It doesn't start with it's own version of $n, because at the time you're creating $ref1 and $ref2 $n is the same variable.

You can look at it like this: 

sub test() {
    my $n = 10;
    { print( $n++, "\n" ) }
    { print( $n++, "\n" ) }
    print "\$n is now $n\n;
}

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Now, you can see that both blocks access the same variable (i.e. $n will be 12 at the end of test()).

If you run test() again, my $n = 10; will effectively be a new variable $n but if you still have a subref somewhere that accesses the old $n (i.e. a reference to a to one or more of the inner blocks) that code ref will hang on to its variables and new ones will be created if necessary.

Note that in my earlier post the outer subroutine is called twice and that will create the new lexical variable.

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

In reply to Re^3: Using an "outer" lexical in a sub? by Joost
in thread Using an "outer" lexical in a sub? by cornballer

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