How do you test code that uses symbol tables and typeglobs (*)?

Testing code that involves symbol tables and typeglobs in Perl can be quite challenging. However, it's essential for ensuring that your code behaves as expected. Below is a simple example demonstrating how to interact with symbols and typeglobs in Perl.

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Description: This example illustrates how to utilize symbol tables and typeglobs in Perl and how to effectively test these components in your code.
# Example of using typeglobs in Perl package Main; use strict; use warnings; # Define a scalar and an array my $scalar = 42; my @array = (1, 2, 3); # Use a typeglob to access them dynamically my *symbol_table; # Assign scalar and array to the typeglob *symbol_table = \$scalar; # reference to scalar print "Scalar value: $$symbol_table\n"; # dereferencing the scalar *symbol_table = \@array; # reference to the array print "Array values: @{$symbol_table}\n"; # dereferencing the array

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