#!perl -T -w use strict; #use wtf8; my ($kappa,$mu) = (0,2); print "Is $kappa lesser than $mu ?:\n"; printf "%8s%s%-4s%s\n",'$kappa',' < ','$mu','-> boolean context'; my $bool = $kappa < $mu; printf "%8d%s%-4d%s%d\n","$kappa",' < ',"$mu",'-> ', $bool; while( ++$kappa ){ # prefix increment $bool = $kappa < $mu; printf "%8d%s%-4d%s%d\n",$kappa,' < ',$mu, '-> ',$bool; last if $kappa == 3; } __END__ #OUTPUT $kappa < $mu -> boolean context 0 < 2 -> 1 1 < 2 -> 1 2 < 2 -> 0 3 < 2 -> 0