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ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
Date:
August 29, 2022 15:29
Subject:
Re: BEGIN {} question
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d39b791d-6e01-bd5e-d92e-e07a69839aa6@zoho.com
On 8/29/22 00:44, Elizabeth Mattijsen wrote:
>> Question, would BEGIN go at the top or the bottom
>> of my code? Seems the compiler would hit it first
>> at the top, but I do not know if it makes a full
>> pass of everything before firing off the BEGIN.
>
> BEGIN runs at *compile* time.
>
> This means that anything before the BEGIN statement in the code, is compiled and known and can be referenced in the BEGIN block.
>
> Anything *after* the BEGIN statement is still unknown to the compiler and can therefore *not* be referenced.
>
>
> Liz
Hi Liz,
Excellent explanation. Thank you!
Does the compiler make a full pass through
the code before firing off the BEGIN routine
or does it fire it off as soon as it finds it?
-T
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