7 use warnings::register;
8 use strict qw(vars subs);
11 my $callpack = caller;
12 my ($pack, @imports) = @_;
15 ($ch, $sym) = unpack('a1a*', $_);
16 if ($sym =~ tr/A-Za-z_0-9//c) {
17 # time for a more-detailed check-up
18 if ($sym =~ /^\w+[[{].*[]}]$/) {
20 Carp::croak("Can't declare individual elements of hash or array");
21 } elsif (warnings::enabled() and length($sym) == 1 and $sym !~ tr/a-zA-Z//) {
22 warnings::warn("No need to declare built-in vars");
23 } elsif ( $^H &= strict::bits('vars') ) {
24 Carp::croak("'$_' is not a valid variable name under strict vars");
27 $sym = "${callpack}::$sym" unless $sym =~ /::/;
29 ( $ch eq "\$" ? \$$sym
30 : $ch eq "\@" ? \@$sym
31 : $ch eq "\%" ? \%$sym
32 : $ch eq "\*" ? \*$sym
33 : $ch eq "\&" ? \&$sym
36 Carp::croak("'$_' is not a valid variable name");
46 vars - Perl pragma to predeclare global variable names (obsolete)
50 use vars qw($frob @mung %seen);
54 NOTE: For variables in the current package, the functionality provided
55 by this pragma has been superseded by C<our> declarations, available
56 in Perl v5.6.0 or later. See L<perlfunc/our>.
58 This will predeclare all the variables whose names are
59 in the list, allowing you to use them under "use strict", and
60 disabling any typo warnings.
62 Unlike pragmas that affect the C<$^H> hints variable, the C<use vars> and
63 C<use subs> declarations are not BLOCK-scoped. They are thus effective
64 for the entire file in which they appear. You may not rescind such
65 declarations with C<no vars> or C<no subs>.
67 Packages such as the B<AutoLoader> and B<SelfLoader> that delay
68 loading of subroutines within packages can create problems with
69 package lexicals defined using C<my()>. While the B<vars> pragma
70 cannot duplicate the effect of package lexicals (total transparency
71 outside of the package), it can act as an acceptable substitute by
72 pre-declaring global symbols, ensuring their availability to the
73 later-loaded routines.
75 See L<perlmodlib/Pragmatic Modules>.