From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2005-05-26T06:47:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie Question: Global variable vs. Top-level variable

Logan Capaldo wrote:
> On 5/25/05, Sam Kong <sam.s.kong@gmail.com> wrote:
...
>>2. What is a top-level variable? Is it an object variable or a local
>>variable or what?
>>
> 
>  It's a lexically scoped local. You can imagine the top level as sort
> of being inside it's own implicit method that automatically gets
> called. (not really true, but works as far as scope is concernced.
> 
>>3. What is the exact scope of a top-level variable?
>>
>>
> 
> Well liek I said its a local, and lexically scoped. So....

...and the scope is the _file_ in which that variable appears.