Andrej Kastrin wrote:
> Dear all,

Hello,

> I'm looking for simple (and fast) solution to extract maximum value from
> a hash. I search over the Perl mailing lists, but I didn't find anything
> usable.

One way to do it:

my $max;
$max < $_ and $max = $_ for values %hash;


And another way:

my $max;
while ( my ( undef, $value ) = each %hash ) {
    $max = $value if $max < $value;
    }



John
-- 
Perl isn't a toolbox, but a small machine shop where you can special-order
certain sorts of tools at low cost and in short order.       -- Larry Wall

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