Scope::Guard - lexically-scoped resource management
my $guard = guard { ... };
# or
my $guard = scope_guard \&handler;
# or
my $guard = Scope::Guard->new(sub { ... });
$guard->dismiss(); # disable the handlerThis module provides a convenient way to perform cleanup or other forms of resource
management at the end of a scope. It is particularly useful when dealing with exceptions:
the Scope::Guard constructor takes a reference to a subroutine that is guaranteed to
be called even if the thread of execution is aborted prematurely. This effectively allows
lexically-scoped "promises" to be made that are automatically honoured by perl's garbage
collector.
For more information, see: https://www.drdobbs.com/cpp/184403758
my $guard = Scope::Guard->new(sub { ... });
# or
my $guard = Scope::Guard->new(\&handler);The new method creates a new Scope::Guard object which calls the supplied handler when its DESTROY method is
called, typically at the end of the scope.
$guard->dismiss();
# or
$guard->dismiss(1);dismiss detaches the handler from the Scope::Guard object. This revokes the "promise" to call the
handler when the object is destroyed.
The handler can be re-enabled by calling:
$guard->dismiss(0);guard takes a block and returns a new Scope::Guard object. It can be used
as a shorthand for:
Scope::Guard->new(...)e.g.
my $guard = guard { ... };Note: calling guard anonymously, i.e. in void context, will raise an exception.
This is because anonymous guards are destroyed immediately
(rather than at the end of the scope), which is unlikely to be the desired behaviour.
scope_guard is the same as guard, but it takes a code ref rather than a block.
e.g.
my $guard = scope_guard \&handler;or:
my $guard = scope_guard sub { ... };or:
my $guard = scope_guard $handler;As with guard, calling scope_guard in void context will raise an exception.
0.21
- B::Hooks::EndOfScope
- End
- Guard
- Hook::Scope
- Object::Destroyer
- Perl::AtEndOfScope
- ReleaseAction
- Scope::local_OnExit
- Scope::OnExit
- Sub::ScopeFinalizer
- Value::Canary
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