Hi Anonymous Monk.

I can understand how you feel. I have 'inherited' code written by co-workers ( past and present ) and the quality isn't always 'stellar' ( no documentation, large program with very few subroutines, etc. ). 

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;

my @array = qw( perl is very cool );
my %hash = ( perl => "coder" );

print "\@array = ", ref( \@array ), "\n";
print "\%hash = ", ref( \%hash ), "\n";
print "\&subroutine = ", ref( \&subroutine ), "\n";
print "\*array = ", ref( \*array ), "\n";

sub subroutine {
  print "I'm a perl coder!\n";
}

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Output: 
@array = ARRAY
%hash = HASH
&subroutine = CODE
*array = GLOB

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The ref() function receives a reference argument and returns a string describing the type of reference passed to it. You are correct in assuming the hex number is a memory address. In 'C', this is essential when working with pointers but perl's use of references is safer and possesses improved stability.

Hope this helps,
-Katie.

In reply to Re: What kind of code prints GLOB(hexaddress) by DigitalKitty
in thread What kind of code prints GLOB(hexaddress) by Anonymous Monk

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