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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index 8704322575..1394824bfe 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -22,6 +22,23 @@ contains a package variable named C<$NEGATIVE_INDICES> which is set to a true value, negative values will be passed to C<FETCH>, C<STORE>, C<EXISTS>, and C<DELETE> unchanged. +=head2 Fewer parentheses needed with C<? :> + +The grammar of the conditional operator (C<$x ? $y : $z>) has been +broadened so that any operator may appear between the C<?> and the +C<:> without parentheses. Previously, the comma operator and the +low-precedence logical operators had required parentheses in this +context. For instance, you may now write + + $x ? $a and $b : $c + +as a shorter version of the more explicit + + $x ? ($a and $b) : $c + +Perl is now compatible with C in this regard. However, writing the +parentheses is still recommended as a matter of style. + =head1 Modules and Pragmata =head1 Utility Changes |