my @objarray = ( { 'apts' => [ [11,12], [13,14], [15,16], ], }, { 'apts' => [ [21,22], [23,24], [25,26], ], }, ({ 'apts' => '???', }) x 87, { 'apts' => [ [91,92], [93,94], [95,96], ], }, );