Definitely no. If I did

sub foo {
 local $SWAP = 1;
 alias $alias => $original;
 ...
 Module::bar(some,params);
 ...
}

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and someone else in the Module writes
sub bar {
 alias $original => $alias;
 ...
}

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And suddenly his/her code starts trying to do something else than it should. Just because it was called from my foo() instead of directly. The local() could only "help" if I used it like this: 
sub foo {
 {local $SWAP = 1;alias $alias => $original;}
 ...
}

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But that's to long. I'd need the $SWAP to be lexical to my whole file, not local to the current call/block stack.

I think the nicest solution is alias $original => $alias; and Alias $alias => $original;.

Or maybe I should just learn it's the other way around versus what I'd expect :-)

Jenda
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
   -- Rick Osborne

Edit by castaway: Closed small tag in signature

In reply to Re: Re^5: Lexical::Alias & subroutines by Jenda
in thread Lexical::Alias & subroutines by Jenda

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