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Re: Need help testing to see if a variable is one value or the other

by traveler (Parson)
on Jan 30, 2008 at 22:36 UTC ( #665234=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Need help testing to see if a variable is one value or the other

Or, if GrandFather's solution is too elegant and simple, you can use a module. (It is way overkill here, though!) 
use strict;
use Set::Scalar;

my $s = Set::Scalar->new( qw/yes no/ );

my $var = "no";

if ( $s->has($var)){
    print "found $var\n";
}
else{
    print "never heard of $var\n";
}

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