NAME

       Hash::Case::Preserve - hash with enforced lower cased keys

INHERITANCE

        Hash::Case::Preserve
          is a Hash::Case
          is a Tie::StdHash

SYNOPSIS

        use Hash::Case::Preserve;
        tie my(%cphash), 'Hash::Case::Preserve';
        $cphash{StraNGeKeY} = 3;
        print keys %cphash;         # StraNGeKeY
        print $cphash{strangekey};  # 3
        print $cphash{STRANGEKEY};  # 3

DESCRIPTION

       Hash::Case::Preserve extends Hash::Case, which lets you play various trics with hash keys. This extension
       implements a fake hash which is case-insentive. The keys are administered in the casing as they were
       used: case-insensitive but case-preserving.

       Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Hash::Case.

METHODS

       Extends "METHODS" in Hash::Case.

   Constructors
       Extends "Constructors" in Hash::Case.

       $obj->addHashData(HASH)
           Inherited, see "Constructors" in Hash::Case

       $obj->addPairs(PAIRS)
           Inherited, see "Constructors" in Hash::Case

       $obj->setHash(HASH)
           Inherited, see "Constructors" in Hash::Case

       tie(HASH, 'Hash::Case::Preserve', [VALUES,] OPTIONS)
           Define  HASH  to  be case insensitive, but case preserving.  The hash is initialized with the VALUES,
           specified as ref-array (passing a list of key-value pairs) or ref-hash.

           OPTIONS is a list of key/value pairs, which specify how the hash must handle  preservation.   Current
           options:

            -Option--Default
             keep    'LAST'

           keep => 'FIRST' | 'LAST'
             Which  casing  is the preferred casing?  The FIRST appearance or the LAST.  Only stores will affect
             the casing, deletes will undo the definition.  Defaults to LAST, which is slightly faster.

SEE ALSO

       This module is part of Hash-Case  distribution  version  1.05,  built  on  February  06,  2020.  Website:
       http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

LICENSE

       Copyrights 2002-2020 by [Mark Overmeer <markov@cpan.org>]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.

       This  program  is  free  software;  you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
       itself.  See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/

perl v5.36.0                                       2022-10-13                          Hash::Case::Preserve(3pm)