my $type = "add"; my $redo; given ($type) { when ("add") { $redo = "wiki_add2" } when ("edit") { $redo = "wiki_edit2" } when ("remove") { log("REMOVE") and $redo = "wiki_remove2" } default { $redo = "wiki_noneoftheabove7" } } print "With type: $type, we could redo: $redo \n";