package Classes::SomeParent; 1; package Classes::SomeChild; our @ISA=("Classes::SomeParent"); package main; my $class = 'Classes::SomeChild; my $obj = {}; bless $obj, 'Classes::SomeChild'; if ($obj->isa('Classes::SomeParent')) { print "Isa"; } else { print "Nota"; } #### print "Object is ". (is_tainted($obj) ? "not " : "") . "tainted";