$HASH{2}, for example, is an array reference. For any array reference, you can get a copy of the array by surrounding the reference by @{...}. You can get individual elements by putting ->[$index] after the reference. So.. 
my @things = @{ $HASH{2} }; ## @things is now a copy of @ARRAY2

my $foo    = $HASH{2}->[1]; ## $foo is now $ARRAY2[1]

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Also, when the -> dereferencing operator is in between subscripts (as it is here, between a hash and array subscript), it is optional. So the 2nd example would usually be written as $HASH{2}[1].

blokhead

In reply to Re: Help with references by blokhead
in thread Help with references by mhearse

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