$VAR1 = 'mode'; $VAR2 = { 'type' => ' auto mode', 'action' => ' completed on own.' }; #### >perl -wMstrict -le "use Data::Dumper; ;; my %component = ( 'mode' => { 'type' => ' auto mode', 'action' => ' completed on own.', }, 'mood' => { 'switch1' => { 'type' => ' auto mode for switch1', 'action' => ' completed with assistance.', }, 'switch2' => { 'type' => ' auto mode for switch2', 'action' => 'completed on own.', }, }, ); ;; print Dumper \%component; " $VAR1 = { 'mode' => { 'action' => ' completed on own.', 'type' => ' auto mode' }, 'mood' => { 'switch2' => { 'action' => 'completed on own.', 'type' => ' auto mode for switch2' }, 'switch1' => { 'action' => ' completed with assistance.', 'type' => ' auto mode for switch1' } } };