Tom is very right.It's a closure indeed.:-)
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>From: Tom Phoenix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Mar 1, 2006 7:20 AM
>To: Timothy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Cc: beginners@perl.org
>Subject: Lifetime of my() variables
>
>On 2/28/06, Tim
An important distinction. Thanks.
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Tom Phoenix
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:21 PM
To: Timothy Johnson
Cc: beginners@perl.org
Subject: Lifetime of my() variables
On 2/28/06, Timothy Johnson <[EM
On 2/28/06, Timothy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you declare a variable with my(), it only exists within the current
> scope
Not to be too picky, but it's more accurate to say that it's the
variable's *name* that's restricted to the given scope. The variable
itself exists so long as th
