in reply to Re: string manipulation question
in thread string manipulation question

of course you could write 
 
    my $str = "a load of constant stuff..."
            . (defined($option) && "optional bit in the middle ")
            . "loads more stuff";

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Re: Re: Re: string manipulation question
by Anonymous Monk on May 18, 2001 at 19:10 UTC
    !! does wonders too.
          my $str = "a load of constant stuff..."
              . (!!$option && "optional bit in the middle ")
              . "loads more stuff";

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      Aaah! I didn't know that trick. It's been said before and I'll say it again: You learn something new every day on PerlMonks.org. :)
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