main::(-:1): my @matrix = (); DB<1> n main::(-:2): $matrix[2]->[3] = "What's goin' on?"; DB<1> n main::(-:3): grep {/Huh?/}@$_ for @matrix; DB<1> print @matrix ARRAY(0x8103f2c) DB<2> x @matrix 0 undef 1 undef 2 ARRAY(0x8103f2c) 0 empty slot 1 empty slot 2 empty slot 3 'What\'s goin\' on?' DB<3>