Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::ProhibitParensWithBuiltins
Conway suggests that all built-in functions should be called without parenthesis around the argument list. This reduces visual clutter and disambiguates built-in functions from user functions. Exceptions are made for my, local, and our which require parenthesis when called with multiple arguments.
my
local
our
open($handle, '>', $filename); #not ok open $handle, '>', $filename; #ok split(/$pattern/, @list); #not ok split /$pattern/, @list; #ok
Coding with parens can sometimes lead to verbose and awkward constructs, so I think the intent of Conway's guideline is to remove only the unnecessary parens. This policy makes exceptions for some common situations where parens are usually required. However, you may find other situations where the parens are necessary to enforce precedence, but they cause still violations. In those cases, consider using the '## no critic' comments to silence Perl::Critic.
Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <thaljef@cpan.org>
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