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• || vs. or (Score:2)

  by bart (450)

  The distinction between the two is very slim: || has a higher precedence, while or has a very low precedence. So choose just based on what kind of precedence you want. For example:

  print "do" || "die";

  evaluates the whole RHS as an expression for print, while

  print "do" or die;

  evaluates print "do" and will die() only when print fails for example when printing to a closed filehandle, of to a full disk.

  I just hope I seem to make sense.
  • Re:|| vs. or (Score:1)

    by zatoichi (4897)

    Actually you did. Thank you very much.
• or... (Score:2)

  by Juerd (1796)

  I have never been sure when writing code before now (like in a 'die' statement) whether to use || or the OR operator.

  
  Of those two, always the first, as the OR operator no longer exists (it was made lower case).