---
name: "PPI::Token::Operator"
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::Operator"
---

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

Token class for operators

## NAME

PPI::Token::Operator - Token class for operators

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Token::Operator
  isa PPI::Token
      isa PPI::Element
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
  # This is the list of valid operators
  ++   --   **   !    ~    +    -
  =~   !~   *    /    %    x
  <<   >>   lt   gt   le   ge   cmp  ~~
  ==   !=   <=>  .    ..   ...  ,
  &    |    ^    &&   ||   //
  ?    :    **=  +=   -=   .=   *=   /=
  %=   x=   &=   |=   ^=   <<=  >>=  &&=
  ||=  //=  <    >    <=   >=   <>   =>   ->
  and  or   xor  not  eq   ne   <<>>
```

## DESCRIPTION

All operators in PPI are created as `"PPI::Token::Operator"` objects, including the ones that may superficially look like a PPI::Token::Word object.

## 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.