abbreviation(3) - Linux man page

Synopsis

use abbreviation qw(Very::Long::ClassName::Here);

my $obj = Very::Long::ClassName::Here->new;
my $obj = V::L::CN::Here->new;        # same

Description

Tired of typing long class name? use abbreviation for that.

Trick And Caveat

Dynamic package name aliasing can be implemented via:

* symbol table aliasing. (import.pm) * dynamic inheritance. (namespace.pm)
Both has virtue and vice. Currently, abbreviation.pm takes the former. This may change in the future.

Author

Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa@bulknews.net>

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

See Also

import, namespace.