Re^5: FATAL ERROR: Can't use string ("HASH(0x875fffc)") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at

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sub ab { $hash = { abc => 'cde', }; return "$hash is the value"; } $str = ab(); with $str how can i access the has of abc and its value. Since, its hash ref in a string..

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Re^6: FATAL ERROR: Can't use string ("HASH(0x875fffc)") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at by Corion (Patriarch) on Jun 20, 2008 at 08:02 UTC
Basically, you can't. The memory allocated to `$hash` is released as soon as `ab` returns because there is no reference to `$hash` anymore. If you need a reference to data, keep it as a reference. Don't convert it to a string.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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