PerlX::Define(3pm)

PerlX::Define3pm

Cute syntax for defining constants

Usage

   use v5.12;
   use strict;
   use warnings;
   
   package MyMaths {
      use PerlX::Define;
      define PI = 3.2;
   }

Overview

PerlX::Define is a yet another module for defining constants.

Differences from constant.pm:

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Cute syntax.

Like constant.pm, constants get defined at compile time, not run time.

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Requires Perl 5.12 or above.

If you're lucky enough to be able to free yourself from the shackles of supporting decade-old versions of Perl, PerlX::Define is your friend.

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Only supports scalar constants.

List constants are rarely useful.

Your constant can of course be a reference to an array or hash, but this module doesn't attempt to make the referred-to structure read only.

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Doesn't try to handle some of the things constant.pm does like declaring constants using fully-qualified names, or defining constants pointing at magic scalars.

Prior to version 0.100, PerlX::Define was bundled with Moops.

Disclaimer of warranties

THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Releases

5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10–11
  3. 12–13

Bugs

Please report any bugs to <http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=PerlX-Define>.

Author

Toby Inkster <[email protected]>.

From libperlx-define-perl 0.101-5 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.