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

NAME
Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::ProhibitParensWithBuiltins - Write "open $handle, $path" instead of "open($handle, $path)".

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

DESCRIPTION
Conway suggests that all built-in functions be called without parentheses around the argument list. This reduces visual clutter and disambiguates built-in functions from user functions. Exceptions are made for "my", "local", and "our" which require parentheses when called with multiple arguments.

    open($handle, '>', $filename); #not ok
    open $handle, '>', $filename;  #ok

    split(/$pattern/, @list); #not ok
    split /$pattern/, @list;  #ok

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

NOTES
Coding with parentheses can sometimes lead to verbose and awkward constructs, so I think the intent of Conway's guideline is to remove only the unnecessary parentheses. This policy makes exceptions for some common situations where parentheses are usually required. However, you may find other situations where the parentheses are necessary to enforce precedence, but they cause still violations. In those cases, consider using the '## no critic' comments to silence Perl::Critic.

BUGS
Some builtin functions (particularly those that take a variable number of scalar arguments) should probably get parentheses. This policy should be enhanced to allow the user to specify a list of builtins that are exempt from the policy.

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.