Re^2: What does the short circuit || mean ?

Thanks choroba for explaining that.

It's like saying if $part->contentType is undefined, $ct will default to a value of "text/plain"

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Re^3: What does the short circuit \|\| mean ? by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Mar 10, 2015 at 01:22 UTC
... if `$part->contentType` is undefined ... This is a little tricky, but to be precise, you're saying "if `$part->contentType` is false", then do something. In Perl, falsity is represented by any of: undef (the undefined value), "" (the empty string), 0 (numeric zero), or '0' (a string consisting of a single 0 character). Use the `//` operator to test specifically for defined-ness. Update: See also True and False (aka Booleans). Give a man a fish: `<%-(-(-(-<`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: What does the short circuit \|\| mean ? by peterr (Scribe) on Mar 10, 2015 at 01:36 UTC
Thanks AnomalousMonk, that is a great guide for understanding true or false.	[reply]