"Kipp, James" wrote: > Autovivication does not happen when you are trying to access the non > existing key, it happens when you are trying to assing it. So if you have: > $href->{foo} > and you do something like > print $href->{fou} > it will then create this entry which can be detrimental.
No. Printing $href->{fou} will not create 'fou' entry in %$href. Printing $href->{fou}{bar} will create $href->{fou} but not $href->{fou}{bar}, $href->{fou} will be a reference to an empty hash. - RaFaL Pocztarski, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]