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NAME
Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitCascadingIfElse - Don't write long "if-elsif-elsif-elsif-elsif...else" chains. AFFILIATION
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution. DESCRIPTION
Long "if-elsif" chains are hard to digest, especially if they are longer than a single page or screen. If testing for equality, use a hash lookup instead. If you're using perl 5.10 or later, use "given"/"when". if ($condition1) { #ok $foo = 1; } elsif ($condition2) { #ok $foo = 2; } elsif ($condition3) { #ok $foo = 3; } elsif ($condition4) { #too many! $foo = 4; } else { #ok $foo = $default; } CONFIGURATION
This policy can be configured with a maximum number of "elsif" alternatives to allow. The default is 2. This can be specified via a "max_elsif" item in the .perlcriticrc file: [ControlStructures::ProhibitCascadingIfElse] max_elsif = 3 AUTHOR
Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com> COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights reserved. 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 v5.16.3 2014-06-09 Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitCascadingIfElse(3)

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NAME
Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests - Don't write deeply nested loops and conditionals. AFFILIATION
This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution. DESCRIPTION
Deeply nested code is often hard to understand and may be a sign that it needs to be refactored. There are several good books on how to refactor code. I like Martin Fowler's "Refactoring: Improving The Design of Existing Code". CONFIGURATION
The maximum number of nested control structures can be configured via a value for "max_nests" in a .perlcriticrc file. Each for-loop, if- else, while, and until block is counted as one nest. Postfix forms of these constructs are not counted. The default maximum is 5. Customization in a .perlcriticrc file looks like this: [ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests] max_nests = 3 AUTHOR
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Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights reserved. 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 v5.16.3 2014-06-09 Perl::Critic::Policy::ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests(3)
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