@array = ( ['a','b'], ['c','d'], ['e','f'] ); print $array[1][0]; #result c; #### @array = ( { 'a'=>'b', 'b'=>'c' }, { 'c'=>'d', 'd'=>'e' }, { 'e'=>'f', 'f'=>'g' } ); print $array[1]{c}; #result d; #### %hash = ( "1" => ['a','b'], "2" => ['c','d'], "3" => ['e','f'], ); print $hash{1}[0]; result a #### %hash = ( "1" => { 'a'=>'b', 'b'=>'c' }, "2" => { 'c'=>'d', 'd'=>'e' }, "3" => { 'e'=>'f', 'f'=>'g' } ); print $hash{2}{d}; #result e