Perl::Critic::Policy::NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseVars

NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseVars − Write "$my_variable = 42" instead of "$MyVariable = 42".

AFFILIATION

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

DESCRIPTION

Conway’s recommended naming convention is to use lower-case words separated by underscores. Well-recognized acronyms can be in ALL CAPS , but must be separated by underscores from other parts of the name.

    my $foo_bar   #ok
    my $foo_BAR   #ok
    my @FOO_bar   #ok
    my %FOO_BAR   #ok
    my $FooBar   #not ok
    my $FOObar   #not ok
    my @fooBAR   #not ok
    my %fooBar   #not ok

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Policy::NamingConventions::ProhibitMixedCaseSubs

This policy is deprecated. Its functionality has been superseded by Perl::Critic::Policy::NamingConventions::Capitalization.

AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <thaljef AT cpan DOT org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005−2010 Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer. 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.