---
name: "overloading"
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/overloading"
---

# overloading(3p)

perl pragma to lexically control overloading

## NAME

overloading - perl pragma to lexically control overloading

## SYNOPSIS

```
    {
        no overloading;
        my $str = "$object"; # doesn't call stringification overload
    }
    # it's lexical, so this stringifies:
    warn "$object";
    # it can be enabled per op
    no overloading qw("");
    warn "$object";
    # and also reenabled
    use overloading;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This pragma allows you to lexically disable or enable overloading.

- "no overloading"

  Disables overloading entirely in the current lexical scope.

- "no overloading @ops"

  Disables only specific overloads in the current lexical scope.

- "use overloading"

  Reenables overloading in the current lexical scope.

- "use overloading @ops"

  Reenables overloading only for specific ops in the current lexical scope.