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14 to the variables containing them. 14 to the variables containing them.
15 15
16 For example, for this fragment: 16 For example, for this fragment:
17 17
18 package Test; 18 package Test;
19 19
20 our $var = "hi\n"; 20 our $var = "hi\n";
21 my $x = \$var; 21 my $x = \$var;
22 our %hash = (ukukey => \$var); 22 our %hash = (ukukey => \$var);
23 our $hash2 = {ukukey2 => \$var}; 23 our $hash2 = {ukukey2 => \$var};
24 24
25 sub testsub { 25 sub testsub {
26 my $local = $hash2; 26 my $local = $hash2;
27 print Devel::FindRef::track \$var; 27 print Devel::FindRef::track \$var;
28 } 28 }
29 29
30 testsub; 30 testsub;
31 31
32 The output is as follows (or similar to this, in case I forget to update 32 The output is as follows (or similar to this, in case I forget to update
33 the manpage after some changes): 33 the manpage after some changes):
34 34
35 SCALAR(0x676fa0) is 35 SCALAR(0x7bd2d0) is
36 in the global $Test::var.
36 referenced by REF(0x676fb0), which is 37 referenced by REF(0x7bd240), which is
38 in the member 'ukukey2' of HASH(0x7bd228), which is
39 referenced by REF(0x81dae8), which is
40 in the lexical '$local' in CODE(0x81da88), which is
41 in the global &Test::testsub.
42 referenced by REF(0x81da40), which is
43 in the global $Test::hash2.
44 referenced by REF(0x79f3f8), which is
37 in the lexical '$x' in CODE(0x676370), which is 45 in the lexical '$x' in CODE(0x79f518), which is
46 the containing scope for CODE(0x81da88), which is
47 in the global &Test::testsub.
48 referenced by REF(0x79f2f0), which is
38 not found anywhere I looked :( 49 not found anywhere I looked :(
39 referenced by REF(0x676360), which is 50 referenced by REF(0x79f140), which is
40 in the member 'ukukey' of HASH(0x756660), which is 51 in the member 'ukukey' of HASH(0x81d698), which is
41 in the global %Test::hash. 52 in the global %Test::hash.
42 in the global $Test::var.
43 referenced by REF(0x6760e0), which is
44 in the member 'ukukey2' of HASH(0x676f30), which is
45 referenced by REF(0x77bcf0), which is
46 in the lexical '$local' in CODE(0x77bcb0), which is
47 in the global &Test::testsub.
48 referenced by REF(0x77bc80), which is
49 in the global $Test::hash2.
50 53
51 It is a bit convoluted to read, but basically it says that the value 54 It is a bit convoluted to read, but basically it says that the value
52 stored in $var can be found: 55 stored in $var can be found:
53 56
54 - in some variable $x whose origin is not known (I frankly have no idea 57 - in some variable $x whose origin is not known (I frankly have no idea

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