$utf8::hint_bits = 0x00800000;
-our $VERSION = '1.11';
+our $VERSION = '1.12';
sub import {
$^H |= $utf8::hint_bits;
=item * $flag = utf8::is_utf8(STRING)
-(Since Perl 5.8.1) Test whether STRING is encoded internally in UTF-8.
-Functionally the same as Encode::is_utf8().
+(Since Perl 5.8.1) Test whether STRING is marked internally as encoded in
+UTF-8. Functionally the same as Encode::is_utf8().
=item * $flag = utf8::valid(STRING)
[INTERNAL] Test whether STRING is in a consistent state regarding
UTF-8. Will return true if it is well-formed UTF-8 and has the UTF-8 flag
on B<or> if STRING is held as bytes (both these states are 'consistent').
-Main reason for this routine is to allow Perl's testsuite to check
+Main reason for this routine is to allow Perl's test suite to check
that operations have left strings in a consistent state. You most
probably want to use utf8::is_utf8() instead.