scratchpad wfsp <c> my $find = q{something}; for my $key (%hash){ for my $element (@{$hash{$key}}){ if ($element eq $find){ print qq{found $find}; endif } } </c> <c> my $key = q{key}; my $find = q{something}; my @found = grep{$_ eq $find} @{$hash{$key}}; print qq{@found\n}; </c>