Data::Show(3) Dump data structures with name and point-of-origin

VERSION

This document describes Data::Show version 0.002004

SYNOPSIS


use Data::Show;
show %foo;
show @bar;
show (
@bar,
$baz,
);
show $baz;
show $ref;
show @bar[do{1..2;}];
show 2*3;
show 'a+b';
show 100 * sqrt length $baz;
show $foo{q[;{{{]};

DESCRIPTION

This module provides a simple wrapper around the Data::Dump module.

A call to "show" data-dumps its arguments, prefaced by a divider line that reports the arguments and the file and line from which "show()" was called.

For example, the code in the SYNOPSIS would produce something like: 

    ======(  %foo  )========================[ 'demo.pl', line 11 ]======
        { foo => 1, food => 'b', foon => [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] }
    ======(  @bar  )========================[ 'demo.pl', line 12 ]======
        ["b", "a", "r"]
    ======(  @bar, $baz,  )=================[ 'demo.pl', line 13 ]======
        ("b", "a", "r", "baz")
    ======(  $baz  )========================[ 'demo.pl', line 17 ]======
        "baz"
    ======(  $ref  )========================[ 'demo.pl', line 18 ]======
        ["b", "a", "r"]
    ======(  @bar[do{1..2;}]  )=============[ 'demo.pl', line 19 ]======
        ("a", "r")
    ======(  2*3  )=========================[ 'demo.pl', line 20 ]======
        6
    ======(  'a+b'  )=======================[ 'demo.pl', line 21 ]======
        "a+b"
    ======(  100 * sqrt length $baz  )======[ 'demo.pl', line 22 ]======
        "173.205080756888"
    ======(  $foo{q[;{{{]}  )===============[ 'demo.pl', line 23 ]======
        undef
    ======(  'foo' ~~ m/;{\/{/  )===========[ 'demo.pl', line 25 ]======
        ""

INTERFACE

"show()"
This is the only subroutine provided by the module. It is always exported.

"show()" can be called with any number of arguments and data-dumps them all with a suitable header indicating the arguments' names, and the file and line from which "show()" was called.

"show()" does not return a useful value.

DIAGNOSTICS

None, apart from those provided by Data::Dump;

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Data::Show requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES

Only works under Perl 5.10 and later.

Requires the Data::Dump module.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

Uses sophisticated regexes to parse out the argument list from the source. Hence subject to the usual limitations of this technique (namely, that it may get the argument list wrong occasionally).

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to "[email protected]", or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org>.

AUTHOR

Damian Conway "<[email protected]>"

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2010, Damian Conway "<[email protected]>". All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

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