A my
declares the listed variables to be local (lexically) to the
enclosing block, file, or eval
. If more than one value is listed,
the list must be placed in parentheses.
The exact semantics and interface of TYPE and ATTRS are still
evolving. TYPE is currently bound to the use of the fields
pragma,
and attributes are handled using the attributes
pragma, or starting
from Perl 5.8.0 also via the Attribute::Handlers
module. See
Private Variables via my() in perlsub for details, and fields,
attributes, and Attribute::Handlers.