> http://www.wetware.com/drieux/CS/lang/Perl/Beginners/BenchMarks/loopVjoin.txt > drieux Thanks Drieux, I had no idea this could even be done. --- $hash{$jref_key} = \@array; my @new_array = @{$hash{$jref_key}}; --- Guess why I'm on this list? ;) I have one tiny question though (from your web-page above). --- ### sub refFunc { ### $hash{$ref_key} = [@array]; ### my @new_array = @{$hash{$ref_key}}; ### } # end of refFunc ### ### sub JustRef { ### $hash{$jref_key} = \@array; ### my @new_array = @{$hash{$ref_key}}; ### } # end of JustRef Shouldn't the second last line read... --- my @new_array = @{$hash{$jref_key}}; --- ? It looks like JustRef() is creating @new_array based on the hash value previously created in refFunc(). =================== Shaun Fryer =================== London Webmasters http://LWEB.NET PH: 519-858-9660 FX: 519-858-9024 ===================Thread Previous | Thread Next