Re^2: hash reference to itself

[ExReg]

I have a rather large hash that has a somewhat similar structure. There are many keys containing subs that use another key to print messages. I wanted to bring those keys up a level ( the name key was inside the code sub) and another piece of code wanted to see the name value. Hence I wanted to bring the name up where it was visible to others. Anonymous Monk hit the nail on the head.