---
name: "PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline"
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::QuoteLike::Readline"
---

# PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline(3pm)

The readline quote-like operator

## NAME

PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline - The readline quote-like operator

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline
  isa PPI::Token::QuoteLike
      isa PPI::Token
          isa PPI::Element
```

## DESCRIPTION

The `"readline"` quote-like operator is used to read either a single line from a file, or all the lines from a file, as follows.

```
  # Read in a single line
  $line = <FILE>;

  # From a scalar handle
  $line = <$filehandle>;

  # Read all the lines
  @lines = <FILE>;
```

## METHODS

There are no methods available for `"PPI::Token::QuoteLike::Readline"` beyond those provided by the parent PPI::Token::QuoteLike, 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.