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- =head1 NAME
-
- CORE - Pseudo-namespace for Perl's core routines
-
- =head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- BEGIN {
- *CORE::GLOBAL::hex = sub { 1; };
- }
-
- print hex("0x50"),"\n"; # prints 1
- print CORE::hex("0x50"),"\n"; # prints 80
-
- =head1 DESCRIPTION
-
- The C<CORE> namespace gives access to the original built-in functions of
- Perl. There is no C<CORE> package, and therefore you do not need to use or
- require an hypothetical "CORE" module prior to accessing routines in this
- namespace.
-
- A list of the built-in functions in Perl can be found in L<perlfunc>.
-
- =head1 OVERRIDING CORE FUNCTIONS
-
- To override a Perl built-in routine with your own version, you need to
- import it at compile-time. This can be conveniently achieved with the
- C<subs> pragma. This will affect only the package in which you've imported
- the said subroutine:
-
- use subs 'chdir';
- sub chdir { ... }
- chdir $somewhere;
-
- To override a built-in globally (that is, in all namespaces), you need to
- import your function into the C<CORE::GLOBAL> pseudo-namespace at compile
- time:
-
- BEGIN {
- *CORE::GLOBAL::hex = sub {
- # ... your code here
- };
- }
-
- The new routine will be called whenever a built-in function is called
- without a qualifying package:
-
- print hex("0x50"),"\n"; # prints 1
-
- In both cases, if you want access to the original, unaltered routine, use
- the C<CORE::> prefix:
-
- print CORE::hex("0x50"),"\n"; # prints 80
-
- =head1 AUTHOR
-
- This documentation provided by Tels <nospam-abuse@bloodgate.com> 2007.
-
- =head1 SEE ALSO
-
- L<perlsub>, L<perlfunc>.
-
- =cut
-