#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; # https://perlmonks.org/?node_id=11153644 use warnings; $SIG{__WARN__} = sub { die @_ }; my $cat = { dog => 'golden retriever' }; my $x='$cat->{dog}/mouse'; my $y=localtime(); $_=$x; my $z = "$_:$y"; my $z2 = eval qq("$_:$y"); print "$z\n"; print "$z2\n";