I am a Catalyst/DBIx::Class beginner and have trouble with custom DBIx::Class SQL queries. My database table schema is the following: 
CREATE TABLE `table1` (
    `id` char(15) NOT NULL,
    `label` char(255) default NULL,
    `group` char(255) default NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
)

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I want to access to all distinct 'group' values within this table. So, in the Catalyst Controller, I try to do a custom DBIx::Class query: 
sub test_distinct :Local {
    $c->stash->{distinct_groups} = [
        $c->model('Database1')->resultset('Table1')->search(
            undef,
            {
                select => [
                    {
                        distinct => 'group'   
                    },
                ],
                order_by => 'group'
            },
        )
    ];
}

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In the Template: 
    [% FOREACH item IN distinct_groups %]
       '[% item  %]'<br />       
    [% END %]

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The result I obtain is: 
    'TestApp::Schema::Database1::Table1=HASH(0x34a21a4)'
    'TestApp::Schema::Database1::Table1=HASH(0x34a2234)'
    'TestApp::Schema::Database1::Table1=HASH(0x34a7f00)'

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In the table content, there are 3 distinct groups. The result seems to be consistent.
My problem is that I haven't yet found a way to access to the values of the groups. For instance, I have tried: 
    [% FOREACH item IN distinct_groups %]
        '[% item.group  %]'<br />       
    [% END %]

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... and I just obtain empty strings. What am I doing wrong ?

In reply to Catalyst, DBIx::Class, SELECT DISTINCT and TT by Anonymous Monk

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