sub validate_object { my ($self, @interfaces) = @_; error unless ref($self); foreach my $interface (@interfaces) { my $fn = $interface . "::is_implemnted_by"; error unless $fn->($self); } } #... sub foo { my ($self) = @_; validate_object($self, qw/InterfaceA InterfaceB InterfaceC/); } sub bar { my ($self) = @_; validate_object($self, map {"Interface$_"} qw/A B D/); }