use Algorithm::Loops 'NestedLoops'; ## returns an alias to $_[0]->[ $_[1] ]...[ $_[-1] ] sub deref_many : lvalue { my $ptr = \shift; $ptr = \$$ptr->[$_] for @_; $$ptr; } my @array; my @size = (4, 5, 6); NestedLoops( [ map [0 .. $_-1], @size ], sub { deref_many(\@array, @_) = rand } );