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Perl::Critic::Policy::NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseVars(3pm)

Write "$my_variable = 42" instead of "$MyVariable = 42".

NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseVars - Write "$my_variable = 42" instead of "$MyVariable = 42".

AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DESCRIPTION

Conway's recommended naming convention is to use lower-case words separated by underscores. Well-recognized acronyms can be in ALL CAPS, but must be separated by underscores from other parts of the name.

  my $foo_bar   #ok
  my $foo_BAR   #ok
  my @FOO_bar   #ok
  my %FOO_BAR   #ok
  my $FooBar   #not ok
  my $FOObar   #not ok
  my @fooBAR   #not ok
  my %fooBar   #not ok

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Policy::NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseSubs

AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.