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Jeffrey Friedl <jfriedl@yahoo-inc.com> wrote:
:Does anyone know why the code to take a reference of a hash's key,
:
: \$hash{KEY}
:
:results in the MOD flag on to the 'helem' at #6 below:
I think it is to force autovivification of the key, on the grounds that
you can't take a reference to something that doesn't exist yet.
Hugo
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