Phil Schaechter wrote: > > > You will note that the documentation says "apparently random order." In > > more recent versions of Perl (IIRC starting at 5.8.1) randomness was > > added to hash keys for security reasons. In previous versions the order > > of the hash keys was determined by the hash function used which appeared > > random because it was not the same order that the keys were entered. > > As to your question, if the hash keys remain the same then the order > > will remain the same. However, if you add or delete keys then the order > > may change. > > Thanks for the information John. Will the order only change if I add or > delete keys?
AFAIK yes. > Or if I am modifying large numbers of keys? You cannot modify hash keys, at least not Perl's built-in hashes. If you use a tied hash then anything is possible. :-) John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
