Miko O'Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > Sorry, I thought I'd expressed agreement at some point. I like the > "else\s+(if|while|for|loop)" construct very much, and I think the > programmers of the world would like it too. I know a some people have > issues with "where's the if" but it's no worse than "where's > the semicolon" or "where's the filehandle closed".
Is this the same as saying that C<else> can be followed by *any* statement? If not, then we would need user-defined control statements (a property on a sub?) that can be used in the "else" context. Also, if bare statements are allowed after an C<else>, what about elsewhere? (no pun intended) Dave.
