%array = ( "100", "Green", "200", "Orange");

while (($key, $value) = each(%array)) {
      print("$key = $value\n");
}

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Acc. to the functionality of above code, each() function used on associative array, This program should print the following: 
100 = Green
200 = Orange

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But on running it on my machine, it returns: 
200 = Orange
100 = Green

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On adding more key, value pairs it gives different results which I cannot find a pattern for. This same code when run on other machine with different perl running on it works. I really need to know why this does not come in the order as it is in the array.

In reply to each() function used in associative arrays gives incorrect unordered output. by an_ordinary_man

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