---
name: "TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout"
---

# TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout(3p)

Bailout result token.

## NAME

TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout - Bailout result token.

## VERSION

Version 3.50

## DESCRIPTION

This is a subclass of TAP::Parser::Result.  A token of this class will be returned if a bail out line is encountered.

```
 1..5
 ok 1 - woo hooo!
 Bail out! Well, so much for "woo hooo!"
```

## OVERRIDDEN METHODS

Mainly listed here to shut up the pitiful screams of the pod coverage tests. They keep me awake at night.

- •

  `"as_string"`

### Instance Methods

*"explanation"*

```
  if ( $result->is_bailout ) {
      my $explanation = $result->explanation;
      print "We bailed out because ($explanation)";
  }
```

If, and only if, a token is a bailout token, you can get an "explanation" via this method.  The explanation is the text after the mystical "Bail out!" words which appear in the tap output.