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.TH warnings 3 "2002-06-01" "perl v5.8.0" "Perl Programmers Reference Guide"
warnings \- Perl pragma to control optional warnings
\& use warnings::register;
\& if (warnings::enabled()) {
\& warnings::warn("some warning");
\& if (warnings::enabled("void")) {
\& warnings::warn("void", "some warning");
\& if (warnings::enabled($object)) {
\& warnings::warn($object, "some warning");
\& warnings::warnif("some warning");
\& warnings::warnif("void", "some warning");
\& warnings::warnif($object, "some warning");
If no import list is supplied, all possible warnings are either enabled
A number of functions are provided to assist module authors.
.IP "use warnings::register" 4
.IX Item "use warnings::register"
Creates a new warnings category with the same name as the package where
the call to the pragma is used.
.IP "\fIwarnings::enabled()\fR" 4
.IX Item "warnings::enabled()"
Use the warnings category with the same name as the current package.
Return \s-1TRUE\s0 if that warnings category is enabled in the calling module.
Otherwise returns \s-1FALSE\s0.
.IP "warnings::enabled($category)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::enabled($category)"
Return \s-1TRUE\s0 if the warnings category, \f(CW$category\fR, is enabled in the
Otherwise returns \s-1FALSE\s0.
.IP "warnings::enabled($object)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::enabled($object)"
Use the name of the class for the object reference, \f(CW$object\fR, as the
Return \s-1TRUE\s0 if that warnings category is enabled in the first scope
where the object is used.
Otherwise returns \s-1FALSE\s0.
.IP "warnings::warn($message)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::warn($message)"
Print \f(CW$message\fR to \s-1STDERR\s0.
Use the warnings category with the same name as the current package.
If that warnings category has been set to \*(L"\s-1FATAL\s0\*(R" in the calling module
then die. Otherwise return.
.ie n .IP "warnings::warn($category, $message)" 4
.el .IP "warnings::warn($category, \f(CW$message\fR)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::warn($category, $message)"
Print \f(CW$message\fR to \s-1STDERR\s0.
If the warnings category, \f(CW$category\fR, has been set to \*(L"\s-1FATAL\s0\*(R" in the
calling module then die. Otherwise return.
.ie n .IP "warnings::warn($object, $message)" 4
.el .IP "warnings::warn($object, \f(CW$message\fR)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::warn($object, $message)"
Print \f(CW$message\fR to \s-1STDERR\s0.
Use the name of the class for the object reference, \f(CW$object\fR, as the
If that warnings category has been set to \*(L"\s-1FATAL\s0\*(R" in the scope where \f(CW$object\fR
is first used then die. Otherwise return.
.IP "warnings::warnif($message)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::warnif($message)"
\& if (warnings::enabled())
\& { warnings::warn($message) }
.ie n .IP "warnings::warnif($category, $message)" 4
.el .IP "warnings::warnif($category, \f(CW$message\fR)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::warnif($category, $message)"
\& if (warnings::enabled($category))
\& { warnings::warn($category, $message) }
.ie n .IP "warnings::warnif($object, $message)" 4
.el .IP "warnings::warnif($object, \f(CW$message\fR)" 4
.IX Item "warnings::warnif($object, $message)"
\& if (warnings::enabled($object))
\& { warnings::warn($object, $message) }
See \*(L"Pragmatic Modules\*(R" in perlmodlib and perllexwarn.