How can I access a dynamic variable while a similarly named lexical is in scope?
You can do this via symbolic references, provided you haven't set use strict "refs". So instead of $var, use ${'var'}.
sub lexical {
my $var = 'private';# new private variable, $var
visible(); # (invisible outside of sub scope)
}
$var = 'global';
visible(); # prints global
dynamic(); # prints local
lexical(); # prints global
Notice how at no point does the value ``private'' get printed. That's because
$var only has that value within the block of the lexical()
function, and it is hidden from called subroutine.
In summary, local() doesn't make what you think of as private,
local variables. It gives a global variable a temporary value. my()
is what you're looking for if you want private variables.
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