Perl Conditional Statements
if Statement
Basic if Statement
if-else Statement
if-elsif-else Statement
unless Statement
unless is shorthand for if not, executes the block when condition is false.
Basic unless Statement
unless-else Statement
Nested Usage
Ternary Operator
Basic Usage
Nested Ternary Operator
Assignment and Function Calls
given-when Statement (Perl 5.10+)
Basic given-when
Using Regular Expressions
Using Multiple Conditions
Using continue
Logical Operators and Conditions
Using && and ||
Using and and or
Short-circuit Evaluation
String Comparison
String Equality and Inequality
String Magnitude Comparison
Defined Check
Using defined
Using Defined-or Operator
Using exists to Check Hash Keys
Complex Conditions
Combining Multiple Conditions
Using Parentheses for Clarity
De Morgan's Law
Practice Examples
Example 1: Grade System
Example 2: Login Verification
Example 3: Menu Selection System
Example 4: Leap Year Check
Summary
In this chapter, we learned Perl conditional statements:
- ✅ if/elsif/else statements
- ✅ unless statements
- ✅ Ternary operator
- ✅ given-when statements
- ✅ Logical operators and conditions
- ✅ String comparison
- ✅ Defined checks
- ✅ Complex condition combinations
Next, we will learn Perl Loops.