When I print a list of lists with print "@LOL" , it prints ARRAY(0x101210),ARRAY(0x101400) , and so on. Why?
A1:
With a normal array, print "@array" would print the elements of the array with a space between them. The print "@LOL" is doing just that, printing the array elements in @LOL . To print the components of each of the arrays in @LOL , you must use the technique described in the "Example: List of Lists" section earlier in this hour .
Q2:
I tried to take a reference to a list by using $ref=\( $a, $b, $c) and ended up with $ref containing a reference to a scalar value instead of a list. Why?
A2:
In Perl, \($a, $b, $c) is actually shorthand for (\$a, \$b, \$c) ! What you wound up with is a reference to the last element in the parentheses, $c . To take a reference to an anonymous array, you should have used $ref=[$a, $b, $c]; instead .
