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.IX Title "PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference 3pm"
.TH PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference 3pm "2019-04-03" "perl v5.28.1" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference \- Represent a reference to a capture
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 3
\& use PPIx::Regexp::Dumper;
\& PPIx::Regexp::Dumper\->new( \*(Aqqr{\e1}smx\*(Aq )
\&     \->print();
.Ve
.SH "INHERITANCE"
.IX Header "INHERITANCE"
\&\f(CW\*(C`PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference\*(C'\fR is a
PPIx::Regexp::Token.
.PP
\&\f(CW\*(C`PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference\*(C'\fR is the parent of
PPIx::Regexp::Token::Backreference,
PPIx::Regexp::Token::Condition and
PPIx::Regexp::Token::Recursion.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This abstract class represents a reference to a capture buffer, either
numbered or named. It should never be instantiated, but it provides a
number of methods to its subclasses.
.SH "METHODS"
.IX Header "METHODS"
This class provides the following public methods. Methods not documented
here are private, and unsupported in the sense that the author reserves
the right to change or remove them without notice.
.SS "absolute"
.IX Subsection "absolute"
.Vb 1
\& print "The absolute reference is ", $ref\->absolute(), "\en";
.Ve
.PP
This method returns the absolute number of the capture buffer referred
to. This is the same as \fBnumber()\fR for unsigned numeric references. If the
reference is to a named buffer, \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR is returned.
.SS "is_named"
.IX Subsection "is_named"
.Vb 1
\& $ref\->is_named and print "named reference\en";
.Ve
.PP
This method returns true if the reference is named rather than numbered.
.SS "is_relative"
.IX Subsection "is_relative"
.Vb 2
\& $ref\->is_relative()
\&     and print "relative numbered reference\en";
.Ve
.PP
This method returns true if the reference is numbered and it is a
relative number (i.e. if it is signed).
.SS "name"
.IX Subsection "name"
.Vb 1
\& print "The name is ", $ref\->name(), "\en";
.Ve
.PP
This method returns the name of the capture buffer referred to. In the
case of a reference to a numbered capture (i.e. \f(CW\*(C`is_named\*(C'\fR returns
false), this method returns \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR.
.SS "number"
.IX Subsection "number"
.Vb 1
\& print "The number is ", $ref\->number(), "\en";
.Ve
.PP
This method returns the number of the capture buffer referred to. In the
case of a reference to a named capture (i.e. \f(CW\*(C`is_named\*(C'\fR returns true),
this method returns \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR.
.SH "SUPPORT"
.IX Header "SUPPORT"
Support is by the author. Please file bug reports at
<http://rt.cpan.org>, or in electronic mail to the author.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Thomas R. Wyant, \s-1III\s0 \fIwyant at cpan dot org\fR
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
Copyright (C) 2009\-2019 by Thomas R. Wyant, \s-1III\s0
.PP
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl 5.10.0. For more details, see the full text
of the licenses in the directory \s-1LICENSES.\s0
.PP
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.