---
name: "Moose::Autobox::Scalar"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmoose-autobox-perl"
version: "0.16-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Moose::Autobox::Scalar"
---

# Moose::Autobox::Scalar(3pm)

the Scalar role

## NAME

Moose::Autobox::Scalar - the Scalar role

## VERSION

version 0.16

## DESCRIPTION

This is a role to describes a Scalar value, which is defined as the combination (union sort of) of a String and a Number.

## METHODS

- "meta"

  - "print"

  - "say"

  - "flatten"

  Flattening a scalar just returns the scalar.  This means that you can say:

  ```
    my @array = $input->flatten;
    # Given $input of 5, @array is (5);
    # Given $input of [ 5, 2, 0], @array is (5, 2, 0)
  ```

- "first"

  As per flatten.

- "last"

  As per flatten.

## SUPPORT

Bugs may be submitted through the RT bug tracker \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Moose-Autobox\> (or bug-Moose-Autobox@rt.cpan.org \<mailto:bug-Moose-Autobox@rt.cpan.org\>).

There is also a mailing list available for users of this distribution, at \<http://lists.perl.org/list/moose.html\>.

There is also an irc channel available for users of this distribution, at `"#moose"` on `"irc.perl.org"` \<irc://irc.perl.org/#moose\>.

## AUTHOR

Stevan Little \<stevan.little@iinteractive.com\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

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