> say $pair[0]; # a? It looks like $pair is an arrayref while 'say ref $pair' tells 'Pair'.
And may I ask a relating question: my $pair = ('name' => 'age'); say $pair{'name'}; # prints 'age' say $pair['name']; # why prints 'name'? <== question say $pair['age']; # prints 'name' -- ___________________________________________________________________________ Andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________________________