From: Amos <amos+lists.ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2001-03-08T10:12:17+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:12252] Re: FEATURE REQUEST: 'my' local variables

>>>>> On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:07:05 +0900,
>>>>> Conrad Schneiker <schneik@us.ibm.com> (cs) writes:

cs>   [...]
cs>   { 
cs>     x = 7       # New variable 'x' shadowing previous 'x'.
cs>     prior x = 8 # Changing previously existing variable 'x'.
cs>   [...]

sounds kinda like `upvar' in tcl.

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Amos