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else and elsifs only get checked if every if and elsif before it was false:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my $bool = 1;

if ($bool) {
    print "/\$bool: I'm true, so this get's printed.\n";
} elsif ($bool) {
    print "/\$bool: You'll never see me if I'm true.\n";
} else {
    print "/\$bool: Nobody loves me, everybody hates me.\n";
}
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If you want to check every condition, use a serious of ifs:

if ($bool) {
    print "/\$bool I'm true, so this get's printed.\n";
} 
if ($bool == 1) {
    print "/\$bool You love me! You really love me!\n";
} 
if ($bool != 2) {
    print "/\$bool First, I want to think my manager...\n";

}
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In reply to Re: Ensuring Each If Statement Is Evaluated by ignatz
in thread Ensuring Each If Statement Is Evaluated by Anonymous Monk

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