if .. elsif .. else

[inforeqd]

I have a script that uses if elsif else repeatedly.

Basically its like this

if ($answer eq "y&quot {
do something here;
}
elsif ($answer eq "n&quot {
print "bye \n";
exit;
}
else {
print "skipping\n";
}

I want a user to answer the question and if yes do some code. If no exit and any other answer skip to the next itereation of an if elsif else.

Is there an easier way? How can I exit and kill the entire script if chosen "n". The way it is now if a user chooses n then it just skips. I think its something to do with my looping but I'm just lost.

TIA
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[simanek]

i would put this in a subroutine and then if the user chooses 'n' then use the 'exit' command. HTH.

Mike Mike
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"It's a Swingline!"
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[inforeqd]

I thought about a sub routine that covers the
exit. Something like this

sub exit {
chomp($answer);
if ($answer eq "n&quot {
print "Bye \n";
exit;
}
}

however how do I put the exit() into the if elsif else???

 

[simanek]

make the WHOLE thing into a subroutine... i.e.

sub your_function{
if ($answer eq "y&quot {
do something here;
}
elsif ($answer eq "n&quot {
print "bye \n";
exit();
}
else {
print "skipping\n";
}
}
This should force the exit command to exit out of the subroutine and then execute the next line after the subroutine call in your main function...if i'm understanding your question correctly. So put all of your if's elsif's and else's in the function and once the interpreter sees 'exit' it should jump past everything else in that subroutine. Mike
~~~~
simanek@uiuc.edu
"It's a Swingline!"
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[inforeqd]

Mike,

Thanks for the help. that sould do it