defined $hash{$name}[$integer] #### my %hash = ( "A" => [ 1,2 ] ) ; if ( exists $hash{"B"} ) { say "This will NOT print" ; } if ( defined $hash{"B"}[1] ) { say "This will NOT print" ; } if ( exists $hash{"B"} ) { say "This WILL print" ; } #### if ( exists $hash{"B"} && defined $hash{"B"}[1] )