%ha = $obj -> passhash; foreach $key (keys (%ha)){ if ($key eq "problem2"){ foreach (@ha{$key}){ print "array : @{$_}\n"; } } } #### foreach my $arr_ref (@$ha{'problem2'}) { print "subarray: @{$arr_ref} \n"; } #### my %hash; @hash{qw/one two three/} = qw/1 2 3/;