Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitNegativeExpressionsInUnlessAndUntilConditions - Don't
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Affiliation
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.
Configuration
This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007-2023 Elliot Shank
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.
perl v5.40.0 2024-10-28 Perl::Critic::P...UntilConditions(3pm)
Description
until ($foo ne 'blah') { #not ok
...
}
while ($foo eq 'blah') { #ok
...
}
A number of people have problems figuring out the meaning of doubly negated expressions. "unless" and
"until" are both negative constructs, so any negative (e.g. "!~") or reversible operators (e.g. "le")
included in their conditional expressions are double negations. Conway considers the following operators
to be difficult to understand within "unless" and "until":
! not
!~ ne !=
< > <= >= <=>
lt gt le ge cmp
Name
Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitNegativeExpressionsInUnlessAndUntilConditions - Don't
use operators like "not", "!~", and "le" within "until" and "unless".
See Also
Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitUnlessBlocks
