for($x=0;$x<$r;$x++){ @b = sort_by_similarity( \@querysubs,$inputsubs[$x]{'sequence'}); $y=\@b; #@array=@$y; #print $y->[0]; #$m=\@array; #print $m; $h=\($y->[0]); print $$h; #%hash=%\($y->[0]); foreach my $key(keys %hash){ #print "$key:$hash{$key}\n"; } }