+ my $uid;
+
+ {
+ $uid = uid;
+ if ($uid eq uid()) { # yes, this is the same context
+ ...
+ }
+ {
+ if ($uid eq uid()) { # no, we are one scope below
+ ...
+ }
+ if ($uid eq uid(UP)) { # yes, UP points to the same scope as $uid
+ ...
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ # $uid is now invalid
+
+ {
+ if ($uid eq uid()) { # no, this is another block
+ ...
+ }
+ }
+
+ For example, each loop iteration gets its own UID :
+
+ my %uids;
+
+ for (1 .. 5) {
+ my $uid = uid;
+ $uids{$uid} = $_;
+ }
+
+ # %uids has 5 entries
+
+ The UIDs are not guaranteed to be numbers, so you must use the "eq"
+ operator to compare them.
+
+ To check whether a given UID is valid, you can use the "validate_uid"
+ function.
+
+ "validate_uid $uid"
+ Returns true if and only if $uid is the UID of a currently valid context
+ (that is, it designates a scope that is higher than the current one in
+ the call stack).
+
+ my $uid;
+
+ {
+ $uid = uid();
+ if (validate_uid($uid)) { # yes
+ ...
+ }
+ {
+ if (validate_uid($uid)) { # yes
+ ...
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (validate_uid($uid)) { # no
+ ...
+ }
+
+CONSTANTS
+ "SU_THREADSAFE"
+ True iff the module could have been built when thread-safety features.
+
+WORDS
+ Constants
+ "TOP"
+ Returns the context that currently represents the highest scope.
+
+ "HERE"
+ The context of the current scope.
+
+ Getting a context from a context
+ For any of those functions, $from is expected to be a context. When
+ omitted, it defaults to the the current context.
+
+ "UP $from"
+ The context of the scope just above $from.
+
+ "SUB $from"
+ The context of the closest subroutine above $from. Note that $from is
+ returned if it is already a subroutine context ; hence "SUB SUB == SUB".
+
+ "EVAL $from"
+ The context of the closest eval above $from. Note that $from is returned
+ if it is already an eval context ; hence "EVAL EVAL == EVAL".
+
+ Getting a context from a level
+ Here, $level should denote a number of scopes above the current one.
+ When omitted, it defaults to 0 and those functions return the same
+ context as "HERE".
+
+ "SCOPE $level"
+ The $level-th upper context, regardless of its type.
+
+ "CALLER $level"
+ The context of the $level-th upper subroutine/eval/format. It kind of
+ corresponds to the context represented by "caller $level", but while
+ e.g. "caller 0" refers to the caller context, "CALLER 0" will refer to
+ the top scope in the current context.
+
+ Examples
+ Where "reap" fires depending on the $cxt :
+
+ sub {
+ eval {
+ sub {
+ {
+ reap \&cleanup => $cxt;
+ ...
+ } # $cxt = SCOPE(0) = HERE
+ ...
+ }->(); # $cxt = SCOPE(1) = UP = SUB = CALLER(0)
+ ...
+ }; # $cxt = SCOPE(2) = UP UP = UP SUB = EVAL = CALLER(1)
+ ...
+ }->(); # $cxt = SCOPE(3) = SUB UP SUB = SUB EVAL = CALLER(2)
+ ...
+
+ Where "localize", "localize_elem" and "localize_delete" act depending on
+ the $cxt :
+
+ sub {
+ eval {
+ sub {
+ {
+ localize '$x' => 1 => $cxt;
+ # $cxt = SCOPE(0) = HERE
+ ...
+ }
+ # $cxt = SCOPE(1) = UP = SUB = CALLER(0)
+ ...
+ }->();
+ # $cxt = SCOPE(2) = UP UP = UP SUB = EVAL = CALLER(1)
+ ...
+ };
+ # $cxt = SCOPE(3) = SUB UP SUB = SUB EVAL = CALLER(2)
+ ...
+ }->();
+ # $cxt = SCOPE(4), UP SUB UP SUB = UP SUB EVAL = UP CALLER(2) = TOP
+ ...
+
+ Where "unwind", "want_at" and "uplevel" point to depending on the $cxt:
+
+ sub {
+ eval {
+ sub {
+ {
+ unwind @things => $cxt; # or uplevel { ... } $cxt;
+ ...
+ }
+ ...
+ }->(); # $cxt = SCOPE(0) = SCOPE(1) = HERE = UP = SUB = CALLER(0)
+ ...
+ }; # $cxt = SCOPE(2) = UP UP = UP SUB = EVAL = CALLER(1) (*)
+ ...
+ }->(); # $cxt = SCOPE(3) = SUB UP SUB = SUB EVAL = CALLER(2)
+ ...
+
+ # (*) Note that uplevel() will croak if you pass that scope frame,
+ # because it cannot target eval scopes.