Sort hash by value string in perl

If you want to sort numbers, use <=>
If you want to sort strings, use cmp instead of <=>

Sort hash by value(String) ascending in perl by using the following Syntax:
sort{ $hash{$a} cmp $hash{$b} }

Sort hash by value(String) descending in perl by using the following Syntax:
sort{ $hash{$b} cmp $hash{$a} }

sort_by_hash_value_strings.pl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;

my %students = (
    Diana    => "Science",
    Davis    => "Science",
    John     => "Maths",
    Linus    => "Physics",
    Brown    => "Maths",
    Jane     => "Science"
);


print "\n\n Before Sorting on Value(Subject): ";
for my $each_student (sort keys %students) {
   print "\n Each Student : $each_student \tSubject : " . $students{$each_student};
}

print "\n\n After Sorting Value(Subject) in Ascending Order : ";
for my $each_student (sort{ $students{$a} cmp $students{$b} } keys %students) {
   print "\n Each Student : $each_student \tSubject : " . $students{$each_student};
}

print "\n\n After Sorting Value(Subject) in Descending Order : ";
for my $each_student (sort{ $students{$b} cmp $students{$a} } keys %students) {
   print "\n Each Student : $each_student \tSubject : " . $students{$each_student};
}
print "\n\n";  

Output:

 Before Sorting on Value(Subject): 
 Each Student : Brown   Subject : Maths
 Each Student : Davis   Subject : Science
 Each Student : Diana   Subject : Science
 Each Student : Jane    Subject : Science
 Each Student : John    Subject : Maths
 Each Student : Linus   Subject : Physics

 After Sorting Value(Subject) in Ascending Order : 
 Each Student : John    Subject : Maths
 Each Student : Brown   Subject : Maths
 Each Student : Linus   Subject : Physics
 Each Student : Jane    Subject : Science
 Each Student : Davis   Subject : Science
 Each Student : Diana   Subject : Science

 After Sorting Value(Subject) in Descending Order : 
 Each Student : Jane    Subject : Science
 Each Student : Davis   Subject : Science
 Each Student : Diana   Subject : Science
 Each Student : Linus   Subject : Physics
 Each Student : John    Subject : Maths
 Each Student : Brown   Subject : Maths

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