Variable::Magic - Associate user-defined magic to variables from Perl.
VERSION
- Version 0.41
+ Version 0.45
SYNOPSIS
use Variable::Magic qw/wizard cast VMG_OP_INFO_NAME/;
"VMG_UVAR"
When this constant is true, you can use the "fetch,store,exists,delete"
- callbacks on hashes.
+ callbacks on hashes. Initial VMG_UVAR capability was introduced in perl
+ 5.9.5, with a fully functional implementation shipped with perl 5.10.0.
"VMG_COMPAT_ARRAY_PUSH_NOLEN"
True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when you push an element in a
True for perls that don't call 'len' magic when taking the "length" of a
magical scalar.
+ "VMG_COMPAT_GLOB_GET"
+ True for perls that call 'get' magic for operations on globs.
+
"VMG_PERL_PATCHLEVEL"
The perl patchlevel this module was built with, or 0 for non-debugging
perls.
this destructor won't be called because the wizard will be destroyed
first.
+ In order to define magic on hash members, you need at least perl 5.10.0
+ (see "VMG_UVAR")
+
DEPENDENCIES
perl 5.8.
+ A C compiler. This module may happen to build with a C++ compiler as
+ well, but don't rely on it, as no guarantee is made in this regard.
+
Carp (standard since perl 5), XSLoader (standard since perl 5.006).
Copy tests need Tie::Array (standard since perl 5.005) and Tie::Hash