my $person = MyObj->new(); # Simple string get/set $person->name("Smith"); print $person->name(); # Define a method on the class so all instances will share it MyObj->greeting( sub { "Hello, " . (shift)->name } ); print $person->greeting(); # Override the method for a particular instance $person->greeting( sub { "Hi " . (shift)->name } ); print $person->greeting(); # You can change the method repeatedly with the same syntax: $person->greeting( sub { "Hi there!" } ); print $person->greeting();