Array before change is: $VAR1 = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]; Hash before change is: $VAR1 = { 'array' => [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] }; Array after change is: $VAR1 = [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f' ]; Hash after change is: $VAR1 = { 'array' => [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f' ] };