Ok, then next question. My situation is that I have a set of data that I would like to access both in an array, and in a hash. Basically the fields have both an ordinal reference, and a named reference. Is there a way to link a data set to both a hash and an array.

Lets say this is my array. 

my @array=(Bob, Smith, 1234 Main St, Anytown, 20500);

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Or this is my hash. 

my %hash=( firstname => Bob,
           lastname  => Smith,
           address   => 1234 Main St,
           town      => AnyTown,
           zip       => 20500);

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I can access the information from either one. 

print "His name is $array[0] $array[1]\n;

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or 

print "His name is $hash[firstname] $hash[lastname]\n;

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But if I change one the other will, of course, not change. 

$array(0)="Robert"
print "His name is $hash[firstname] $hash[lastname]\n; #wrong result

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Is there a way to tie these two data structures together?

Thank you,

Skip

In reply to Link a hash and an array by SkipHuffman

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