---
name: "Test2::Compare::Ref"
section: "3perl"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl"
version: "5.44.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Test2::Compare::Ref/3perl"
---

# Test2::Compare::Ref(3perl)

Ref comparison

## NAME

Test2::Compare::Ref - Ref comparison

## DESCRIPTION

Used to compare two refs in a deep comparison.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    my $ref = {};
    my $check = Test2::Compare::Ref->new(input => $ref);
    # Passes
    is( [$ref], [$check], "The array contains the exact ref we want" );
    # Fails, they both may be empty hashes, but we are looking for a specific
    # reference.
    is( [{}], [$check], "This will fail");
```

## SOURCE

The source code repository for Test2-Suite can be found at *https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/*.

## MAINTAINERS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## AUTHORS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## COPYRIGHT

Copyright Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>.

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

See *http://dev.perl.org/licenses/*