Re^2: Can't happen bug follow-up -- Can an if/else be bypassed?

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Re^3: Can't happen bug follow-up -- Can an if/else be bypassed? by why_bird (Pilgrim) on Jul 08, 2008 at 08:21 UTC
`$_ = <<'}';` Eh? That's the left shift operator, right? How does that code work? from perlop: 'Binary "<<" returns the value of its left argument shifted left by the number of bits specified by the right argument. Arguments should be integers.' but how does it let you fiddle with the if..else statement? (I'm not very good at 'non-obvious' code..) thanks! why_bird ........ Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. -- Groucho Marx .......	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Can't happen bug follow-up -- Can an if/else be bypassed? by kyle (Abbot) on Jul 08, 2008 at 14:44 UTC
In this case, the `<<` marks a here-doc, and `'}'` is the marker. This is equivalent: `$_ = <<'END_OF_STRING'; if ($some_condition) { return $X; } else { return $Y; END_OF_STRING die "not reached";` [download] You can find here-docs documented in perlop.	[reply] [d/l] [select]