From perldoc perltodo: Typed lexicals for compiler I've been working on typesafety.pm (0.4 on CPAN) and I'm trying to guage interest. Arthur Bergman has his excellent types.pm for atomic types as well. I know that this sort of thing isn't suitable for small scripts and throw away code, but for larger programs it can be a very useful form of stricture. Java programmers depend on this kind of checking and diagnostic and wouldn't be cought dead without it. It is also something that looks good on a languages resume, so to speak. Best wishes, -scottThread Next