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Re^6: Playing with non-localized $_ in nested loops.by Aristotle (Chancellor) |
on Aug 23, 2004 at 15:44 UTC ( [id://385119]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Because it isn't localizing, which creates an entirely isolated new thing for $_ to refer to. It's binding, in which $_ takes on the role of another scalar. The results of modifying $_ inside an aliasing construct persist past that construct, even if not in $_. When you localize it, the result is forever lost after the block. local creates an isolated reality; the aliasing constructs do not. Makeshifts last the longest.
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