* Saurabh Singhvi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> HI
>
> i was looking to make a hash inside hash. Something like
>
> %hash = { "key" => {"key1" => value} };
>
> is this the correct way to define it??? Also,
> is
> $hash{key->key1}
>
> this the way to call it ?? if not kindly tell me.
>
> thanks
> Saurabh
Hello,
You were close.
%hash = ( "key" => {"key1" => value} );
To define a hash use () brackets the second hash is inserting not a hash but a
reference to a hash so you use {} brackets.
You refer to 'value' it as $hash{key}->{key1}. $hash{key} is a scalar
contains a reference pointing to a hash (so $hash{key}->{ }) and the
key is key1 (so $hash{key}->{key1}).
Regards,
Ben Marsh
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