Re: BEGIN block

Probably to be sure the value are set before the module is loaded?
Infact an use statement is exactly equivalent to:


BEGIN { require Module; Module->import( LIST ); }
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The only way to do something before this is use a BEGIN block just before the use statement
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Re^2: BEGIN block by Laurent_R (Canon) on Oct 23, 2015 at 07:33 UTC
Yes, that's what a BEGIN block is generally about, but, in this case, it appears that this BEGIN block with these four assignments occurs after the `use IO::Socket::SSL;` statement, so that these assignments are executed afterwards.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: BEGIN block by Discipulus (Canon) on Oct 23, 2015 at 07:41 UTC
oops, it seems i've not seen the use statement! L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l]