TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout(3pm)

# [NAME](#NAME)

TAP::Parser::Result::Bailout - Bailout result token.

# [VERSION](#VERSION)

Version 3.52

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This is a subclass of TAP::Parser::Result. A token of this class will be returned if a bail out line is encountered.

```
 1..5
 ok 1 - woo hooo!
 Bail out! Well, so much for "woo hooo!"
```

# [OVERRIDDEN METHODS](#OVERRIDDEN_METHODS)

Mainly listed here to shut up the pitiful screams of the pod coverage tests. They keep me awake at night.

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"as\_string"

## [Instance Methods](#Instance_Methods)

*"explanation"*

```
  if ( $result->is_bailout ) {
      my $explanation = $result->explanation;
      print "We bailed out because ($explanation)";
  }
```

If, and only if, a token is a bailout token, you can get an "explanation" via this method. The explanation is the text after the mystical "Bail out!" words which appear in the tap output.

2026-10-27 perl v5.44.0

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