An important distinction. Thanks.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 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 <[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. <snip> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
