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Falling through Perl 5.10 switch statement

by Thilosophy (Curate)
on Apr 07, 2007 at 02:01 UTC ( [id://608788]=perlmeditation: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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    given($data) {
        when (1) { say 'one' ; };   ## no "break" needed
        when (2) { say 'two' ; };
        default  { say 'something else';  };
    }
    
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    # this code does not work !
    # it will say "something else"
    ...
        when (2) { say 'one or two' ; };
        default  { say 'something else';  };
    }
    
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    # this works, is shorter and easier to read
    given($data) {
        when ([ 1, 2]) { say 'one or two' ;  };
        default  { say 'something else';  };
    }
    

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