(Copy&Paste error in your 'sub secondRoutine'? You define $array1_ref, $array2_ref, $array3_ref but use $$array1[0]) 
sub secondRoutine {
  # there's nothing wrong here, but $aref (and $href) are shorter and
  # convey the same meaning
  #my ($array1_ref, $array2_ref, $array3_ref) = @_;
  my ($aref1, $aref2, $aref3) = @_;

  # - use references directly
  # - added newlines for clearer output
  # - brackets are unnecessary (just a style choice, no actual impact)
  #print ("Test first value in array1: $$array1[0]");
  #print ("Test third value in array2: $$array2[2]");
  #print ("Test fifth value in array3: $$array3[4]");
  print "Test first value in array1: ", $aref1->[0], "\n";
  print "Test third value in array2: ", $aref2->[2], "\n";
  print "Test fifth value in array3: ", $aref3->[4], "\n";
}

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In reply to Re^3: Array of arrays by Monk::Thomas
in thread Array of arrays by SuzuBell

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