in reply to pushing hash values to an array

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
%h=('1', 'one', '2', 'two', '3', 'three');

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Since you're under strict this won't even compile.

@arr=(1,2);

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Ditto! (But I won't insist further.)

foreach $key(keys %h)
{
push(@arr,$h{$key});
}
print @arr;

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Thus is correct.

foreach $key(keys %h)
{
push(@arr,$$h{$key});

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This is not. Why do you expect $h{$key} to be a scalar reference?

print "@arr\n";
}

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You probably want to print out of the loop. Be careful (also) when preparing test examples.

All in all I suspect (but it's hard to tell from your description of the problem) you be in a situation in which you have $href=\%h or the like, and then

push @arr, $href->{$key};

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is the way to go.

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Re^2: pushing hash values to an array
by valavanp (Curate) on Oct 16, 2006 at 12:13 UTC
    I am getting the hash reference values from the database through the keys of the hash values. I have a record with 3 fields in my backend. When i am retrieving the record with a particular field I am getting displayed only the number of fields, not the contents of the field which is 1,13 in this case(which are the actual values of the field). I am using these values in an combox box of a CGI application web page for multiple selection of an item. Only when i am pushing that hash values it is not getting displayed. In other areas, like retrieving rows it works fine. Please suggest me how can i proceed. I thank you for your suggestions.
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      I still have some problems parsing your text. I understand that English may not be your mother tongue, it's not mine either. I feel like suggesting you to concentrate on the (possibly ) few relevant points with your issue and ignore anything else that may contribute the the noise/signal ratio of your post.

      I am getting the hash reference values from the database through the keys of the hash values.

      Ok, you have a hashref, period. You want to push its values into an array, right? Then the suggestion I gave you in my other reply should be fine. Did you try it? Does it work? Any inconvenience with it? Or else you may directly dereference the hashref as a whole and combine the two mentioned functions in one sweep:

      push @array, values %$hashref;

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      I have a record with 3 fields in my backend.
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      Snip!

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      hi valavanp,

      When you're not sure what sort of variable you have I find it useful to use Data::Dumper. When you know what is actually in it you have a better chance of extracting the data.

      Show us the output of Data::Dumper and we'll be able to offer more help.

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