[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]

Re: [perl-python] 20050114 if statement

Xah Lee wrote:[color=blue]
> . # 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'
> . }[/color]

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

Reinhold