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Re: 'undef'ing a hash element

by arthas (Hermit)
on Aug 26, 2003 at 12:17 UTC ( [id://286669]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to 'undef'ing a hash element

Hi!

You should use:

delete $hash{$a}

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This removes the key/value pair. undef only sets the key's value to the undefined value.

Michele.

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Re: Re: 'undef'ing a hash element
by welchavw (Pilgrim) on Aug 26, 2003 at 13:49 UTC
    This is a little off-topic, but you may find the info useful in the long run. For fun, check out Hash::NoVivify to learn about a related subtlety of hash key management and a module for dealing with it.
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