#!/usr/bin/perl -w sub deRef() { ($ref) = @_; print "ref: $ref\n"; my $line; my $key; foreach $key (keys %{$ref}) { $line = "$key: $ref->{$key} "; } } %dict = ( "kaka" => "pipi" ); %dict = NULL; print "dict: "; print %dict; print "\n"; $ref = \%dict; print "ref: $ref\n"; &deRef($ref);