NAME

Type::Tiny::Manual::AllTypes - alphabetical list of all type constraints bundled with Type::Tiny

MANUAL

The following is a list of type constraints bundled with Type::Tiny, with very brief descriptions. For more information, see the type library's documentation, and the test cases in "t/21-types/".

GitHub link: <https://github.com/tobyink/p5-type-tiny/tree/master/t/21-types>.

• Any in Types::Standard

  Anything. Absolutely anything.

• ArrayLike [parameterizable] in Types::TypeTiny

  Arrayrefs and objects overloading arrayfication.

• ArrayRef [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  Arrayrefs.

• Bool [has coercion] in Types::Standard

  Booleans; the numbers or strings "0" and "1", the empty string, or undef.

• BoolLike in Types::TypeTiny

  Similar to Bool, but without coercions, and accepts objects overloading "bool".

• ClassName in Types::Standard

  Any loaded package name.

• CodeLike in Types::TypeTiny

  Coderefs and objects overloading coderefification.

• CodeRef in Types::Standard

  Coderefs.

• ConsumerOf [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  An object that DOES a particular role.

• CycleTuple [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  An arrayref with a repeating pattern of constraints on its values.

• Defined in Types::Standard

  Any value other than undef.

• DelimitedStr [parameterizable] in Types::Common::String

  A comma-delimited or other delimited string.

• Dict [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  A hashref with constraints on each of its values.

• Enum [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  A string from an allowed set of strings.

• _ForeignTypeConstraint in Types::TypeTiny

  A coderef or an object which Type::Tiny knows how to convert into a Type::Tiny instance. (Yes, the name of this type starts with an underscore.)

• FileHandle in Types::Standard

  A reference where Scalar::Util::openhandle returns true, or a blessed object in the IO::Handle class.

• GlobRef in Types::Standard

  Globrefs

• HashLike [parameterizable] in Types::TypeTiny

  Hashrefs and objects overloading hashrefification.

• HashRef [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  Hashrefs.

• HasMethods [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  An object that can do particular methods.

• InstanceOf [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  An object that isa particular class.

• Int in Types::Standard

  A whole number, either positive, negative, or zero.

• IntRange [parameterizable] in Types::Common::Numeric

  An integer within a particular numeric range.

• Item in Types::Standard

  Any single item; effectively the same as Any.

• LaxNum in Types::Standard

  A number; relaxed constraint that allows "inf".

• LowerCaseSimpleStr [has coercion] in Types::Common::String

  A string less than 256 characters long with no line breaks or uppercase letters.

• LowerCaseStr [has coercion] in Types::Common::String

  A string with no uppercase letters.

• Map [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  A hashref with a constraint for the values and keys.

• Maybe [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  When parameterized, the same as its parameter, but also allows undef.

• NegativeInt in Types::Common::Numeric

  An integer below 0.

• NegativeNum in Types::Common::Numeric

  A number below 0.

• NegativeOrZeroInt in Types::Common::Numeric

  An integer below 0, or 0.

• NegativeOrZeroNum in Types::Common::Numeric

  A number below 0, or 0.

• NonEmptySimpleStr in Types::Common::String

  A string with more than 0 but less than 256 characters with no line breaks.

• NonEmptyStr in Types::Common::String

  A string with more than 0 characters.

• Num in Types::Standard

  The same as LaxNum or StrictNum depending on environment.

• NumericCode [has coercion] in Types::Common::String

  A string containing only digits.

• NumRange [parameterizable] in Types::Common::Numeric

  A number within a particular numeric range.

• Object in Types::Standard

  A blessed object.

• Optional [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  Used in conjunction with Dict, Tuple, or CycleTuple.

• OptList in Types::Standard

  An arrayref of arrayrefs, where each of the inner arrayrefs are two values, the first value being a string.

• Overload [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  An overloaded object.

• Password in Types::Common::String

  A string at least 4 characters long and less than 256 characters long with no line breaks.

• PositiveInt in Types::Common::Numeric

  An integer above 0.

• PositiveNum in Types::Common::Numeric

  A number above 0.

• PositiveOrZeroInt in Types::Common::Numeric

  An integer above 0, or 0.

• PositiveOrZeroNum in Types::Common::Numeric

  An number above 0, or 0.

• Ref [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  Any reference.

• RegexpRef in Types::Standard

  A regular expression.

• RoleName in Types::Standard

  Any loaded package name where there is no `new` method.

• ScalarRef [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  Scalarrefs.

• SimpleStr in Types::Common::String

  A string with less than 256 characters with no line breaks.

• SingleDigit in Types::Common::Numeric

  A single digit number. This includes single digit negative numbers!

• Slurpy [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  Used in conjunction with Dict or Tuple.

• Str in Types::Standard

  A string.

• StrictNum in Types::Standard

  A number; strict constaint.

• StringLike in Types::TypeTiny

  Strings and objects overloading stringification.

• StrLength [parameterizable] in Types::Common::String

  A string with length in a particular range.

• StrMatch [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  A string matching a particular regular expression.

• StrongPassword in Types::Common::String

  A string at least 4 characters long and less than 256 characters long with no line breaks and at least one non-alphabetic character.

• Tied [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  A reference to a tied variable.

• Tuple [parameterizable] in Types::Standard

  An arrayref with constraints on its values.

• TypeTiny [has coercion] in Types::TypeTiny

  Blessed objects in the Type::Tiny class.

• Undef in Types::Standard

  undef.

• UpperCaseSimpleStr [has coercion] in Types::Common::String

  A string less than 256 characters long with no line breaks or lowercase letters.

• UpperCaseStr [has coercion] in Types::Common::String

  A string with no lowercase letters.

• Value in Types::Standard

  Any non-reference value, including undef.

The module Types::Common incorporates all of the above.

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Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>.

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