use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dump; { my %state; sub till { my @phases=@_; #dd \@_; my ($file,$line)= (caller)[1..2]; my $state = \$state{$file,$line}; $$state //= 0; $phases[1+$$state]->(); if ($phases[$$state]) { $$state += 2; $$state %= @phases; } } } while (my $var = ){ till ( - ($var =~ /for/) => sub { print "*: $var" }, - ($var =~ /their/) => sub { print "1: $var" }, - ($var =~ /fruit/) => sub { print "2: $var" }, - ($var =~ /lazy/) => sub { print "3: $var" }, ); } __DATA__ now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. Time flies like an arrow fruit flies like a banana. The quick red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog. Etaoinshrdlu. #### *: now is the time *: for all good men to 1: come to the aid of 1: their party. 2: Time flies like an arrow 2: fruit flies like a banana. 3: The quick red fox 3: jumps over the lazy *: brown dog. *: Etaoinshrdlu.