PPI::Token::Regexp - Regular expression abstract base class

       Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>

       Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.

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

       The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

perl v5.40.1                                       2025-08-10                            PPI::Token::Regexp(3pm)

       The "PPI::Token::Regexp" class is never instantiated, and simply provides a common abstract base class
       for the three regular expression classes. These being:

       m// - PPI::Token::Regexp::Match
       s/// - PPI::Token::Regexp::Substitute
       tr/// - PPI::Token::Regexp::Transliterate

       The  names  are  hopefully  obvious enough not to have to explain what each class is. See their pages for
       more details.

       To save some confusion, it's worth pointing out here that "qr//" is not a regular expression  (which  PPI
       takes  to mean something that will actually examine or modify a string), but rather a quote-like operator
       that acts as a constructor for compiled Regexp objects.

         PPI::Token::Regexp
         isa PPI::Token
             isa PPI::Element

       The following methods are inherited by this class' offspring:

   get_match_string
       The "get_match_string" method returns the portion of the regexp that performs the match.

   get_substitute_string
       The "get_substitute_string" method returns the portion of the regexp that is substituted for  the  match,
       if any.  If the regexp does not substitute, "undef" is returned.

   get_modifiers
       The "get_modifiers" method returns the modifiers of the regexp.

   get_delimiters
       The  "get_delimiters"  method  returns the delimiters of the regexp as an array. The first element is the
       delimiters of the match string, and the second element (if any)  is  the  delimiters  of  the  substitute
       string (if any).

       PPI::Token::Regexp - Regular expression abstract base class

       See the support section in the main module.