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in thread Variable Declaration

The following would also work:

my $var2 = <cond1> ? a : y;

But be careful. Even slight complexity in its arguments can make it hard to read.

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Re^3: Variable Declaration
by nobull (Friar) on Aug 31, 2007 at 16:11 UTC
    A third option is
    my $var2 = do { if ( <cond1> ) { a; } else { y; } };

    All three constructs are more-or-less interchangable and which one you use should be decided based on which is most readable in any particular instance.