NAME

PPI::Token::Number - Token class for a number

SYNOPSIS

$n = 1234;       # decimal integer
$n = 0b1110011;  # binary integer
$n = 01234;      # octal integer
$n = 0x1234;     # hexadecimal integer
$n = 12.34e-56;  # exponential notation ( currently not working )

INHERITANCE

PPI::Token::Number
isa PPI::Token
    isa PPI::Element

DESCRIPTION

The PPI::Token::Number class is used for tokens that represent numbers, in the various types that Perl supports.

METHODS

There are no additional methods beyond those provided by the parent PPI::Token and PPI::Element classes.

Got any ideas for methods? Submit a report to rt.cpan.org!

TO DO

- Add proper unit testing to this

- What the hell is a base256 number and why did I use it. Surely it should be something more like "base1000" or "version".

SUPPORT

See the support section in the main module

AUTHOR

Adam Kennedy, http://ali.as/, cpan@ali.as

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2001 - 2005 Adam Kennedy. 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 the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.