We-elllll...

Add some more data to the hash and you may well get a different "first found".

Indeed, this is the case when searching for the  NP_025 gene in the example.

I think the word 'first' has to be taken in the context of the word 'all' that is used in the example: "first taxon found containing the gene being searched for" versus "all taxons found containing the gene being searched for". Or something like that (waves hands). I would let the wording stand.

In reply to Re^4: how to access hash key from the hash value when hash key is pointing to an array of hash values? by AnomalousMonk
in thread how to access hash key from the hash value when hash key is pointing to an array of hash values? by BhariD

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