algorithm question: want to sort keys of hash by their values.

downer has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I would like to iterate through the keys of a hash, sorted in the order (descending) of their associated values. I have thought about this, but I am stumped!
please help!

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Re: algorithm question: want to sort keys of hash by their values. by Joost (Canon) on Jul 19, 2007 at 21:24 UTC
`for my $key (sort { $hash{$b} <=> $hash{$a} } keys %hash) { print $hash{$key}; }` [download] substitute `<=>` with `cmp` for string sort instead of numeric sort. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply] [d/l] [select]
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Re: algorithm question: want to sort keys of hash by their values. by wind (Priest) on Jul 19, 2007 at 23:03 UTC
perlfaq4, How do I sort a hash (optionally by value instead of key)? - Miller	[reply]