local - create a temporary value for a global variable |
local - create a temporary value for a global variable (dynamic scoping)
local EXPR
You really probably want to be using my
instead, because local
isn't
what most people think of as ``local''. See
Private Variables via my() in the perlsub manpage for details.
A local modifies the listed variables to be local to the enclosing block, file, or eval. If more than one value is listed, the list must be placed in parentheses. See Temporary Values via local() in the perlsub manpage for details, including issues with tied arrays and hashes.
local - create a temporary value for a global variable |