but using the global namespace for an inner function is somehow dangerous. What if you call an external function within outer, that tries to call a completely different function also called inner()?

First, there's no such thing as the global namespace. The code uses the current namespace.

Secondly, are you seriously complaining that a script can't have two functions with the same name? Or did you mean to test something like

use strict; use warnings; $\ = "\n"; sub outer2 { local *inner = sub { print "inner_of_outer2" }; inner(); } sub outer1 { local *inner = sub { print "inner_of_outer1" }; inner(); outer2(); } outer1();

Unfortunately, that gives a warning.

inner_of_outer1 Subroutine main::inner redefined at script.pl line 7. inner_of_outer2

In reply to Re^5: sub fuction inside sub functioin? by ikegami
in thread sub fuction inside sub functioin? by deewanagan

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