cvsuser 02/09/04 15:30:10
Modified: . perlfaq.pod perlfaq3.pod
Log:
* perlfaq3: Is it unsafe to return a pointer to local data
+ removed the double negative in the question and answer
+ changed "pointer" to "reference"
Revision Changes Path
1.11 +2 -2 perlfaq/perlfaq.pod
Index: perlfaq.pod
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RCS file: /cvs/public/perlfaq/perlfaq.pod,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -w -r1.10 -r1.11
--- perlfaq.pod 29 Aug 2002 03:34:00 -0000 1.10
+++ perlfaq.pod 4 Sep 2002 22:30:10 -0000 1.11
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
=head1 NAME
-perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2002/08/29 03:34:00 $)
+perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2002/09/04 22:30:10 $)
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
=item *
-Is it unsafe to return a pointer to local data?
+Is it safe to return a reference to local or lexical data?
=item *
1.27 +4 -3 perlfaq/perlfaq3.pod
Index: perlfaq3.pod
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RCS file: /cvs/public/perlfaq/perlfaq3.pod,v
retrieving revision 1.26
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -w -r1.26 -r1.27
--- perlfaq3.pod 29 Aug 2002 03:34:00 -0000 1.26
+++ perlfaq3.pod 4 Sep 2002 22:30:10 -0000 1.27
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
=head1 NAME
-perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.26 $, $Date: 2002/08/29 03:34:00 $)
+perlfaq3 - Programming Tools ($Revision: 1.27 $, $Date: 2002/09/04 22:30:10 $)
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -583,9 +583,10 @@
=back
-=head2 Is it unsafe to return a pointer to local data?
+=head2 Is it safe to return a reference to local or lexical data?
-No, Perl's garbage collection system takes care of this.
+Yes. Perl's garbage collection system takes care of this so
+everything works out right.
sub makeone {
my @a = ( 1 .. 10 );
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