Subroutine | Description | Available From |
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all( ) | Returns true if all its arguments are true (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
anon_scalar( ) | Returns a reference to an anonymous scalar (see Chapters 15 and 16) | Class::Std::Utils |
any( ) | Returns true if any of its arguments are true (see Chapters 4 and 8) | List::MoreUtils |
apply( ) | Applies a transformation to its list of arguments (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
blessed( ) | Returns true if its argument is a reference to a blessed object (see Chapter 8) | Scalar::Util |
carp( ) | Prints a warning like warn does, but reports it from the caller's location (see Chapters 2, 6, 9, and 13) | Carp |
cmp_these( ) | Times a set of alternative code fragments and compares the results in a table (see Chapter 19) | Benchmark |
croak( ) | Throws an exception like die does, but reports it from the caller's location (see Chapters 2, 6, 9, and 13) | Carp |
first( ) | Returns the first of its arguments that satisfies some test (see Chapters 2 and 8) | List::Util |
first_index( ) | Returns the index of the first of its arguments that satisfies some test (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
form( ) | Formats data into fixed-field reports (see Chapters 5 and 19) | Perl6::Form |
ident( ) | Returns a unique identifier for an object (see Chapters 15 and 16) | Class::Std::Utils |
interactive( ) | Returns an output filehandle that ignores output unless the current process is interactive (see Chapter 10) | IO::Interactive |
is( ) | Tests whether its arguments are equal and reports accordingly (see Chapters 17 and 18) | Test::More |
is_interactive( ) | Returns true if the current process is interactive (see Chapter 10) | IO::Interactive |
is_weak( ) | Returns true if its argument is a reference that is invisible to the garbage collector (see Chapter 8) | Scalar::Util |
looks_like_number( ) | Returns true if the argument is something Perl could convert to a number (see Chapter 8) | Scalar::Util |
make_sorter( ) | Generates efficient sorting routines (see Chapter 8) | Sort::Maker |
max( ) | Returns the maximum of a list of numbers (see Chapters 2 and 8) | List::Util |
maxstr( ) | Returns the lexicographically last value from a list of strings (see Chapter 8) | List::Util |
memoize( ) | Causes a subroutine to cache its return values (see Chapter 19) | Memoize |
min( ) | Returns the minimum of a list of numbers (see Chapter 8) | List::Util |
minstr( ) | Returns the lexicographically first value from a list of strings (see Chapter 8) | List::Util |
none( ) | Returns true if none of its arguments is true (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
notall( ) | Returns true if any of its arguments is false (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
ok( ) | Tests whether a condition is true and reports accordingly (see Chapters 17 and 18) | Test::Simple |
openhandle( ) | Returns true if its argument is an open filehandle (see Chapter 8) | Scalar::Util |
pairwise( ) | Applies a specified binary operation between corresponding elements of two arrays (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
prompt( ) | Prints a prompt, reads some input, verifies it, and returns it (see Chapters 10 and 17) | IO::Prompt |
qv( ) | Creates a version number object (see Chapter 17) | version |
readonly( ) | Returns true if its argument is not assignable (see Chapter 8) | Scalar::Util |
read_file( ) | Reads and returns the entire contents of a file (see Chapters 8 and 10) | File::Slurp |
reduce( ) | Applies a specified binary operation between every adjacent element in a list (see Chapter 8) | List::Util |
refaddr( ) | Returns the address of a reference, as an integer (see Chapters 8 and 15) | Scalar::Util |
reftype( ) | Returns a string representing the underlying type of a reference (see Chapter 8) | Scalar::Util |
shuffle( ) | Returns its arguments in a (pseudo)random order (see Chapter 8) | List::Util |
size( ) | Returns the amount of memory used to store the data in its argument (see Chapter 19) | Devel::Size |
slurp( ) | Reads the entire contents of a file (see Chapters 10 and 17) | Perl6::Slurp |
sum( ) | Returns the numeric sum of its arguments (see Chapter 8) | List::Util |
tainted( ) | Returns true if its argument is tainted (see Chapter 8) | Scalar::Util |
total_size( ) | Returns the amount of memory used to store the data and implementation of its argument (see Chapter 19) | Devel::Size |
uniq( ) | Returns its list of arguments with any duplicates removed (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
usleep( ) | Sleeps a specified number of microseconds (see Chapter 8) | Time::HiRes |
weaken( ) | Hides a reference from the garbage collector (see Chapters 8 and 11) | Scalar::Util |
zip( ) | Interleaves values from two or more arrays (see Chapter 8) | List::MoreUtils |
