Bryan thought: > > my $x = 1; > > my $y = \$x; > > my $z = 2; > > %MY::{'$x'} = \$z; > > $z = 3; > > print "$x, $$y, $z\n" > > My $x container contains 1. ($x = 1) > My $y container contains a ref to the $x container. ($x = 1, $y = \$x) > My $z container contain 2. ($x = 1, $y = \$x, $z = 2) > My $x container now contains a ref to the $z container. > ($x = \$z, $y = \$x, $z = 2) Bzzzt! The line: %MY::{'$x'} = \$z; assigns a reference to $z to the *symbol table entry* for $x, not to $x itself. "3, 1, 3" is the correct answer. Damian
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