Memory allocation functions

vinoth.ree has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Memory allocation functions by moritz (Cardinal) on Feb 02, 2009 at 10:33 UTC
Because memory allocation and freeing is handled by perl automatically for you.	[reply]
Re: Memory allocation functions by cdarke (Prior) on Feb 02, 2009 at 12:34 UTC
There is! You can get memory as a scalar, an array, or a hash. Like so: `my $scalar; my @array; my %hash;` [download] That memory is dynamic and managed by perl itself, so you don't need to remember to free it (usually) and you don't need to remember how much memory to allocate. Great isn't it!	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Memory allocation functions by ph0enix (Friar) on Feb 02, 2009 at 15:54 UTC
Yes, for sure. But please keep in mind that in case of complex data structures some circular references are not detected properly. In this case memory will still remain allocated.	[reply]
Re: Memory allocation functions by Lawliet (Curate) on Feb 03, 2009 at 00:59 UTC
Who wants to worry about allocating memory when there are bigger problems to handle? As others have already stated, Perl does the allocating for you. This lets you think about the logic of the program and such. And you didn't even know bears could type.	[reply]