Yes, the latter is really "Anonymous array containing a list of anonymous hashrefs", but only people like me (and apparently you) would ever be that pedantic.

In the terminology I've always tried to use, that's a "reference to an anonymous array containing references to anonymous hashes." I don't see much wrong with calling it an "anonymous array"; that's a convenient shortcut. But where is the "anonymous hashref"? My understanding of the terms requires the referent¹ to be anonymous, not the reference.

It seems to me that what people so often don't understand is that the value is what is anonymous. Using terminology like "anonymous hashref" just muddies the water, especially when used in the same breath as "anonymous array". You can't be truly pedantic without being consistent too.

1. Of course, the referent could itself be a reference. If I saw my $r = \{ k => 'v' }; I'd say that the scalar variable $r holds a reference to an anonymous reference to an anonymous hash.

-sauoq
"My two cents aren't worth a dime.";

In reply to Re: •Re: On Declaration by sauoq
in thread On Declaration by demerphq

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