1Symbol::Global::Name(3)User Contributed Perl DocumentatioSnymbol::Global::Name(3)
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NAME

6       Symbol::Global::Name - finds name and type of a global variable
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SYNOPSIS

9           package My;
10           our $VERSION = '0.1';
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12           use Symbol::Global::Name;
13           print Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION );
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15           # prints '$My::VERSION'
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DESCRIPTION

18       Lookups symbol table to find an element by reference.
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METHODS

21   find
22           Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION );
23           Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION, package => 'My::Package' );
24           Symbol::Global::Name->find( reference => \$VERSION );
25           Symbol::Global::Name->find( reference => \$VERSION, package => 'My::Package' );
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27       Takes a reference and optional package name. Returns name of the
28       referenced variable as long as it's in the package or sub-package and
29       it's a global variable. Returned name is prefixed with type sigil, eg.
30       '$', '@', '%', '&' or '*'.
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AUTHOR

33       Ruslan Zakirov <ruz@bestpractical.com>
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LICENSE

36       Under the same terms as perl itself.
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40perl v5.34.0                      2021-07-22           Symbol::Global::Name(3)