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        b => [ 2..4, 6..8 ],
        f => (bless {
            f2 => 'f2',
        }, 'Foo'),
    };

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module provides a way to traverse data structures and eliminate any
undefined or otherwise empty pieces from it. None of the functions are
exported automatically, but you can request them by name, or get all of them
if you use the C<:all> tag.

=head1 FUNCTIONS

=head2 pack_data

This function takes a possibly blessed hash or array reference and traverses
it, returning a copy that has no undefined or otherwise empty pieces. That is,
key/value pairs where the value is undefined - or recursively deemed
to be without content - are eliminated from the copy, as are undefined or
recursively content-free elements from arrays. Checking for content is done
with C<has_content()>, so for example a hash key/value pair whose value is a
hash of arrays or the like, but whose leaves are all undefined or empty, is
omitted. See the Synopsis for an example.

In list context, hashes and arrays are returned as such. In scalar context,
   references are returned.

=head2 pack_hash

This convenience function can be passed a hash instead of a reference. It
returns the packed hash in list context, or a reference to it in scalar
context.

=head2 pack_array

This convenience function can be passed an array instead of a reference. It
returns the packed array in list context, or a reference to it in scalar
context.

=head2 has_content

This is really just a convenience function used by C<data_pack()>, but can
still be exported.

Given a scalar, it returns whether this is a defined value.

Given a possibly blessed array reference, it returns whether that array
contains any elements.

Given a possibly blessed hash reference, it returns whether that hash contains
any key/value pairs.

Given any other type of reference, it will die.

=head1 INSTALLATION

See perlmodinstall for information and options on installing Perl modules.

=head1 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests through the web interface at
L<http://rt.cpan.org>.

=head1 AVAILABILITY

The latest version of this module is available from the Comprehensive Perl
Archive Network (CPAN). Visit L<http://www.perl.com/CPAN/> to find a CPAN
site near you, or see
L<http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Pack/>.

The development version lives at
L<http://github.com/hanekomu/Data-Pack/>.
Instead of sending patches, please fork this project using the standard git
and github infrastructure.

=head1 AUTHOR

  Marcel Gruenauer <marcel@cpan.org>

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2008 by Marcel Gruenauer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

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