Re: advanced: closures (was Re: test for real number)

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Pinyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Jeff> A closure is an ANONYMOUS function (constructed via $x = sub {
Jeff> ... }) that contains LEXICAL variables that have been defined in
Jeff> a scope visible to the closure itself.

leave out the word ANONYMOUS there.

ANONYMOUS and CLOSURE are orthogonal.

in "BEGIN { my $x; sub foo { ... $x ... } }", foo is a CLOSURE
and is not ANONYMOUS.

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