NAME Module::Quote - a quote-like operator that requires modules for you SYNOPSIS use Test::More tests => 1; use Module::Quote; my $number = qm( Math::BigInt 1.00 )->new(42); isa_ok $number, "Math::BigInt"; DESCRIPTION The "qm()" quote-like operator will load a module and return its name. So the following should just work, even if you haven't "use"d Math::BigInt in advance. qm( Math::BigInt 1.00 )->new(42) The more usual invocation: Math::BigInt->new(42) won't automatically load Math::BigInt, won't check a version number, and crucially is ambiguous! (See what happens when you define a sub called "BigInt" in the "Math" package.) The "qm" operator interpolates variables, so this works too: my $x = "BigInt 1.00"; qm( Math::$x )->new(42); You may export "qm" with an alternative name: use Module::Quote 'qmod'; You may provide a hashref of options for the quote-like operator: use Module::Quote qm => { emulate => 'q' }; You can export the operator multiple times with different options: use Module::Quote qm => { emulate => 'q' }, qqm => { emulate => 'qq' }, ; The "optimistic" and "prefix" options from Module::Hash are supported. As is "emulate" which can be set to "qq" (the default) or "q" (to disable interpolation). BUGS Please report any bugs to <http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=Module-Quote>. SEE ALSO Module::Hash - similar idea, but less magic. AUTHOR Toby Inkster <tobyink@cpan.org>. COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Toby Inkster. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.