NAME¶
Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProhibitPerl4PackageNames - Use double colon
(::) to separate package name components instead of single quotes (').
AFFILIATION¶
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
DESCRIPTION¶
Perl 5 kept single quotes ("'") as package component separators in
order to remain backward compatible with prior "perl"s, but
advocated using double colon ("::") instead. In the more than a
decade since Perl 5, double colons have been overwhelmingly adopted and most
people are not even aware that the single quote can be used in this manner.
So, unless you're trying to obfuscate your code, don't use them.
package Foo::Bar::Baz; #ok
package Foo'Bar'Baz; #not ok
CONFIGURATION¶
This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.
SEE ALSO¶
perlmod
AUTHOR¶
Elliot Shank "<perl@galumph.com>"
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Elliot Shank.
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.