note ikegami <p>I was asked about the possibility of using <c>our $inner;</c> instead of <c>my $inner;</c>. It's doable. <c> sub outer { ... local our $helper; $helper = sub { ... $helper->(...); ... }; $helper->(@_); } </c> <p><c>local</c> still needs to be used to protect the current value of the variable and to clear the reference to the helper sub when <c>outer</c> exits. <p>I don't see any advantage in localizing $helper instead of &helper. 696592 696592