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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.