#!/usr/bin/env perl use strict; use warnings; sub foo { my $name = (caller(0))[3]; my $caller = (caller(1))[3]; if ( defined $caller ) { print "My name is $name and I was called by $caller.\n"; } else { print "My name is $name.\n"; } } sub bar { my $name = (caller(0))[3]; my $caller = (caller(1))[3]; if ( defined $caller ) { print "My name is $name and I was called by $caller.\n"; } else { print "My name is $name.\n"; } foo(); baz(); } sub AUTOLOAD { my $name = (caller(0))[3]; my $called = our $AUTOLOAD; my $caller = (caller(1))[3]; if ( defined $caller ) { print "My name is $name and I was called as $called by $caller.\n"; } else { print "My name is $name and I was called as $called.\n"; } } foo(); bar(); baz(); __END__ My name is main::foo. My name is main::bar. My name is main::foo and I was called by main::bar. My name is main::AUTOLOAD and I was called as main::baz by main::bar. My name is main::AUTOLOAD and I was called as main::baz.