Re: highest value in hash (key is not value)

You have $highest=$key if ($highest < $value) ;

You're storing the key, and comparing the key to the value

But it sounds like you want to compare values, not keys

So you need to store $highest_key and $highest_value, and compare $highest_value to $value

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Re^2: highest value in hash (key is not value) by maciej (Initiate) on Mar 31, 2013 at 03:54 UTC
Wow, I was trying to figure that out for the longest time and now that you pointed out what I was doing it's so obviouse. duh! Thanks everyone!	[reply]
Re^3: highest value in hash (virtual teddybear) by Anonymous Monk on Mar 31, 2013 at 04:41 UTC
Wow, I was trying to figure that out for the longest time and now that you pointed out what I was doing it's so obviouse. duh! Thanks everyone! No problemo :) I used the virtual teddybear method Basically, I read your program aloud , in my head (virtual), until i said "highest becomes key if highest lessthan value" Actually I said "highest is" but "becomes" sounds better -- I'm not very disciplined when it comes to speaking code Also known as teddy bear debugging , mirror debugging, empty room debugging, talking to yourself, Rubber Duck method of debugging, say it out loud George, sing into that hairbrush ... Read before typing. Explain your code to someone else. Chapter 5, Debugging , The Practice of Programming http://developers.slashdot.org/story/04/02/21/228241/Debugging Re: Not an awk question (Rubber Duck method of debugging Pronounceable syntax or beloved punctuation? How do you pronounce variable names? How do I pronounce all this stuff How do you pronounce "::"? I know what I mean. Why don't you? brian's Guide to Solving Any Perl Problem Victor Borge Phonetic Pronunciation - YouTube Creating Passionate Users: Rubberducking and Creativity Perl 5 Internals ASCII Pronunciation Guide Re: Perl Best Practices for naming variables, About the use of the plural form for the name of variables, Re: What are the most basic, generic aspects of programming? Another link dump Re^8: How to use wxHtmlEasyPrinting (On debugging, verify everything, talk to teddybear ... and links and links	[reply]


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