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/ Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::RequireQuotedHeredocTerminator

NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::RequireQuotedHeredocTerminator - Write print <<'THE_END' or print <<"THE_END" .

AFFILIATION

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

DESCRIPTION

Putting single or double-quotes around your HEREDOC terminator make it obvious to the reader whether the content is going to be interpolated or not.

    print <<END_MESSAGE;    #not ok
    Hello World
    END_MESSAGE

    print <<'END_MESSAGE';  #ok
    Hello World
    END_MESSAGE

    print <<"END_MESSAGE";  #ok
    $greeting
    END_MESSAGE

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::RequireUpperCaseHeredocTerminator

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.