On Jan 21, 2008 2:11 PM, Chas. Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip > snip > > So, if I understand correctly $data{$snp} is a value in a hash. That value > > is a scalar that happens, in this case, to be a reference to an anonymous > > hash? The key of this anonymous hash is $genotype? It does not seem like > > the simplicity of this lines relates the complexity of the object: > > > > $data{ $snp } > > $data{ $snp }{ $genotype } > snip > > I think I understand what you are saying, and it seems correct. I am > going to restate everything about $data{$snp}{$genotype} just to make > sure we are on the same page. > > %data is a hash. > $snp is a scalar > $data{$snp} yields a hash ref > $data{$snp}->{$genotype} (aka $data{$snp}{$genotype}) yields a scalar value snip
Oops, I left out $snp is a scalar that holds a (possible) key to %data. $genotype is a scalar that holds a (possible) key to $data{$snp}. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/