Here are some more examples for you... 
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

# simple 1D arrays:

my @rowx = (1,2,3,4);
my @rowy = qw (a b c);

# A 2D array is an array of references to 1D arrays:
# Note that Perl 2D arrays do not need to have the same
# number of elements on each row!

my @twoD = (\@rowx, \@rowy);

foreach my $rowref (@twoD)
{
    print "@$rowref\n";
}

# prints
# 1 2 3 4
# a b c


# this can be a bit confusing...
# In the first print, Perl knows that $twoD[0][1] means
#    an array element of @twoD, not be confused with
#    perhaps a simple scalar of the same name!
#
# In the second print, we get the value of $twoD,
#    a simple scalar


my $twoD = "asdf";

print "$twoD[0][1]\n";  # prints 2

print "$twoD\n";        # prints asdf


# In general, DO NOT use the same variable name for
# two different sigils!  Many things are "legal" in Perl
# that you should not do!

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Update: You will notice that in my foreach loop, I used the name "rowref" instead of just "row". Perl wouldn't care. But naming the iteration variable like this helps me to remind myself to dereference that thing. YMMV.

In reply to Re: Multi-Dimensional Arrays and Array References by Marshall
in thread Multi-Dimensional Arrays and Array References by Leudwinus

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