Yes, this is an op precedence problem. But why even confront that? 
my @test = qw(no_proc line_to_proc1 line_to_proc2);
foreach (@test) 
{
   # this is actually just one line, indented to
   # make the if/else more clear. The trailing ";"
   # isn't even necessary. 
   # this looks like a simple "we do either a or b,
   # but we will do one of them for sure situation,
   # ie if/else. The single statement below probably
   # equates to exactly the same machine code as a
   # more lengthy if/else statement. There is no
   # "next", there is no "and".
   
   /no_proc/ ? print "$_\n" 
             : print "$_ : in proc\n" ;  
}

__END__
prints:
no_proc
line_to_proc1 : in proc
line_to_proc2 : in proc

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In reply to Re: if modifier of a print statement by Marshall
in thread if modifier of a print statement by si_lence

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