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1 | package vars; |
2 | |
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3 | use 5.006; |
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4 | |
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5 | our $VERSION = '1.01'; |
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6 | |
7 | use warnings::register; |
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8 | use strict qw(vars subs); |
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9 | |
10 | sub import { |
11 | my $callpack = caller; |
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12 | my ($pack, @imports) = @_; |
13 | my ($sym, $ch); |
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14 | foreach (@imports) { |
15 | ($ch, $sym) = unpack('a1a*', $_); |
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16 | if ($sym =~ tr/A-Za-z_0-9//c) { |
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17 | # time for a more-detailed check-up |
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18 | if ($sym =~ /^\w+[[{].*[]}]$/) { |
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19 | require Carp; |
20 | Carp::croak("Can't declare individual elements of hash or array"); |
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21 | } elsif (warnings::enabled() and length($sym) == 1 and $sym !~ tr/a-zA-Z//) { |
22 | warnings::warn("No need to declare built-in vars"); |
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23 | } elsif ( $^H &= strict::bits('vars') ) { |
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24 | Carp::croak("'$_' is not a valid variable name under strict vars"); |
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25 | } |
26 | } |
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27 | $sym = "${callpack}::$sym" unless $sym =~ /::/; |
28 | *$sym = |
29 | ( $ch eq "\$" ? \$$sym |
30 | : $ch eq "\@" ? \@$sym |
31 | : $ch eq "\%" ? \%$sym |
32 | : $ch eq "\*" ? \*$sym |
33 | : $ch eq "\&" ? \&$sym |
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34 | : do { |
35 | require Carp; |
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36 | Carp::croak("'$_' is not a valid variable name"); |
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37 | }); |
38 | } |
39 | }; |
40 | |
41 | 1; |
42 | __END__ |
43 | |
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44 | =head1 NAME |
45 | |
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46 | vars - Perl pragma to predeclare global variable names (obsolete) |
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47 | |
48 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
49 | |
50 | use vars qw($frob @mung %seen); |
51 | |
52 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
53 | |
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54 | NOTE: For variables in the current package, the functionality provided |
55 | by this pragma has been superseded by C<our> declarations, available |
56 | in Perl v5.6.0 or later. See L<perlfunc/our>. |
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57 | |
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58 | This will predeclare all the variables whose names are |
59 | in the list, allowing you to use them under "use strict", and |
60 | disabling any typo warnings. |
61 | |
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62 | Unlike pragmas that affect the C<$^H> hints variable, the C<use vars> and |
63 | C<use subs> declarations are not BLOCK-scoped. They are thus effective |
64 | for the entire file in which they appear. You may not rescind such |
65 | declarations with C<no vars> or C<no subs>. |
66 | |
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67 | Packages such as the B<AutoLoader> and B<SelfLoader> that delay |
68 | loading of subroutines within packages can create problems with |
69 | package lexicals defined using C<my()>. While the B<vars> pragma |
70 | cannot duplicate the effect of package lexicals (total transparency |
71 | outside of the package), it can act as an acceptable substitute by |
72 | pre-declaring global symbols, ensuring their availability to the |
73 | later-loaded routines. |
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74 | |
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75 | See L<perlmodlib/Pragmatic Modules>. |
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76 | |
77 | =cut |