I think the problem I'm seeing is related to context.

WWW::Mechanize clearly states:
$mech->links
Lists all the links on the current page. Each link is a WWW::Mechanize::Link object. In list context, returns a list of all links. In scalar context, returns an array reference of all links.

Ok, great. 


@links = $mech->links;

foreach (@links){
  print $_->url(), "\n";
}

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Fine, this prints out the URLs as I would expect it to. No problem.

http://www.xxx.com
http://www.yyy.com
http://www.zzz.com


@links = $mech->links;

foreach (@links){
  print "Would get --> $_->url()\n";
}

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This however prints:

Would get --> WWW::Mechanize::Link=ARRAY(0x97bbfbc)->url()
Would get --> WWW::Mechanize::Link=ARRAY(0x97cba68)->url()
Would get --> WWW::Mechanize::Link=ARRAY(0x97cb978)->url()

What I do not understand is what is the difference? Thanks for any enlightenment,
Mike


Update: Thanks ikegami and sk for the very clear answers and explanations as well as the working alternatives. Very much appreciated.

2005-10-13 Retitled by g0n, as per Monastery guidelines
Original title: 'Context'

In reply to Question about WWW::Mechanize::Link string interpolation by cajun

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