Provided by: libsymbol-global-name-perl_0.05-4_all bug

NAME

       Symbol::Global::Name - finds name and type of a global variable

SYNOPSIS

           package My;
           our $VERSION = '0.1';

           use Symbol::Global::Name;
           print Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION );

           # prints '$My::VERSION'

DESCRIPTION

       Lookups symbol table to find an element by reference.

METHODS

   find
           Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION );
           Symbol::Global::Name->find( \$VERSION, package => 'My::Package' );
           Symbol::Global::Name->find( reference => \$VERSION );
           Symbol::Global::Name->find( reference => \$VERSION, package => 'My::Package' );

       Takes a reference and optional package name. Returns name of the referenced variable as
       long as it's in the package or sub-package and it's a global variable. Returned name is
       prefixed with type sigil, eg. '$', '@', '%', '&' or '*'.

AUTHOR

       Ruslan Zakirov <ruz@bestpractical.com>

LICENSE

       Under the same terms as perl itself.