#ref($docoded_json->{strarry} confirms array.  Store in array for easier processing:

my @jsonarray = $decoded_json->{strarray};


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use strict;
use warnings;
use 5.012;

use strict;
use warnings;
use 5.012;

my @arr = ('a', 'b', 'c');
my %hash;
$hash{letters} = \@arr;

say ref $hash{letters};

--output:--
ARRAY


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my @jsonarray = $decoded_json->{strarray};  


##</code><code>##

my @jsonarray = $aref;

##</code><code>##

@{ $jsonarray[0] }


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my @jsonarray = $decoded_json->{strarray};

##</code><code>##


my @jsonarray = @{ $decoded_json->{strarray} };