Scope of Oracle package level variables

Question

Given the following Oracle (10g) package definition:

create or replace PACKAGE "foo"
AS

   bar VARCHAR2(32000) := NULL;

END;

what is the scope of bar? Does each session get its own foo.bar, or is foo.bar global across sessions?

Can you quote me chapter and verse from a reference document?

Answer 1

The scope is at the session level. See the first sentence under the heading "Added Functionality" in the PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference