Re: State variables

["A. Pagaltzis" <pagaltzis gmx de>]

* Torsten Schoenfeld <kaffeetisch gmx de> [2006-05-04 19:05]:
> If you put a block around a sub, you can declare a lexical
> variable in that scope but outside the sub.  It will then
> behave like a state variable:

Is that really exactly what state variables do? So far, all
explanations about what state variables in Perl 6 are for have
left me confused. I assumed they work the way you outlined, but
all descriptions Iâve seen make them sound much more subtle and
hard to grasp.

Is that really all?

Regards,
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