From: "Augie De Blieck Jr." <augiedb@...>
Date: 2007-03-15T12:12:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie: if / elseif

> if $val =~ /this/i
>   puts "this"
> elseif $val =~ /that/i
>   puts "that"
> elseif $val =~ /the other/i
>   puts "the other"
> end

Just remember that even when you spell it right, it's going to drop
out of the whole construct just as soon as it fulfills a RegEx.  After
it prints "this," it stops looking at any of the other "elsif"
statements.

That short circuiting is a feature. =)

-Augie