Index: P

• pack function
• • Starting with Perl/Tk
  • Packer
• package statement : Basic Package
• packages : (see modules/packages)
• packer geometry manager : Packer
• padlists : How local and my work
• parameters
• • passing with typeglobs : Efficient parameter passing
  • SWIG and : SWIG Features
  • XS and : Default and Optional Parameters
• parentheses, for anonymous arrays : References to Anonymous Storage
• parse_query function : Query processing
• parser, input specification
• • Jeeves Example
  • Advantages of This Architecture
  • example of : Sample Specification Parser
• parser, template : Template Parser
• pattern matching (example) : Fast Multipattern grep
• PDL module : Example: Matrices
• Peek module
• • Reading the Source
  • Inside SVs
• peephole optimizer : Compilation and code generation stages
• percent sign (%) for dereferencing hashes : References to Hashes
• performance
• • efficient attribute storage : Efficient Attribute Storage
  • eval function to improve : Using Eval for Efficiency
  • memory management
  • • View of the Internals
    • Memory Management Using XS
  • references and : Performance Efficiency
  • typeglob aliases and : Using Typeglob Aliases
• Perl
• • advantages of : Why Perl?
  • API for : Embedding Overview
  • architecture : Architecture
  • code generation : On Code Generation
  • compiler for : Peek into the Future
  • debugger for : Reading the Source
  • • printing data structures with : Pretty-Printing
  • embedding
  • • Embedding Perl:The Easy Way
    • Calling a Perl Subroutine
    • Easy Embedding API
  • executor : Executor
  • extensions : Adding Extensions
  • future of : Peek into the Future
  • language syntax : Language Syntax
  • resources on : Resources
  • translator : Translator
  • using C with : Extending Perl:A First Course
  • • Mandelbrot code example : Example: Fractals with Perl
  • value types : Perl Value Types
• Perl interpreter : The Perl Interpreter
• Perl/Tk toolkit : Starting with Perl/Tk
• • event bindings : Event Bindings
  • event loops : Event Loops
  • ptK (portable Tk) : Introduction to GUIs, Tk, and Perl/Tk
  • timers : Timers
  • widget reference : Tk Widget Reference
• PERL5LIB environment variable : Load Path
• perl_alloc function : Embedding Overview
• perl_call_argv function
• • Embedding Overview
  • Examples
• perl_call_va function
• • Embedding Overview
  • Examples
  • Easy Embedding API
• perl_construct function : Embedding Overview
• perl_eval_va function
• • Embedding Overview
  • Examples
  • Easy Embedding API
• perl_parse function
• • Embedding Overview
  • Examples
• PerlInterpreter structure : Multiple interpreters
• PerlIO object : Perl Objects
• perlman text viewer : GUI Example: Man Page Viewer
• perltoot document : Closures Versus Objects
• persistence
• • Persistence
  • Implementing Object Persistence
  • Adaptor project : Implementing Object Persistence
  • record-oriented : Record-Oriented Approach
  • streamed data : Streamed Data
  • transparent (orthogonal)
  • • Implementing Object Persistence
    • Design Goals
• pixmaps, widgets and : Images
• platform independence : Persistence Issues
• plotting expressions : Expression plotting
• pm and .pl files : Packages and Files
• POD format : On Code Generation
• pointer values (PVs) : Scalar Values
• pointers : (see references)
• polymorphism
• • OO: An Introduction
  • The Need for Polymorphism
• "poor man's garbage collection" : Reference Counts
• POP3 module : Net::POP3
• portability : Persistence Issues
• ports and port numbers : Networking Primer
• positioning text widgets : Inserting text at absolute positions
• precedence, references and : Confusion About Precedence
• prepare statement (SQL) : Select
• pretty-printing : Pretty-Printing
• privacy
• • References to Anonymous Storage
  • Privacy
• procedures : (see subroutines)
• professors/students/courses example : Professors, Students, Courses
• properties, widgets
• • Tk Widget Reference
  • Widget Properties
• property types : Magic Variables
• pseudo-random number generation : Random number generation
• pTk language : (see Perl/Tk toolkit)
• Python language : Why Perl?
• • closures in : Python
  • __getattr__ and __setattr__ : Python
  • modular developing in : Python
  • object orientation of : Python
  • references in : Python
  • run-time evaluation and error handling : Python