in reply to Re: Will a substitution in an if/else loop default to $_?
in thread Will a substitution in an if/else control structure default to $_?

if (/\xa0/) {
    s/\xa0\d+/ /;
} else {
    s/\xa0//;
}

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If the match in the condition expression of the if-statement for \xa0 somewhere in the string (whether the regex is bound to the string in $_ or $cellStr) fails, how can any substitution involving that character be made in the false clause of the if-statement?

If the match succeeds, isn't it also redundant since the \xa0 character also appears in the substitution regex in the true clause of the if-statement?

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