PPI::Token::Label(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation PPI::Token::Label(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

PPI::Token::Label - Token class for a statement label

# [INHERITANCE](#INHERITANCE)

```
  PPI::Token::Label
  isa PPI::Token
      isa PPI::Element
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

A label is an identifier attached to a line or statements, to allow for various types of flow control. For example, a loop might have a label attached so that a "last" or "next" flow control statement can be used from multiple levels below to reference the loop directly.

# [METHODS](#METHODS)

There are no additional methods beyond those provided by the parent PPI::Token and PPI::Element classes.

# [SUPPORT](#SUPPORT)

See the support section in the main module.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.

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.

2026-10-26 perl v5.44.0

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Document: PPI::Token::Label(3pm) from perl-ppi 1.291-r3 (Chainguard OS)
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