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NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockGrep - Write grep { /$pattern/ } @list instead of grep /$pattern/, @list.

AFFILIATION

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

DESCRIPTION

The expression forms of grep and map are awkward and hard to read. Use the block forms instead.

@matches = grep /pattern/, @list; #not ok
@matches = grep { /pattern/ } @list; #ok
@mapped = map transform($_), @list; #not ok
@mapped = map { transform($_) } @list; #ok

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval

Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::RequireBlockMap

AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2013 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.