PPI::Token::Attribute - A token for a subroutine attribute
PPI::Token::Attribute isa PPI::Token isa PPI::Element
In Perl, attributes are a relatively recent addition to the language.
Given the code sub foo : bar(something) {}
, the bar(something)
part is the attribute.
A PPI::Token::Attribute
token represents the entire of the attribute,
as the braces and its contents are not parsed into the tree, and are
treated by Perl (and thus by us) as a single string.
This class provides some additional methods beyond those provided by its PPI::Token and PPI::Element parent classes.
Got any ideas for methods? Submit a report to rt.cpan.org!
The identifier
attribute returns the identifier part of the attribute.
That is, for the attribute foo(bar)
, the identifier
method would
return "foo"
.
The parameters
method returns the parameter strong for the attribute.
That is, for the attribute foo(bar)
, the parameters
method would
return "bar"
.
Returns the parameters as a string (including the null string ''
for
the case of an attribute such as foo()
.
Returns undef
if the attribute does not have parameters.
See the support section in the main module.
Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
Copyright 2001 - 2008 Adam Kennedy.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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