#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my %hoa = (names => ['joe', 'bob', 'sally'] ); print join ", ", @{$hoa{names}}; #### #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; my $array_name = 'names'; @main::names = ('joe', 'bob', 'sally'); DISABLE_BLOCK: { # localizes disabling strict no strict 'refs'; print join ", ", @{$array_name}; }