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Re: "or die" versus "|| die"

by jeffa (Bishop)
on Jun 24, 2005 at 14:56 UTC ( [id://469727]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to "or die" versus "|| die"

In your example it doesn't matter. One binds more tightly than the other, is the only real difference -- well, that and readablilty. || binds tighter. So, if you want to die after an assignment use or:

my $foo = $bar->fetch('baz') or die "something went wrong\n";
And if you want a default value, use ||
my $foo = $bar->fetch('baz') || 'default';

jeffa

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