What are the control statements in Perl language?

Control statements in Perl are used to control the flow of execution in a program. They determine which part of the code should be executed next based on certain conditions or loops. Here are some common types of control statements in Perl:

Conditional Statements: These statements allow the program to execute different blocks of code based on whether a condition is true or false.
- if-else: Executes a block of code if a condition is true; otherwise, it executes another block.
```
if ($x > 10) {
    print "x is greater than 10";
} else {
    print "x is not greater than 10";
}
```
- elsif: Short for "else if," it allows for multiple conditions to be checked.
```
if ($x > 10) {
    print "x is greater than 10";
} elsif ($x == 10) {
    print "x is equal to 10";
} else {
    print "x is less than 10";
}
```
Loop Statements: These statements allow the program to execute a block of code repeatedly.
- for: Executes a block of code for a specified number of times.
```
for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
    print "$i\n";
}
```
- while: Executes a block of code as long as a condition is true.
```
$i = 0;
while ($i < 5) {
    print "$i\n";
    $i++;
}
```
- foreach: Iterates over a list or array, executing a block of code for each element.
```
my @array = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
foreach my $element (@array) {
    print "$element\n";
}
```
Jump Statements: These statements alter the normal flow of execution.
- next: Skips the rest of the current iteration of a loop and goes to the next iteration.
- last: Exits the loop entirely.
- redo: Restarts the current iteration of the loop.

For example, using next in a loop:

for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
    if ($i % 2 == 0) {
        next;  # Skip even numbers
    }
    print "$i is odd\n";
}

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