---
name: "Data::Binary"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdata-binary-perl"
version: "0.01-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Data::Binary"
---

# Data::Binary(3pm)

Simple detection of binary versus text in strings

## NAME

Data::Binary - Simple detection of binary versus text in strings

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Data::Binary qw(is_text is_binary);
 my $text = File::Slurp::read_file("test1.doc");
 my $is_text = is_text($text); # equivalent to -T "test1.doc"
 my $is_binary = is_binary($text); # equivalent to -B "test1.doc"
```

## DESCRIPTION

This simple module provides string equivalents to the -T / -B operators. Since these only work on file names and file handles, this module provides the same functions but on strings.

Note that the actual implementation is currently different, basically because  the -T / -B functions are in C/XS, and this module is written in pure Perl.  For now, anyway.

## FUNCTIONS

### is\_text($string)

Uses the same kind of heuristics in -T, but applies them to a string. Returns true if the string is basically text.

### is\_binary($string)

Uses the same kind of heuristics in -B, but applies them to a string. Returns true if the string is basically binary.

## AUTHOR

Stuart Watt, stuart@morungos.com

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2014 Stuart Watt. All rights reserved.