Re: Reference to a hash in an array of hashes

$array[0] is already a reference to the hash. By doing $item = \$array[0], you're creating a reference to a reference. Try something like this...

$array[0]{'key'} = "testline";
$item = $array[0];
print $item->{key}; #will print "testline"
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or if you prefer...

%item = %{$array[0]};
print $item{key};
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Cheers,
Ben.