sub get_hshAgg { my $self = shift; return $self->{hshAgg}; } sub set_hshAgg { my $self = shift; my $hshToAgg = shift; $self->{hshAgg} = $hshToAgg; } sub run { my $self = Foo->new(@_); my %hshToAgg = (); my $class; ( $class, %hshToAgg ) = @_; $self->set_id($intID); $self->set_hshAgg(\%hshToAgg); use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%hshToAgg; print "After instantiation\n"; my %hshTest = %{$self->get_hshAgg}; print Dumper \%hshTest; }