#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dumper; sub fillerup ($); my %fillme = (gas_pr => 3.59, gas_capacity => 14); local $\ = "\n"; print '-'x80; foreach my $key (keys %fillme ) { print $key . '=' . $fillme{$key}; } fillerup ( \%fillme ); print '-'x80; foreach my $key (keys %fillme ) { print $key . '=' . $fillme{$key}; } sub fillerup ($) { no strict; local *hashref = shift; # my $hashref = shift; print "Prior to inserting a record in fillerup..."; print '*'x80; foreach my $key (keys %$hashref ) { print $key . '=' . $hashref->{$key}; } $hashref->{filled_up} = 12.3; print '*'x80; foreach my $key (keys %$hashref ) { print $key . '=' . $hashref->{$key}; } print '*'x80; print "\*hashref: " . Dumper(*hashref); print "\$hashref: " . Dumper($hashref); print "\%\$hashref: " . Dumper(%$hashref); print "\\\%\$hashref: " . Dumper(\%$hashref); print "\\\%hashref: " . Dumper(\%hashref); print "\\\%fillme: " . Dumper(\%fillme); return; }