PPIx::R...ference(3)

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version 0.092 · 13 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 PPIx::Regexp::Token::Backreference 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the PPIx::R...ference(3) page — that's the manual name btw, "User Contributed Perl Documentation" energy, and it's PPIx::Regexp::Token::Backreference we're talking about. She represents a back reference. That's it. That's the whole job. And she does it flawlessly. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

PPIx::Regexp::Token::Backreference — Represent a back reference 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

like, just look at her go:

use PPIx::Regexp::Dumper;
PPIx::Regexp::Dumper->new( 'qr{(foo|bar)baz\1}smx' )
    ->print();

that \1? yeah. that's her. that's the moment. 👑

💜 INHERITANCE 💜

  • PPIx::Regexp::Token::Backreference is a PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference. family tree goes up, not down, bestie.
  • PPIx::Regexp::Token::Backreference has no descendants. she's a leaf node. a queen with no heirs. iconic actually.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so this class? she represents back references of all sorts. ALL sorts. not just one kind:

  • the traditional numbered variety — you know her, you love her, \1 girlie 💖
  • the Perl 5.010 named kind — yeah, the newer flavor, still ate 🍓

both of them live here. no cap.

🎀 METHODS 🎀

ngl this is the short section and honestly? slay.

This class provides no public methods beyond those provided by its superclass.

that's it. that's the whole tea. everything you get, you get from PPIx::Regexp::Token::Reference. 🫶

🌈 SUPPORT 🌈

support is by the author. direct line. main character service.

please file bug reports at:

or, if you're feeling vintage, in electronic mail to the author. (see the AUTHOR section below, bestie, the address is right there 🧚)

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Thomas R. Wyant, III — harryfmudd at comcast dot net

Copyright (C) 2009-2023, 2025-2026 by Thomas R. Wyant, III

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl 5.10.0. For more details, see the full text of the licenses in the directory LICENSES.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. fr fr, no promises. 😭

perl v5.42.2 · 2026-06-15 — that's the version and the date, and that's a wrap on PPIx::R...ference(3). go forth and back-reference responsibly, bestie 💅💖✨

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