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.IX Title "Test::Data 3pm"
.TH Test::Data 3pm 2024-03-16 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
Test::Data \-\- test functions for particular variable types
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
use Test::Data qw(Scalar Array Hash Function);
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
Test::Data provides utility functions to check properties
and values of data and variables.
.SS Functions
.IX Subsection "Functions"
Plug-in modules define functions for each data type.  See the
appropriate module.
.SS "How it works"
.IX Subsection "How it works"
The Test::Data module simply emports functions from Test::Data::*
modules.  Each module defines a self-contained function, and puts
that function name into \f(CW@EXPORT\fR.  Test::Data defines its own
import function, but that does not matter to the plug-in modules.
.PP
If you want to write a plug-in module, follow the example of one
that already exists.   Name the module Test::Data::Foo, where you
replace Foo with the right name.  Test::Data should automatically
find it.
.SH BUGS
.IX Header "BUGS"
I'm not a very good Windows Perler, so some things don't work as
they should on Windows. I recently got a Windows box so I can
test things, but if you run into problems, I can use all the
patches or advice you care to send.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
Test::Data::Scalar,
Test::Data::Array,
Test::Data::Hash,
Test::Data::Function,
Test::Builder
.SH "SOURCE AVAILABILITY"
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This source is in Github:
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\&        https://github.com/briandfoy/test\-data
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.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
brian d foy, \f(CW\*(C`<briandfoy@pobox.com>\*(C'\fR
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
Copyright © 2002\-2024, brian d foy <briandfoy@pobox.com>. All rights reserved.
.PP
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0.