Re^3: Fill an array in a module ?

Each module can be given its own namespace (as shown in the code example via package) or, indeed, any namespace. It's not automatic.

:) Yup its not automatic, but a "module" has a specific meaning:) A module is a namespace (package Foo) associated with a file (Foo.pm). A module is a package you can use or require. So if it doesn't do these things we usually don't call it a module :)

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Re^4: Fill an array in a module ? by dsheroh (Monsignor) on Sep 14, 2014 at 07:59 UTC
It would be nice if "module" had a single, specific meaning throughout the world of Perl, but it doesn't. In my experience, it pretty much always means a `.pm` file, but that file may or may not contain a `package` and, if it does, the `package` may or may not have the same name as the file. A module usually contains a `package` of the same name, but not always.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Fill an array in a module ? by RonW (Parson) on Sep 15, 2014 at 16:39 UTC
perlmod implies a module is supposed to be `name.pm` with a `package name` declaration, but like many things, "supposed to be" and "actually is" may not be the same.	[reply] [d/l] [select]