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A reference is a scalar variable pointing-or refering to-something else

   

#To set up a reference, you use a backslash (\) character before the name of what you're referring to.
#$reference = \$referred_to;
#The reference is a scalar variable. 
#To access the value of the data referred to:
#$new_var = ${ $reference };
#You can also use a shorthand syntax like the following: 
#$new_var = $$reference;


#!/usr/bin/perl -w

# Reference to a scalar variable.
$var = "Hello";

$reference = \$var;

print "Scalar reference = $$reference\n\n";








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