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Note that the C code under the CODE: section calls the _do_sv_catsv() pure-C function that was defined in the prior section. Perl’s documentation explains the meaning and purpose of all of the “special” symbols (e.g., aTHX_ and RETVAL) shown above. To make this module available to Perl it must be compiled.
libHaru is a free, open-source, cross platform library for generating PDF files for applications written in C or C++. [1] [2] [3] It is not intended for reading and editing existing PDF files. It supports the following features: Generating PDF files with lines, text, images. Outline, text annotation, link annotation. Compressing document with ...
There are many ways to write object-oriented code in Perl. The most basic is using "blessed" references. This works by identifying a reference of any type as belonging to a given package, and the package provides the methods for the blessed reference. For example, a two-dimensional point could be defined this way:
Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs (ISBN 1-55860-701-3) is a book about the Perl programming language written by Mark Jason Dominus with the goal to teach Perl programmers with a strong C and Unix background how to use techniques with roots in functional programming languages like Lisp that are available in Perl as well.
Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) is a library written in C, which implements a regular expression engine, inspired by the capabilities of the Perl programming language. Philip Hazel started writing PCRE in summer 1997. [ 3 ]
Perl Programming Documentation, also called perldoc, is the name of the user manual for the Perl 5 programming language. It is available in several different formats, including online in HTML and PDF. The documentation is bundled with Perl in its own format, known as Plain Old Documentation (pod).
Perl poetry is the practice of writing poems that can be compiled as legal Perl code, for example the piece known as "Black Perl". Perl poetry is made possible by the large number of English words that are used in the Perl language.
Published by O'Reilly Media, the book is considered the canonical reference work for Perl programmers. With over 1,000 pages, the various editions contain complete descriptions of each Perl language version and its interpreter. Examples range from trivial code snippets to the highly complex expressions for which Perl is widely known. The camel ...