Re^2: Module Announcement: Perl-Critic-1.01

Well, I guess it really depends on what you are being explict about :)

The other replys to this node all have valid points. However, what if I really did want to return undef? This is valid use case too.

-stvn

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Re^3: Module Announcement: Perl-Critic-1.01 by xdg (Monsignor) on Jan 26, 2007 at 18:51 UTC
Perl::Critic has a section about "Bending the Rules" -- you can bypass criticism if you really intended something. It's good if you usually follow the rules, but don't want to be hassled when you're knowingly breaking them. `return undef; ## no critic` [download] -xdg Code written by xdg and posted on PerlMonks is public domain. It is provided as is with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Posted code may not have been tested. Use of posted code is at your own risk.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: Module Announcement: Perl-Critic-1.01
by xdg (Monsignor) on Jan 26, 2007 at 18:51 UTC

Perl::Critic has a section about "Bending the Rules" -- you can bypass criticism if you really intended something. It's good if you usually follow the rules, but don't want to be hassled when you're knowingly breaking them.

return undef; ## no critic
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