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<td class="h" align="right">Statements Executed</td>
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        <th>Inclusive<br />Time</th>
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<tr><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="0.0%">78&micro;s</span></td><td class="c2"><span title="0.0%">78&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::BEGIN@58</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#58">BEGIN@58</a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">2</td><td class="c1"><span title="0.0%">51&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">51&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::bootstrap</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#Params__Util__bootstrap">bootstrap</a>&nbsp;(xsub)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c0">69</td><td class="c0">4</td><td class="c1">3</td><td class="c1"><span title="0.0%">46&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">46&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::_CODELIKE</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#Params__Util___CODELIKE">_CODELIKE</a>&nbsp;(xsub)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">23&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">31&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::BEGIN@59</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#59">BEGIN@59</a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">14&micro;s</span></td><td class="c0"><span title="0.0%">134&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::BEGIN@65</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#65">BEGIN@65</a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c3">5</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">2</td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">8&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">8&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::_HASHLIKE</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#Params__Util___HASHLIKE">_HASHLIKE</a>&nbsp;(xsub)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c2">8</td><td class="c1">2</td><td class="c3">2</td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">8&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">8&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::_SCALAR0</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#Params__Util___SCALAR0">_SCALAR0</a>&nbsp;(xsub)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="c3">5</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">2</td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">6&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3"><span title="0.0%">6&micro;s</span></td><td class="sub_name"><span style="display: none;">Params::Util::::_ARRAYLIKE</span>Params::Util::<a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#Params__Util___ARRAYLIKE">_ARRAYLIKE</a>&nbsp;(xsub)</span></td></tr>

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      <th><span title="Number of statements executed">State<br />ments</span></th>
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        excluding time spent executing statements in any called subroutines">Time<br />on line</span></th>
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    <tr><td class="h"><a name="1"></a>1</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package Params::Util;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="2"></a>2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="3"></a>3</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="4"></a>4</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="5"></a>5</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 NAME</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="6"></a>6</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="7"></a>7</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Params::Util - Simple, compact and correct param-checking functions</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="8"></a>8</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="9"></a>9</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 SYNOPSIS</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="10"></a>10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="11"></a>11</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  # Import some functions</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="12"></a>12</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  use Params::Util qw{_SCALAR _HASH _INSTANCE};</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="13"></a>13</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="14"></a>14</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  # If you are lazy, or need a lot of them...</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="15"></a>15</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  use Params::Util ':ALL';</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="16"></a>16</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="17"></a>17</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  sub foo {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="18"></a>18</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      my $object  = _INSTANCE(shift, 'Foo') or return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="19"></a>19</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      my $image   = _SCALAR(shift)          or return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="20"></a>20</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      my $options = _HASH(shift)            or return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="21"></a>21</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      # etc...</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="22"></a>22</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="23"></a>23</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="24"></a>24</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 DESCRIPTION</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="25"></a>25</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="26"></a>26</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;Params::Util&gt; provides a basic set of importable functions that makes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="27"></a>27</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">checking parameters a hell of a lot easier</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="28"></a>28</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="29"></a>29</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">While they can be (and are) used in other contexts, the main point</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="30"></a>30</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">behind this module is that the functions B&lt;both&gt; Do What You Mean,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="31"></a>31</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and Do The Right Thing, so they are most useful when you are getting</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="32"></a>32</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">params passed into your code from someone and/or somewhere else</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="33"></a>33</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and you can't really trust the quality.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="34"></a>34</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="35"></a>35</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Thus, C&lt;Params::Util&gt; is of most use at the edges of your API, where</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="36"></a>36</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">params and data are coming in from outside your code.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="37"></a>37</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="38"></a>38</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The functions provided by C&lt;Params::Util&gt; check in the most strictly</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="39"></a>39</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">correct manner known, are documented as thoroughly as possible so their</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="40"></a>40</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">exact behaviour is clear, and heavily tested so make sure they are not</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="41"></a>41</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">fooled by weird data and Really Bad Things.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="42"></a>42</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="43"></a>43</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">To use, simply load the module providing the functions you want to use</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="44"></a>44</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">as arguments (as shown in the SYNOPSIS).</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="45"></a>45</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="46"></a>46</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">To aid in maintainability, C&lt;Params::Util&gt; will B&lt;never&gt; export by</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="47"></a>47</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">default.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="48"></a>48</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="49"></a>49</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">You must explicitly name the functions you want to export, or use the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="50"></a>50</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;:ALL&gt; param to just have it export everything (although this is not</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="51"></a>51</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">recommended if you have any _FOO functions yourself with which future</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="52"></a>52</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">additions to C&lt;Params::Util&gt; may clash)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="53"></a>53</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="54"></a>54</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 FUNCTIONS</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="55"></a>55</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="56"></a>56</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="57"></a>57</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="58"></a>58</td><td class="c0">3</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 40&micro;s">119&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3">78&micro;s</td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 78&micro;s within Params::Util::BEGIN@58 which was called
#    once (78&micro;s+0s) by Data::OptList::BEGIN@7 at <a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#58">line 58</a></div></div>use 5.00503;<div class="calls"><div class="calls_out"># spent    78&micro;s making 1 call to <a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#58">Params::Util::BEGIN@58</a></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="59"></a>59</td><td class="c0">3</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 28&micro;s">84&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3">2</td><td class="c3">40&micro;s</td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 31&micro;s (23+9) within Params::Util::BEGIN@59 which was called
#    once (23&micro;s+9&micro;s) by Data::OptList::BEGIN@7 at <a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#59">line 59</a></div></div>use strict;<div class="calls"><div class="calls_out"># spent    31&micro;s making 1 call to <a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#59">Params::Util::BEGIN@59</a>
# spent     9&micro;s making 1 call to <a href="strict-pm-block.html#34">strict::import</a></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="60"></a>60</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 1&micro;s">1&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">require overload;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="61"></a>61</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 500ns">500ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">require Exporter;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="62"></a>62</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 800ns">800ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">require Scalar::Util;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="63"></a>63</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 600ns">600ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">require DynaLoader;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="64"></a>64</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="65"></a>65</td><td class="c0">3</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 298&micro;s">894&micro;s</span></td><td class="c3">2</td><td class="c0">254&micro;s</td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 134&micro;s (14+120) within Params::Util::BEGIN@65 which was called
#    once (14&micro;s+120&micro;s) by Data::OptList::BEGIN@7 at <a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#65">line 65</a></div></div>use vars qw{$VERSION @ISA @EXPORT_OK %EXPORT_TAGS};<div class="calls"><div class="calls_out"># spent   134&micro;s making 1 call to <a href="Params-Util-pm-block.html#65">Params::Util::BEGIN@65</a>
# spent   120&micro;s making 1 call to <a href="vars-pm-block.html#10">vars::import</a></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="66"></a>66</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="67"></a>67</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 1&micro;s">1&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">$VERSION   = '1.00';</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="68"></a>68</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 26&micro;s">26&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">@ISA       = qw{</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="69"></a>69</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        Exporter</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="70"></a>70</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        DynaLoader</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="71"></a>71</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">};</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="72"></a>72</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 12&micro;s">12&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">@EXPORT_OK = qw{</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="73"></a>73</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _STRING     _IDENTIFIER</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="74"></a>74</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _CLASS      _CLASSISA   _SUBCLASS  _DRIVER</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="75"></a>75</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _NUMBER     _POSINT     _NONNEGINT</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="76"></a>76</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _SCALAR     _SCALAR0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="77"></a>77</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _ARRAY      _ARRAY0     _ARRAYLIKE</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="78"></a>78</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _HASH       _HASH0      _HASHLIKE</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="79"></a>79</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _CODE       _CODELIKE</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="80"></a>80</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _INVOCANT   _REGEX      _INSTANCE</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="81"></a>81</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _SET        _SET0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="82"></a>82</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _HANDLE</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="83"></a>83</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">};</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="84"></a>84</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 3&micro;s">3&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">%EXPORT_TAGS = ( ALL =&gt; \@EXPORT_OK );</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="85"></a>85</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="86"></a>86</td><td class="c0">4</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 4&micro;s">16&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="87"></a>87</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        local $ENV{PERL_DL_NONLAZY} = 0 if $ENV{PERL_DL_NONLAZY};</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="88"></a>88</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        bootstrap Params::Util $VERSION;<div class="calls"><div class="calls_out">        # spent   497&micro;s making 1 call to <a href="DynaLoader-pm-block.html#116">DynaLoader::bootstrap</a></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="89"></a>89</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        1;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="90"></a>90</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">} unless $ENV{PERL_PARAMS_UTIL_PP};</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="91"></a>91</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="92"></a>92</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="93"></a>93</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="94"></a>94</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="95"></a>95</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="96"></a>96</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">#####################################################################</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="97"></a>97</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"># Param Checking Functions</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="98"></a>98</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="99"></a>99</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="100"></a>100</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="101"></a>101</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _STRING $string</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="102"></a>102</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="103"></a>103</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_STRING&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="104"></a>104</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="105"></a>105</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a normal non-false string of non-zero length.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="106"></a>106</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="107"></a>107</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Note that this will NOT do anything magic to deal with the special</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="108"></a>108</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;'0'&gt; false negative case, but will return it.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="109"></a>109</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="110"></a>110</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  # '0' not considered valid data</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="111"></a>111</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  my $name = _STRING(shift) or die &quot;Bad name&quot;;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="112"></a>112</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="113"></a>113</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  # '0' is considered valid data</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="114"></a>114</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  my $string = _STRING($_[0]) ? shift : die &quot;Bad string&quot;;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="115"></a>115</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="116"></a>116</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Please also note that this function expects a normal string. It does</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="117"></a>117</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">not support overloading or other magic techniques to get a string.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="118"></a>118</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="119"></a>119</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the string as a conveince if it is a valid string, or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="120"></a>120</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;undef&gt; if not.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="121"></a>121</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="122"></a>122</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="123"></a>123</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="124"></a>124</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 600ns">600ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_STRING;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="125"></a>125</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _STRING ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="126"></a>126</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and length($_[0])) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="127"></a>127</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="128"></a>128</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="129"></a>129</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="130"></a>130</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="131"></a>131</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="132"></a>132</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _IDENTIFIER $string</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="133"></a>133</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="134"></a>134</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_IDENTIFIER&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="135"></a>135</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="136"></a>136</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a string that is a valid Perl identifier.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="137"></a>137</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="138"></a>138</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the string as a convenience if it is a valid identifier, or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="139"></a>139</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;undef&gt; if not.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="140"></a>140</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="141"></a>141</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="142"></a>142</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="143"></a>143</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 119&micro;s">119&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_IDENTIFIER;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="144"></a>144</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _IDENTIFIER ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="145"></a>145</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and $_[0] =~ m/^[^\W\d]\w*\z/s) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="146"></a>146</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="147"></a>147</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="148"></a>148</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="149"></a>149</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="150"></a>150</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="151"></a>151</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _CLASS $string</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="152"></a>152</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="153"></a>153</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_CLASS&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="154"></a>154</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="155"></a>155</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a string that is a valid Perl class.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="156"></a>156</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="157"></a>157</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">This function only checks that the format is valid, not that the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="158"></a>158</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">class is actually loaded. It also assumes &quot;normalised&quot; form, and does</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="159"></a>159</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">not accept class names such as C&lt;::Foo&gt; or C&lt;D'Oh&gt;.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="160"></a>160</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="161"></a>161</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the string as a convenience if it is a valid class name, or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="162"></a>162</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;undef&gt; if not.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="163"></a>163</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="164"></a>164</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="165"></a>165</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="166"></a>166</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 75&micro;s">75&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_CLASS;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="167"></a>167</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _CLASS ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="168"></a>168</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and $_[0] =~ m/^[^\W\d]\w*(?:::\w+)*\z/s) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="169"></a>169</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="170"></a>170</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="171"></a>171</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="172"></a>172</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="173"></a>173</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="174"></a>174</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _CLASSISA $string, $class</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="175"></a>175</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="176"></a>176</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_CLASSISA&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="177"></a>177</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="178"></a>178</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a string that is a particularly class, or a subclass of it.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="179"></a>179</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="180"></a>180</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">This function checks that the format is valid and calls the -E&lt;gt&gt;isa</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="181"></a>181</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">method on the class name. It does not check that the class is actually</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="182"></a>182</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">loaded.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="183"></a>183</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="184"></a>184</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">It also assumes &quot;normalised&quot; form, and does</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="185"></a>185</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">not accept class names such as C&lt;::Foo&gt; or C&lt;D'Oh&gt;.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="186"></a>186</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="187"></a>187</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the string as a convenience if it is a valid class name, or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="188"></a>188</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;undef&gt; if not.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="189"></a>189</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="190"></a>190</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="191"></a>191</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="192"></a>192</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 108&micro;s">108&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_CLASSISA;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="193"></a>193</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _CLASSISA ($$) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="194"></a>194</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and $_[0] =~ m/^[^\W\d]\w*(?:::\w+)*\z/s and $_[0]-&gt;isa($_[1])) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="195"></a>195</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="196"></a>196</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="197"></a>197</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="198"></a>198</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="199"></a>199</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="200"></a>200</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _SUBCLASS $string, $class</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="201"></a>201</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="202"></a>202</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_SUBCLASS&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="203"></a>203</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="204"></a>204</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a string that is a subclass of a specified class.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="205"></a>205</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="206"></a>206</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">This function checks that the format is valid and calls the -E&lt;gt&gt;isa</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="207"></a>207</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">method on the class name. It does not check that the class is actually</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="208"></a>208</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">loaded.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="209"></a>209</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="210"></a>210</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">It also assumes &quot;normalised&quot; form, and does</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="211"></a>211</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">not accept class names such as C&lt;::Foo&gt; or C&lt;D'Oh&gt;.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="212"></a>212</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="213"></a>213</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the string as a convenience if it is a valid class name, or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="214"></a>214</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;undef&gt; if not.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="215"></a>215</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="216"></a>216</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="217"></a>217</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="218"></a>218</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 98&micro;s">98&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_SUBCLASS;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="219"></a>219</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _SUBCLASS ($$) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="220"></a>220</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and $_[0] =~ m/^[^\W\d]\w*(?:::\w+)*\z/s and $_[0] ne $_[1] and $_[0]-&gt;isa($_[1])) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="221"></a>221</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="222"></a>222</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="223"></a>223</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="224"></a>224</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="225"></a>225</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="226"></a>226</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _NUMBER $scalar</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="227"></a>227</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="228"></a>228</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_NUMBER&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="229"></a>229</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="230"></a>230</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a number. That is, it is defined and perl thinks it's a number.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="231"></a>231</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="232"></a>232</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">This function is basically a Params::Util-style wrapper around the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="233"></a>233</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">L&lt;Scalar::Util&gt; C&lt;looks_like_number&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="234"></a>234</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="235"></a>235</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the value as a convience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if the value is not a</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="236"></a>236</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">number.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="237"></a>237</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="238"></a>238</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="239"></a>239</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="240"></a>240</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 500ns">500ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_NUMBER;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="241"></a>241</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _NUMBER ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="242"></a>242</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ( defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and Scalar::Util::looks_like_number($_[0]) )</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="243"></a>243</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ? $_[0]</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="244"></a>244</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="245"></a>245</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="246"></a>246</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="247"></a>247</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="248"></a>248</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="249"></a>249</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="250"></a>250</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _POSINT $integer</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="251"></a>251</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="252"></a>252</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_POSINT&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="253"></a>253</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="254"></a>254</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a positive integer (of any length).</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="255"></a>255</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="256"></a>256</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the value as a convience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if the value is not a</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="257"></a>257</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">positive integer.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="258"></a>258</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="259"></a>259</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The name itself is derived from the XML schema constraint of the same</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="260"></a>260</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">name.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="261"></a>261</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="262"></a>262</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="263"></a>263</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="264"></a>264</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 82&micro;s">82&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_POSINT;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="265"></a>265</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _POSINT ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="266"></a>266</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and $_[0] =~ m/^[1-9]\d*$/) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="267"></a>267</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="268"></a>268</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="269"></a>269</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="270"></a>270</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="271"></a>271</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="272"></a>272</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _NONNEGINT $integer</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="273"></a>273</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="274"></a>274</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_NONNEGINT&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="275"></a>275</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to test to see if a value is</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="276"></a>276</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a non-negative integer (of any length). That is, a positive integer,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="277"></a>277</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">or zero.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="278"></a>278</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="279"></a>279</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the value as a convience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if the value is not a</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="280"></a>280</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">non-negative integer.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="281"></a>281</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="282"></a>282</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">As with other tests that may return false values, care should be taken</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="283"></a>283</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">to test via &quot;defined&quot; in boolean validy contexts.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="284"></a>284</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="285"></a>285</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  unless ( defined _NONNEGINT($value) ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="286"></a>286</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">     die &quot;Invalid value&quot;;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="287"></a>287</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="288"></a>288</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="289"></a>289</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The name itself is derived from the XML schema constraint of the same</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="290"></a>290</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">name.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="291"></a>291</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="292"></a>292</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="293"></a>293</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="294"></a>294</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 83&micro;s">83&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_NONNEGINT;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="295"></a>295</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _NONNEGINT ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="296"></a>296</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ! ref $_[0] and $_[0] =~ m/^(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$/) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="297"></a>297</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="298"></a>298</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="299"></a>299</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="300"></a>300</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="301"></a>301</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="302"></a>302</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _SCALAR \$scalar</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="303"></a>303</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="304"></a>304</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_SCALAR&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="305"></a>305</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a raw and unblessed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="306"></a>306</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;SCALAR&gt; reference, with content of non-zero length.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="307"></a>307</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="308"></a>308</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For a version that allows zero length C&lt;SCALAR&gt; references, see</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="309"></a>309</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">the C&lt;_SCALAR0&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="310"></a>310</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="311"></a>311</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;SCALAR&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="312"></a>312</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">if the value provided is not a C&lt;SCALAR&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="313"></a>313</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="314"></a>314</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="315"></a>315</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="316"></a>316</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 600ns">600ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_SCALAR;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="317"></a>317</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _SCALAR ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="318"></a>318</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (ref $_[0] eq 'SCALAR' and defined ${$_[0]} and ${$_[0]} ne '') ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="319"></a>319</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="320"></a>320</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="321"></a>321</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="322"></a>322</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="323"></a>323</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="324"></a>324</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _SCALAR0 \$scalar</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="325"></a>325</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="326"></a>326</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_SCALAR0&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="327"></a>327</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a raw and unblessed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="328"></a>328</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;SCALAR0&gt; reference, allowing content of zero-length.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="329"></a>329</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="330"></a>330</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For a simpler &quot;give me some content&quot; version that requires non-zero</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="331"></a>331</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">length, C&lt;_SCALAR&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="332"></a>332</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="333"></a>333</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;SCALAR&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="334"></a>334</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">if the value provided is not a C&lt;SCALAR&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="335"></a>335</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="336"></a>336</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="337"></a>337</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="338"></a>338</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 400ns">400ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_SCALAR0;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="339"></a>339</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _SCALAR0 ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="340"></a>340</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ref $_[0] eq 'SCALAR' ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="341"></a>341</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="342"></a>342</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="343"></a>343</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="344"></a>344</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="345"></a>345</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="346"></a>346</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _ARRAY $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="347"></a>347</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="348"></a>348</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_ARRAY&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="349"></a>349</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a raw and unblessed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="350"></a>350</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference containing B&lt;at least&gt; one element of any kind.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="351"></a>351</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="352"></a>352</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For a more basic form that allows zero length ARRAY references, see</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="353"></a>353</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">the C&lt;_ARRAY0&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="354"></a>354</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="355"></a>355</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="356"></a>356</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">if the value provided is not an C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="357"></a>357</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="358"></a>358</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="359"></a>359</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="360"></a>360</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 100ns">100ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_ARRAY;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="361"></a>361</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _ARRAY ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="362"></a>362</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (ref $_[0] eq 'ARRAY' and @{$_[0]}) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="363"></a>363</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="364"></a>364</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="365"></a>365</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="366"></a>366</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="367"></a>367</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="368"></a>368</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _ARRAY0 $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="369"></a>369</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="370"></a>370</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_ARRAY0&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="371"></a>371</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a raw and unblessed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="372"></a>372</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference, allowing C&lt;ARRAY&gt; references that contain no</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="373"></a>373</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">elements.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="374"></a>374</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="375"></a>375</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For a more basic &quot;An array of something&quot; form that also requires at</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="376"></a>376</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">least one element, see the C&lt;_ARRAY&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="377"></a>377</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="378"></a>378</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="379"></a>379</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">if the value provided is not an C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="380"></a>380</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="381"></a>381</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="382"></a>382</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="383"></a>383</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 200ns">200ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_ARRAY0;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="384"></a>384</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _ARRAY0 ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="385"></a>385</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ref $_[0] eq 'ARRAY' ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="386"></a>386</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="387"></a>387</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="388"></a>388</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="389"></a>389</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="390"></a>390</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="391"></a>391</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _ARRAYLIKE $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="392"></a>392</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="393"></a>393</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_ARRAYLIKE&gt; function tests whether a given scalar value can respond to</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="394"></a>394</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">array dereferencing.  If it can, the value is returned.  If it cannot,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="395"></a>395</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;_ARRAYLIKE&gt; returns C&lt;undef&gt;.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="396"></a>396</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="397"></a>397</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="398"></a>398</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="399"></a>399</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 100ns">100ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_ARRAYLIKE;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="400"></a>400</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _ARRAYLIKE {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="401"></a>401</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ref $_[0] and (</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="402"></a>402</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                (Scalar::Util::reftype($_[0]) eq 'ARRAY')</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="403"></a>403</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="404"></a>404</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                overload::Method($_[0], '@{}')</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="405"></a>405</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        )) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="406"></a>406</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="407"></a>407</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="408"></a>408</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="409"></a>409</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="410"></a>410</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="411"></a>411</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _HASH $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="412"></a>412</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="413"></a>413</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_HASH&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="414"></a>414</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a raw and unblessed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="415"></a>415</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;HASH&gt; reference with at least one entry.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="416"></a>416</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="417"></a>417</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For a version of this function that allows the C&lt;HASH&gt; to be empty,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="418"></a>418</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">see the C&lt;_HASH0&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="419"></a>419</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="420"></a>420</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;HASH&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="421"></a>421</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">if the value provided is not an C&lt;HASH&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="422"></a>422</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="423"></a>423</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="424"></a>424</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="425"></a>425</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 200ns">200ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_HASH;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="426"></a>426</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _HASH ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="427"></a>427</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' and scalar %{$_[0]}) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="428"></a>428</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="429"></a>429</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="430"></a>430</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="431"></a>431</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="432"></a>432</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="433"></a>433</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _HASH0 $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="434"></a>434</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="435"></a>435</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_HASH0&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="436"></a>436</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a raw and unblessed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="437"></a>437</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;HASH&gt; reference, regardless of the C&lt;HASH&gt; content.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="438"></a>438</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="439"></a>439</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For a simpler &quot;A hash of something&quot; version that requires at least one</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="440"></a>440</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">element, see the C&lt;_HASH&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="441"></a>441</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="442"></a>442</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;HASH&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="443"></a>443</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">if the value provided is not an C&lt;HASH&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="444"></a>444</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="445"></a>445</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="446"></a>446</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="447"></a>447</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 200ns">200ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_HASH0;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="448"></a>448</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _HASH0 ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="449"></a>449</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="450"></a>450</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="451"></a>451</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="452"></a>452</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="453"></a>453</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="454"></a>454</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="455"></a>455</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _HASHLIKE $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="456"></a>456</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="457"></a>457</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_HASHLIKE&gt; function tests whether a given scalar value can respond to</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="458"></a>458</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">hash dereferencing.  If it can, the value is returned.  If it cannot,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="459"></a>459</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;_HASHLIKE&gt; returns C&lt;undef&gt;.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="460"></a>460</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="461"></a>461</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="462"></a>462</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="463"></a>463</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 100ns">100ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_HASHLIKE;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="464"></a>464</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _HASHLIKE {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="465"></a>465</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and ref $_[0] and (</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="466"></a>466</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                (Scalar::Util::reftype($_[0]) eq 'HASH')</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="467"></a>467</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="468"></a>468</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                overload::Method($_[0], '%{}')</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="469"></a>469</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        )) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="470"></a>470</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="471"></a>471</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="472"></a>472</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="473"></a>473</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="474"></a>474</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="475"></a>475</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _CODE $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="476"></a>476</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="477"></a>477</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_CODE&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="478"></a>478</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a raw and unblessed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="479"></a>479</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;CODE&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="480"></a>480</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="481"></a>481</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;CODE&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="482"></a>482</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">if the value provided is not an C&lt;CODE&gt; reference.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="483"></a>483</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="484"></a>484</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="485"></a>485</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="486"></a>486</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 100ns">100ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_CODE;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="487"></a>487</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _CODE ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="488"></a>488</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ref $_[0] eq 'CODE' ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="489"></a>489</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="490"></a>490</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="491"></a>491</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="492"></a>492</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="493"></a>493</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="494"></a>494</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _CODELIKE $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="495"></a>495</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="496"></a>496</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_CODELIKE&gt; is the more generic version of C&lt;_CODE&gt;. Unlike C&lt;_CODE&gt;,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="497"></a>497</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">which checks for an explicit C&lt;CODE&gt; reference, the C&lt;_CODELIKE&gt; function</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="498"></a>498</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">also includes things that act like them, such as blessed objects that</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="499"></a>499</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">overload C&lt;'&amp;{}'&gt;.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="500"></a>500</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="501"></a>501</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Please note that in the case of objects overloaded with '&amp;{}', you will</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="502"></a>502</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">almost always end up also testing it in 'bool' context at some stage.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="503"></a>503</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="504"></a>504</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For example:</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="505"></a>505</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="506"></a>506</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  sub foo {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="507"></a>507</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      my $code1 = _CODELIKE(shift) or die &quot;No code param provided&quot;;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="508"></a>508</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      my $code2 = _CODELIKE(shift);</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="509"></a>509</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      if ( $code2 ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="510"></a>510</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">           print &quot;Got optional second code param&quot;;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="511"></a>511</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">      }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="512"></a>512</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="513"></a>513</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="514"></a>514</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">As such, you will most likely always want to make sure your class has</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="515"></a>515</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">at least the following to allow it to evaluate to true in boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="516"></a>516</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">context.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="517"></a>517</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="518"></a>518</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  # Always evaluate to true in boolean context</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="519"></a>519</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  use overload 'bool' =&gt; sub () { 1 };</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="520"></a>520</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="521"></a>521</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the callable value as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="522"></a>522</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">value provided is not callable.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="523"></a>523</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="524"></a>524</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Note - This function was formerly known as _CALLABLE but has been renamed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="525"></a>525</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">for greater symmetry with the other _XXXXLIKE functions.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="526"></a>526</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="527"></a>527</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The use of _CALLABLE has been deprecated. It will continue to work, but</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="528"></a>528</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">with a warning, until end-2006, then will be removed.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="529"></a>529</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="530"></a>530</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">I apologise for any inconvenience caused.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="531"></a>531</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="532"></a>532</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="533"></a>533</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="534"></a>534</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 100ns">100ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_CODELIKE;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="535"></a>535</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _CODELIKE($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="536"></a>536</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="537"></a>537</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                (Scalar::Util::reftype($_[0])||'') eq 'CODE'</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="538"></a>538</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                or</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="539"></a>539</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                Scalar::Util::blessed($_[0]) and overload::Method($_[0],'&amp;{}')</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="540"></a>540</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        )</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="541"></a>541</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="542"></a>542</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="543"></a>543</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="544"></a>544</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="545"></a>545</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="546"></a>546</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="547"></a>547</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _INVOCANT $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="548"></a>548</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="549"></a>549</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">This routine tests whether the given value is a valid method invocant.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="550"></a>550</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">This can be either an instance of an object, or a class name.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="551"></a>551</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="552"></a>552</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">If so, the value itself is returned.  Otherwise, C&lt;_INVOCANT&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="553"></a>553</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">returns C&lt;undef&gt;.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="554"></a>554</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="555"></a>555</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="556"></a>556</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="557"></a>557</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 67&micro;s">67&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_INVOCANT;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="558"></a>558</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _INVOCANT($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="559"></a>559</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="560"></a>560</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                (defined Scalar::Util::blessed($_[0])</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="561"></a>561</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                or      </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="562"></a>562</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                # We used to check for stash definedness, but any class-like name is a</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="563"></a>563</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                # valid invocant for UNIVERSAL methods, so we stopped. -- rjbs, 2006-07-02</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="564"></a>564</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                Params::Util::_CLASS($_[0]))</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="565"></a>565</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        ) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="566"></a>566</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="567"></a>567</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="568"></a>568</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="569"></a>569</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="570"></a>570</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="571"></a>571</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _INSTANCE $object, $class</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="572"></a>572</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="573"></a>573</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_INSTANCE&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="574"></a>574</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for an object of a particular class</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="575"></a>575</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">in a strictly correct manner.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="576"></a>576</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="577"></a>577</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the object itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if the value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="578"></a>578</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">provided is not an object of that type.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="579"></a>579</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="580"></a>580</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="581"></a>581</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="582"></a>582</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 300ns">300ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_INSTANCE;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="583"></a>583</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _INSTANCE ($$) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="584"></a>584</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (Scalar::Util::blessed($_[0]) and $_[0]-&gt;isa($_[1])) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="585"></a>585</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="586"></a>586</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="587"></a>587</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="588"></a>588</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="589"></a>589</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="590"></a>590</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _REGEX $value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="591"></a>591</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="592"></a>592</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_REGEX&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="593"></a>593</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a regular expression.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="594"></a>594</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="595"></a>595</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the value itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if the value</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="596"></a>596</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">provided is not a regular expression.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="597"></a>597</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="598"></a>598</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="599"></a>599</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="600"></a>600</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c3"><span title="Avg 200ns">200ns</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_REGEX;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="601"></a>601</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _REGEX ($) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="602"></a>602</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined $_[0] and 'Regexp' eq ref($_[0])) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="603"></a>603</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="604"></a>604</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="605"></a>605</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="606"></a>606</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="607"></a>607</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="608"></a>608</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _SET \@array, $class</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="609"></a>609</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="610"></a>610</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_SET&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="611"></a>611</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for set of at least one object of</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="612"></a>612</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a particular class in a strictly correct manner.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="613"></a>613</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="614"></a>614</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The set is provided as a reference to an C&lt;ARRAY&gt; of objects of the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="615"></a>615</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">class provided.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="616"></a>616</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="617"></a>617</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For an alternative function that allows zero-length sets, see the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="618"></a>618</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;_SET0&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="619"></a>619</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="620"></a>620</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="621"></a>621</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">the value provided is not a set of that class.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="622"></a>622</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="623"></a>623</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="624"></a>624</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="625"></a>625</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 76&micro;s">76&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_SET;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="626"></a>626</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _SET ($$) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="627"></a>627</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        my $set = shift;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="628"></a>628</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _ARRAY($set) or return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="629"></a>629</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        foreach my $item ( @$set ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="630"></a>630</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                _INSTANCE($item,$_[0]) or return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="631"></a>631</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="632"></a>632</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        $set;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="633"></a>633</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="634"></a>634</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="635"></a>635</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="636"></a>636</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="637"></a>637</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="638"></a>638</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _SET0 \@array, $class</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="639"></a>639</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="640"></a>640</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_SET0&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="641"></a>641</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test for a set of objects of a</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="642"></a>642</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">particular class in a strictly correct manner, allowing for zero objects.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="643"></a>643</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="644"></a>644</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The set is provided as a reference to an C&lt;ARRAY&gt; of objects of the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="645"></a>645</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">class provided.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="646"></a>646</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="647"></a>647</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For an alternative function that requires at least one object, see the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="648"></a>648</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">C&lt;_SET&gt; function.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="649"></a>649</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="650"></a>650</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Returns the C&lt;ARRAY&gt; reference itself as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="651"></a>651</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">the value provided is not a set of that class.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="652"></a>652</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="653"></a>653</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="654"></a>654</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="655"></a>655</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 75&micro;s">75&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_SET0;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="656"></a>656</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _SET0 ($$) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="657"></a>657</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        my $set = shift;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="658"></a>658</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        _ARRAY0($set) or return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="659"></a>659</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        foreach my $item ( @$set ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="660"></a>660</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                _INSTANCE($item,$_[0]) or return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="661"></a>661</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="662"></a>662</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        $set;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="663"></a>663</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="664"></a>664</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="665"></a>665</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="666"></a>666</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="667"></a>667</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="668"></a>668</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _HANDLE</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="669"></a>669</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="670"></a>670</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_HANDLE&gt; function is intended to be imported into your package,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="671"></a>671</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and provides a convenient way to test whether or not a single scalar</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="672"></a>672</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">value is a file handle.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="673"></a>673</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="674"></a>674</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Unfortunately, in Perl the definition of a file handle can be a little</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="675"></a>675</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">bit fuzzy, so this function is likely to be somewhat imperfect (at first</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="676"></a>676</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">anyway).</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="677"></a>677</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="678"></a>678</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">That said, it is implement as well or better than the other file handle</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="679"></a>679</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">detectors in existance (and we stole from the best of them).</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="680"></a>680</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="681"></a>681</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="682"></a>682</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="683"></a>683</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"># We're doing this longhand for now. Once everything is perfect,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="684"></a>684</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"># we'll compress this into something that compiles more efficiently.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="685"></a>685</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"># Further, testing file handles is not something that is generally</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="686"></a>686</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"># done millions of times, so doing it slowly is not a big speed hit.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="687"></a>687</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 144&micro;s">144&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_HANDLE;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="688"></a>688</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _HANDLE {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="689"></a>689</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        my $it = shift;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="690"></a>690</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="691"></a>691</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # It has to be defined, of course</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="692"></a>692</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        unless ( defined $it ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="693"></a>693</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="694"></a>694</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="695"></a>695</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="696"></a>696</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # Normal globs are considered to be file handles</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="697"></a>697</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        if ( ref $it eq 'GLOB' ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="698"></a>698</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return $it;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="699"></a>699</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="700"></a>700</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="701"></a>701</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # Check for a normal tied filehandle</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="702"></a>702</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # Side Note: 5.5.4's tied() and can() doesn't like getting undef</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="703"></a>703</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        if ( tied($it) and tied($it)-&gt;can('TIEHANDLE') ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="704"></a>704</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return $it;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="705"></a>705</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="706"></a>706</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="707"></a>707</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # There are no other non-object handles that we support</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="708"></a>708</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        unless ( Scalar::Util::blessed($it) ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="709"></a>709</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="710"></a>710</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="711"></a>711</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="712"></a>712</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # Check for a common base classes for conventional IO::Handle object</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="713"></a>713</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        if ( $it-&gt;isa('IO::Handle') ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="714"></a>714</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return $it;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="715"></a>715</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="716"></a>716</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="717"></a>717</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="718"></a>718</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # Check for tied file handles using Tie::Handle</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="719"></a>719</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        if ( $it-&gt;isa('Tie::Handle') ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="720"></a>720</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return $it;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="721"></a>721</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="722"></a>722</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="723"></a>723</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # IO::Scalar is not a proper seekable, but it is valid is a</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="724"></a>724</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # regular file handle</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="725"></a>725</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        if ( $it-&gt;isa('IO::Scalar') ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="726"></a>726</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return $it;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="727"></a>727</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="728"></a>728</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="729"></a>729</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # Yet another special case for IO::String, which refuses (for now</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="730"></a>730</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # anyway) to become a subclass of IO::Handle.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="731"></a>731</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        if ( $it-&gt;isa('IO::String') ) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="732"></a>732</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">                return $it;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="733"></a>733</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="734"></a>734</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="735"></a>735</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        # This is not any sort of object we know about</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="736"></a>736</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        return undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="737"></a>737</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="738"></a>738</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="739"></a>739</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="740"></a>740</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="741"></a>741</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="742"></a>742</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head2 _DRIVER $string</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="743"></a>743</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="744"></a>744</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  sub foo {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="745"></a>745</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">    my $class = _DRIVER(shift, 'My::Driver::Base') or die &quot;Bad driver&quot;;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="746"></a>746</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">    ...</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="747"></a>747</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">  }</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="748"></a>748</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="749"></a>749</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The C&lt;_DRIVER&gt; function is intended to be imported into your</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="750"></a>750</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">package, and provides a convenient way to load and validate</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="751"></a>751</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a driver class.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="752"></a>752</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="753"></a>753</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The most common pattern when taking a driver class as a parameter</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="754"></a>754</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">is to check that the name is a class (i.e. check against _CLASS)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="755"></a>755</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">and then to load the class (if it exists) and then ensure that</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="756"></a>756</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">the class returns true for the isa method on some base driver name.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="757"></a>757</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="758"></a>758</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Return the value as a convenience, or C&lt;undef&gt; if the value is not</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="759"></a>759</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">a class name, the module does not exist, the module does not load,</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="760"></a>760</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">or the class fails the isa test.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="761"></a>761</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="762"></a>762</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="763"></a>763</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="764"></a>764</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 91&micro;s">91&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">eval &lt;&lt;'END_PERL' unless defined &amp;_DRIVER;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="765"></a>765</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">sub _DRIVER ($$) {</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="766"></a>766</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">        (defined _CLASS($_[0]) and eval &quot;require $_[0];&quot; and ! $@ and $_[0]-&gt;isa($_[1]) and $_[0] ne $_[1]) ? $_[0] : undef;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="767"></a>767</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">}</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="768"></a>768</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">END_PERL</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="769"></a>769</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="770"></a>770</td><td class="c3">1</td><td class="c0"><span title="Avg 90&micro;s">90&micro;s</span></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">1;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="771"></a>771</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="772"></a>772</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=pod</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="773"></a>773</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="774"></a>774</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 TO DO</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="775"></a>775</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="776"></a>776</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">- Add _CAN to help resolve the UNIVERSAL::can debacle</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="777"></a>777</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="778"></a>778</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">- Would be even nicer if someone would demonstrate how the hell to</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="779"></a>779</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">build a Module::Install dist of the ::Util dual Perl/XS type. :/</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="780"></a>780</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="781"></a>781</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">- Implement an assertion-like version of this module, that dies on</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="782"></a>782</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">error.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="783"></a>783</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="784"></a>784</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">- Implement a Test:: version of this module, for use in testing</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="785"></a>785</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="786"></a>786</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 SUPPORT</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="787"></a>787</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="788"></a>788</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="789"></a>789</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="790"></a>790</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">L&lt;http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Params-Util&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="791"></a>791</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="792"></a>792</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">For other issues, contact the author.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="793"></a>793</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="794"></a>794</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 AUTHOR</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="795"></a>795</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="796"></a>796</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Adam Kennedy E&lt;lt&gt;adamk@cpan.orgE&lt;gt&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="797"></a>797</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="798"></a>798</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 SEE ALSO</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="799"></a>799</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="800"></a>800</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">L&lt;Params::Validate&gt;</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="801"></a>801</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="802"></a>802</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=head1 COPYRIGHT</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="803"></a>803</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="804"></a>804</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">Copyright 2005 - 2009 Adam Kennedy.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="805"></a>805</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="806"></a>806</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">This program is free software; you can redistribute</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="807"></a>807</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="808"></a>808</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="809"></a>809</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">The full text of the license can be found in the</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="810"></a>810</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">LICENSE file included with this module.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="811"></a>811</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="812"></a>812</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s">=cut</td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="Params__Util___ARRAYLIKE"></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 6&micro;s within Params::Util::_ARRAYLIKE which was called 5 times, avg 1&micro;s/call:
# 5 times (6&micro;s+0s) by Data::OptList::__is_a at <a href="Data-OptList-pm-block.html#146">line 146 of Data/OptList.pm</a>, avg 1&micro;s/call</div></div>sub Params::Util::_ARRAYLIKE; # xsub<br />        </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="Params__Util___CODELIKE"></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 46&micro;s within Params::Util::_CODELIKE which was called 69 times, avg 667ns/call:
# 31 times (15&micro;s+0s) by Data::OptList::__is_a at <a href="Data-OptList-pm-block.html#146">line 146 of Data/OptList.pm</a>, avg 497ns/call
# 30 times (17&micro;s+0s) by Sub::Exporter::default_generator at <a href="Sub-Exporter-pm-block.html#856">line 856 of Sub/Exporter.pm</a>, avg 577ns/call
#  7 times (12&micro;s+0s) by Sub::Exporter::_expand_group at <a href="Sub-Exporter-pm-block.html#481">line 481 of Sub/Exporter.pm</a>, avg 2&micro;s/call
#     once (900ns+0s) by Sub::Exporter::_do_import at <a href="Sub-Exporter-pm-block.html#771">line 771 of Sub/Exporter.pm</a></div></div>sub Params::Util::_CODELIKE; # xsub<br />        </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="Params__Util___HASHLIKE"></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 8&micro;s within Params::Util::_HASHLIKE which was called 5 times, avg 2&micro;s/call:
# 5 times (8&micro;s+0s) by Data::OptList::__is_a at <a href="Data-OptList-pm-block.html#146">line 146 of Data/OptList.pm</a>, avg 2&micro;s/call</div></div>sub Params::Util::_HASHLIKE; # xsub<br />        </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="Params__Util___SCALAR0"></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 8&micro;s within Params::Util::_SCALAR0 which was called 8 times, avg 1&micro;s/call:
# 7 times (7&micro;s+0s) by Sub::Exporter::_expand_group at <a href="Sub-Exporter-pm-block.html#481">line 481 of Sub/Exporter.pm</a>, avg 1&micro;s/call
#    once (900ns+0s) by Sub::Exporter::__ANON__[/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/Sub/Exporter.pm:544] at <a href="Sub-Exporter-pm-block.html#536">line 536 of Sub/Exporter.pm</a></div></div>sub Params::Util::_SCALAR0; # xsub<br />        </td></tr>
<tr><td class="h"><a name="Params__Util__bootstrap"></a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td class="s"><div class="calls"><div class="calls_in"># spent 51&micro;s within Params::Util::bootstrap which was called
#    once (51&micro;s+0s) by DynaLoader::bootstrap at <a href="DynaLoader-pm-block.html#227">line 227 of DynaLoader.pm</a></div></div>sub Params::Util::bootstrap; # xsub<br />        </td></tr>
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