warnings(3)

NAME
warnings - Perl pragma to control optional warnings

SYNOPSIS
    use warnings;
    no warnings;
    use warnings "all";
    no warnings "all";
    use warnings::register;
    if (warnings::enabled()) {
        warnings::warn("some warning");
    }
    if (warnings::enabled("void")) {
        warnings::warn("void", "some warning");
    }
    if (warnings::enabled($object)) {
        warnings::warn($object, "some warning");
    }
    warnif("some warning");
    warnif("void", "some warning");
    warnif($object, "some warning");

DESCRIPTION
If no import list is supplied, all possible warnings are either enabled or disabled.

A number of functions are provided to assist module authors.
    Creates a new warnings category with the same name as the package where the call to the pragma is used. Use the warnings category with the same name as the current package.

    Return TRUE if that warnings category is enabled in the calling module. Otherwise returns FALSE. Return TRUE if the warnings category, "$category", is enabled in the calling module. Otherwise returns FALSE. Use the name of the class for the object reference, "$object", as the warnings category.

    Return TRUE if that warnings category is enabled in the first scope where the object is used. Otherwise returns FALSE. Print "$message" to STDERR.

    Use the warnings category with the same name as the current package.

    If that warnings category has been set to "FATAL" in the calling module then die. Otherwise return. Print "$message" to STDERR.

    If the warnings category, "$category", has been set to "FATAL" in the calling module then die. Otherwise return. Print "$message" to STDERR.

    Use the name of the class for the object reference, "$object", as the warnings category.

    If that warnings category has been set to "FATAL" in the scope where "$object" is first used then die. Otherwise return. Equivalent to:

        if (warnings::enabled())
          { warnings::warn($message) }
    Equivalent to:

        if (warnings::enabled($category))
          { warnings::warn($category, $message) }
    Equivalent to:

        if (warnings::enabled($object))
          { warnings::warn($object, $message) }

    See the Pragmatic Modules entry in the perlmodlib manpage and the perllexwarn manpage.