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Re^5: Ternary operators: a hinderance, not a help

by Anonymous Monk
on Aug 10, 2005 at 10:11 UTC ( [id://482553]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^4: Ternary operators: a hinderance, not a help
in thread Ternary operators: a hinderance, not a help

That isn't exactly new. In ALGOL 68 (and perhaps earlier versions as well), you could do: 
IF   a 
THEN b 
ELSE c 
FI := IF   d 
      THEN e 
      ELSE f 
      FI

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more or less equivalent to Perls: 
($a ? $b : $c) = ($d ? $e : $f);

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