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 ($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) 2005-2022 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.