my $s = (); #### my $s = (undef); #### my $s; #### use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dump::Streamer; my $s = (); Dump ($s); $s->{'a'} = 10 ; Dump ($s); #### $VAR1 = undef; $HASH1 = { a => 10 }; #### my $s = {};