Ok, thanks Sudarshan, but why did this not work? pop ( keys (%hash) );
Thanks. H On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 14:39, Sudarshan Raghavan wrote: > Hamish Whittal wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I have a hash and want to return the first key in the hash. How can I do > >this? > > > > The answer is (keys (%your_hash))[0]. This will return the first element > in the list of hash keys returned by keys. But, you can never be sure of > the order in which the keys will be retrieved. If you are worried about > the order, take a look at the Tie::IxHash module. > > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > >Hamish > > > > > > > > -- You are not defined by what loves you, but what you love - Nicholas Cage (Adaptation, 2003) --- Hamish Whittal QED Technologies cc +27 82 803 5533 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
