So the following are equivalent: use vars qw(foo)
our $foo = "" -----Original Message----- From: Bob Showalter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:17 AM To: 'Camilo Gonzalez'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Using strict and configuration files > -----Original Message----- > From: Camilo Gonzalez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 10:16 AM > To: 'Bob Showalter'; 'Octavian Rasnita'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Using strict and configuration files > > > Bob, > > Exactly what does "our" do? I understand "my" and even > "local" but have yet > to grasp the "our" concept. It just declares that a global variable will be used without a qualifying package name. Basically, it makes "use strict" happy. perldoc -f our -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]