[davem@pigeon bleed]$ p -MDevel::Peek -e'$x=1; $x=2.2; $x = "three"; Dump $x' SV = PVNV(0x1ae3150) at 0x1b021d0 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (POK,pPOK) IV = 1 NV = 2.2 PV = 0x1afb360 "three"\0 CUR = 5 LEN = 16