$dataroot = { 'gameshow' => { 'price is right' => [ { 'lname' => 'barker', 'fname' => 'bob' } ], 'jeopardy' => [ { 'lname' => 'trebek', 'fname' => 'alex' } ] }, 'sitcom' => { 'simpsons' => [ { 'lname' => 'simpson', 'fname' => 'homer' }, { 'lname' => 'flanders', 'fname' => 'ned' } ], 'flintstones' => [ { 'lname' => 'flintstone', 'fname' => 'fred' }, { 'lname' => 'flintstone', 'fname' => 'wilma' }, { 'lname' => 'rubble', 'fname' => 'barney' } ] } };