[0]{} Perl> print [ (0) x $_ ] for 1 .. 4;; ARRAY(0x36fed28) ARRAY(0x36fecf8) ARRAY(0x36fece0) ARRAY(0x36fecc8) [0]{} Perl> print @{ [ (0) x $_ ] } for 1 .. 4;; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0