Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProtectPrivateVars - Prevent access to private vars in other packages.
Contents
Affiliation
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
Configuration
This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Chris Dolan.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.
perl v5.40.0 2024-10-28 Perl::Critic::...tectPrivateVars(3pm)
Description
By convention Perl authors (like authors in many other languages) indicate private methods and variables
by inserting a leading underscore before the identifier. This policy catches attempts to access private
variables from outside the package itself.
History
This policy is inspired by a similar test in B::Lint
Name
Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProtectPrivateVars - Prevent access to private vars in other packages.
See Also
Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProtectPrivateSubs
