Package: libdata-dump-perl (1.08-2)

Pretty printing of data structures

Data::Dump provides a single function called dump() that takes a list of values as its argument and produces a string as its result. The string contains Perl code that, when evaled, produces a deep copy of the original arguments. The string is formatted for easy reading.

If dump() is called in a void context, then the dump is printed on STDERR instead of being returned.

If you don't like importing a function that overrides Perl's not-so-useful builtin, then you can also import the same function as pp(), mnemonic for "pretty-print".

Tags: Software Development: Perl Development, Implemented in: Perl, Role: Shared Library