my %citystate;
my %citycountry;
my %country;
my %airportCode;
my %geonameid;

if ($line =~ /.*Cannot find valid (destination) for type:(.*)=(.*)/) 
{
        my $type = $2;
        my $key = $3;
        if ($type =~ /citystate/) {
                $citystate{$key} = "";
        } elsif ($type =~ /citycountry/) {
                $citycountry{$key} = "";        
        } elsif ($type =~ /country/) {
                $country{$key} = "";
        } elsif ($type =~ /airportCode/) {
                $airportCode{$key} = "";
        } elsif ($type =~ /geonameid/) {
                $geonameid{$key} = "";
        }
}

for my $key ( keys %citystate ) {
                $fhdest -> print("<p>$key</p>");
        }
        for my $key ( keys %citycountry ) {
                $fhdest -> print("<p>$key</p>");
        }
        for my $key ( keys %airportCode ) {
                $fhdest -> print("<p>$key</p>");
        }

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In the above code instead of using if-else conditions can I use something like $$type{$key} / $"$type"{$key} ?

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