perl -wMstrict -E 'my $x="0x41"; my $y = \$x; say $y->$*' 0x41 #### perl -wMstrict -E 'my $href={a=>1}; say $_ for keys $href->%*' a #### perl -wMstrict -E 'my $href={a=>1}; say $_ for keys %{ $href }' a #### perl -wMstrict -E 'my $href={a=>1}; say $_ for keys %$href' a