---
name: "PPI::Token::Magic"
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::Magic"
---

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

Tokens representing magic variables

## NAME

PPI::Token::Magic - Tokens representing magic variables

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Token::Magic
  isa PPI::Token::Symbol
      isa PPI::Token
          isa PPI::Element
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
  # When we say magic variables, we mean these...
  $1   $2   $3   $4   $5   $6   $7   $8   $9
  $_   $&   $`   $'   $+   @+   %+   $*   $.    $/    $|
  $\   $"   $;   $%   $=   $-   @-   %-   $)    $#
  $~   $^   $:   $?   $!   %!   $@   $$   $<    $>
  $(   $0   $[   $]   @_   @*   $}   $,   $#+   $#-
  $^L  $^A  $^E  $^C  $^D  $^F  $^H
  $^I  $^M  $^N  $^O  $^P  $^R  $^S
  $^T  $^V  $^W  $^X  %^H
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"PPI::Token::Magic"` is a sub-class of PPI::Token::Symbol which identifies the token as "magic variable", one of the strange and unusual variables that are connected to "things" behind the scenes.

Some are extremely common, like `$_`, and others you will quite probably never encounter in your Perl career.

## METHODS

The class provides no additional methods, beyond those provided by PPI::Token::Symbol, PPI::Token and PPI::Element.

## 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.