Perl::Critic::Policy::InputOutput::ProhibitReadlineInForLoop - Write while( $line = <> ){...}
instead of for(<>){...}
.
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
Using the readline operator in a for
or foreach
loop is very
slow. The iteration list of the loop creates a list context,
which causes the readline operator to read the entire input stream
before iteration even starts. Instead, just use a while
loop,
which only reads one line at a time.
for my $line ( <$file_handle> ){ do_something($line) } #not ok while ( my $line = <$file_handle> ){ do_something($line) } #ok
This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.
Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <thaljef@cpan.org>
Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.