---
name: "PPI::Statement::When"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-ppi"
version: "1.291-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PPI::Statement::When"
---

# PPI::Statement::When(3pm)

A when statement

## NAME

PPI::Statement::When - A when statement

## SYNOPSIS

```
  foreach ( qw/ foo bar baz / ) {
      when ( m/b/ ) {
          boing($_);
      }
      when ( m/f/ ) {
          boom($_);
      }
      default {
          tchak($_);
      }
  }
```

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Statement::When
  isa PPI::Statement
      isa PPI::Node
          isa PPI::Element
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"PPI::Statement::When"` objects are used to describe when and default statements, as described in perlsyn.

## METHODS

`"PPI::Structure::When"` has no methods beyond those provided by the standard PPI::Structure, PPI::Node and PPI::Element methods.

## TO DO

\- Write unit tests for this package

## SUPPORT

See the support section in the main module.

## AUTHOR

Adam Kennedy \<adamk@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.

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

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.