It depends on the module, if Foo::Bar exports a procedural
interface by default then it won't shorten anything.
If it optionally exports functions then you have to
type them in the export list (-MFoo::Bar=blah,asdf)
in addition to the code.
Dev::Bollocks doesn't export anything so you'd need to
repeat the module name:
perl -MDev::Bollocks -le 'print Dev::Bollocks->rand()'
perll -le 'print Dev::Bollocks->rand()'
I often use one liners like this to test drive a module,
sometimes to filter things (eg. with Email::Valid).
I expect that the -MSome::Long::Name -e '$s=Some::Long::Name->new()' type scripts will
shrink nicely.
BTW, I've only just started using this alias so I don't
have a much of feel for it yet...
-
Are you posting in the right place? Check out Where do I post X? to know for sure.
-
Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags. Currently these include the following:
<code> <a> <b> <big>
<blockquote> <br /> <dd>
<dl> <dt> <em> <font>
<h1> <h2> <h3> <h4>
<h5> <h6> <hr /> <i>
<li> <nbsp> <ol> <p>
<small> <strike> <strong>
<sub> <sup> <table>
<td> <th> <tr> <tt>
<u> <ul>
-
Snippets of code should be wrapped in
<code> tags not
<pre> tags. In fact, <pre>
tags should generally be avoided. If they must
be used, extreme care should be
taken to ensure that their contents do not
have long lines (<70 chars), in order to prevent
horizontal scrolling (and possible janitor
intervention).
-
Want more info? How to link
or How to display code and escape characters
are good places to start.
|