Re^5: xml simple not a hash reference

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It prints out: HASH(0x27acfbc)
This indicates that your $mealtype variable does not hold a scalar or array, but a reference to a hash.
The easiest way to print that is probably to use Data::Dumper:
use Data::Dumper;
print Dumper($mealtype);
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Re^6: xml simple not a hash reference by Anonymous Monk on Dec 29, 2010 at 09:10 UTC
To quote perldata Perl has three built-in data types: scalars, arrays of scalars, and associative arrays of scalars, known as "hashes". A scalar is a single string (of any size, limited only by the available memory), number, or a reference to something (which will be discussed in perlref).	[reply]

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