RE: [FWP] aCertainName.pm

["Larry Rosler" <lr@hpl.hp.com>]

> From: Ronald J Kimball [mailto:rjk@linguist.dartmouth.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 14:30
> To: Larry Rosler
> Cc: 'Steve Lane'; fwp@technofile.org
> Subject: Re: [FWP] aCertainName.pm

...

> Correct, yes!
>
> @_ is always localized to the current subroutine.  How could it be
> otherwise, considering that all subroutine calls modify @_?
>
> sub foo {
>   bar('a');
>   # Uh oh, has foo()'s @_ been changed by the call to bar()?
>   # Fortunately, no!
> }
>
>
> You might want to actually try it, before putting your foot in your
mouth a
> third time.  ;)

What if I am still hungry???

Fortunately, this list isn't archived!  :-(

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Larry Rosler
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