1PPI::Token::Cast(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation PPI::Token::Cast(3)
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6 PPI::Token::Cast - A prefix which forces a value into a different
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10 PPI::Token::Cast
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15 A "cast" in PPI terms is one of more characters used as a prefix which
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18 This includes referencing, dereferencing, and a few other minor cases.
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20 For expressions such as @$foo or "@{ $foo{bar} }" the "@" in both cases
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31 Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
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34 Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.
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36 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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39 The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included
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