RE: Another Question - hashes please ..

[Morse, Richard E.]

In your "update", you are actually resetting the entire value of $the_data[1] to point to a new hash reference, which has only y defined.   Try this instead:   $the_data[1] = { x => 'A', y => 'B' }; print $the_data[1]->{x}, "\n"; $the_data[1]->{y} = 'C'; print $the_data[1]->{y}, "\n";    HTH, Ricky -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Wax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday 21 January 2002 4:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Another Question - hashes please .. Good Afternoon - I have a hash that I define as:   $the_data[1] = {     x => "A",     y => "B", }; print $the_data[1] -> {x};   works and prints A     if I want to update the value of 'y' to C like: $the_data[1] = {     y => "C" }; print $the_data[1] -> {x};   this does not work because it prints out a blank.  Obviously I am not updating my value of part of the hash.  Is there an easy way to just update the value of $the_data -> {y} to be C without having to remember $the_data -> {x}   Thank you for your help -everyone has been very helpful with these basic but annoying 'bumps'   Andrew