Re: Ternary if versus normal if question

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Re^2: Ternary if versus normal if question by ysth (Canon) on Nov 18, 2005 at 05:07 UTC
Or, more succinctly, `$lights[$light] ^= 1;`.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Ternary if versus normal if question by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Nov 18, 2005 at 14:01 UTC
Beware of strings vs numbers, though. The bitwise ops in Perl are hazardous if used imprudently. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re^3: Ternary if versus normal if question by Moron (Curate) on Nov 18, 2005 at 13:48 UTC
I looked for a solution with ^=, but it doesn't work unless it can be made into a unary operator at which point I gave up looking down that route. Your suggestion only turns the light on when off but does not turn it off when on. -M Free your mind	[reply]
Re^4: Ternary if versus normal if question by lidden (Curate) on Nov 19, 2005 at 15:15 UTC
`$ perl -wle '$a=0; $a ^= 1; print $a' 1 $ perl -wle '$a=1; $a ^= 1; print $a' 0` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Ternary if versus normal if question by Moron (Curate) on Nov 21, 2005 at 12:10 UTC