How can I convert the stringified version of array reference to actual array reference in Perl?

Question

Is there any way to get Perl to convert the stringified version e.g (ARRAY(0x8152c28)) of an array reference to the actual array reference?

For example

Answer 1

The first question is: do you really want to do this?

Where is that string coming from?

If it's coming from outside your Perl program, the pointer value (the hex digits) are going to be meaningless, and there's no way to do it.

If it's coming from inside your program, then there's no need to stringify it in the first place.