Re: autovivication and referencing

A very valuable tool is Data::Dumper that let's you inspect the contents of variables. In your case:

use Data::Dumper;
print Dumper \%hash;
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will show you that the two scenarios are not the same.

With Data::Dumper you can figure out most of these kind of questions.

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Re^2: autovivication and referencing by Amblikai (Scribe) on Nov 20, 2013 at 13:37 UTC
Ah i use Dumper all the time, i just didn't think of it in this case! Thanks! So if i was to "hard code" this complex data structure. Would i have to write it the first way with a separate "other_hash" declaration? Or can i write it somehow similarly to the second way? (The first one is what i want).	[reply]
Re^3: autovivication and referencing by hdb (Monsignor) on Nov 20, 2013 at 13:39 UTC
No, just say `key2 => { ... }`, ie use braces instead of parentheses. perldsc is your friend, look at HASHES OF HASHES.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: autovivication and referencing by Amblikai (Scribe) on Nov 20, 2013 at 13:53 UTC
Of Course! Doh! Thanks so much!	[reply]