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| author | Jesse Luehrs <doy@tozt.net> | 2011-08-30 00:08:34 -0500 |
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| committer | Jesse Luehrs <doy@tozt.net> | 2011-08-30 00:11:26 -0500 |
| commit | 7ef54f40657ca05b95a31e7c81c28c2446b2cf37 (patch) | |
| tree | d8d5e809c82ae1237f041739a785771a9ab561d9 /lib/Package/Stash.pm | |
| parent | fcc593391ce79d11386af5064dd216682e6f843f (diff) | |
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better test for scalar existence
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diff --git a/lib/Package/Stash.pm b/lib/Package/Stash.pm index 3a79c2c..532a85d 100644 --- a/lib/Package/Stash.pm +++ b/lib/Package/Stash.pm @@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ to the variable names (basically, a clone of the stash). =over 4 +=item * Prior to perl 5.10, scalar slots are only considered to exist if they are defined + +This is due to a shortcoming within perl itself. See +L<perlref/Making References> point 7 for more information. + =item * GLOB and FORMAT variables are not (yet) accessible through this module. =item * Also, see the BUGS section for the specific backends (L<Package::Stash::XS> and L<Package::Stash::PP>) |