Why do you choose a random key to find a random value? =)

pick directly a random value:

  DB<127> $self->{exits}=  { kitchen => 42, living => 666 , toilet => 
+"00" }
 => { kitchen => 42, living => 666, toilet => "00" }

  DB<128> @values= values %{$self->{exits}}
 => (666, "00", 42)

  DB<129> $rand_value = @values[rand @values]
 => "00"

  DB<130> $rand_value = @values[rand @values]
 => 42

  DB<131> $rand_value = @values[rand @values]
 => 42

  DB<132> $rand_value = @values[rand @values]
 => 666

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If you still wanna go this way, please DRY.

Replace my $h_ref = $self->{exits} and you can avoid many repetitions of $self->{exits} 

  DB<134> $h_exits = $self->{exits}
 => { kitchen => 42, living => 666, toilet => "00" }

  DB<135> $random_room = $h_exits->{ ( keys %$h_exits )[ rand keys %$h
+_exits ] }
 => "00"

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Better readable now! Don't you agree? =)

> this below code does not work

sure unless('exit') is always false.

Cheers Rolf

( addicted to the Perl Programming Language)

In reply to Re: Random Values from Hash with UNLESS statement by LanX
in thread Random Values from Hash with UNLESS statement by cmikel

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