=over =item evalbytes EXPR X =item evalbytes This function is similar to a L, except it always parses its argument (or L|perlvar/$_> if EXPR is omitted) as a byte string. If the string contains any code points above 255, then it cannot be a byte string, and the C will fail with the error stored in C<$@>. C and C within the string have their usual effect. Source filters activated within the evaluated code apply to the code itself. L|/evalbytes EXPR> is available starting in Perl v5.16. To access it, you must say C, but you can omit the C if the L feature|feature/The 'unicode_eval' and 'evalbytes' features> is enabled. This is enabled automatically with a C (or higher) declaration in the current scope. =back