my $iter = $shared->iterator(); my $result; while ( my ( $url, $data ) = $iter->() ) { $result->{$url} = $data; } $result; #### # export to a non-shared MCE::Shared::Hash object my $result = $shared->export( ); # or simply return an unblessed hash return $shared->export( { unbless => 1 } ); # or export-destroy the shared object from the shared-manager # because, the shared hash isn't needed once parallel is completed return $shared->destroy( { unbless => 1 } );