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S-Lang Interface Package 1.9.4 (Default branch)
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Package::Reaper(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Package::Reaper(3) NAME
Package::Reaper - pseudo-garbage-collection for packages VERSION
version 0.103 SYNOPSIS
use Package::Generator; use Package::Reaper; { my $package = Package::Generator->new_package; my $reaper = Package::Reaper->new($package); ... } # at this point, $package stash has been deleted DESCRIPTION
This module allows you to create simple objects which, when destroyed, delete a given package. This lets you approximate lexically scoped packages. INTERFACE
new my $reaper = Package::Reaper->new($package); This returns the newly generated package reaper. When the reaper goes out of scope and is garbage collected, it will delete the symbol table entry for the package. package my $package = $reaper->package; This method returns the package which will be reaped. is_armed if ($reaper->is_armed) { ... } This method returns true if the reaper is armed and false otherwise. Reapers always start out armed. A disarmed reaper will not actually reap when destroyed. disarm $reaper->disarm; This method disarms the reaper, so that it will not reap the package when it is destoryed. arm $reaper->arm; This method arms the reaper, so that it will reap its package when it is destroyed. By default, new reapers are armed. AUTHOR
Ricardo SIGNES, "<rjbs@cpan.org>" BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-package-generator@rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org>. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes. COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2006 Ricardo Signes, all rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. perl v5.16.3 2009-07-09 Package::Reaper(3)