Re: if then else otherwise ...

[Bart Lateur]

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:36:43 -0400, Bryan C. Warnock wrote:

>$x = ($default,$a,$b)[$b<=>$a];  # Much like I did before

Note that

        $x = cond? a : b

does lazy evaluation, i.e. the value for a or for b is only fetched when
it's actually needed. In your construct, they're all fetched anyway,
before the condition is even checked.

-- 
        Bart.