Data::Denter - An alternative to Data::Dumper and Storable. INTRODUCTION: Data::Denter is yet another Perl data serializer/deserializer. It formats nested data structures in an indented fashion. It is optimized for human readability/editability, safe deserialization, and (eventually) speed. NOTE: It may be optimized for Python programmers too, but please don't hold that against me ;) It exports 2 functions: C and C for serialization and deserialization respectively. It handles all of the commonly serializable Perl data types, including: scalars, hash refs, array refs, scalar refs, ref refs, undef, and blessed references. It can even properly handle circular and duplicate references. SAMPLE: use Data::Denter; print Indent bless {foo => 42, bar => [ 'happy', undef, [], 'sad' ], baz => "Bozo the Clown", }, "Small::Example"; yields: %Small::Example bar => @ happy ? @ sad baz => Bozo the Clown foo => 42 CHANGES: (Version 0.13) - Fixed scalar context bug in Undent. (Version 0.12) - URI style escaping for binary data. - Hash keys are sorted by default for the Indent() function. Controlled by the "Sort" option. - Added "HashMode" option for creating quick and easy config files. - Added "MaxLines" option for limiting the output of very long string values. - Fixed bug. Now works with 5.7.0+. INFORMATION: For more information on Data::Denter, see 'perldoc Data::Denter'. Please send questions and comments to "Brian Ingerson" Copyright (c) 2001, Brian Ingerson. All Rights Reserved.