#!/usr/bin/perl --
use strict; use warnings;
use Data::Dump;
my %hash = ( 1 .. 4 );
my $hashref = \%hash;
print "$hashref\n";
dd $hashref;
$hashref =~ s/^/WHY DID I DO THIS??? /;
dd $hashref;
__END__
HASH(0x99a99c)
{ 1 => 2, 3 => 4 }
"WHY DID I DO THIS??? HASH(0x99a99c)"