in reply to local element of my() array????

This demonstrates that your interpretation is correct... 

#! perl -slw
use strict;

my @foo = 1..9;
{
    local $foo[3] = 'modified';
    print "@foo";
}
print "@foo";
__END__
C:\test>temp
1 2 3 modified 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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...now what's the problem:).

It's really quite clever and very useful in a few situations.

Examine what is said, not who speaks.

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Re: Re: local element of my() array????
by Anonymous Monk on Feb 19, 2003 at 16:24 UTC
    My only problem is a lack of full understanding. If I only sort of think I get it, I'll screw something up. :)

    For example, I can't say

    
  my @x;
  local @x;
    because local requires a package variable such as @::x to localize, and my @x isn't in any package, because it's lexical. But I *can* say 
    
  my @x;
  local $x[0];
    What's going on there? I just need an explanation of the magic that's handling that, because otherwise I have no clue what's happening, and the world becomes a dark and mysterious place. :)
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