my $array = Array::AsHash->new({array => \@array}); my $value = $array->get($some_reference); #### my $aref = [1,2,3]; my $array = Array::AsHash->new({ array => [ $aref => 'Ovid' ] }); print $array->get($aref); # prints "Ovid" print $array->get([1,2,3]); # fails