=head1 Perl 6 table index This is the POD version of http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?perl_table_index =head1 AUTHORS This POD was generated by Ahmad M. Zawawi via the tool: http://svn.perlide.org/padre/trunk/Padre-Plugin-Perl6/parse_perl6_table_index.pl For authors of the original wiki place, see: http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?action=revision_list;page_name=perl_table_index =head1 LICENSE Copyright (c) 2006-2009 under the same (always latest) license(s) used by the Perl 6 /src branch of the Pugs trunk. =head1 Table index =head2 C<<< ! >>> =over =item - logical negation, forces binary context; =item (twigil) - twigil of private class and object variables =back =head2 C<<< !! >>> =over =item - second Part of the ternary (conditional) operator after ?? =back =head2 C<<< !!! >>> =over =item (yadda op) - yadda Operator that calles die =back =head2 C<<< !< >>> =over =item - not less, synonym for ">=" =back =head2 C<<< !<= >>> =over =item - not less or equal, weird synonym for ">" =back =head2 C<<< != >>> =over =item - compare op, true if numeric unequal, short for "!==" =back =head2 C<<< !=:= >>> =over =item - compare op, tests negated on binding =back =head2 C<<< !== >>> =over =item - compare op, tests inequality in numeric context, negated form =back =head2 C<<< !=== >>> =over =item - compare op, tests identity, negated form =back =head2 C<<< !> >>> =over =item - synonym for "<=" =back =head2 C<<< !>= >>> =over =item - synonym for "<" =back =head2 C<<< !eq >>> =over =item - synonym for "ne" =back =head2 C<<< !eqv >>> =over =item - negated form of dynamic equivalence =back =head2 C<<< !ge >>> =over =item - synonym for "lt" =back =head2 C<<< !gt >>> =over =item - synonym for "le" =back =head2 C<<< !le >>> =over =item - synonym for "gt" =back =head2 C<<< !lt >>> =over =item - synonym for "ge" =back =head2 C<<< !~~ >>> =over =item - negated smartmatch operator =back =head2 C<<< "" >>> =over =item (quoting op) - double quoting, interpolate with :s, :a, :h, :f, :c, :b (all vars, functions, blocks, control chars), alias to qq//* =back =head2 C<<< # >>> =over =item - starts a comment that continues to the end of the line or bracket =back =head2 C<<< $ >>> =over =item (sigil) - prefix of scalar vars, operator to force scalar context =item (regex Metachar) - end of the string =back =head2 C<<< $$ >>> =over =item (regex Metachar) - end of a line =back =head2 C<<< % >>> =over =item (sigil) - prefix of hash variables =item - gives remainder of a modulo division, forces numeric context =back =head2 C<<< & >>> =over =item (conext op) - sigil of coderefs =item - junctive and, requires that all conditions are met =back =head2 C<<< && >>> =over =item - logical and, conditonal statements, ends evaluation on the first false expression, returns boolean result =back =head2 C<<< '' >>> =over =item (quoting op) - simple quoting, just / and ' needs o be quoted, alias to q// =back =head2 C<<< () >>> =over =item - grouping of values (parameters) =item (regex Metachar) - encompass a subregex/submatch =back =head2 C<<< * >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - multiplies numbers and forces numeric context on parameters; =item (term) - synonym for Inf (Whatever) in connection with a Range operator (".."); marks the end of an array in a slice operator so that negative indices access array elements relative to one beyond the final element =item - marks as prefix slurpy arrays in signatures =item (twigil) - secondary sigil of global variables =back =head2 C<<< ** >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - raises a number to a power and forces numeric context =item (regex Metachar) - multiplies char or group like x (scalar strig op) outside of regex, (ha)**3 equals (hahaha) =back =head2 C<<< + >>> =over =item (conext op), (scalar num op) - forces numeric context of values and adds results =back =head2 C<<< +& >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - bitwise and, numeric context =back =head2 C<<< ++ >>> =over =item (prefix & suffix op) - generic autoincrement, calls internal iterator of that object, before (prefix) or after (suffix) the evaluation of the surrounding term =back =head2 C<<< +< >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - shift left in numeric kontext =back =head2 C<<< +> >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - shift right in numeric kontext =back =head2 C<<< +^ >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - bitwise xor in numeric context =back =head2 C<<< +| >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - bitwise or in numeric context =back =head2 C<<< , >>> =over =item - list generating operator =back =head2 C<<< - >>> =over =item - forces numeric context and subtract =back =head2 C<<< -- >>> =over =item (prefix & suffix op) - generic autodecrement, calls internal iterator of that object, before (prefix) or after (suffix) the evaluation of the surrounding term =back =head2 C<<< --> >>> =over =item - alternative syntax to type a parameter =back =head2 C<<< . >>> =over =item - secondary sigil for public accessors (getter/setter) =item (regex Metachar) - really any character (unlike Perl 5) =back =head2 C<<< .. >>> =over =item - range generating operator; range object in scalar context, see smartmatch table =back =head2 C<<< ... >>> =over =item (yadda op) - yadda Operator that calles fail (exception) =back =head2 C<<< / >>> =over =item - division, numeric context =back =head2 C<<< // >>> =over =item - err operator, returns the first defined value =back =head2 C<<< : >>> =over =item - pair generation operator =item (filetest op) - start of all file text ops, syntax: ":" ~ one () =item (twigil) - for autogenerated named parameters of a block =item - converts (decimal) numbers to another base, number of base follows after the ":" =item - marks as prefix named parameter in a signature =item - (flow control) - endchar of all labels, jou can jump to (see also goto) =back =head2 C<<< :: >>> =over =item - name space separator (like in Perl 5) =back =head2 C<<< ::= >>> =over =item - binding at compile time =back =head2 C<<< := >>> =over =item - creates an alias to a variable (binding) =back =head2 C<<< ; >>> =over =item - seperates commands (statements) or array indices eg @[2;3] instead of @a[2][3] =back =head2 C<<< < >>> =over =item less than, numeric comparison operator =back =head2 C<<< <-> >>> =over =item double pointy syntax to assign a rw parameter to a block =back =head2 C<<< << >>> =over =item (meta op) - applies the operator on the left as hyper operator to the array on the right =back =head2 C<<< <<== >>> =over =item - leftward pointing feed operator that adds values to an existing list (append-mode) =back =head2 C<<< <<>> >>> =over =item (quoting op) - circumfix quoting operator for grouping with autoquoting and evaluation (alias to Q :qq :ww /.../) =back =head2 C<<< <= >>> =over =item - less than or equal, numeric comparison operator =back =head2 C<<< <== >>> =over =item - leftward pointing feed operator =back =head2 C<<< <=> >>> =over =item - numeric less-equal-greater comparison for Order class =back =head2 C<<< <> >>> =over =item (quoting op) - circumfix quoting operator for grouping with autoquoting (alias to Q :q :ww /.../) =back =head2 C<<< = >>> =over =item (meta op) - self assignment, left side is one oper and the result is assigned to ($a += 3; equals $a = $a + 3) =back =head2 C<<< [] >>> =over =item - postcircumfix operator, appended on an array var, returns an array slice with values which indexes was inside the brackets =back =head2 C<<< = >>> =over =item (Op) - assignment, left side is evaluated and assigned to the right =back =head2 C<<< =:= >>> =over =item (Op) - compares binding, if both vars are bound to same memory location =back =head2 C<<< == >>> =over =item (Op) - equality of value (numeric) =back =head2 C<<< === >>> =over =item (Op) - equality of value and type =back =head2 C<<< ==> >>> =over =item (Op) - rightward pointing feed operator =back =head2 C<<< ==>> >>> =over =item (Op) - rightward pointing feed operator that adds values to an existing list (append-mode) =back =head2 C<<< => >>> =over =item (Op) - pair (and hash) constructor, fatarrow =back =head2 C<<< > >>> =over =item (Op) - greater than, numeric comparison operator; ends grouping with autoquoting (formerly qw()) =back =head2 C<<< >= >>> =over =item (Op) - greater than or equal, numeric comparison Op =back =head2 C<<< >> >>> =over =item (meta op) - binds operator (right) as hyper operator to an array (left) =back =head2 C<<< ? >>> =over =item (conext op) - forces binary context in an expression =item - marks as postfix optional parameters in signatures =item - quantifier for 0 or 1 occurrence in Regexes =item (twigil) - secondary sigil for constant compiler hint variables =back =head2 C<<< ?& >>> =over =item - logical op, and combinator, forces binary context =back =head2 C<<< ?? !! >>> =over =item - ternary or conditional operator =back =head2 C<<< ??? >>> =over =item (yadda op) - yadda operator that calles warn =back =head2 C<<< ?^ >>> =over =item - logical xor, forces operands into boolean context =back =head2 C<<< ?| >>> =over =item - logical or, forces operands into boolean context =back =head2 C<<< @ >>> =over =item (sigil) - sigil of an array =back =head2 C<<< @@ >>> =over =item (conext op) - sigil for multislice context, meaning an array that may contain array references =back =head2 C<<< A >>> =over =item (filetest op) - Script start time minus file access time, in days =back =head2 C<<< B >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is a binary data file (opposite of :T) =back =head2 C<<< BEGIN >>> =over =item (closure trait) - special Block, is executed in compile time =back =head2 C<<< C >>> =over =item (filetest op) - Script start time minus inode change time (Unix, may differ for other platforms) =back =head2 C<<< Code >>> =over =item - data typ for code references of any kind =back =head2 C<<< Failure >>> =over =item - data type for an error thrown by an unhandled exception =back =head2 C<<< Inf >>> =over =item - infinity, to generate infinite lazy lists =back =head2 C<<< M >>> =over =item (filetest op) - Script start time minus file modification time, in days =back =head2 C<<< O >>> =over =item (filetest op) - tests if file is owned by real uid =back =head2 C<<< P5 >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - activate old Perl 5 regex rules, alias to :Perl5 =back =head2 C<<< Pair >>> =over =item - data type =back =head2 C<<< Perl5 >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - activate old Perl 5 regex rules, alias to :P5* pick (array method) - select a number of random vaues =back =head2 C<<< Q >>> =over =item (generalized quoting op) - understands a list of adverbs =back =head2 C<<< R >>> =over =item (meta op) - reverse operands =item (filetest op) - check if file is readable by real uid/gid =back =head2 C<<< S >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is a socket =back =head2 C<<< T >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is an ASCII text file (heuristic guess), (opposite of :B) =back =head2 C<<< W >>> =over =item (filetest op) - check if file is writeable by real uid/gid =back =head2 C<<< Whatever >>> =over =item - an undefined type used as wildcard (like undef) (S12) =back =head2 C<<< X >>> =over =item (list op) - Cross product of two arrays, eg 1,2 X 3,4 == 1,3,1,4,2,3,2,4 ; alias of comb method =item (meta op) - Cross product with hyper operator, eg X~ == =item (filetest op) - check if file is executable by real uid/gid =back =head2 C<<< Z >>> =over =item (list op) - alias to zip (list op) =back =head2 C<<< [\ ] >>> =over =item (meta op) - circumfix reduction metaop, applies above reduction to a series of lists made of array slices ranging in length from 1 to the complete length of the original list =back =head2 C<<< [] >>> =over =item - circumfix operator that creates a reference to an array that holds all values that encompas these brackets =item (meta op) - circumfix reduction metaop, close to functional "reduce", applies the operator between all elements of an array =back =head2 C<<< \ >>> =over =item - capture operator, creates a reference to the following structure =item - escape char, all escape sequences inside quotes and regexes start with it =back =head2 C<<< ^ >>> =over =item - junctive xor, requires that one value in a list is true =item - in ranges excludes a limit value, in scalar context see smartmatch, in array context see array creating operators; =item (twigil) - for autogenerated positional parameters of a block, position results from alphabetical order of all $^-Variables =item (regex Metachar) - start of the string =back =head2 C<<< ^^ >>> =over =item - logical xor, combines expressions, returns true when only one expression is true, otherwise false =item (regex Metachar) - start of a line =back =head2 C<<< a >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of array variables, short form of ":array", included in "", qq and <<>> =item (regex modifier) - no distinction between same chars with or without accent (funny symbols above), short for ":ignoreaccent" =back =head2 C<<< aa >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - only for substitutions, replacing with chars that have the same accent pattern as the replaced, short for ":sameaccent" =back =head2 C<<< abs >>> =over =item (scalar num op) - returns numeric absolute value =back =head2 C<<< after >>> =over =item - comparison operator used by the Order class, true if left should follow right =back =head2 C<<< all >>> =over =item - junctive AND operator =back =head2 C<<< and >>> =over =item - logical AND operator =back =head2 C<<< andthen >>> =over =item - logical AND short circuit operator, transferring $_ from first to second block/command, if first do succeed =back =head2 C<<< any >>> =over =item - junctive OR operator =back =head2 C<<< array >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of array variables, long form of ":a", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< as >>> =over =item - scalar method, converts like sprintf =back =head2 C<<< assuming >>> =over =item - method of all subroutine reference objects that enables Currying =back =head2 C<<< async >>> =over =item (block modifier) - allows the interpreter to parallelize the following =back =head2 C<<< b >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is a block special file (e.g. Harddisks, CDROMs and RAM areas) =item (quoting adverb) - forces evaluation of escape sequences, short form of ":backslash", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< backslash >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - forces evaluation of escape sequences, long form of ":b", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< before >>> =over =item - comparison operator used by the Order class, true when left should precede right =back =head2 C<<< break >>> =over =item - leave this when clause now =back =head2 C<<< but >>> =over =item - alters properties of a variable at run time =back =head2 C<<< by >>> =over =item - sets interval for the range (..) operator =back =head2 C<<< bytes >>> =over =item (scalar sring method) - returns number of bytes used (a sort of length) =item (regex modifier) - searching on byte level, (see also chars, codes, graphs) =back =head2 C<<< c >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is a character special file (e.g. terminals modems) =item (quoting adverb) - forces evaluation of closures (blocks aka { ... }) inside quotes, long form of ":closure", included in "", qq and <<>> =item () (regex modifier) - searching from nth (n is an int) position (counting from 0) and then going to the right, short for ":continue" =back =head2 C<<< cached >>> =over =item (sub trait) - marks memoized routines, or at least memoizable =back =head2 C<<< call >>> =over =item - execute a subroutine =back =head2 C<<< caller >>> =over =item - object describing the code from which as routine was invoked =back =head2 C<<< callwith >>> =over =item - submethode by which one can call a sub with a different signature =back =head2 C<<< capitalize >>> =over =item - alias to ucirst(lc($_)), makes first char of every word upper case, rest lowercase =back =head2 C<<< cat >>> =over =item - concatenes strings, synonym for '~' and array method =back =head2 C<<< category >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - namespace of grammatical categories, in case you want to create a new one with a macro =back =head2 C<<< chars >>> =over =item (scalar string method) - returns number of characters =item (regex modifier) - searching on character level (default), (see also bytes, codes, graphs) =back =head2 C<<< chdir >>> =over =item - changes the current working directory ($*CWD) =back =head2 C<<< chmod >>> =over =item - changes access rights of files =back =head2 C<<< chomp >>> =over =item (scalar method) - returns a string with the last newline (if there is one) removed =back =head2 C<<< chop >>> =over =item (scalar method) - returns a string with the last character removed =back =head2 C<<< chown >>> =over =item - changes owner of files =back =head2 C<<< circumfix >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - operator namespace of ops, that stay after one statement or variable, but do surround a second (like braces in $a[2]) =back =head2 C<<< class >>> =over =item (block modifier) - declares a collection of methods that define an object =back =head2 C<<< classify >>> =over =item (array op) - special form of map, to sort several arrays =back =head2 C<<< close >>> =over =item - methode on Filehandle class, ending the connection with a file =back =head2 C<<< closure >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - forces evaluation of closures (blocks aka { ... }) inside quotes, long form of ":c", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< cmp >>> =over =item (scalar comp op) - compares values textually, gives results -1(lower than), 0 (equal), 1 (greater than), using the Order class =back =head2 C<<< code >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - quasi quoting, the commented will be compiles and the AST will be returned as result, see also: quasi =back =head2 C<<< codes >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - searching on codepoint level (between codepoints), (see also bytes, chars, graphs) =back =head2 C<<< comb >>> =over =item (array method) - takes another array as parameter and produces cross product of two arrays (like X operator), eg 1,2 X 3,4 == 1,3,1,4,2,3,2,4 =back =head2 C<<< constant >>> =over =item (var trait) - makes so declared var (is constant) a real constant =back =head2 C<<< contend >>> =over =item (block modifier) - marks a block as atomic, concurrent proceses have to wait =back =head2 C<<< continue >>> =over =item (flow control) - makes execution in a 'given' also try the following 'when' clauses =item () - (regex modifier) - searching from nth (n is an int) position (counting from 0) and then going to the right, short for ":c" =back =head2 C<<< d >>> =over =item (filetest op) - check if file is a directory =back =head2 C<<< default >>> =over =item - the clause executed in a given construct if no when clause matched =back =head2 C<<< defer >>> =over =item (block modifier) - =back =head2 C<<< defined >>> =over =item - scalar method tests whether a value has been assigned to a variable =back =head2 C<<< delete >>> =over =item - removes a key and value from a hash =back =head2 C<<< dim >>> =over =item - array dimensioning =back =head2 C<<< div >>> =over =item - division, creates fraction objects in Integer context =back =head2 C<<< do >>> =over =item - executes a block (do once loop) =back =head2 C<<< does >>> =over =item - checks if an objekt inherits this role =back =head2 C<<< double >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - double quoting, "q" with interpolation of variables, alias to "...", qq /.../ and Q :s, :a, :h, :f, :c, :b /.../, long for ":qq" =back =head2 C<<< e >>> =over =item (filetest op) - tests if file exists =back =head2 C<<< elems >>> =over =item (array method) - returns number of elements =back =head2 C<<< else >>> =over =item - introduces the alternative block after an 'if' or 'elsif' =back =head2 C<<< elsif >>> =over =item - alternative if clause =back =head2 C<<< eq >>> =over =item - equal, string comparison =back =head2 C<<< equiv >>> =over =item (sub trait) - defines the relative precedence of an operator as equivalent of an other (given as Parameter) =back =head2 C<<< eqv >>> =over =item - compares the dynamic state of objects and values, in contrast with static === =back =head2 C<<< err >>> =over =item (logical operator) - returns the first defined value from the left =back =head2 C<<< ex >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - searching at all positions as long as it findes something (with backtracking), short for ":exhaustive" =back =head2 C<<< exec >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - quoted string will be executed and replaced with its result, alias to Q :x and qx // =back =head2 C<<< exhaustive >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - searching at all positions as long as it findes something (with backtracking), long for ":ex" =back =head2 C<<< exists >>> =over =item - checks for existence of a variable or hash member, scalar method =back =head2 C<<< f >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is a plain file (no socket or dir, ...etc.) =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of functions (subs and methods), that start with "&" and replacing them with the result, long form of ":function", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< false >>> =over =item - boolean value aka Bool::False =back =head2 C<<< ff >>> =over =item - flip flop operator in the style of awk, formerly .. in scalar context =back =head2 C<<< fff >>> =over =item - flip flop operator in the style of sed, formerly ... in scalar context =back =head2 C<<< flip >>> =over =item (scalar string op) - revers strings on character level =back =head2 C<<< fmt >>> =over =item - method on a scalar, takes a format specifier returns a string, simplified sprintf =back =head2 C<<< for >>> =over =item (block modifier) - iterates over a list =back =head2 C<<< function >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of functions (subs and methods), that start with "&" and replacing them with the result, long form of ":f", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< g >>> =over =item (filetest op) - report if file has setgid bit set =item (regex modifier) - searching for any finding (not just the first), short for :global =back =head2 C<<< gather >>> =over =item (block modifier) - performs the following block once, returns a list of all values passed by 'take' =back =head2 C<<< ge >>> =over =item - greater than on equal, string comparison =back =head2 C<<< get >>> =over =item (handle method) - returns a line (scalar context) or all lines (array context) from that input stream =back =head2 C<<< given >>> =over =item - case construct puts a value into the context variable for when clauses =back =head2 C<<< global >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - searching for any finding (not just the first), long for :g =back =head2 C<<< goto >>> =over =item (flow control) - transfer execution to a defined label =back =head2 C<<< grammar >>> =over =item - special kind of class to hold regex token and rule definitions =back =head2 C<<< graphs >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - searching on the level of language-independent graphemes, (see also bytes, chars, codes) =back =head2 C<<< group >>> =over =item - =back =head2 C<<< gt >>> =over =item - greater than or equal, string comparison =back =head2 C<<< h >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of hash variables, long form of ":hash", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< handles >>> =over =item - delegates execution of a function to another method =back =head2 C<<< has >>> =over =item - creates an attribute for an object =back =head2 C<<< hash >>> =over =item - sets hash-list context =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of hash variables, long form of ":h", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< heredoc >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - defines end marker for the following heredoc, :heredoc is equal to :to =back =head2 C<<< i >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - uppercase and lowercase variants of a letter are taken as the same letter, short for ":ignorecase" (same as in Perl 5) =back =head2 C<<< if >>> =over =item (block modifier) - flow control conditional statement or block modifier, executes code only when a condition expression evaluates to true =back =head2 C<<< ignoreaccent >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - no distinction between same chars with or without accent (funny symbols above), short for ":a" =back =head2 C<<< ignorecase >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - uppercase and lowercase variants of a letter are taken as the same letter, long for ":i" (same as in Perl 5) =back =head2 C<<< ii >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - only for substitutions, replacing with chars that have the same case pattern as the replaced, short for ":samecase" =back =head2 C<<< index >>> =over =item - finds the first occurrence of a substring from a position in a string =back =head2 C<<< infix >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - operator namespace of ops, that are surrounded by whitespace (\w) between 2 vars or statements ($a + $b) =back =head2 C<<< inline >>> =over =item (sub trait) - =back =head2 C<<< int >>> =over =item - extract a whole number value, discarding fractional part =back =head2 C<<< invert >>> =over =item (hash method) - inverts the key => value relation of pairs and hashes =back =head2 C<<< is >>> =over =item - bind a traits to a variable =back =head2 C<<< join >>> =over =item (array method & op) - concatenates list elements into a string, optionally inserting another string between the elements =back =head2 C<<< k >>> =over =item (filetest op) - report if file has sticky bit set =back =head2 C<<< keepall >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - forces subrules to memorize everything (even comments) =back =head2 C<<< key >>> =over =item (pair method) - gives the key part of a pair =back =head2 C<<< keys >>> =over =item (hash method) - returns list of hash keys =back =head2 C<<< kv >>> =over =item (hash method) - returns list of key-value pairs =back =head2 C<<< l >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is a symbolic link =back =head2 C<<< last >>> =over =item (flow control) - end the current looping block =item (array method) - number of final element =back =head2 C<<< lc >>> =over =item (scalar string op & method) - make string lowercase =back =head2 C<<< lcfirst >>> =over =item (scalar string op & method) - make first char of a string lowercase =back =head2 C<<< le >>> =over =item (comparison op) - lower than or equal, string comparison =back =head2 C<<< leave >>> =over =item (flow control) - exit the current block =back =head2 C<<< leg >>> =over =item (comparison op) - lower/equal/greater comparator for text =back =head2 C<<< let >>> =over =item - changes value of a variable temporary, it will be set back if the current block exits unsuccessfully =back =head2 C<<< lines >>> =over =item (handle method) - returns an iterator over all lines of that input stream, for lazy retrieval =item (io op) - reads a file and returns content as array of lines =back =head2 C<<< loop >>> =over =item (block modifier) - general flow control command for repetition =back =head2 C<<< looser >>> =over =item (sub trait) - defines relative precedence of an operator as lesser than another (given as Parameter) =back =head2 C<<< lt >>> =over =item (string comparison op) - lower than, string comparison =back =head2 C<<< m >>> =over =item (regex quoting op) - perform a regex based search in place ( stands for match ), similar to rx (quote regex op) =back =head2 C<<< macro >>> =over =item - define a routine to alter source code at compile time =back =head2 C<<< map >>> =over =item - take a list, perform a block on each member, return a list of the results Arraymethode =back =head2 C<<< match >>> =over =item - compare a string to a regex/token/rule, alias to smartmatch operator (~~) =back =head2 C<<< max >>> =over =item (list op) - returns the numerically largest value from a given list =back =head2 C<<< maybe >>> =over =item (block modifier) - =back =head2 C<<< method >>> =over =item - defines a method in a class =back =head2 C<<< min >>> =over =item - returns the numerically smallest value from a given list =back =head2 C<<< minmax >>> =over =item - returns the highest and lowest values from a list, as a 2 item list =back =head2 C<<< mm >>> =over =item (regex quoting op) - perform a regex based search in place, spaces are just subrule separators, alias to m:sigspace /.../ =back =head2 C<<< mod >>> =over =item (scalar op) - generic modulo operator =back =head2 C<<< module >>> =over =item (block modifier) - introduces a module name, a package that performs special actions on loading =back =head2 C<<< multi >>> =over =item (routine modifier) - sub and method overloading modifier to allow multimethod dispatch =back =head2 C<<< my >>> =over =item (var scope) - makes a variable or routine lexical, therefore exists and is valid only in the current scope (usually a block) =back =head2 C<<< new >>> =over =item - creates a new object of a class, also name of the automatically called constructor method =back =head2 C<<< next >>> =over =item (flow control) - looping command to go to the start of the following iteration =back =head2 C<<< none >>> =over =item - return true when a value is not part of a set, junctive NOT operator =back =head2 C<<< not >>> =over =item - logical NOT operator, negates truth value, alternative to ! with lower precedence =back =head2 C<<< o >>> =over =item (filetest op) - tests if file is owned by effective uid =back =head2 C<<< of >>> =over =item (sub trait) - defines return type, eg subset Month of Int where { 1 <= $^a <= 12 } =back =head2 C<<< one >>> =over =item - junctive XOR operator =back =head2 C<<< only >>> =over =item - subroutine modifier, permits only a routine of the same name =back =head2 C<<< or >>> =over =item - logical or operator =back =head2 C<<< orelse >>> =over =item - logical OR short circuit operator, transferring an Error code from first to second block/command, if first do not succeed =back =head2 C<<< our >>> =over =item (var scope) - makes a variable or subroutine name visible in all the current package =back =head2 C<<< ov >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - searching at all positions just one time (with backtracking), short for ":overlap" =back =head2 C<<< overlap >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - searching at all positions just one time (with backtracking), long for ":ov" =back =head2 C<<< p >>> =over =item (filetest op) - file is a named pipe (FIFO), or filehandle is a pipe =item () (regex modifier) - searching only on the nth (n is an int) position (counting from 0), short for ":pos" =back =head2 C<<< p5=> >>> =over =item (array op) - hash constructor, that works like in Perl 5, generates just a list that can converted in hash context to an hash =back =head2 C<<< package >>> =over =item (block modifier) - defines this Block or File as namespace (almost like in Perl 5), some uses are now better to do with "module" and "class" =back =head2 C<<< pair >>> =over =item (context op) - force pair context =back =head2 C<<< pairs >>> =over =item (hash method) - returns all contents as an array or pairs (key,value) =back =head2 C<<< panic >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - overwriting a possible set :ratchet for all subrules (activates backtracking) =back =head2 C<<< parsed >>> =over =item (sub trait) - this macro will be parsed once, it is hygienic, but own and later defined rules can't be applied, opposite of "reparsed" =back =head2 C<<< perl >>> =over =item - evaluates the following string or content of the var on which is called this method, functions with "say" like a better Data::Dumper =back =head2 C<<< pop >>> =over =item (array op & method) - removes and returns the last element in an array =back =head2 C<<< pos >>> =over =item () (regex modifier) - searching only on the nth (n is an int) position (counting from 0), long for ":p" =back =head2 C<<< postcircumfix >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - operator namespace of ops, that stay after one statement or variable, but do surround a second (like braces in $a[2]) =back =head2 C<<< postfix >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - operator namespace of ops, that stay after a statement or variable (like $a++) =back =head2 C<<< prefix >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - operator namespace of ops, that stay before a statement or variable (like ++$a) =back =head2 C<<< print >>> =over =item - sends characters to an output stream without adding a newline, see 'say' =back =head2 C<<< printf >>> =over =item - formats text and sends it to standard output =back =head2 C<<< prompt >>> =over =item - reading a line from $*IN formerly STDIN =back =head2 C<<< proto >>> =over =item - predeclaration of subroutine or method =back =head2 C<<< push >>> =over =item (array op & method) - adds a list of values to the end of an array =back =head2 C<<< q >>> =over =item (quoting op) - simple quoting (slashes and '), alias to '...' and Q :q /.../ and Q :single /.../ =item (quoting adverb) - simple quoting (slashes and '), alias to '...' and q /.../, short for ":single" =back =head2 C<<< qq >>> =over =item (quoting op) - double quoting, "q" with interpolation of variables, alias to "..." and Q :s, :a, :h, :f, :c, :b /.../ and Q :qq // and Q :double // =item (quoting adverb) - double quoting, "q" with interpolation of variables, alias to "...", qq /.../ and Q :s, :a, :h, :f, :c, :b /.../, short for ":double" =back =head2 C<<< quasi >>> =over =item (block modifier) - quasi quoting, the commented will be compiles and the AST will be returned as result, see also: code =back =head2 C<<< quote >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - operator namespace, used to define new quoting ops with a macro =back =head2 C<<< quote_mod >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - operator namespace, used to define new quoting adverbs =back =head2 C<<< quotewords >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - split quoted string on words (on whitespaces) with quote protection (like in shell - '' and "" sourround words), long form of ":quotewords", used in < ... > and << ... >> =back =head2 C<<< qw >>> =over =item (quoting op) - splits result on words (as in P5), alias to Q :q :w // =back =head2 C<<< qx >>> =over =item (quoting op) - execute as command and return results (as in P5), alias to Q :x // =back =head2 C<<< r >>> =over =item (filetest op) - check if file is readable by effective uid/gid =back =head2 C<<< rand >>> =over =item - generate a floating point random number between 0.0 and 1.0 =back =head2 C<<< ratchet >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - deactivates backtracking, search starts at pos, where last match ended =back =head2 C<<< readline >>> =over =item - now called 'get', reads from an input stream until the next newline =back =head2 C<<< redo >>> =over =item - re-starts processing of the current loop =back =head2 C<<< regex >>> =over =item - (routine type) - a pattern definition (without :ratchet and :sigspace), can be put in a grammar, similar to qr/.../ in Perl 5 =item (quoting adverb) - parse as quoted string as regex =back =head2 C<<< reparsed >>> =over =item (sub trait) - after parsing this macro, it will be reparsed, so that not hygienic, but its own and later defined rules can be applied, opposite of "parsed" =back =head2 C<<< return >>> =over =item (flow control) - ends a subroutine and defines the value given to the caller =back =head2 C<<< returns >>> =over =item - sub trait describing the type of value produced by a function =back =head2 C<<< reverse >>> =over =item (array method) - returns all the members in the opposite order. Use "flip" to turn a string back to front and "invert" for hashes =back =head2 C<<< rindex >>> =over =item - finds the last occurrence before a given position, of a substring within a string =back =head2 C<<< role >>> =over =item - container for methods that can extend a class using does =back =head2 C<<< rule >>> =over =item - alais for "regex :ratchet :sigspace" in a grammar, see regex, token =back =head2 C<<< rw >>> =over =item - (Routine Trait) means read/write, =item (regex modifier) - gives the regex the right to change the string (operand) =back =head2 C<<< rx >>> =over =item (regex quoting op) - creates anonymous regex, that can me then assigned into a var, alias to Q :regex // and regex (block modificator) =back =head2 C<<< s >>> =over =item (filetest op) - returns file size in bytes =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of scalar variables, long form of ":scalar", included in "", qq and <<>> =item (regex quoting op) - perform a substitution based on rx-matches in place, creates anonymous regex, alias to Q :subst // and subst (block modificator) =item (regex modifier) - whitespace separates now subregex and don't stand for spaces to look for, short for ":sigspace", mm// is alias to m:sigspace// =back =head2 C<<< sameaccent >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - only for substitutions, replacing with chars that have the same accent pattern as the replaced, long for ":aa" =back =head2 C<<< samecase >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - only for substitutions, replacing with chars that have the same case pattern as the replaced, long for ":ii" =back =head2 C<<< samespace >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - smart space mapping for substitutions, long for ":ss", ss// is alias to s:samespace///, (ss/teh hsa/the has/;) =back =head2 C<<< say >>> =over =item - a function like print that also appends a newline (\n) =back =head2 C<<< scalar >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - demands evaluation of scalar variables, long form of ":s", included in "", qq and <<>> =back =head2 C<<< seed >>> =over =item - initialize a random number generator, optionally with a value =back =head2 C<<< sigil >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - word to name the namespace for sigils, used to redifine them or define your own with a macro =back =head2 C<<< signature >>> =over =item (sub trait) - =back =head2 C<<< sigspace >>> =over =item (regex modifier) - whitespace separates now subregex and don't stand for spaces to look for, long for for ":s", mm// is alias to m:sigspace// =back =head2 C<<< single >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - simple quoting (slashes and '), alias to '...' and q /.../, long for ":q" =back =head2 C<<< slurp >>> =over =item (io op) - reads a entire file into a string =back =head2 C<<< special_variable >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - namespace to define and redefine special variables with a macro =back =head2 C<<< split >>> =over =item - makes an array of substrings from a string and a separator =back =head2 C<<< sprintf >>> =over =item - like printf but returns the string instead of outputting it =back =head2 C<<< ss >>> =over =item (regex quoting op) - performs rx based substitution, spaces are just subrule separators, alias to s:samespace/.../.../ =item (regex modifier) - only for for substitution, whitespace separates subregexes like :sigspace, but also in the second part, short for ":samespace", ss// is alias to s:samespace///, (ss/teh hsa/the has/;) =back =head2 C<<< state >>> =over =item - declares variables known only in the enclosing block, that retain their values between invocations =back =head2 C<<< sub >>> =over =item (block modifier) - defines a subroutine =back =head2 C<<< submethod >>> =over =item (block modifier) - defines methods, not inherited by subclasses =back =head2 C<<< subset >>> =over =item - define a subtype, eg subset Month of Int where { 1 <= $^a <= 12 } =back =head2 C<<< subst >>> =over =item (quote op) - scalar method to perform substitution, alias to s/// =item (quoting adverb) - parse as substitution =back =head2 C<<< substr >>> =over =item - the scalar substring function like in Perl 5 =back =head2 C<<< t >>> =over =item (filetest op) - filehandle is opened to a tty (terminal) =back =head2 C<<< take >>> =over =item - produces a return value in a gather block =back =head2 C<<< temp >>> =over =item - defines variables as temporary, synonym for the Perl 5 "local" =back =head2 C<<< term >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - namespace of terms, used to redifine them or make a new with a macro =back =head2 C<<< tighter >>> =over =item (sub trait) - defines relative precedence of an operator as higher than another (given as Parameter) =back =head2 C<<< to >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - defines end marker for the following heredoc, :to is short for :heredoc =back =head2 C<<< token >>> =over =item - kind of regex :ratchet (no backtracking), part of a grammar =back =head2 C<<< tr >>> =over =item (quoting op) - transliteration (as in Perl 5), translating some character in a string into others, alias to Q :trans /// =back =head2 C<<< trans >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - evals the quoted as transliteration aka tr /// =back =head2 C<<< true >>> =over =item (term) - converts value into the boolean context, low precedence alternative to "?" =item - boolean value aka Bool::True =back =head2 C<<< trusts >>> =over =item - allows a class the acess to otherwised sealed namespaces =back =head2 C<<< twigil >>> =over =item (grammatical category) - word to name the namespace for twigils, used to redifine them or define your own with a macro =back =head2 C<<< u >>> =over =item (filetest op) - report if file has setuid bit set =back =head2 C<<< uc >>> =over =item - make all string chars uppercase =back =head2 C<<< ucfirst >>> =over =item - make first char of a string uppercase =back =head2 C<<< undef >>> =over =item - undefined, Perl word for 'empty' =back =head2 C<<< unless >>> =over =item (block modifier) - flow control modifier, opposite of if, runs block if expression is false =back =head2 C<<< until >>> =over =item (loop block modifier) - opposite of while, runs block repeatedly is long as expression is false =back =head2 C<<< unwrap >>> =over =item - remove an enclosing subroutine =back =head2 C<<< use >>> =over =item - load a module, import definitions, check Perl version =back =head2 C<<< value >>> =over =item (pair method) - gets value (second) value of a pair =back =head2 C<<< values >>> =over =item (hash method) - returns an array of just the values =back =head2 C<<< w >>> =over =item (filetest op) - check if file is writeable by effective uid/gid =item (quoting adverb) - split quoted string on words (on whitespaces), no quote protection, short form of ":words", used in qw// =back =head2 C<<< want >>> =over =item - produces a signature object that provides information about the context from which the current routine was called =back =head2 C<<< when >>> =over =item (block modifier) - executes its code block if a 'given' value smartmatches =back =head2 C<<< where >>> =over =item - defines subtypes of data, eg subset Month of Int where { 1 <= $^a <= 12 } =back =head2 C<<< while >>> =over =item (block modifier) - flow control modifier runs block repeatedly as long as en expression is true =back =head2 C<<< words >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - split quoted string on words (on whitespaces), no quote protection, long form of ":w", used in qw// =back =head2 C<<< wrap >>> =over =item - creates enveloping subroutine =back =head2 C<<< ww >>> =over =item (quoting adverb) - split quoted string on words (on whitespaces) with quote protection (like in shell - '' and "" sourround words), short form of ":quotewords", used in < ... > and << ... >> =back =head2 C<<< x >>> =over =item (filetest op) - check if file is executable by effective uid/gid =item (scalar string op) - string replicate operator to single string, eg 'ab' x 3 == 'ababab' =item (quoting adverb) - quoted string will be executed and replaced with its result, alias to Q :exec and qx // =item () (regex modifier) - searching n times (n is an int) with this pattern =back =head2 C<<< xor >>> =over =item (scalar bool op) - boolean exclusive or operator, only true if only one operand is true =back =head2 C<<< xx >>> =over =item (scalar string op) - string replicate operator to array, eg 'ab' xx 3 == =back =head2 C<<< z >>> =over =item (filetest op) - tests if file is empty (zero size) =back =head2 C<<< zip >>> =over =item (list op) - zip operator, joines 2 lists eg 1,2,3,4 Z 8,9 == 1,8,2,9 =back =head2 C<<< {} >>> =over =item - circumfix operator: encloses blocks and creates a coderef, or a hashref when it is identified as a hash or contains a '=>' =back =head2 C<<< | >>> =over =item (junctive op) - junctive or, requires that a condition is fulfilled =item (conext op) - dereferences a capture into capture context =back =head2 C<<< || >>> =over =item - logical or, evaluates sequentially, ends evaluation at the first expression that returns true =back =head2 C<<< ~ >>> =over =item (conext op), (scalar string op) - forces string context (stringify) and/or concatenate strings, synonym for cat =back =head2 C<<< ~& >>> =over =item - characterwise and, forces string context =back =head2 C<<< ~< >>> =over =item - characterwise left shift, forces string context =back =head2 C<<< ~> >>> =over =item - characterwise right shift, forces string context =back =head2 C<<< ~^ >>> =over =item - characterwise xor, forces string context =back =head2 C<<< ~| >>> =over =item - characterwise or, forces string context =back =head2 C<<< ~~ >>> =over =item - smartmatch operator, compares (almost) all data types =back