In Perl, if and while statements (and many others too) are used to control a block of code that may run many times, or may run only if a certain condition holds. This module not only introduces you to if and while, but also gives you some programming tips to help you come to grips with the increasingly complex structure that you'll be writing as your program gets longer.
This topic is presented on public courses
Perl Programming,
Perl bootcamp
Examples from our training material
| condition | if and if - else; blocks. |
| din | Use of shorthand operators |
| dinners | nested blocks - loops and conditionals |
| looper | while loop |
| nask | if, elsif and else |
| numbers | how to write numeric constants |
| summer | Answer to practical (reading and summing numbers) |
Pictures
Getting to grips with Perl
Background information
Some modules are
available for download as a sample of our material or under an
Open Training Notes License for free download from
http://www.training-notes.co.uk.
Topics covered in this module
The "if" statement.
Structure.
Conditions.
Blocks.
The "while" statement.
Shorthand operators.
Add and assign.
Increment.
Multiple assign.
String expansion.
Assignments within other statements.
More on the increment operator.
Ways of writing numbers.
Summary.
Complete learning
If you are looking for a complete course and not just a information on a single subject, visit our
Listing and schedule page.
Well House Consultants specialise in training courses in
Python,
Perl,
PHP, and
MySQL. We run
Private Courses throughout the UK (and beyond for longer courses), and
Public Courses at our training centre in Melksham, Wiltshire, England.
It's surprisingly cost effective to come on our public courses -
even if
you live in a different
country or continent to us.
We have a technical library of over 600 books on the subjects on which we teach.
These books are available for reference at our training centre. Also
available is the Opentalk
Forum for discussion of technical questions.