[perl-python] 20050114 if statement

[Xah Lee]

.. # here's an example of if statement in python.
..
.. x=-1
.. if x<0:
.. print 'neg'
.. elif x==0:
.. print 'zero'
.. elif x==1:
.. print 'one'
.. else:
.. print 'other'
..
.. # the elif can be omitted.
.. ------------------------------
.. # here's an example of if statement in perl
..
.. $x=31;
.. if ($x<0) {
.. print 'neg'
.. } elsif ($x==0) {
.. print 'zero'
.. } elsif ($x==1) {
.. print 'one'
.. } else {
.. print 'other'
.. }
..
..
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[Reinhold Birkenfeld]

. # here's an example of if statement in python.
.
. x=-1
. if x<0:
. print 'neg'
. elif x==0:
. print 'zero'
. elif x==1:
. print 'one'
. else:
. print 'other'
.
. # the elif can be omitted.
. ------------------------------
. # here's an example of if statement in perl
.
. $x=31;
. if ($x<0) {
. print 'neg'
. } elsif ($x==0) {
. print 'zero'
. } elsif ($x==1) {
. print 'one'
. } else {
. print 'other'
. }

Note that Perl's print doesn't append a newline to the printed string.

Reinhold