NAME
    Unicode::Lite - Library for easy charset convertion

SYNOPSIS
     use Unicode::Lite qw/convert convertor/;

     print convert( 'ibm866', 'unicode', "hello world!" );

     local *ibm2uni = convertor( 'ibm866', 'unicode' );
     print ibm2uni( "hello world!" );

     my $ibm2uni = convertor( 'ibm866', 'unicode' );
     print &$ibm2uni( "hello world!" );

DESCRIPTION
    This module includes string converting function from one and to another
    charset. Requires installed Unicode::String and Unicode::Map packages.

    Supported unicode charsets: unicode, utf16, ucs2, utf8, utf7, ucs4,
    latin1, uchr, uhex.

    Supported single-byte charsets: all installed maps in Unicode::Map
    package.

FUNCTIONS
    convert SRC_CP, DST_CP, [VAR]
        Convert VAR from SRC_CP codepage to DST_CP codepage and returns
        converted string.

    convertor SRC_CP, DST_CP
        Creates convertor function and returns reference to her, for further
        fast direct call.

     The following rules are correct for converting functions:

     VAR may be SCALAR or REF to SCALAR.
     If VAR is REF to SCALAR then SCALAR will be converted.
     If VAR is omitted, uses $_.
     If function called to void context and VAR is not REF
     then result placed to $_.

EXAMPLES
     local *ibm2uni = convertor( 'ibm866', 'unicode' );

     # EQVIVALENT CALLS:

     ibm2uni( $str );        # called to void context -> result placed to $_
     $_ = ibm2uni( $str );

     ibm2uni( \$str );       # called with REF to string -> direct converting
     $str = ibm2uni( $str );

     ibm2uni();              # with omitted param called -> $_ converted
     ibm2uni( \$_ );
     $_ = ibm2uni( $_ );

AUTHOR
    Albert MICHEEV <Albert@f80.n5049.z2.fidonet.org>

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2000, Albert MICHEEV

    This module is free software; you can redistribute it or modify it under
    the same terms as Perl itself.

AVAILABILITY
    The latest version of this library is likely to be available from:

    http://www.perl.com/CPAN

SEE ALSO
    Unicode::String, Unicode::Map.