> -----Original Message-----
> From: OROSZI Balázs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:07 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: determining variable types
> 
> 
> Hello!
> 
> Is it possible to get the type of a variable at run time 
> (hash, array, scalar)?
> Suppose I have $var which may be a ref to a hash, or a ref to 
> an array or a
> scalar (maybe a ref to it).
> 
> Should I try to hack it out from the address
> (the weird thing, for example ARRAY(0x...), SCALAR(0x...))?
> Or is there any other way?
> 
> Please, answer as soon as you can. I need to know this in short time.
> I greatly apreciate any help.
> Thank you.
> --
> Greetings,
>    Balázs
> 

read the manpage about the 'ref' function

perldoc -f ref


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