I normally use references in the most basic way--like passing hashes or arrays to subroutines by reference. I've been using Net::LDAP extensively for over a year and just today noticed the as_struct() method of Net::LDAP::Search.

This method seems save considerable code as opposed to the entries() method. When using entries(), I end up creating my own HoHs via $entry->get_value( 'attribute' ). The only nice thing about building my own HoH is that I'm comfortable using $hash{dn}{mail} constructs. Using the as_struct() method means using either @{ $$href{$dn}{mail} } or @{ $hash{$dn}{mail} }.

Is there a shorthand notation for the above or am I making too big a deal out of using the extra outer @{} constructs? I looked closely at References quick reference but don't grok all of it.

Thanks.

In reply to Reference Notation by Anonymous Monk

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