- For every array element, - Extract the numeric component of the element. - If the hash contains a key matching the extracted component, - If the hash value is empty, - Print whatever - Else - Print whatever #### for my $id (@array_code) { my ($num) = $id =~ /(\d+)/ or next; next if !exists($code_numbers{$num}); my $code = $code_numbers{$num} || 'IN'; print("$id $code\n"); } #### for my $id (@array_code) { my ($num) = $id =~ /(\d+)/ or next; next if !exists($code_numbers{$num}); my $code = $code_numbers{$num}; $code = 'IN' if !length($code); print("$id $code\n"); }