Hi,

Noob question, so please be kind, oh frocked ones...

Given the code 

use strict;
use warnings;

my %hash;

$hash{a} = 'bob';
$hash{b} = 'mary';

$hash{a}[0] = 1;

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I get the error Can't use string ("bob") as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use at 1 line 9., which is expected (after much googling, I understand why).

However, from the code I'm sure you can understand what I'm trying to achieve. ie, associate the value '1' with key 'a'. Using the keys 'a' and 'b' is important since they're being read from a config file.

ie, basic config may look like: 
a = bob
b = mary

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extended config: 
a = bob
a = 1
b = mary

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When building my %hash, if $hash{a} is already defined, then I want to store any duplicate key names in the hash (hence my reaching for an array).

I'm a bit stumped and need a fresh perspective.

Any ideas?

Thanks

In reply to Extending a hash by dingbob

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