$VAR1 = { 'jack' => '2', 'joe' => '1', '3' => undef, 'jim' => '4' }; $VAR2 = { '4' => undef, 'jack' => '2', 'joe' => '1', 'jim' => '3' }; #### $VAR1 = { 'jack' => '2', 'joe' => '1', 'jim' => ['3','4'] };