Re^2: how to find a subroutine exists or not


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Re^2: how to find a subroutine exists or not

by mrpeabody (Friar)

on Apr 20, 2006 at 16:11 UTC ( [id://544639]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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I think __PACKAGE__ should be mentioned in perlvar. I understand that it is not a "variable", strictly speaking, but it is a symbol with special meaning, and perlvar seems the obvious place to start looking for documentation.

Perhaps just a mention of the name and pointer to perldata, so a quick grep can catch it.

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Re^3: how to find a subroutine exists or not by xdg (Monsignor) on Apr 20, 2006 at 17:21 UTC
It's not a symbol, it's a special literal that's documented in perldata. That said, a mention of it in perlvar probably makes sense, too. -xdg Code written by xdg and posted on PerlMonks is public domain. It is provided as is with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Posted code may not have been tested. Use of posted code is at your own risk.	[reply]