# perl package Exception; sub TIESCALAR { bless {}, $_[0] } sub STORE { } sub FETCH { } package main; use Devel::Peek; my $t = tie $@, 'Exception' or die "Unable to do what you want\n"; my ($foo, $bar) = (0, 0); Dump($@); eval { $foo = 42 / $bar }; Dump($@); $@ = 'blah'; Dump($@); __END__ SV = PVMG(0x8135944) at 0x811b12c REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (GMG,SMG,RMG,pPOK) IV = 0 NV = 0 PV = 0x8124100 ""\0 CUR = 0 LEN = 240 MAGIC = 0x8127e40 MG_VIRTUAL = &PL_vtbl_packelem MG_TYPE = PERL_MAGIC_tiedscalar(q) MG_FLAGS = 0x02 REFCOUNTED MG_OBJ = 0x81269a4 SV = RV(0x8140418) at 0x81269a4 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (ROK) RV = 0x811b240 SV = PVHV(0x812670c) at 0x811b240 REFCNT = 2 FLAGS = (OBJECT,SHAREKEYS) IV = 0 NV = 0 STASH = 0x81269ec "Exception" ARRAY = 0x0 KEYS = 0 FILL = 0 MAX = 7 RITER = -1 EITER = 0x0 SV = PVMG(0x8135944) at 0x811b12c REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (GMG,SMG,RMG,POK,pPOK) IV = 0 NV = 0 PV = 0x8124100 "Illegal division by zero at - line 13.\12"\0 CUR = 39 LEN = 240 MAGIC = 0x8127e40 MG_VIRTUAL = &PL_vtbl_packelem MG_TYPE = PERL_MAGIC_tiedscalar(q) MG_FLAGS = 0x02 REFCOUNTED MG_OBJ = 0x81269a4 SV = RV(0x8140418) at 0x81269a4 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (ROK) RV = 0x811b240 SV = PVHV(0x812670c) at 0x811b240 REFCNT = 2 FLAGS = (OBJECT,SHAREKEYS) IV = 0 NV = 0 STASH = 0x81269ec "Exception" ARRAY = 0x8127e60 KEYS = 0 FILL = 0 MAX = 7 RITER = -1 EITER = 0x0 SV = PVMG(0x8135944) at 0x811b12c REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (GMG,SMG,RMG,pPOK) IV = 0 NV = 0 PV = 0x8124100 "blah"\0 CUR = 4 LEN = 240 MAGIC = 0x8127e40 MG_VIRTUAL = &PL_vtbl_packelem MG_TYPE = PERL_MAGIC_tiedscalar(q) MG_FLAGS = 0x02 REFCOUNTED MG_OBJ = 0x81269a4 SV = RV(0x8140418) at 0x81269a4 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (ROK) RV = 0x811b240 SV = PVHV(0x812670c) at 0x811b240 REFCNT = 2 FLAGS = (OBJECT,SHAREKEYS) IV = 0 NV = 0 STASH = 0x81269ec "Exception" ARRAY = 0x8127e60 KEYS = 0 FILL = 0 MAX = 7 RITER = -1 EITER = 0x0