How can I Compute address of elements of Multidimensional Array

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Re: How can I Compute address of elements of Multidimensional Array by ariels (Curate) on May 07, 2002 at 08:24 UTC
Perl doesn't let you compute the "address of" anything, really. Even a scalar needn't live in a contiguous block of memory. You're probably thinking of references... And that gives you your answer: just bung a quick `<samp>\</samp>' on the element you want to access: `@x = (1,2,3); @y = (4,5,6); $x = [\@x, \@y]; $r = \$x->[1][2]; $$r = 8;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]