>>>>> "JG" == Jim Gibson <jimsgib...@gmail.com> writes:
JG> On 4/13/10 Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:35 PM, "Mimi Cafe" <mimic...@googlemail.com> JG> scribbled: >> I think this will work, but is it elegant.? JG> Yes, it will work, and yes, it is elegant, as long as it encapsulates the JG> logic that is required by your program. i disagree that it is elegant. too often if/else lists are not needed. many can be replaced by dispatch tables. if one of the clauses does just a return or next/last that can be replaced with a modifier or shorter statement. without ANY serious work, i have over 10k lines of perl code in one system with about 10 else's and maybe 3 elsif's. it just is a matter of knowing how to manage flow control well and you rarely need else's. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
