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.IX Title "Dpkg::Email::Address 3perl"
.TH Dpkg::Email::Address 3perl 2026-01-23 1.23.5-dirty libdpkg-perl
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.SH NAME
Dpkg::Email::Address \- manage an email address
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
It provides a class which is able to manage an email address,
as used in \fBdeb822\fR\|(5) data.
.SH FUNCTIONS
.IX Header "FUNCTIONS"
.ie n .IP "$regex = \fBREGEX()\fR" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$regex\fR = \fBREGEX()\fR" 4
.IX Item "$regex = REGEX()"
Returns the regex used to parse and validate an email address.
.Sp
It matches two parts, the name and the email.
.SH METHODS
.IX Header "METHODS"
.ie n .IP "$addr = Dpkg::Email::Address\->new($string)" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$addr\fR = Dpkg::Email::Address\->new($string)" 4
.IX Item "$addr = Dpkg::Email::Address->new($string)"
Create a new object that can hold an email address.
.ie n .IP "$name = $addr\->name([$name])" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$name\fR = \f(CW$addr\fR\->name([$name])" 4
.IX Item "$name = $addr->name([$name])"
Get and optionally set the email address name.
.Sp
Returns the current or new email name.
.ie n .IP "$email = $addr\->email([$email])" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$email\fR = \f(CW$addr\fR\->email([$email])" 4
.IX Item "$email = $addr->email([$email])"
Get and optionally set the email address email.
.Sp
Returns the current or new email.
.ie n .IP "$bool = $addr\->parse($string)" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$bool\fR = \f(CW$addr\fR\->parse($string)" 4
.IX Item "$bool = $addr->parse($string)"
Parses \f(CW$string\fR into the current object replacing the current address.
.Sp
Will die on parse errors.
.ie n .IP "$string = $addr\->\fBas_string()\fR" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$string\fR = \f(CW$addr\fR\->\fBas_string()\fR" 4
.IX Item "$string = $addr->as_string()"
Returns the email address formatted as a string.
.ie n .IP "$hashref = $addr\->\fBas_struct()\fR" 4
.el .IP "\f(CW$hashref\fR = \f(CW$addr\fR\->\fBas_struct()\fR" 4
.IX Item "$hashref = $addr->as_struct()"
Returns the email address in a hashref with name and email keys.
.SH CHANGES
.IX Header "CHANGES"
.SS "Version 0.xx"
.IX Subsection "Version 0.xx"
This is a private module.