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my @array_code= qw(WE4321 PP7654 8973 7865 TT3422); my %code_numbers = ( "4321" =>"XX", "7654" => "BB", "8973" => "" ); foreach my $value (@array_code){ my $nums = $value; $nums =~ s/\D//g; if(exists($code_numbers{$nums})){ if($code_numbers{$nums} eq ''){ print "$value\tIN\n"; }else{ print "$value\t$code_numbers{$nums}\n"; } } }