print "10. Ordinary code runs at runtime.\n"; END { print "16. So this is the end of the tale.\n" } INIT { print " 7. INIT blocks run FIFO just before runtime.\n" } UNITCHECK { print " 4. And therefore before any CHECK blocks.\n" } CHECK { print " 6. So this is the sixth line.\n" } print "11. It runs in order, of course.\n"; BEGIN { print " 1. BEGIN blocks run FIFO during compilation.\n" } END { print "15. Read perlmod for the rest of the story.\n" } CHECK { print " 5. CHECK blocks run LIFO after all compilation.\n" } INIT { print " 8. Run this again, using Perl's -c switch.\n" } print "12. This is anti-obfuscated code.\n"; END { print "14. END blocks run LIFO at quitting time.\n" } BEGIN { print " 2. So this line comes out second.\n" } UNITCHECK { print " 3. UNITCHECK blocks run LIFO after each file is compiled.\n" } INIT { print " 9. You'll see the difference right away.\n" } print "13. It only _looks_ like it should be confusing.\n";