Perl::Critic::Policy::RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusualDelimiters - Use only "//" or "{}" to delimit
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Affiliation
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
Configuration
There is one option for this policy, "allow_all_brackets". If this is true, then, in addition to
allowing "//" and "{}", the other matched pairs of "()", "[]", and "<>" are allowed.
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007-2023 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::...usualDelimiters(3pm)
Credits
Initial development of this policy was supported by a grant from the Perl Foundation.
Description
Perl lets you delimit regular expressions with almost any character, but most choices are illegible.
Compare these equivalent expressions:
s/foo/bar/; # good
s{foo}{bar}; # good
s#foo#bar#; # bad
s;foo;bar;; # worse
s|\|\||\||; # eye-gouging bad
Name
Perl::Critic::Policy::RegularExpressions::ProhibitUnusualDelimiters - Use only "//" or "{}" to delimit
regexps.
