my ( %fruits, %newHASH );
# find all the fruit names
foreach my $country ( keys %HASH )
{
foreach my $fruit ( keys %{ $HASH{$country} } )
{
$fruit =~ m/([a-z]+)[A-Z]+/; # [A-Z]+ included for distinction
$fruits{$1}++;
$newHASH{$country}{$1} = $HASH{$country}{$fruit};
}
}
# find which fruits are missing
foreach my $country ( keys %newHASH )
{
foreach my $fruit ( keys %fruits )
{
if( not exists $newHASH{$country}{$fruit} )
{
print "$country is missing $fruit!\n";
}
}
}
####
%HASH
$country
$fruit = 1
$fruit = 1
####
%HASH
$country = [ $fruit, $fruit... ]