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NAME

       Tie::RefHash - Use references as hash keys


VERSION

       version 1.40


SYNOPSIS

           require 5.004;
           use Tie::RefHash;
           tie HASHVARIABLE, 'Tie::RefHash', LIST;
           tie HASHVARIABLE, 'Tie::RefHash::Nestable', LIST;

           untie HASHVARIABLE;


DESCRIPTION

       This module provides the ability to use references as hash keys if you
       first "tie" the hash variable to this module.  Normally, only the keys
       of the tied hash itself are preserved as references; to use references
       as keys in hashes-of-hashes, use Tie::RefHash::Nestable, included as
       part of Tie::RefHash.

       It is implemented using the standard perl TIEHASH interface.  Please
       see the "tie" entry in perlfunc(1) and perltie(1) for more information.

       The Nestable version works by looking for hash references being stored
       and converting them to tied hashes so that they too can have references
       as keys.  This will happen without warning whenever you store a
       reference to one of your own hashes in the tied hash.


EXAMPLE

           use Tie::RefHash;
           tie %h, 'Tie::RefHash';
           $a = [];
           $b = {};
           $c = \*main;
           $d = \"gunk";
           $e = sub { 'foo' };
           %h = ($a => 1, $b => 2, $c => 3, $d => 4, $e => 5);
           $a->[0] = 'foo';
           $b->{foo} = 'bar';
           for (keys %h) {
              print ref($_), "\n";
           }

           tie %h, 'Tie::RefHash::Nestable';
           $h{$a}->{$b} = 1;
           for (keys %h, keys %{$h{$a}}) {
              print ref($_), "\n";
           }


THREAD SUPPORT

       Tie::RefHash fully supports threading using the "CLONE" method.


STORABLE SUPPORT

       Storable hooks are provided for semantically correct serialization and
       cloning of tied refhashes.


SEE ALSO

       perl(1), perlfunc(1), perltie(1)


SUPPORT

       Bugs may be submitted through the RT bug tracker
       <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Tie-RefHash> (or
       bug-Tie-RefHash@rt.cpan.org <mailto:bug-Tie-RefHash@rt.cpan.org>).


AUTHORS

       Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@activestate.com>

       Tie::RefHash::Nestable by Ed Avis <ed@membled.com>


CONTRIBUTORS

       o   Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>

       o   Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org>

       o   Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>

       o   Jerry D. Hedden <jdhedden@cpan.org>


COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

       This software is copyright (c) 2006 by XXXX XXX'XX (Yuval Kogman)
       <nothingmuch@woobling.org>.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
       the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.



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