Scalar::Util - Port of Perl 5's Scalar::Util 1.49
use Scalar::Util <blessed dualvar isdual readonly refaddr reftype
isvstring looks_like_number>
Scalar::Util contains a selection of subroutines that people have expressed would be nice to have in the perl core, but the usage would not really be high enough to warrant the use of a keyword, and the size would be so small that being individual extensions would be wasteful.
By default Scalar::Util does not export any subroutines.
my $class = blessed( $object );
Returns the name of the class of the object.
my $addr = refaddr( $object );
Returns the internal memory address of the object as a plain integer. Please note that Perl 6 implementations do not require the memory address of an object to be constant: in fact, with MoarVM as a back end, any longer living object will have its memory address changed over its lifetime.
my $type = reftype( $object );
For objects performing the Positional role, ARRAY will be returned. For objects performing the Associative role, HASH will be returned. Otherwise Nil will be returned.
my $var = dualvar( $num, $string );
Returns a scalar that has the value $num when used as a number and the value $string when used as a string.
$foo = dualvar 10, "Hello";
$num = $foo + 2; # 12
$str = $foo . " world"; # Hello world
my $dual = isdual( $var );
If $var is a scalar that has both numeric and string values, the result is true.
$foo = dualvar 86, "Nix";
$dual = isdual($foo); # True
my $vstring = isvstring( $var );
Returns whether $var is a Version object.
$vs = v49.46.48;
$isver = isvstring($vs); # True
my $isnum = looks_like_number( $var );
Returns true if $var can be coerced to a number.
my $ro = readonly( $var );
Returns true if $var is readonly (aka does not have a container).
sub foo(\value) { readonly(value) }
$readonly = foo($bar); # False
$readonly = foo(0); # True
It did not make sense to port the following functions to Perl 6, as they pertain to specific Pumpkin Perl 5 internals.
weaken isweak unweaken openhandle set_prototype tainted
Attempting to import these functions will result in a compilation error with hopefully targeted feedback. Attempt to call these functions using the fully qualified name (e.g. Scalar::Util::weaken($a)) will result in a run time error with the same feedback.
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Elizabeth Mattijsen liz@wenzperl.nl
Source can be located at: https://github.com/lizmat/Scalar-Util . Comments and Pull Requests are welcome.
Copyright 2018 Elizabeth Mattijsen
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.
Re-imagined from the Perl 5 version as part of the CPAN Butterfly Plan. Perl 5 version originally developed by Graham Barr, subsequently maintained by Matthijs van Duin, cPanel and Paul Evans.