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| 136 | =head2 A cyclic data structure |
136 | =head2 A cyclic data structure |
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| 138 | The following cyclic Perl data structure references itself from within |
138 | The following cyclic Perl data structure references itself from within |
| 139 | itself. Here a decoder will see a reference to the shared value I<before> |
139 | itself. Here a decoder will see a reference to the shared value I<before> |
| 140 | it has decoded the shared value itself: |
140 | it has completely decoded the shared value: |
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| 142 | $data = []; |
142 | $data = []; |
| 143 | $data->[0] = $data; # make the first array eleemnt refer to the array |
143 | $data->[0] = $data; # make the first array eleemnt refer to the array |
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| 145 | This data structure is not representable in standard CBOR. Using the value |
145 | This data structure is not representable in standard CBOR. Using the value |
