Re^3: Question about ternary operator

Thx, operator precedence is sometimes a PITA

If the precedence was reversed, the intended use would not work.

$y = $c ? $x1 : $x2;
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would mean

($y = $c) ? $x1 : $x2;
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By the way, it's called the "conditional operator". Perl has many ternary operators.

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Re^4: Question about ternary operator by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2009 at 18:38 UTC
Perl has many ternary operators. Really? There are none listed in perlop or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%3F:/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_operation	[reply]
Re^5: Question about ternary operator by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 01, 2009 at 19:02 UTC
They are listed in perlfunc	[reply]