Re^3: help with user selected hash operations?

... i keep getting HASH(x) in place of the names i'm putting in ...

... Phil HASH(0x6453d0) ...
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That's because:

You still have statements like
$son_father{$name1} = {$add_dad};
which add an (incomplete) hash reference instead of a name; and
You still do not have a
use warnings;
statement at the start of your script to enable Perl to tell you (update: or at least give you a hint) about stuff like this.

I would add that you're also still using a weird indenting scheme that makes the inherent structure of your code very hard for me to follow; I hope it's easier for you, but I suspect not.

Give a man a fish: <%-{-{-{-<

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Re^4: help with user selected hash operations? by lunette (Acolyte) on Oct 30, 2017 at 18:56 UTC
oh, shoot. i added "warnings" and "diagnostics" after posting this comment, my apologies... i'm still learning what's easiest for me in formatting, but i think i understand what everyone is saying re: indentations. an incomplete hash reference... i think i get it. i'll make sure to ask my professor about this. hashes are still brand new to me, so i'm getting easily frustrated when i really shouldn't be. thank you!	[reply]
Re^5: help with user selected hash operations? by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Oct 30, 2017 at 19:27 UTC
an incomplete hash reference... The critical point is not that the `{$add_dad}` "name" you are assigning in the `$son_father{$name1} = {$add_dad};` statement is an incomplete hash reference, it's that it is a hash reference at all. Please ask your professor about "anonymous hash and array constructors (or composers)". Please see Making References (item 3 in particular) in perlref. Give a man a fish: `<%-{-{-{-<`	[reply] [d/l] [select]