Can a function determine what file and line of source in that file called it?

[Nick Weavers]

To assist in debug I would really like my functions to be able to issue a
massage saying exactly where they have been called from.
ie the file name of the calling perl script and the line number in that file
that contains the call.

Does any one know if this is possible and if so could they tell me how, or
point me to the appropriate documentation?

Many thanks,
Nick.

 

[Tore Aursand]

To assist in debug I would really like my functions to be able to issue
a massage saying exactly where they have been called from.

perldoc -f caller


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Then you find yourself doing it for a few close friends and people you
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[Nick Weavers]

Found it:

($package, $filename, $line) = caller;

 

[Nick Weavers]

Many thanks to Tore and Bernard.

 

[ctcgag]

To assist in debug I would really like my functions to be able to issue a
massage saying exactly where they have been called from.
ie the file name of the calling perl script and the line number in that
file that contains the call.

Does any one know if this is possible and if so could they tell me how,
or point me to the appropriate documentation?

In addition to caller, you could "use Carp" to carp, cluck, croak,
or confess.

Xho