpan.org

2014-11-17 | perl v5.40.1