---
name: "PPI::Token::Cast"
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::Token::Cast"
---

# PPI::Token::Cast(3pm)

A prefix which forces a value into a different context

## NAME

PPI::Token::Cast - A prefix which forces a value into a different context

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Token::Cast
  isa PPI::Token
      isa PPI::Element
```

## DESCRIPTION

A "cast" in PPI terms is one of more characters used as a prefix which force a value into a different class or context.

This includes referencing, dereferencing, and a few other minor cases.

For expressions such as `@$foo` or `"@{ $foo{bar} }"` the `"@"` in both cases represents a cast. In this case, an array dereference.

## METHODS

There are no additional methods beyond those provided by the parent PPI::Token and PPI::Element classes.

## 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.