On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 12:56:46PM -0600, Jensen Kenneth B SrA AFPC/DPDMPQ wrote:
> In reading messages on this list I've picked up some snippets like
>
> 'do some code here' if (condition);
>
> Can the same be done if you have an if statement like this
>
> If (condition){
> print "hi";
> $somevar++;
> }
>
> Or can you only have 1 command preceding the if?
>
> I tried
>
> Print "hi" $somevar++ if (condition); #compile error
> Print "hi" | $somevar++ if (condition); #compiles but $somevar++ does not
> increment
Yes, it does, but you print out the bitwise or of "hi" and $somevar.
> Print "hi" || $somevar++ if (condition); #compiles but $somevar++ does not
> increment
> Print "hi" && $somevar++ if (condition); #compiles but $somevar++ does not
> increment
Again, it does, but you print out ("hi" && $somevar) which is optimised
away to $somevar
You are looking for the comma operator, though maybe you shouldn't be.
print("hi"), $somevar++ if (condition);
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