Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module P204. This topic is presented on public courses Perl Programming, Perl bootcamp

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Learning to program in Perl / Perl Programming - training course - Programming Perl - for newcomers to the language Learning to program in Perl / Perl Programming - Programming Perl - for newcomers to the language This course introduces you to the Perl programming language. ... http://www.wellho.net/course/ppfull.html  [course]

Learning to Program in Perl / Perl Programming - training course - Learning Perl - whether you're new to programming or 'converting'. Learning to Program in Perl / Perl Programming - Learning Perl - whether you're new to programming or 'converting'. This course covers programming in the ... http://www.wellho.net/course/lpfull.html  [course]

Perl Bootcamp - training course - The fundamentals of the language. Perl Bootcamp - The fundamentals of the language. This course covers the fundamentals of the Perl programming for computer professionals who are new to ... http://www.wellho.net/course/bpfull.html  [course]

Saying NOT in Perl, PHP, Python, Lua ... "Isn't there one standard way to say NOT?" asked one of my delegates on today's course - and it's an excellent question. But the answer to a question ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1696_Say ... -Lua-.html  [short article]

if and if - else; blocks. #!/usr/bin/perl # condition - if statements print "Enter a number = "; $number = ; if ($number > 10) { print "That number is over 10\n"; ... http://www.wellho.net/resources/ex.php4?item=p204/condition  [code sample]

Equality and looks like tests - Perl Whenever you do an equality check in a Perl program, you must think whether you're checking if two numbers are equal, if two test strings are equal, or ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1727_Equ ... -Perl.html  [short article]

if, elsif and else print "Enter your age "; chop ($age = ); if ($age < 21) { print "you are a youngster\n"; } elsif ($age = 21) { print "you are learning\n"; ... http://www.wellho.net/resources/ex.php4?item=p204/nask  [code sample]

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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

bmi3	Demonstration with conditionals
bmi4	bmi demonstration with loops
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
readandtotal	Reading and totalling numbers - sample answer
summer	Answer to practical (reading and summing numbers)

Getting to grips with Perl