When dumping an array or a hash, you'll get better output if you dump a reference to the array or to the hash.
print(Dumper(@array)); -> print(Dumper(\@array)); print(Dumper(%hash)); -> print(Dumper(\%hash)); print(Dumper($a_ref)); -> ok print(Dumper($h_ref)); -> ok

Now back to the question. You have an array which contains references to arrays (groups??) which contains references to hashes (cities), with key State (and key Town).

my @array = ( [ { 'State' => 'Maine', 'Town' => 'Portland' }, { 'State' => 'New Hampshire', 'Town' => 'Concord' } ], [ { 'State' => 'Florida', 'Town' => 'Jacksonville' }, { 'State' => 'North Carolina', 'Town' => 'Waynesville' } ] ); foreach my $group (@array) { # which contains refs to arrays foreach my $city (@$group) { # which contains refs to hashes print($city->{State}, "\n"); # with key State. } }

You probably wanted an AoH instead of an AoAoH.

my @array = ( { 'State' => 'Maine', 'Town' => 'Portland' }, { 'State' => 'New Hampshire', 'Town' => 'Concord' }, { 'State' => 'Florida', 'Town' => 'Jacksonville' }, { 'State' => 'North Carolina', 'Town' => 'Waynesville' } ); foreach my $city (@array) { # which contains refs to hashes print($city->{State}, "\n"); # with keys State. }

In reply to Re: printing array ref of hash refs by ikegami
in thread printing array ref of hash refs by Anonymous Monk

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