%dbase = { apple => "fruit", brinjal => "vegetable" , coffee => "beverage", }; my @info; $info[0]="lemon"; $info[1]="juice"; $result = validate($info[0],$info[1]); sub validate { my $usr = @_[0]; my $pwd = @_[1]; while (($u, $p) = each %dbase) { if ($usr == $u && $pwd == $p) { return(1); break; } else { return(0); } } } {print "$result"};