NAME
Tie::Hash::Longest - A hash which knows its longest key and value
SYNOPSIS
use Tie::Hash::Longest;
tie my %hash, 'Tie::Hash::Longest'; %hash = ( a => 'ant', b => 'bear', elephant => 'e' );
# prints elephant print tied(%hash)->longestkey(); # prints bear print tied(%hash)->longestvalue();
DESCRIPTION
This module implements a hash which remembers its longest key and value. It avoids rescanning the entire hash whenever possible.
METHODS
The following methods are available. Call them thus:
tied(%my_hash)->methodname();
longestkey
- Return the longest key.
longestvalue
- Return the longest value.
AUTHOR
David Cantrell <david@cantrell.org.uk>. I welcome feedback.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2001 David Cantrell.
This module is licensed under the same terms as perl itself.
SEE ALSO
Tie::Hash(3)