If the test is really short, you can make tables with either if/else or ?: 
if    ( $score >= 90 ) { $grade = 'A'; }
elsif ( $score >= 80 ) { $grade = 'B'; }
#...
else                   { $grade = 'F'; }

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$grade = ( $score >= 90 ) ? 'A'
       : ( $score >= 80 ) ? 'B'
       : ( $score >= 70 ) ? 'C'
       : ( $score >= 60 ) ? 'D'
       :                    'F';

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Both of these degrade badly as the line length grows.

But, even if you like ifs (which I do mostly), tables are better than: 

if    ( $score >= 90 ) {
    $grade = 'A';
}
elsif ( $score >= 80 ) {
    $grade = 'B';
}
#...

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Phil

In reply to Re: ?: = Obfuscation? by philcrow
in thread ?: = Obfuscation? by Melly

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