---
name: "Number::Compare"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-number-compare"
version: "0.03-17"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Number::Compare"
---

# Number::Compare(3pm)

numeric comparisons

## NAME

Number::Compare - numeric comparisons

## SYNOPSIS

```
 Number::Compare->new(">1Ki")->test(1025); # is 1025 > 1024
 my $c = Number::Compare->new(">1M");
 $c->(1_200_000);                          # slightly terser invocation
```

## DESCRIPTION

Number::Compare compiles a simple comparison to an anonymous subroutine, which you can call with a value to be tested again.

Now this would be very pointless, if Number::Compare didn't understand magnitudes.

The target value may use magnitudes of kilobytes (`"k"`, `"ki"`), megabytes (`"m"`, `"mi"`), or gigabytes (`"g"`, `"gi"`).  Those suffixed with an `"i"` use the appropriate 2\*\*n version in accordance with the IEC standard: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html

## METHODS

### -\>new( $test )

Returns a new object that compares the specified test.

### -\>test( $value )

A longhanded version of `$compare`-\>( `$value` ).  Predates blessed subroutine reference implementation.

### -\>parse\_to\_perl( $test )

Returns a perl code fragment equivalent to the test.

## AUTHOR

Richard Clamp \<richardc@unixbeard.net\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2002,2011 Richard Clamp.  All Rights Reserved.

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

## SEE ALSO

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html