Advanced Perl Programming

Sriram Srinivasan, O'Reilly Media, Inc.

ISBN:1565922204, Edition: 1, 1997-08-01

Price: $34.95

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Data References and Anonymous Storage
Referring to Existing Variables
Using References
Nested Data Structures
Querying a Reference
Symbolic References
A View of the Internals
References in Other Languages
Resources

Chapter 2: Implementing Complex Data Structures
User-Defined Structures
Example: Matrices
Professors, Students, Courses
Pass the Envelope
Pretty-Printing
Resources

Chapter 3: Typeglobs and Symbol Tables
Perl Variables, Symbol Table, and Scoping
Typeglobs
Typeglobs and References
Filehandles, Directory Handles, and Formats

Chapter 4: Subroutine References and Closures
Subroutine References
Using Subroutine References
Closures
Using Closures
Comparisons to Other Languages
Resources

Chapter 5: Eval
The String Form: Expression Evaluation
The Block Form: Exception Handling
Watch Your Quotes
Using Eval for Expression Evaluation
Using Eval for Efficiency
Using Eval for Time-Outs
Eval in Other Languages
Resources

Chapter 6: Modules
Basic Package
Packages and Files
Package Initialization and Destruction
Privacy
Importing Symbols
Nesting Packages
Autoloading
Accessing the Symbol Table
Language Comparisons

Chapter 7: Object-Oriented Programming
OO: An Introduction
Objects in Perl
UNIVERSAL
Recap of Conventions
Comparison with Other OO Languages
Resources

Chapter 8: Object Orientation: The Next Few Steps
Efficient Attribute Storage
Delegation
On Inheritance
Resources

Chapter 9: Tie
Tying Scalars
Tying Arrays
Tying Hashes
Tying Filehandles
Example: Monitoring Variables
Comparisons with Other Languages

Chapter 10: Persistence
Persistence Issues
Streamed Data
Record-Oriented Approach
Relational Databases
Resources

Chapter 11: Implementing Object Persistence
Adaptor: An Introduction
Design Notes
Implementation
Resources

Chapter 12: Networking with Sockets
Networking Primer
Socket API and IO::Socket
Handling Multiple Clients
Real-World Servers
IO Objects and Filehandles
Prebuilt Client Modules
Resources

Chapter 13: Networking: Implementing RPC
Msg: Messaging Toolkit
Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)
Resources

Chapter 14: User Interfaces with Tk
Introduction to GUIs, Tk, and Perl/Tk
Starting with Perl/Tk
Widget Tour
Geometry Management
Timers
Event Bindings
Event Loops
Resources

Chapter 15: GUI Example: Tetris
Introduction to Tetris
Design
Implementation

Chapter 16: GUI Example: Man Page Viewer
man and perlman
Implementation
Resources

Chapter 17: Template-Driven Code Generation
On Code Generation
Jeeves Example
Jeeves Overview
Jeeves Implementation
Sample Specification Parser
Resources

Chapter 18: Extending Perl:A First Course
Writing an Extension: Overview
Example: Fractals with Perl
SWIG Features
XS Features
Degrees of Freedom
A Detour into Fractals
Resources

Chapter 19: Embedding Perl:The Easy Way
Why Embed?
Embedding Overview
Examples
Adding Extensions
Resources

Chapter 20: Perl Internals
Reading the Source
Architecture
Perl Value Types
Stacks and Messaging Protocol
Meaty Extensions
Easy Embedding API
A Peek into the Future
Resources

Appendix A: Tk Widget Reference

Appendix B: Syntax Summary