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package vars;
=head1 NAME
vars - Perl pragma to predeclare global variable names
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use vars qw($frob @mung %seen);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This will predeclare all the variables whose names are
in the list, allowing you to use them under "use strict", and
disabling any typo warnings.
Packages such as the B<AutoLoader> and B<SelfLoader> that delay loading
of subroutines within packages can create problems with package lexicals
defined using C<my()>. While the B<vars> pragma cannot duplicate the
effect of package lexicals (total transparency outside of the package),
it can act as an acceptable substitute by pre-declaring global symbols,
ensuring their availability to to the later-loaded routines.
See L<perlmod/Pragmatic Modules>.
=cut
require 5.000;
use Carp;
sub import {
my $callpack = caller;
my ($pack, @imports, $sym, $ch) = @_;
foreach $sym (@imports) {
croak "Can't declare another package's variables" if $sym =~ /::/;
($ch, $sym) = unpack('a1a*', $sym);
*{"${callpack}::$sym"} =
( $ch eq "\$" ? \$ {"${callpack}::$sym"}
: $ch eq "\@" ? \@ {"${callpack}::$sym"}
: $ch eq "\%" ? \% {"${callpack}::$sym"}
: $ch eq "\*" ? \* {"${callpack}::$sym"}
: $ch eq "\&" ? \& {"${callpack}::$sym"}
: croak "'$ch$sym' is not a valid variable name\n");
}
};
1;