my %config = ( tag_addr => [ "addr:housenumber", "addr:housename", "addr:street", "addr:postcode", "addr:full" ], ); my @key_list = qw/addr:housenumber addr:name addr:street/; for my $key_name (@key_list) { if( grep{ $key_name eq $_ } @{$config{tag_addr}} ) { print $key_name." -> gefiltert\n"; } }