Index: B

• backslash (\) in static allocation : Referring to Existing Variables
• base classes : The Need for Inheritance
• • overriding : Overriding base classes
• Beazley, Dave : Extending Perl:A First Course
• BEGIN subroutine, compilation and : Package Initialization and Destruction
• behavior, object : Behavior
• Bentley, Jon : Implementing Complex Data Structures
• Berkeley DB : Berkeley DB
• bidirectional communication : Bidirectional Communications
• bind function : Event Bindings
• binding events : (see events)
• bitmaps, widgets and : Images
• bless statement : The Need for Polymorphism
• blessed references : SVs and object pointers
• blocking calls
• • Networking Primer
  • Handling Multiple Clients
  • Blocking looms again
  • event loops and : Event Loops
  • nonblocking filehandles versus : Nonblocking Filehandles
• blocks of code : More General Rule
• bootstrapping C library : Writing an Extension: Overview
• boundaries, persistence and : Persistence Issues
• braces { } : More General Rule
• • anonymous hashes : References to Anonymous Storage
• brackets [ ] for anonymous arrays : References to Anonymous Storage
• Brooks, Fred : OO: An Introduction
• buttons
• • Button
  • Labels and Buttons
  • checkbuttons
  • • Checkbutton
    • Radiobuttons and Checkbuttons
  • radiobuttons
  • • Radiobutton
    • Radiobuttons and Checkbuttons
• bye function
• • Intermediate Perl Code
  • AST Module