DB<1> $x= 100 DB<2> Dump $x SV = IV(0x2f10ee0) at 0x2f10ee4 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (IOK,pIOK) IV = 100 DB<3> $y = "$x" DB<4> Dump $x SV = PVIV(0x424424) at 0x2f10ee4 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (IOK,POK,pIOK,pPOK) IV = 100 # ^^^ ^^^^ These are important PV = 0x2eeda6c "100"\0 CUR = 3 LEN = 4 DB<5>