On Jul 27, 9:30 am, rob.di...@gmx.com (Rob Dixon) wrote:
> ...
> > Well, one thing I dislike about it is that it is using "or do {...}"
> > instead of
> > an "if ( ) { ... }". And I did mention something similar.
>
> What exactly is wrong with "or do {...}"?
>
> I believe it is the best option simply because is is comparable to the
> common "open ... or die $!" idiom. The do is there only so that a
> warning can be issued as well as the return, and
>
I like do{...} as well but an even simpler alternative in
this case:
open( ... ) or warn "..." and return;
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Charles DeRykus
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