my - declare and assign a local variable


NAME

my - declare and assign a local variable (lexical scoping)


SYNOPSIS

my EXPR

my TYPE EXPR

my EXPR : ATTRS

my TYPE EXPR : ATTRS


DESCRIPTION

A my declares the listed variables to be local (lexically) to the enclosing block, file, or eval. If more than one value is listed, the list must be placed in parentheses.

The exact semantics and interface of TYPE and ATTRS are still evolving. TYPE is currently bound to the use of fields pragma, and attributes are handled using the attributes pragma, or starting from Perl 5.8.0 also via the Attribute::Handlers module. See Private Variables via my() in the perlsub manpage for details, and the fields manpage, the attributes manpage, and the Attribute::Handlers manpage.

 my - declare and assign a local variable