=item package NAMESPACE
X<package> X<module> X<namespace>
-=item package
-
Declares the compilation unit as being in the given namespace. The scope
of the package declaration is from the declaration itself through the end
of the enclosing block, file, or eval (the same as the C<my> operator).
default, empty leading fields are preserved, and empty trailing ones are
deleted. (If all fields are empty, they are considered to be trailing.)
-In scalar context, returns the number of fields found. In scalar and void
-context it splits into the C<@_> array. Use of split in scalar and void
-context is deprecated, however, because it clobbers your subroutine
-arguments.
+In scalar context, returns the number of fields found.
If EXPR is omitted, splits the C<$_> string. If PATTERN is also omitted,
splits on whitespace (after skipping any leading whitespace). Anything