in reply to Removal of values in array from array list

my %tocheck = map { $_ => 1 } @tocheck; for (values(%checkfrom)) { @$_ = grep !$tocheck{$_}, @$_; }

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Re^2: Removal of values in array from array list
by jemswira (Novice) on Aug 31, 2012 at 08:15 UTC

    When I do that I get the error message:"Cant use string ("...") as an ARRAY ref while strict refs in use.

    anyway I updated the post to give more insight into the question.

      You were very vague about your input format. I assumed you meant:

      my %checkfrom = ( Meat => [qw( Fish Apple Pork Bacon )], Fruit => [qw( Apple Pie Orange Beef )], );