Re^3: print array of hashes

@rec is an array of hashrefs, therefore $ref[0] is a hashref. The arrow is optional here, we have two possible ways to get the value of the kids key. The value is an arrayref, so we dereference it with @{} to get the array. And scalar applied to ~~a list~~ an array returns the number of elements in it.

Update: rephrased because of almut's reply.

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Re^4: print array of hashes by almut (Canon) on Apr 22, 2010 at 16:05 UTC
And `scalar` applied to a list returns the number of elements in the list. That statement could be misleading...: `$num = scalar ( qw(foo bar) ); print $num; # "bar", not 2!` [download] A list (as opposed to an array) in scalar context evaluates to its last element.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: print array of hashes by Anonymous Monk on Apr 22, 2010 at 17:02 UTC
this site amazes me...the helpfulness of the participants is something else...thanks, all.	[reply]