- # TODO: UTF-8 names: (the unpack is quite wrong,
- # /^(.)(.*)/ would probably be better.) While you
- # are at it, until declaring empty package is made
- # to work the * is too lenient.
- ($ch, $sym) = unpack('a1a*', $_);
- if ($sym =~ tr/A-Za-z_0-9//c) {
- # time for a more-detailed check-up
- if ($sym =~ /^\w+[[{].*[]}]$/) {
- require Carp;
- Carp::croak("Can't declare individual elements of hash or array");
- } elsif (warnings::enabled() and length($sym) == 1 and $sym !~ tr/a-zA-Z//) {
- warnings::warn("No need to declare built-in vars");
- } elsif (($^H &= strict::bits('vars'))) {
- # TODO: UTF-8 names: be careful to load the UTF-8
- # machinery only if the symbol requires it.
- require Carp;
- Carp::croak("'$_' is not a valid variable name under strict vars");
+ if (($ch, $sym) = /^([\$\@\%\*\&])(.+)/) {
+ if ($sym =~ /\W/) {
+ # time for a more-detailed check-up
+ if ($sym =~ /^\w+[[{].*[]}]$/) {
+ require Carp;
+ Carp::croak("Can't declare individual elements of hash or array");
+ } elsif (warnings::enabled() and length($sym) == 1 and $sym !~ tr/a-zA-Z//) {
+ warnings::warn("No need to declare built-in vars");
+ } elsif (($^H &= strict::bits('vars'))) {
+ require Carp;
+ Carp::croak("'$_' is not a valid variable name under strict vars");
+ }