#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use warnings;


my$str = 'perl_script';
my$length = length $str;
if ($str eq 'perl_script') {
    print 'both strings are same';
}
elsif($length = 8){
    print "the given string has 8 characters";
}
elsif($length >8){
    print "the given string has more that 8 characters";
}    

else{
    print"Doen't matched both strings";
}

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output: both strings are same. My question is why it doesn't executing elsif. What's the wrong in me code.I'm purely beginner please let us know

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