I am having a weird issue when assigning data to a hash ref from the output from Data::Formvalidator in a catalyst app. The problem is when I print the values of the hash_ref and compare against what came back from Data::Formvalidator they differ and I don't see why they would.

Here is what I am doing in my Code: 

 my $data = {
    name => $results->valid('name'),
    url  => $results->valid('url'),
    gagline => $results->valid('gagline'),
    shortdescript => $results->valid('shortdescript'),
    descript => $results->valid('descript'),
    stable => $results->valid('stable'),
    dev => $results->valid('dev'),
    stablerelease => $results->valid('stablerelease'),
    devrelease => $results->valid('devrelease'),
    active => $results->valid('active'),
    schangelog => $results->valid('schangelog'),
    dchangelog => $results->valid('dchangelog'),
};
$c->log->debug('Gag Line 1: ' . $results->valid('gagline'));
$c->log->debug('Short Description 1: ' . $results->valid('shortdescrip
+t'));
$c->log->debug('Description 1: ' . $results->valid('descript'));
$c->log->debug('Gag Line 2: ' . $data->{gagline});
$c->log->debug('Short Description 2: ' . $data->{shortdescript});
$c->log->debug('Description 2: ' . $data->{descript});

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From the Catalyst server debug log I see the following output: 
[debug] Gag Line 1: 
[debug] Short Description 1: A Custom CMS
[debug] Description 1: Ickarus is a custom CMS made by Shimazu Labs fo
+r Shimazu Labs.
[debug] Gag Line 2: shortdescript
[debug] Short Description 2: 
[debug] Description 2:

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Anyone have an idea has to how this is happening?

In reply to Weird hash ref variable issue by vendion

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