Rob Dixon wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I want to delete an entry from a hash when the value becomes
> > "Finished". What is the best way of doing this?
> >
>
> Don't forget that there is no implicit order to
> hash elements.
>
> foreach (keys %hash) {
> delete $hash{$_} if $hash{$_} eq 'Finished';
> }
>
> will delete every element where the value is 'Finished',
> which is what you say, but I'm not sure it's what you want.
Or without the loop: :-)
delete @hash{ grep $hash{$_} eq 'Finished', keys %hash };
John
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