note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>First, thanks for the clarification. <p>However, as far as I can tell, what you are saying comes down to: <blockquote> Two hashes containing identical keys and values, will iterate in different orders, unless they were constructed in exactly the same way. <P>For example:<code> $h1{ $_ } = 1 for 'a'..'z';; $h2{ $_ } = 1 for reverse 'a'..'z';; print %h1; print %h2;; w 1 r 1 a 1 x 1 d 1 j 1 y 1 u 1 k 1 h 1 g 1 f 1 t 1 i 1 e 1 n 1 v 1 m 1 s 1 l 1 c 1 p 1 q 1 b 1 z 1 o 1 w 1 a 1 r 1 d 1 x 1 j 1 y 1 u 1 h 1 k 1 g 1 f 1 i 1 t 1 e 1 n 1 v 1 m 1 s 1 l 1 c 1 p 1 b 1 q 1 z 1 o 1 </code> <p>And:<code> @h1{ 'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z' } = (1)x52;; delete @h1{ 'A'..'Z' };; @h2{ 'a'..'z' } = (1)x26;; print %h1; print %h2;; a 1 d 1 j 1 y 1 u 1 k 1 g 1 t 1 e 1 v 1 s 1 c 1 q 1 b 1 z 1 w 1 r 1 x 1 h 1 f 1 i 1 n 1 m 1 l 1 p 1 o 1 w 1 r 1 a 1 x 1 d 1 j 1 y 1 u 1 k 1 h 1 g 1 f 1 t 1 i 1 e 1 n 1 v 1 m 1 s 1 l 1 c 1 p 1 q 1 b 1 z 1 o 1 </code> <p>And:<code> @h{ 'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z' } = (1)x52;; delete @h{ 'A'..'Z' };; %h2 = %h;; print %h; print %h2;; a 1 d 1 j 1 y 1 u 1 k 1 g 1 t 1 e 1 v 1 s 1 c 1 q 1 b 1 z 1 w 1 r 1 x 1 h 1 f 1 i 1 n 1 m 1 l 1 p 1 o 1 w 1 r 1 a 1 x 1 d 1 j 1 y 1 u 1 h 1 k 1 g 1 f 1 i 1 t 1 e 1 n 1 m 1 v 1 s 1 l 1 p 1 c 1 q 1 b 1 z 1 o 1 </code> <p>In all cases above, two "identical" hashes were arrived at through a different sequence of operations; and that difference in the sequence of construction manifests itself in a different iteration sequence. </blockquote> <h3>But that has always been the case!</h3> <P> The above is 5.10; but the same is also true going right back to my involvement with perl: 5.6.1. <p>Which makes me wonder whether your meditation isn't a little a) redundant; b) slightly scare mongery? <p>Please don't take that the wrong way; I'm simply trying to understand exactly what difference(s) the latest changes have actually made? <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. <p align=right> [http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/|RIP Neil Armstrong]</p></div> </font> </div></div> 1005122 1006689