variable processing and checking in one statement

saunderson has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi all,

i wonder whether it's possible to simplify constructs like

doSthWith($test) if checkFn($test);
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further, such that i have to write the variable ($test) only once!?

I often have to deal with such statements and i just don't want to use perl's default variable, so that it yields

$_=$test; doSthWith($_) if checkFn($_);
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since $_ is often used by other statements in the same block.

How would you monks do it the neat way?

best regards

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Re: variable processing and checking in one statement (for my) by tye (Sage) on Aug 07, 2012 at 00:13 UTC
`for my $t ( $test ) { doWith($t) if check($t); }` [download] avoids $_ completely. Clearly not worth it if your variable is actually just `$test`. - tye	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: variable processing and checking in one statement (for my) by saunderson (Novice) on Aug 07, 2012 at 00:29 UTC
Thank you for your contribution. the `for` respectively the `foreach` approach will cetrainly find their ways in my future scripts ...	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: variable processing and checking in one statement by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 06, 2012 at 22:26 UTC
You could do: `checkFn( $_ ) and doSthWith( $_ ) for $test;` [download] which wouldn't interfere with surrounding uses of `$_`; and avoids referencing `$test` twice. But I wouldn't unless the variable in question was a complex reference. Ie. a multi-level hash or array lookup. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: variable processing and checking in one statement by ig (Vicar) on Aug 07, 2012 at 04:37 UTC
How about `doSthWith(checkFn($test));` [download] Have `checkFn` return the passed data if all is well, or undef if not and have `doSthWith` check its arguments. Or, incorporate the check into `doSthWith` - depending on where you want to localize the knowledge about the condition, and how you want to handle the race between the check and what you do with `$test` And, I don't advocate this but find the range of possibilities interesting and can't seem to stop myself from updating: `sub { doSthWith($_[0]) if(checkFn($_[0])); }->($test);` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]