---
name: "XString"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxstring-perl"
version: "0.005-2+b4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XString"
---

# XString(3pm)

Isolated String helpers from B

## NAME

XString - Isolated String helpers from B

## VERSION

version 0.005

## SYNOPSIS

```
 #!perl

 use strict;
 use warnings;

 use Test::More;

 use XString;
 use B;

 is XString::cstring( q[a'string"with quotes] ), B::cstring( q[a'string"with quotes] ), q["a'string\"with quotes"];
 is XString::perlstring( q[a'string"with quotes] ), B::perlstring( q[a'string"with quotes] ), q["a'string\"with quotes"];

 done_testing;
```

## DESCRIPTION

XString provides the B string helpers in one isolated package. Right now only cstring and perlstring are available.

## FUNCTIONS

### cstring(STR)

Similar to B::cstring; Returns a double-quote-surrounded escaped version of STR which can be used as a string in C source code.

### perlstring(STR)

Similar to B::perlstring; Returns a double-quote-surrounded escaped version of STR which can be used as a string in Perl source code.

## AUTHOR

Nicolas R \<atoomic@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2018 by cPanel, Inc.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.