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• absolute text widget positioning : Inserting text at absolute positions
• abstract syntax tree (AST) : Jeeves Example
• Academy Award data (example) : Pass the Envelope
• accept function : Receiver
• accessing
• • object attributes : Accessor Methods
  • from other packages : Basic Package
  • privileges, persistence and : Persistence Issues
  • symbol table : Accessing the Symbol Table
• accessor methods : Accessor Methods
• Adaptor project : Implementing Object Persistence
• • design notes : Design Notes
  • implementation of : Implementation
• Adaptor::DBI module : Adaptor: An Introduction
• • database mapping : Multivalued Attributes and Database Mapping
  • implementation of : Adaptor::DBI
  • object uniqueness and : Uniqueness of Objects in Memory
• Adaptor::File module : Adaptor: An Introduction
• • database mapping : Multivalued Attributes and Database Mapping
  • implementation of : Adaptor::File
  • object uniqueness and : Uniqueness of Objects in Memory
• add_prop procedure : AST Module
• add_prop_list procedure : AST Module
• after function : Timers
• alarm function
• • Using Eval for Time-Outs
  • Timers
• aliases : (see typeglobs)
• allocate subroutine : The Need for Inheritance
• allocating memory
• • Writing an Extension: Overview
  • Recommended memory allocation and deallocation routines
• anonymous
• • arrays
  • • References to Anonymous Storage
    • Final Shortcut: Omit Arrows Between Subscripts
  • definition of : Referring to Existing Variables
  • hashes
  • • References to Anonymous Storage
    • Final Shortcut: Omit Arrows Between Subscripts
  • subroutines
  • • naming : Naming Anonymous Subroutines
    • references to : References to Anonymous Subroutines
• API, Perl : Embedding Overview
• • example of using : Examples
• Archimedean spiral (example) : Canvas
• architecture, Perl : Architecture
• arrays : View of the Internals
• • anonymous
  • • References to Anonymous Storage
    • Final Shortcut: Omit Arrows Between Subscripts
  • of arrays : Example: Matrices
  • arrow notation for : Shortcuts with the Arrow Notation
  • AVs (array values) : Array Values (AV)
  • dynamic binding : Tying Arrays
  • files as (example) : TIEARRAY Example: File as an Array
  • of hashes : Other Matrix Representations
  • multidimensional : Final Shortcut: Omit Arrows Between Subscripts
  • passing to subroutines : Passing Arrays and Hashes to Subroutines
  • references to
  • • References to Arrays
    • Array/Hash References Versus Element References
  • storing attributes with : ObjectTemplate: Attribute Storage Using Arrays
  • of subroutine references : Dispatch Table
  • SWIG and : SWIG Features
  • of symbolic references : Symbolic References
• arrow notation (->)
• • Shortcuts with the Arrow Notation
  • Final Shortcut: Omit Arrows Between Subscripts
  • indirect notation versus : Detour: The indirect notation
  • for instance methods : The Need for Polymorphism
• associations, object : Object Associations
• associative arrays : (see hashes)
• AST (abstract syntax tree) : Jeeves Example
• AST module : AST Module
• at sign (@), for dereferencing arrays : References to Arrays
• attributes
• • accessor methods for : Accessor Methods
  • class attributes : Class Methods and Attributes
  • computed : Accessor Methods
  • efficient storage of : Efficient Attribute Storage
  • inheritance of : Attribute Inheritance
  • object attributes : Attributes
  • storing with arrays : ObjectTemplate: Attribute Storage Using Arrays
  • storing with typeglobs : Attribute Storage Using Typeglobs
• AUTOLOAD function
• • Autoloading
  • Object Destruction
• autoloading modules/packages : Autoloading
• automatic dereferencing : No Automatic Dereferencing
• Autosplit module : Autoloading
• AVs (array values) : Array Values (AV)