values %hash
Returns a list consisting of all the values of the named hash. The values are returned in an apparently random order, but it is the same order as either the
keys
or
each
function would produce on the same hash. To sort the hash by its values, see the example under
keys
. Note that using
values
on a hash that is bound to a very large DBM file is going to produce a very large list, causing you to have a very large process, and leaving you in a bind. You might prefer to use the
each
function, which will iterate over the hash entries one by one without reading them all into a single list.
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