Hi, I need help.

I have an array which is a function of a number and a word, like $a[1]{"blue"}. If it were two numbers, I could process it with 

for $i (1..$n)
     {
     for $j (1..$n)
          {

       ...stuff about $a[$i][$j]
          }
     }

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If it were one-dimensional, I could use 
foreach (keys %a)
     {
     ...stuff about $a{$_}
     }

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But if my outer loop is 
for $i (1..$n)
     {
     }

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what syntax do I use to do a foreach over the second argument with the first held constant at $i???

TIA; please also answer by email to phil.rennert@ioip.com

Edit by tye, add CODE and P tags

In reply to Syntax for partly associative arrays by Anonymous Monk

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