Using the answer above, here are some "quick" (to the programmer) ways to initalize a set:

Using a hash slice 

foreach (@fruit{'apple','banana','plum'}){$_=1}

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This method works best when your set will not change, because you (pretty much) have to hardcode this string in.
That is: 
#This will NOT work as intended
$value="'apple','banana','plum'";
foreach (@fruit{$value}){$_=1}
#doesn't work!

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Often you will not know the set you want at write-time, so you will want to be able to push and pop the set from an array. Converting an array into a set can be done like: 

@array=("apple","banana");
push @array, "plum";
foreach (@array){$fruit{$_}=1}

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These foreach loops can obfuscate your code, so a simple 
foreach (@array){$fruit{$_}=1} # initialize fruit set

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can greatly increase readability of code while not complicating your programming efforts

In reply to Re: How do I use a hash as a set? by swiftone
in thread How do I use a hash as a set? by vroom

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