in reply to Not sure how to handle this scope
I wouldn't re-use the same variable name for a lexical that has already been defined. Also, don't put a postfix if on a my, as its behavior is undefined - see the note at the bottom of the section Statement Modifiers. Instead, you could do:
my $self = OO->new( $cat ); { my $inner_self = $ARGV[0] eq 'Fido' ? OO->new( $dog ) : $self; say $inner_self->species(); }
Note you shouldn't use Indirect Object Syntax either.
Update: Added some details to the above. Plus, why don't you just do this?
my $self = OO->new( $ARGV[0] eq 'Fido' ? $dog : $cat );
It's also a bit unusual to use $self as the variable name for a newly created object, since $self is usually used as the first argument to a method call, i.e. it's an existing object.
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Re^2: Not sure how to handle this scope (updated)
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 18, 2021 at 18:13 UTC | |
by misterperl (Pilgrim) on Aug 18, 2021 at 18:39 UTC | |
by Corion (Patriarch) on Aug 18, 2021 at 18:44 UTC |
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