use Tk; require Tk::Entry; require Tk::Button; my $mw = MainWindow->new(); my %work = ( "VM-1" => "da923", "VM-2" => "dz427"); main_display(\%work); MainLoop; # ----------------------------------------------------- sub main_display { my $ref_hash = shift(@_); my $lab1 = $mw->Label(-textvariable => \$ref_hash{'VM-1'}, -relief => 'sunken', -width => 10, )->pack(); my $lab2 = $mw->Label(-textvariable => \$ref_hash{'VM-2'}, -relief => 'sunken', -width => 10, )->pack(); my $but = $mw->Button(-text=>'clear', -command=> [sub{ $ref_hash = {}; $mw -> update; }] )->pack(); }