+ SKIP: {
+ skip 'length() no longer calls len magic on plain scalars' => 16
+ if VMG_COMPAT_SCALAR_LENGTH_NOLEN;
+
+ $c = 0;
+ $n = 1 + int rand 1000;
+ # length magic on scalars needs also get magic to be triggered.
+ my $wiz = wizard get => sub { return 'anything' },
+ len => sub { $d = $_[2]; ++$c; return $n };
+
+ my $x = 6789;
+
+ $c = 0;
+ cast $x, $wiz;
+ is $c, 0, 'len: cast on scalar doesn\'t trigger magic';
+
+ $c = 0;
+ $d = undef;
+ $b = length $x;
+ is $c, 1, 'len: get scalar length triggers magic correctly';
+ is $d, 4, 'len: get scalar length have correct default length';
+ is $b, $n, 'len: get scalar length correctly';
+
+ $n = 0;
+
+ $c = 0;
+ $d = undef;
+ $b = length $x;
+ is $c, 1, 'len: get scalar length 0 triggers magic correctly';
+ is $d, 4, 'len: get scalar length 0 have correct default length';
+ is $b, $n, 'len: get scalar length 0 correctly';
+
+ $n = undef;
+ $x = '';
+ cast $x, $wiz;
+
+ $c = 0;
+ $d = undef;
+ $b = length $x;
+ is $c, 1, 'len: get empty scalar length triggers magic correctly';
+ is $d, 0, 'len: get empty scalar length have correct default length';
+ is $b, 0, 'len: get empty scalar length correctly';
+
+ $x = "\x{20AB}ongs";
+ cast $x, $wiz;
+
+ {
+ use bytes;
+
+ $c = 0;
+ $d = undef;
+ $b = length $x;
+ is $c, 1, 'len: get utf8 scalar length in bytes triggers magic correctly';
+ is $d, 7, 'len: get utf8 scalar length in bytes have correct default length';
+ is $b, $d,'len: get utf8 scalar length in bytes correctly';
+ }