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# NAME

if - `use` a Perl module if a condition holds

# SYNOPSIS

      use if CONDITION, MODULE => ARGUMENTS;

# DESCRIPTION

The construct

      use if CONDITION, MODULE => ARGUMENTS;

has no effect unless `CONDITION` is true. In this case the effect is the same as of

      use MODULE ARGUMENTS;

Above `=>` provides necessary quoting of `MODULE` . If not used (e.g., no ARGUMENTS to give), you'd better quote `MODULE` yourselves.

# BUGS

The current implementation does not allow specification of the required version of the module.

# AUTHOR

Ilya Zakharevich mailto:ilyaz@cpan.org.

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