Perl::...ormats(3pm)

💖 NAME 💖

Perl::Critic::Policy::Miscellanea::ProhibitFormats — okay bestie, this is the policy whose whole vibe is do not use format. This page lives in Perl::...ormats(3pm), User Contributed Perl Documentation, and we're gonna get into it.

🌸 AFFILIATION 🌸

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution. Periodt.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Formats are literally one of the oldest features of Perl. But ngl, they have some limitations, and we're not ignoring them.

• Formats are static and cannot be easily defined at run time.
• Also, formats depend on several obscure global variables.

For more modern reporting tools, consider using one of the template frameworks like Template or try the Perl6::Form module. The way that's such a glow-up.

🎀 CONFIGURATION 🎀

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options. That's the whole tea. 🫖

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

🦋 COPYRIGHT 🦋

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights reserved.

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.

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And that's the page, bestie 💅 — source/version vibes: perl v5.42.0, dated 2024-10-23, from Perl::...ormats(3pm). Slay responsibly.