On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 02:57:21PM -0400, Larry Coffin wrote: > >print FILEHANDLE (list, of, stuff), next if (condition); > > Why are you using a comma operator here and not just a semi-colon > to terminate the print statement? I.e. why not: > > print FILEHANDLE (list, of, stuff); > next if (condition); > > In both cases, the return value of print() is getting tossed and > the 'next if (...)' is not dependent on the print statement.
Because print is generally called for its side effects rather than for its return value. -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
