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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).

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