$rec = { TEXT => "Fred loves Ethel", SEQUENCE => [ 13, 27, 47, 98 ], LOOKUP => { cars => 'Buick', dog = 'hound' }, THATCODE => \&some_function, THISCODE => sub { $_[0] ** $_[1] }, HANDLE => \*STDOUT, }; print $rec->{TEXT}; print $rec->{SEQUENCE}[0]; print $rec->{LOOKUP}{"dog"};