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# [%](#nav-top)
# [%](#charnav-top)


<a id="percent"/><a id="percent-sigil"/>
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% Perl 6 Tablets Appendix B - Thematically Grouped Index


[Variables](#nav-top)
=========


[Sigils](#nav-top)
------
* [Variables](#variables)
* [Sigils](#sigils)
* [Twigils](#twigils)
* [Special](#special-var) : [Match](#special-var-match), [Global](#special-var-global), [Compiler](#special-var-compiler), [POD](#special-var-pod), [Slang](#special-var-slang)
* [Constants](#constants)
* [Scope](#variable-scope): [Declarator](#variable-scope-decalarator)
* [Type](#variable-type): [Undefined](#variable-type-undefined), [Immutable](#variable-type-immutable), [Mutable](#variable-type-mutable), [Low Level](#variable-type-low-level), [Introspection](#variable-type-introspection)
* Operators
* Precedence
* Associativity
* Categories: Main, Regex
* Meta
* Unicode
* Contextualizers
* Junctions
* Sets
* Smartmatch
* Files Tests
* Quoting
* Text
* Regex

<a id="variables"/>

# [Variables](#nav-top)


<a id="sigils"/>

## [Sigils](#nav-top)

All variables in Perl begin with a [sigil](appendix-g-glossary#sigil).
They mark the 3 primary var types.
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[contextualizers](#contextualizers), that force different contexts,
but there are much more different contexts then 4.

<a id="twigils"/>

[Twigils](#nav-top)
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-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------


<a id="special-var"/>

[Special Variables](#nav-top)
-----------------

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[`$!`](appendix-a-index#exclamation-var) error msg
---------------------------------------- ------------------------

<a id="special-var-match"/>

### [Match Variables](#nav-top) ###

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[`@()`](appendix-a-index#round-brackets-var) array that holds $0 .. $9 and rest and positional submatches
------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<a id="special-var-global"/>

### [Global Variables](#nav-top) ###

context variable, default global (run time), any of them are now
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$*DEBUGGING &nbsp;
------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------

<a id="special-var-compiler"/>

### [Compiler Hint Variables](#nav-top) ###

compiler constants (fixed at compile time)
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[`$?TABSTOP`](appendix-a-index#TABSTOP-compiler-var)
----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------

<a id="special-var-pod"/>

### [POD Variables](#nav-top) ###

File-[scoped](appendix-g-glossary#scope) [POD](basic-syntax#pod) data
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[`@=COMMENT`](appendix-a-index#COMMENT-pod-var) All the comment blocks in the file
------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------

<a id="special-var-slang"/>


### [Slang Variables](#nav-top) ###

sublanguage seen by the parser at this lexical spot
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[`$~P5Regex`](appendix-a-index#P5Regex-slang-var) the current root of the Perl regex language
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------

<a id="constants"/>

[Constants](#nav-top)
---------
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[pi](appendix-a-index#pi-constant) 3.14159265394248 [ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter](appendix-g-glossary#pi)
---------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------------------------

<a id="variable-scope"/>

[Scope](#nav-top)
-----
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SUPER Package symbols declared in inherited classes
------ -----------------------------------------------------

<a id="variable-scope-declarator"/>

### Declarator ###
### [Declarator](#nav-top)

------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
[`my`](appendix-a-index#my) introduces lexically [scoped](appendix-g-glossary#scope) names
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------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------


<a id="variable-type"/>

## [Value Types](#nav-top)

Value Types
-----------

In Perl 6 any variable and value is an object. Here's a list of all
different types of values, represented my different classes or
roles. The [routine types](ap-b-lookup#routine-types) are in a
different section.

### Undefined types ###
<a id="variable-type-undefined"/>

### [Undefined types](#nav-top)

------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
[Mu](appendix-a-index#Mu-type) Most Undefined
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Widget Any Widget object
------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------

<a id="variable-type-immutable"/>


### Immutable types ###
### [Immutable types](#nav-top)

------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------
[Str](appendix-a-index#Str-type) Perl string (finite sequence of Unicode characters)
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[HardRoutine](appendix-a-index#HardRoutine-type) a routine that is committed to not changing
------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------

<a id="variable-type-mutable"/>


### Mutable types ###
### [Mutable types](#nav-top)

------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
[Iterator](appendix-a-index#Iterator-type) Perl list
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[SoftRoutine](appendix-a-index#SoftRoutine-type) a routine that is committed to staying mutable
------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------

<a id="variable-type-low-level"/>

### [Low level data types](#nav-top)

Low level data types
--------------------

This is more low level than the last table. These types are more meant
to give the compiler optimizing hints.
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buf64 a uint64 buffer
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<a id="variable-type-introspection"/>

Object Introspection
--------------------
## [Object Introspection](#nav-top)

Every value in P6 is an [object](appendix-g-glossary#object) and has
following [methods](appendix-g-glossary#method) to tell more about itself.
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[WHENCE](appendix-a-index#WHENCE-introspection) autovivification of closures
----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------


<a id="operators"/>

[Operators](#nav-top)
=========

<a id="operator-precedence"/>

[Table of Precedence](#nav-top)
-------------------

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N Terminator [`;`](appendix-a-index#semicolon) [`{...}`](appendix-a-index#curly-brackets) [`unless`](appendix-a-index#unless) `extra ) ] }`
-- ----------------- ----------------------------------------------------


<a id="operators-associativity"/>

[Operator Associativity](#nav-top)
----------------------
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