Hi - 'my' sets up a variable valid in the enclosing block only. In your exmaple, func1 creates an array @array, plays with it, and discards it when the function ends.
Aloha => Beau. -----Original Message----- From: Duarte Cordeiro [mailto:duarte.cordeiro@;neoris.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: use of my: why? in this block: sub func1{ my @array=(0,0,0); func2(); print "it's not working" if ($array[1]==0); } Sub func2(){ return if($array[1]==1); $array[1]=1 if($array[1]==0); func2(); } This doesn't do nothing :) but I came across this problem in a script I wrote. I can access @array inside func2 and modify it. Also, recursively called func2 sees the changed values. But, after returning to func1, @array is still as before. What's wrong ? -- Duarte Manuel Cordeiro Manager - IT - Security & Communications mailto:duarte.cordeiro@;neoris.com | msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.neoris.com/ -- Neoris Portugal Edificio Inovação IV - Sala 819 - Taguspark * 2780-920 Oeiras * Portugal Tel: +351 21 423-8350 | Fax: +351 21 421-7626 | Mob: +35191 613-5706 -- Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Please advise immediately if you or your employer does not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
