
Safe::Caller - A nicer interface to the built-in caller()

package abc;
use Safe::Caller;
$caller = Safe::Caller->new;
a();
sub a { b() }
sub b {
print $caller->{subroutine}->();
if ($caller->called_from_subroutine('abc::a')) { # do stuff }
}


$caller = Safe::Caller->new(1);
Supplying how many frames to go back while running "caller" in perlfunc is optional. By default (if no suitable value is supplied) 1 will be assumed. The default will be shared among all method calls (accessors & verification routines); the accessors may optionally accept a frame as parameter, whereas verification routines (called_from_*()) don't.

$caller->{package}->();
$caller->{filename}->();
$caller->{line}->();
$caller->{subroutine}->();
$caller->{hasargs}->();
$caller->{wantarray}->();
$caller->{evaltext}->();
$caller->{is_require}->();
$caller->{hints}->();
$caller->{bitmask}->();
See "caller" in perlfunc for the values they are supposed to return.
Checks whether the current sub was called within the appropriate package.
$caller->called_from_package('main');
Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.
Checks whether the current sub was called within the appropriate filename.
$caller->called_from_filename('foobar.pl');
Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.
Checks whether the current sub was called on the appropriate line.
$caller->called_from_line(13);
Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.
Checks whether the current sub was called by the appropriate subroutine.
$caller->called_from_subroutine('foo');
Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.

"caller" in perlfunc, Perl6::Caller, Devel::Caller, Sub::Caller

Steven Schubiger <schubiger@cpan.org>

This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.