I'm curious if there are any side effects to doing the following :
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
my $var1 = "test1";
my $var2 = "this is not test2";
{
my $var2 = "test2";
print "$var1 - $var2\n";
}
print "$var1 - $var2\n";
What I'm trying to do is create a temporary variable wit
From: Jason Frisvold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I'm curious if there are any side effects to doing the following :
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> use strict;
> use warnings;
>
> my $var1 = "test1";
> my $var2 = "this is not test2";
>
> {
> my $var2 = "test2";
> print "$var1 - $var2\n";
> }
>
> print "$var1
, 2002 4:43 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Localizing variables
>
>
> I'm curious if there are any side effects to doing the following :
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> use strict;
> use warnings;
>
> my $var1 = "test1";
> my $var2 = "
That is exactly what I was hoping...
Thanks!
On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 16:48, Nikola Janceski wrote:
> the second 'my $var2' will have memory allocated to it, but will not be
> freed until Perl ends, but Perl will re-use that memory allocation after
> leaving the {BLOCK}.
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