Not true. Of course you can sort a hash. The random part is the order in which the keys get inserted, but if you do 

sort(keys %hash)

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you'll get the keys in alphabetical order. If you do 
sort { $a <=> $b } keys %hash;

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you'll get the keys in numerical order.

The only thing you can't get from the hash is the order in which things were added

Update: I can't type ... switched can get to can't get in the sentence above, sort of changes the meaning :)

Update: sauoq is correct and I'm completely wrong (not the first time) I wasn't thinking about the fact that sort is simply returning the keys in the order which you ask. The original remains the same. Apologies sweetblood.

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In reply to Re: Re: sorting an array of hashes by the value of the keys by cfreak
in thread sorting an array of hashes by the value of the keys by Anonymous Monk

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