>>>>> "B" == Brian <fulls...@me.com> writes:
>> I have an example from Shawn C. from another thread, presented here >> out of context. The code does just what he meant it to do. >> It inverts a hash. B> Just curious if there is a particular reason Shawn did not use the reverse function: B> my %hash = ( B> './b/fb' => 'fb', B> './b/c/fd' => 'fd', B> './b/l/c/f2' => 'f2', B> './b/g/f/r/fc' => 'fc', B> './b/g/h/r/fb' => 'fb' B> ); B> my %inv_hash = reverse %hash; as others have shown, that fails because of the dup value of 'fb'. but in some cases where you know there are no dups, then reverse is a fine solution. it all depends on the data and what you want to see when you invert the hash. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
