Template::Plugin::Scalar(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Template::Plugin::Scalar(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Template::Plugin::Scalar - call object methods in scalar context

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
    [% USE scalar %]
    # TT2 calls object methods in array context by default
    [% object.method %]
    # force it to use scalar context
    [% object.scalar.method %]
    # also works with subroutine references
    [% scalar.my_sub_ref %]
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The Template Toolkit calls user-defined subroutines and object methods using Perl's array context by default. This plugin module provides a way for you to call subroutines and methods in scalar context.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Andy Wardley <abw@wardley.org> <http://wardley.org/>

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright (C) 2008-2022 Andy Wardley. All Rights Reserved.

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

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

Template::Plugin

2026-08-30 perl v5.44.0

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Document: Template::Plugin::Scalar(3pm) from perl-template-toolkit 3.106-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/abw/Template2.git