# redef

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/redef/139>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [March 8, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/redef/139 "2001-03-08T17:23:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Vern](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/vern/32/630_2.png) [@Vern](https://community.zeek.org/u/Vern)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/redef/139/1 "2001-03-08T17:23:16Z")

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> Can we do a redef of a variable in side an event ?  
> I am getting a parse error when i do this.  
> whereas outside the event/fucntion i am able to do the redef.

redef is a global declaration. It's used to override run-time  
initializations, so it wouldn't make much sense as a declaration  
local to a procedure.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vern

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/redef/139/2 "2022-05-06T15:36:17Z")

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