Re: inconsistent function of "-v" use w/arrays and hashes

[Linda Walsh]

Linda Walsh wrote:
> I seem to remember some discussion of this before --
> not being able to use -v to check if a hash was defined,
> but having it "work"(?) w/arrays?
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So instead of "-v" on an array/hash name only looking at the
value of [0] (for either), can it be enhanced to check the
type of the "varname", and if it is an array or hash,
check to see if the count of members returns >0? and use
that as a t/f value for multi-valued objects?