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- package vars;
-
- require 5.002;
-
- # The following require can't be removed during maintenance
- # releases, sadly, because of the risk of buggy code that does
- # require Carp; Carp::croak "..."; without brackets dying
- # if Carp hasn't been loaded in earlier compile time. :-(
- # We'll let those bugs get found on the development track.
- require Carp if $] < 5.00450;
- use warnings::register();
-
- sub import {
- my $callpack = caller;
- my ($pack, @imports, $sym, $ch) = @_;
- foreach $sym (@imports) {
- ($ch, $sym) = unpack('a1a*', $sym);
- if ($sym =~ tr/A-Za-z_0-9//c) {
- # time for a more-detailed check-up
- if ($sym =~ /::/) {
- require Carp;
- Carp::croak("Can't declare another package's variables");
- } elsif ($sym =~ /^\w+[[{].*[]}]$/) {
- require Carp;
- Carp::croak("Can't declare individual elements of hash or array");
- } elsif (warnings::enabled() and length($sym) == 1 and $sym !~ tr/a-zA-Z//) {
- warnings::warn("No need to declare built-in vars");
- }
- }
- *{"${callpack}::$sym"} =
- ( $ch eq "\$" ? \$ {"${callpack}::$sym"}
- : $ch eq "\@" ? \@ {"${callpack}::$sym"}
- : $ch eq "\%" ? \% {"${callpack}::$sym"}
- : $ch eq "\*" ? \* {"${callpack}::$sym"}
- : $ch eq "\&" ? \& {"${callpack}::$sym"}
- : do {
- require Carp;
- Carp::croak("'$ch$sym' is not a valid variable name");
- });
- }
- };
-
- 1;
- __END__
-
- =head1 NAME
-
- vars - Perl pragma to predeclare global variable names (obsolete)
-
- =head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- use vars qw($frob @mung %seen);
-
- =head1 DESCRIPTION
-
- NOTE: The functionality provided by this pragma has been superseded
- by C<our> declarations, available in Perl v5.6.0 or later. See
- L<perlfunc/our>.
-
- This will predeclare all the variables whose names are
- in the list, allowing you to use them under "use strict", and
- disabling any typo warnings.
-
- Unlike pragmas that affect the C<$^H> hints variable, the C<use vars> and
- C<use subs> declarations are not BLOCK-scoped. They are thus effective
- for the entire file in which they appear. You may not rescind such
- declarations with C<no vars> or C<no subs>.
-
- Packages such as the B<AutoLoader> and B<SelfLoader> that delay
- loading of subroutines within packages can create problems with
- package lexicals defined using C<my()>. While the B<vars> pragma
- cannot duplicate the effect of package lexicals (total transparency
- outside of the package), it can act as an acceptable substitute by
- pre-declaring global symbols, ensuring their availability to the
- later-loaded routines.
-
- See L<perlmodlib/Pragmatic Modules>.
-
- =cut
-