1PPI::Token::Number(3) User Contributed Perl DocumentationPPI::Token::Number(3)
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NAME

6       PPI::Token::Number - Token class for a number
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SYNOPSIS

9         $n = 1234;       # decimal integer
10         $n = 0b1110011;  # binary integer
11         $n = 01234;      # octal integer
12         $n = 0x1234;     # hexadecimal integer
13         $n = 12.34e-56;  # exponential notation ( currently not working )
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INHERITANCE

16         PPI::Token::Number
17         isa PPI::Token
18             isa PPI::Element
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DESCRIPTION

21       The "PPI::Token::Number" class is used for tokens that represent num‐
22       bers, in the various types that Perl supports.
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METHODS

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27       Returns the base for the number.  This is 10 for decimal, 16 for hexa‐
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TO DO

31       - Add proper unit testing to this
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35       - What the hell is a base256 number and why did I use it.
36         Surely it should be something more like "base1000" or "version".
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SUPPORT

39       See the support section in the main module.
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AUTHOR

42       Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
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45       Copyright 2001 - 2006 Adam Kennedy.
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47       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
48       under the same terms as Perl itself.
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50       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
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55perl v5.8.8                       2006-09-23             PPI::Token::Number(3)
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