PPI::Token::Number::Float(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation PPI::Token::Number::Float(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

PPI::Token::Number::Float - Token class for a floating-point number

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
  $n = 1.234;
```

# [INHERITANCE](#INHERITANCE)

```
  PPI::Token::Number::Float
  isa PPI::Token::Number
      isa PPI::Token
          isa PPI::Element
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The "PPI::Token::Number::Float" class is used for tokens that represent floating point numbers. A float is identified by n decimal point. Exponential notation (the "e" or "E") is handled by the PPI::Token::Number::Exp class.

# [METHODS](#METHODS)

## [base](#base)

Returns the base for the number: 10.

## [literal](#literal)

Return the numeric value of this token.

# [SUPPORT](#SUPPORT)

See the support section in the main module.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Chris Dolan <cdolan@cpan.org>

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright 2006 Chris Dolan.

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

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

2026-08-18 perl v5.44.0

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Document: PPI::Token::Number::Float(3pm) from perl-ppi 1.291-r1 (Chainguard OS)
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