Array of hashes

Two parts: A) is it possible B) how do I reference the hashes and their associated values

[stephen]

A)Yes, B) Like so:

my @superfriends = (
   { name => 'aquaman', power => 'talks to fish' },
   { name => 'zan', power => 'can turn into water or ice' },
);

# To access the name of the second superfriend in list
print "Name: $superfriends[1]{'name'}\n";

Note: Code not tested, and superfriends powers not double-checked.

Technically, it's an array of hash references, but hey...

stephen

[mce]

hi,
Or to please Larry, Tom and Jon. chapter 8.
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Dr. Mark Ceulemans
Senior Consultant
IT Masters, Belgium

[George_Sherston]

Here's the answer to a question you didn't ask but may want to: if you want to see what's in your array of hashes or other comples data structure (e.g. to find out whether you created it successfully) then this will give you happiness:

use Data::Dumper;
print Dumper(\@your_array);

NB, this is a snippet - I assume you have created your array under strict etc (I say this to protect myself from the wrath of sibling monks!).

§ George Sherston

[BUU]

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