What is the "my" keyword used for in PERL?
vaibhav1983
1
Junior Poster
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Jump to PostIt sets scope:
my $var1="world"; { my $var1="hello"; print "$var1 "; } print "$var1\n";Output:
hello world
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mitchems
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Posting Whiz in Training
It sets scope:
my $var1="world";
{
my $var1="hello";
print "$var1 ";
}
print "$var1\n";Output:
hello world
d5e5
109
Master Poster
It sets scope:
my $var1="world"; { my $var1="hello"; print "$var1 "; } print "$var1\n";Output:
hello world
Good answer. If you want to read more I strongly recommend Coping With Scoping which explains in simple language with examples the difference between variables declared with my and package, or global, variables.
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