use Module LIST; is equivalent to
BEGIN { require Module; import Module LIST; }
which means that it happens at compile time.
perldoc -f use
Luke
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Westman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:31 PM
> To: beginners
> Subject: RE: Where to use 'use'
>
>
> I see your point, and agree with you.
>
> My feeling was the same, to put it at the top. When I ran
> your script, it
> didn't make any difference when calling the other routine (I
> didn't expect
> that to work).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> --- "NYIMI Jose (BMB)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > There is no added value trying to make a module
> > only available for one subroutine,
> > I'd 'use' them (modules) all at the top of the script.
> > (for readability and maintainance reasons).
> >
> > Try this and note how Data::Dumper module is available from suby,
> > Even though it was 'used' inside subx.
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/perl -w
> > use strict;
> >
> > &suby();
> >
> > sub subx{
> > use Data::Dumper;
> > }
> >
> > sub suby{
> > print Data::Dumper->Dump([EMAIL PROTECTED]);
> > }
> > _END__
> >
> > José.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff Westman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:12 PM
> > > To: beginners
> > > Subject: Where to use 'use'
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I have a trivial question. I have a perl script, with
> > > several sub-routines.
> > > In one of those routines, I currently have listed 'use
> > > Date::Calc'. So that package is therefore only available
> > > (and needed) in that one sub-routine.
> > >
> > > My question is, should all 'use' statements be placed at the
> > > top of the script, or only in routines that need them?
> > >
> > >
> > > -Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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