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Dont forget my @this = undef; or my %that = undef; dump either and you will see that empty array element or hash element. $this[0] = update; or $that{} = undef; That's screwed up my sql inserts so may times! i now never declare unless a variable being undef is actually integral to the function of the program. $return for example Namasté Monks!
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Re^2: Perl Style: Is initializing variables considered taboo?
by shawnhcorey (Friar) on Aug 22, 2010 at 16:40 UTC

    You should set arrays and hashes to the empty list.

    my @this = ();
my %that = ();
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      Why?

      Have you ever had a declared array or hash not contain an empty list?

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        Yes, see my above comment on mod_perl.

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