Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireTrailingCommas(3)

NAME
Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireTrailingCommas - Put a comma at the end of every multi-line list declaration, including the last one.

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

DESCRIPTION
Conway suggests that all elements in a multi-line list should be separated by commas, including the last element. This makes it a little easier to re-order the list by cutting and pasting.

    my @list = ($foo,
                $bar,
                $baz);  #not ok

    my @list = ($foo,
                $bar,
                $baz,); #ok

CONFIGURATION
This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

NOTES
In the PPI parlance, a "list" is almost anything with parentheses. I've tried to make this Policy smart by targeting only "lists" that have at least one element and are being assigned to something. However, there may be some edge cases that I haven't covered. If you find one, send me a note.

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

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2005-2011 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.