---
name: "PPI::Token::Word"
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::Word"
---

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

The generic "word" Token

## NAME

PPI::Token::Word - The generic "word" Token

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Token::Word
  isa PPI::Token
      isa PPI::Element
```

## DESCRIPTION

A `"PPI::Token::Word"` object is a PPI-specific representation of several different types of word-like things, and is one of the most common Token classes found in typical documents.

Specifically, it includes not only barewords, but also any other valid Perl identifier including non-operator keywords and core functions, and any include `"::"` separators inside it, as long as it fits the format of a class, function, etc.

## METHODS

There are no methods available for `"PPI::Token::Word"` beyond those provided by its PPI::Token and PPI::Element parent classes.

We expect to add additional methods to help further resolve a Word as a function, method, etc over time.  If you need such a thing right now, look at Perl::Critic::Utils.

### literal

Returns the value of the Word as a string.  This assumes (often incorrectly) that the Word is a bareword and not a function, method, keyword, etc.  This differs from `"content"` because `"Foo'Bar"` expands to `"Foo::Bar"`.

### method\_call

Answers whether this is the name of a method in a method call. Returns true if yes, false if no, and nothing if unknown.

## TO DO

\- Add `"function"`, `"method"` etc detector methods

## 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.