($kappa,$mu) = (0,2); print "Is $kappa lesser than $mu ?:\n"; printf "%8s%s%-4s%s\n",'$kappa',' < ','$mu','-> boolean context'; $bool = $kappa < $mu; printf "%8d%s%-4d%s%2d\n",$kappa,' < ',$mu, '-> ',$bool; while( $kappa++ ){ # postfix increment $bool = $kappa < $mu; printf "%8d%s%-4d%s%2d\n",$kappa,' < ',$mu, '-> ',$bool; last if $kappa == 3; } printf "Where is my table?\n"; __END__ #OUTPUT Is 0 lesser than 2 ?: $kappa < $mu -> boolean context 0 < 2 -> 1 Where is my table?