NAME

       Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProhibitAugmentedAssignmentInDeclaration - Do not write "
       my $foo .= 'bar'; ".

AFFILIATION

       This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DESCRIPTION

       Variable declarations that also do initialization with '=' are common.  Perl also allows
       you to use operators like '.=', '+=', etc., but it it is more clear to not do so.

           my $foo .= 'bar';              # same as my $foo = 'bar';
           our $foo *= 2;                 # same as our $foo = 0;
           my ( $foo, $bar ) += ( 1, 2 ); # same as my ( $foo, $bar ) = ( undef, 2 );
           local $Carp::CarpLevel += 1;   # same as local $Carp::CarpLevel = 1;
           state $foo += 2;               # adds 2 every time it's encountered

       Such constructs are usually the result of botched cut-and-paste, and often are bugs. Some
       produce warnings.

CONFIGURATION

       This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

AUTHOR

       Mike O'Regan

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2011 Mike O'Regan.  All rights reserved.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file
       included with this module.

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