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Re^3: Perl 5.10: switch statement demo

by talexb (Chancellor)
on Dec 20, 2007 at 16:26 UTC ( [id://658155]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Perl 5.10: switch statement demo
in thread Perl 5.10: switch statement demo

The modulo construct can also be thought of as 'divisible by' -- so $foo % 3 checks to see if $foo is divisible by 3. Or at least that's the way my brain works.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

"Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds

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Re^4: Perl 5.10: switch statement demo
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 20, 2007 at 21:27 UTC
    That's backwards. $foo % 3 checks if $foo *isn't* divisible by 3. not $foo % 3 would deceptively check if is divisible by 3.

      OK, OK. :) And in this tiny corner of the universe, I'm pretending that a result of 0 means "Yes! It's divisible!". :)

      Your confusion was not my intention.

      Alex / talexb / Toronto

      "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds

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