Re: A "sub" question...
On 12/30/05, Robert Hicks <sigzero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Note the leading underscore in the sub name. What does that mean? Is that
> like making it "private"?
Yes. But as a convention: that means: you sensible reader, don't you
try to rely on this function outside of this immediate realm of code.
But you can cheat as you like - at your risk.
.
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