Re^3: Why are "a ||= b" and "a = a || b" different?

void is false

my $w = wantarray;
$w = defined $w ? ($w ? 'list' : 'scalar') : 'void';
carp "wantarray : $w ";
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Re^4: Why are "a \|\|= b" and "a = a \|\| b" different? by diotalevi (Canon) on Mar 05, 2007 at 15:48 UTC
Why copy the value of wantarray into a temporary? You're just adding visual and other overhead. ⠤⠤ ⠙⠊⠕⠞⠁⠇⠑⠧⠊	[reply]