PERL TUTORIALS - Perl IF...ELSE

Perl IF...ELSE

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Statement	Description
if statement	An if statement consists of a boolean expression followed by one or more statements.
if...else statement	An if statement can be followed by an optional else statement.
if...elsif...else statement	An if statement can be followed by an optional elsif statement and then by an optional else statement.
unless statement	An unless statement consists of a boolean expression followed by one or more statements.
unless...else statement	An unless statement can be followed by an optional else statement.
unless...elsif..else statement	An unless statement can be followed by an optional elsif statement and then by an optional else statement.
switch statement	With latest versions of Perl, you can make use of switch statment which allows a simple way of comparing a variable value against various conditions.

The ? : Operator

Exp1 ? Exp2 : Exp3;

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#!/usr/local/bin/perl
 
$name = "Ali";
$age = 10;

$status = ($age > 60 )? "A senior citizen" : "Not a senior citizen";

print "$name is  - $status\n";