If you have multiple consecutive intervals, it's better to use an elsif cascade, such as 

if ($ref <= 8) { 
        say "ref is at most 8.";
} elsif ($ref <= 16) {
        say "ref is above 8 but at most 16."
} elsif ($ref <= 24) {
        say "ref is above 16 but at most 24."
} elsif ($ref <= 32) {
        say "ref is above 24 but at most 32."
} else {
        sat "ref is above 32."
}

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The elsif part means that if the previous condition was found true, the next one is not tested for, so eg. if $ref = 5 then the first branch is executed, the rest of the tests and branches are skipped.

In reply to Re^3: Range Operator in If Statement by ambrus
in thread Range Operator in If Statement by mmartin

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