Why the "but"? If-then-else also returns the value of "then" or "else". But if-then-else is parsed as a whole statement making it hard to use in an expression.

use v5.14;

# Ternary is convenient to use in an expression...
my $value1 = int(rand 2) ? 666 : 999;

# If-then-else is less convenient...
my $value2 = do { if (int rand 2) { 666 } else { 999 } };

say for $value1, $value2;

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In reply to Re^4: How to print an array of multidimensional arrays with a for or foreach loop by tobyink
in thread How to print an array of multidimensional arrays with a for or foreach loop by thanos1983

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