Re: Is variable initialization necessary?

[Vivek Khera]

>>>>> "DT" == Drew Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

DT> My underlying concern is that each time the code is run, I get "clean"
DT> variables. Every variable is a lexical. If that is enough to guarantee
DT> emptiness on each run, then initialization is unnecessary (and in fact a
DT> performance decrease).

If you initialize a variable at its declaration, will that
initialization happen every time thru or will it be done similarly to
a BEGIN block?  I think that's your real question.