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Is there a technical difference between these two?

my($var);
$var = false;

On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 11:52:27 PM UTC-5, Jason C wrote:
> Is there a technical difference between these two?
>
> my($var);
> $var = false;

Or, well, I guess I should say $var = undef, not $var = false. Sorry, I haven't really programmed in Perl in awhile.

Jason C <> writes:

> Is there a technical difference between these two?
>
> my($var);
> $var = false;

The first declares a lexically scoped variable.

The second declares a global variable (and will die on 'use strict').

Mart

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Jason C <> wrote:
>Is there a technical difference between these two?
>
>my($var);
>$var = false;

Hmmmm, do they have anything in common?

jue