#!/usr/bin/env perl use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dumper; my %petsounds = ( "cat" => "meow", "dog" => "woof", "snake" => "hiss" ); print "The cat goes " . $petsounds{"cat"} . ".\n"; $petsounds{"mouse"} = "squeak!"; $petsounds{"dog"} = "arf!"; delete($petsounds{"cat"}); print "The mouse goes " . $petsounds{"mouse"} . ".\n"; print Dumper(\%petsounds) . "\n"; 1; __END__