PPI::Token.3pm

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Version: 2007-10-22 (mandriva - 01/05/08)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

NAME

PPI::Token - A single token of Perl source code

INHERITANCE

   PPI::Token
   isa PPI::Element
 
 

DESCRIPTION

"PPI::Token" is the abstract base class for all Tokens. In PPI terms, a ``Token'' is a PPI::Element that directly represents bytes of source code.

METHODS


set_content $string


set_content $string

The "set_content" method allows to set/change the string that the "PPI::Token" object represents.

Returns the string you set the Token to

add_content $string


add_content $string

The "add_content" method allows you to add additional bytes of code to the end of the Token.

Returns the new full string after the bytes have been added.

length

The "length" method returns the length of the string in a Token.