ts <decoux / moulon.inra.fr> writes:

> >>>>> "D" == Dave Thomas <Dave / PragmaticProgrammer.com> writes:
> 
> D> Clearly so, but ignoring the current implementation, from the outside
> D> you could consider them similar situations.
>                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
>  You have forgotten :-)

No, I hadn't forgotten local variables. I was simply pointing out that 
there is a precedent for formal arguments affecting values outside
their apparent scope.


Dave