Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProhibitPerl4PackageNames(3)
NAME
Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProhibitPerl4PackageNames - Use double
colon (::) to separate package name components instead of single quotes
(').
AFFILIATION
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
DESCRIPTION
Perl 5 kept single quotes ("'") as package component separators in
order to remain backward compatible with prior "perl"s, but advocated
using double colon ("::") instead. In the more than a decade since
Perl 5, double colons have been overwhelmingly adopted and most people
are not even aware that the single quote can be used in this manner.
So, unless you're trying to obfuscate your code, don't use them.
package Foo::Bar::Baz; #ok
package Foo'Bar'Baz; #not ok
CONFIGURATION
This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.
SEE ALSO
perlmod(1)
AUTHOR
Elliot Shank "<perl@galumph.com>"
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Elliot Shank.
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.
perl v5.28.2 Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProhibitPerl4PackageNames(3)
perl-critic 1.134.0 - Generated Thu Jun 6 11:23:58 CDT 2019