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Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProhibitAmpersandSigils(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProhibitAmpersandSigils(3pm)

NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProhibitAmpersandSigils - Don't call functions with a leading ampersand sigil.

AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DESCRIPTION

Since Perl 5, the ampersand sigil is completely optional when invoking subroutines. It also turns off checking of subroutine prototypes. It's easily confused with the bitwise 'and' operator. 

  @result = &some_function(); # not ok
  @result = some_function();  # ok

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

2018-07-27 perl v5.26.2