(I don't see the Schwern post you mentioned in this thread. Is it someplace else?)

All I see for is_deeply()'s documentation is:

Similar to is(), except that if $this and $that are hash or array references, it does a deep comparison walking each data structure to see if they are equivalent. If the two structures are different, it will display the place where they start differing.

Which, to me, just means it will make sure all the values in the nested data structure are the same. Wheather the actual references are the same is irrelevent in most of the code I've encountered. Of course, there are always exceptions, so a seperate sub that has a more exact definition of equivilence is likely needed.

"There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.

In reply to Re^3: Do you consider these different or the same? by hardburn
in thread Do you consider these different or the same? by demerphq

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