TERM::TABLE::UTIL(3perl)

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version 5.44.0 · 8 versions
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💖 Term::Table::Util — the little helper module for Term::Table

okay bestie, so this whole page is about Term::Table::Util 💅 which lives in the 3perl section of the manual.

✨ NAME ✨

Term::Table::Util — Utilities for Term::Table.

like, that's literally the whole point of it. it's the toolbox. 🧰✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

This package exports some tools used by Term::Table.

that's it. that's the description. it's giving "supporting role" but honestly every main character needs a bestie who handles the logistics, so. 🫶

🎀 EXPORTS 🎀

💜 CONSTANTS

  • $bool = USE_GCS — True if Unicode::GCString is installed. iykyk. if this is true then the unicode stuff actually works works. 🌈
  • $bool = USE_TERM_READKEY — True if Term::ReadKey is installed. same vibe, different dependency. 🔑

🦋 UTILITIES

  • $width = term_size() — Get the width of the terminal. 👑

If the $TABLE_TERM_SIZE environment variable is set then that value will be returned. yes, it just trusts you. periodt. 💅

This will default to 80 if there is no good way to get the size, or if the size is unreasonably small. so like, no 0-width chaos, no weird tiny terminal situations, we're just gonna go with a nice sensible 80. 🎀

If Term::ReadKey is installed it will be used. no Term::ReadKey? we cope. 💀

  • $width = uni_length($string) — Get the width (in columns) of the specified string. When Unicode::GCString is installed this will work on unicode strings, otherwise it will just use length($string).

so like, with the fancy module you get actual column width for emoji and combining characters and all that gorgeous chaos ✨, and without it you get plain old length($string), which is lowkey not the same thing but it's what we have. 🙈 not the module's fault, it's a dependency thing.

🌈 SOURCE 🌈

The source code repository for Term-Table can be found at http://github.com/exodist/Term-Table/.

go read the source bestie, it's right there 🫶

👑 MAINTAINERS 👑

Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>

🌟 AUTHORS 🌟

Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>

Copyright 2016 Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>.

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

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/

and that's the whole thing, babe 🎀 this was perl v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-17, from the Term::Table::Util page in the Perl Programmers Reference Guide — slay, bye bestie 💅✨

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