$_ = "ace"; my($a, $b, $c) = (/a/, /b/, /c/); #### my %foo = (BAR => $cgi->param('bar'), BAZ => $cgi->param('baz'), ZOT => $cgi->param('zot'), ); #### use subs qw|lc|; sub lc { lc shift } print lc("BAR"); #### use subs qw|lc|; sub lc { CORE::lc shift } print lc("BAR");