NAME¶
Symbol::Global::Name - finds name and type of a global variable
SYNOPSIS¶
package My;
our $VERSION = '0.1';
use Symbol::Global::Name;
print Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION );
# prints '$My::VERSION'
DESCRIPTION¶
Lookups symbol table to find an element by reference.
METHODS¶
find¶
Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION );
Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION, package => 'My::Package' );
Symbol::Global::Name->find( reference => \$VERSION );
Symbol::Global::Name->find( reference => \$VERSION, package => 'My::Package' );
Takes a reference and optional package name. Returns name of the
referenced variable as long as it's in the package or sub-package and it's a
global variable. Returned name is prefixed with type sigil, eg. '$', '@',
'%', '&' or '*'.
AUTHOR¶
Ruslan Zakirov <ruz@bestpractical.com>
LICENSE¶
Under the same terms as perl itself.
