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+# encoding: binary
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
+require_relative 'shared/basic'
+require_relative 'shared/string'
+require_relative 'shared/taint'
+
+describe "Array#pack with format 'Z'" do
+  it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic, 'Z'
+  it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic_non_float, 'Z'
+  it_behaves_like :array_pack_no_platform, 'Z'
+  it_behaves_like :array_pack_string, 'Z'
+  it_behaves_like :array_pack_taint, 'Z'
+
+  it "calls #to_str to convert an Object to a String" do
+    obj = mock("pack Z string")
+    obj.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("``abcdef")
+    [obj].pack("Z*").should == "``abcdef\x00"
+  end
+
+  it "will not implicitly convert a number to a string" do
+    -> { [0].pack('Z') }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+  end
+
+  it "adds all the bytes and appends a NULL byte when passed the '*' modifier" do
+    ["abc"].pack("Z*").should == "abc\x00"
+  end
+
+  it "pads the output with NULL bytes when the count exceeds the size of the String" do
+    ["abc"].pack("Z6").should == "abc\x00\x00\x00"
+  end
+
+  it "adds a NULL byte when the value is nil" do
+    [nil].pack("Z").should == "\x00"
+  end
+
+  it "pads the output with NULL bytes when the value is nil" do
+    [nil].pack("Z3").should == "\x00\x00\x00"
+  end
+
+  it "does not append a NULL byte when passed the '*' modifier and the value is nil" do
+    [nil].pack("Z*").should == "\x00"
+  end
+end