Local/Global Variable Tutorial

[themax90]

As I sat down to talk with someone the other day it occured to me by the questions they were asking that they did not know the difference or benefit of Local/Global variables. So I wrote this tutorial. I would like to know how it is, being it's my first one.

Experimenting with Localization

Global $X1 = 5 ; Declares a variable in the global scope.
Local $X2 = 10 ; Declares a variable in the local scope.
_MsgBox() ; Calls a function. (Function Alt-Script)
MsgBox(0, $X1, $X2) ; Calls a function. (Native) (Main Script)
Func _MsgBox()
    ;Local $X2 = 15 ; Declares a variable in the local scope of the function.
    MsgBox(0, $X1, $X2)
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Edited July 28, 2006 by AutoIt Smith

[SmOke_N]

Experimenting with Globalization

Global $Var1 = 0 ; Declares a variable in the global scope.
Local $Var2 = 1 ; Decalres a variable int he local scope.
; Experiment with the line above.  Change Local to Global and see what happens.
Vars()
MsgBox(0, $Var1, $Var2)
Func Vars()
    $Var1 = 2
    $Var2 = 3
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[themax90]

Correct, Thank you, It's been a late night.

[MHz]

a local variable changes to the specific function or in some cases main script. Please consider this example:

Why are you declaring a variable as Local outside of a function?