Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd(3)

NAME
Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd - All POD should be after "__END__".

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

DESCRIPTION
Perl stops processing code when it sees an "__END__" statement. So, to save processing time, it's faster to put documentation after the "__END__". Also, writing all the POD in one place usually leads to a more cohesive document, rather than being forced to follow the layout of your code. This policy issues violations if any POD is found before an "__END__".

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

NOTES
Some folks like to use "=for", and "=begin", and "=end" tags to create block comments in-line with their code. Since those tags aren't usually part of the documentation, this Policy does allows them to appear before the "__END__" statement.

    =begin comments

    frobulate()
    Accepts:  A list of things to frobulate
    Returns:  True if successful

    =end comments

    sub frobulate { ... }

AUTHOR
Chris Dolan <cdolan@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Chris Dolan.

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