NAME

       Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProhibitMatchVars - Avoid "$`", "$&", "$'" and their
       English equivalents.

AFFILIATION

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

DESCRIPTION

       Using the "match variables" "$`", $&, and/or "$'" can significantly degrade the
       performance of a program.  This policy forbids using them or their English equivalents.
       See perldoc English or PBP page 82 for more information.

       It used to forbid plain "use English;" because it ends up causing the performance side-
       effects of the match variables.  However, the message emitted for that situation was not
       at all clear and there is now
       Perl::Critic::Policy::Modules::RequireNoMatchVarsWithUseEnglish, which addresses this
       situation directly.

CONFIGURATION

       This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

AUTHOR

       Chris Dolan <cdolan@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Chris Dolan.

       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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