package A;

sub new {
  my $class=shift;
  my $self={};
  bless $self, $class;
  return $self;
}

sub doit { print "doit in A\n"; }

package B;

@ISA=qw(A);

sub AUTOLOAD {
  print "autoload in B, called as $AUTOLOAD\n";
}

package main;

$a=B->new;
$a->doit;

##</code><code>##

doit in A
autoload in B, called as B::DESTROY

##</code><code>##

autoload in B, called as B::doit
autoload in B, called as B::DESTROY