NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireUseUTF8 - Require that all modules have a "use utf8;" statement.

AFFILIATION

This policy is part of Perl::Critic::Swift.

VERSION

This document describes Perl::Critic::Policy::CodeLayout::RequireUseUTF8 version 1.0.3.

SYNOPSIS

Require that all modules have a "use utf8;" statement.

DESCRIPTION

Perl parsers need to be told if they are going to be dealing with anything that isn't ASCII or Latin-1. This policy ensures that they are notified that the code may contain Unicode characters.

English speakers need to be brought into the 21st century and note that not every character fits into 7 bits.

INTERFACE

Standard for a Perl::Critic::Policy.

DIAGNOSTICS

None.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

This policy has no configuration options beyond the standard ones.

DEPENDENCIES

Perl::Critic

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-perl-critic-swift@rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org>.

AUTHOR

Elliot Shank "<perl@galumph.com>"

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

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