[Omaha.pm] Using ||

Jay Hannah jay at jays.net
Mon Mar 27 03:12:02 PST 2006


Brian Edwards wrote:
> what's more readable?
> 
> $o_RS->determine_room_type($req_room_type) ||
> $o_RS->determine_room_type();
> 
> $o_RS->determine_room_type($req_room_type) 
> ||  $o_RS->determine_room_type();
> 
> $o_RS->determine_room_type($req_room_type) ||  
>   $o_RS->determine_room_type();
> 
> hope they don't line wrap
> (1 \n after or)
> (2 \n before or)
> (3 \n after and indented 2 \x20)
> 
> http://perldoc.perl.org/perlstyle.html

Without context I vote for option 1. Perhaps perlstyle agrees with me under the "Line up corresponding items vertically" rule?

j




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