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PerlX-Define-0.101
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/ PerlX::Define

NAME

PerlX::Define - cute syntax for defining constants

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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

Differences from constant.pm:

  • Cute syntax.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

BUGS

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

SEE ALSO

constant.

Moops.

AUTHOR

Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This software is copyright (c) 2013-2014, 2018 by Toby Inkster.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

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.