sub rtn_closure { my $i = shift; return sub { $i++ }; } # f's i starts at 5 my $f = rtn_closure(5); print $f->(),"\n"; # Prints 5 print $f->(), "\n"; # Prints 6 # g gets a separate i that starts at 10 my $g = rtn_closure(10); print $g->(), "\n"; # Prints 10 print $g->(), "\n"; # Prints 11 print $f->(), "\n"; # Prints 7