# Perl is a string processing language, but even so it can use some help...
 
use String;
 
my $string = new String();
my $string = new String( 'initialised value');
 
my $value = $string->{CONTENT};
 
use String::CSV;
my @values = String::csv( $string);
my @values = String::csv( $string, separator);
 
use String::Base64;
my $binary = String::Base64::decode( $base64);
my $base64 = String::Base64::encode( $binary);