>>>>> "JG" == Jim Gibson <[email protected]> writes:
JG> The unless construct above is correct. The 'until' construct is
JG> not. 'until' can only occur at the end of a block preceded by 'do' or
JG> at the end of a statement as a modifier.
JG> do {
JG> ...
JG> } until( condition );
until is just while( ! EXPR ). it can be used whereever while can which
means loop blocks or statement modifiers. perldoc perlsyn covers this.
but i never use until anyhow. i use unless a fair amount as i don't like
if ( ! EXPR). my current boss has asked me to stop using unless but i am
not stopping.
uri
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