perl> %hash = 1 .. 10;; perl> print "%hash";; %hash perl> print "@{[ %hash ]}";; 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 5 6 #### perl> use constant X => 12345;; perl> print X;; 12345 perl> print "${ \ X }";; 12345 perl> print "@{[ X ]}";; 12345 perl> print 'stuff ' . X .' other stuff';; stuff 12345 other stuff perl> printf "stuff %s other stuff\n", X;; stuff 12345 other stuff #### perl> *X = sub{ 12345 };; perl> *X = \12345;; perl> print X;; 12345 perl> print "${X}";; 12345 perl> print "$X";; 12345