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