my %SWITCH = ( CAT => 0b00001, DOG => 0b00010, HAMSTER => 0b00100, FERRIT => 0b01000, FISH => 0b10000); my $petInput = 2; my @PETS; for ( keys %SWITCH ) { push @PETS, $_ if $SWITCH{$_} == $petInput; } print "$_\n" for @PETS; # DOG