Re^2: printing true false values

Thanks Jason and FunkyMonk, for the quick response. I did think of doing something similar: using the if else. However, by the definition of truth values in perl, 0 represents false and anything else represents true. So, if a boolean expression evaluates to true, it will return a 1 and if it evaluates to false, shouldn't it return a 0?

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Re^3: printing true false values by tinita (Parson) on Dec 30, 2007 at 16:43 UTC
perlsyn.pod says: Truth and Falsehood The number 0, the strings ’0’ and ’’, the empty list "()", and "undef" are all false in a boolean context. All other values are true. Negation of a true value by "!" or "not" returns a special false value. When evaluated as a string it is treated as ’’, but as a number, it is treated as 0.	[reply]
Re^3: printing true false values by Somni (Friar) on Dec 30, 2007 at 16:26 UTC
What values are considered true and false is not the same thing as what an expression evaluates to. Many Perl operators that evaluate to a boolean evaluate to 1 when true and `''` (the empty string) when false.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: printing true false values by bobf (Monsignor) on Dec 31, 2007 at 02:26 UTC
You might find True or False? A Quick Reference Guide helpful. `</shameless_plug>` (sorry)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: printing true false values by Anonymous Monk on Dec 31, 2007 at 14:18 UTC
you could force numerical context	[reply]