2 package Tie::Hash::NamedCapture;
7 XSLoader::load(); # This returns true, which makes require happy.
13 Tie::Hash::NamedCapture - Named regexp capture buffers
17 tie my %hash, "Tie::Hash::NamedCapture";
18 # %hash now behaves like %+
20 tie my %hash, "Tie::Hash::NamedCapture", all => 1;
21 # %hash now access buffers from regexp in $qr like %-
25 This module is used to implement the special hashes C<%+> and C<%->, but it
26 can be used to tie other variables as you choose.
28 When the C<all> parameter is provided, then the tied hash elements will be
29 array refs listing the contents of each capture buffer whose name is the
30 same as the associated hash key. If none of these buffers were involved in
31 the match, the contents of that array ref will be as many C<undef> values
32 as there are capture buffers with that name. In other words, the tied hash
35 When the C<all> parameter is omitted or false, then the tied hash elements
36 will be the contents of the leftmost defined buffer with the name of the
37 associated hash key. In other words, the tied hash will behave as
40 The keys of C<%->-like hashes correspond to all buffer names found in the
41 regular expression; the keys of C<%+>-like hashes list only the names of
42 buffers that have captured (and that are thus associated to defined values).
46 L<perlreapi>, L<re>, L<perlmodlib/Pragmatic Modules>, L<perlvar/"%+">,