package Localize; sub new { my ($self, $sub, $coderef) = @_; no strict 'refs'; local $^W; my $oldval = \&$sub; *$sub = $coderef; bless [ $sub, $oldval ], $self; } sub DESTROY { my $self = shift; no strict 'refs'; local $^W; my ($sub, $coderef) = @$self; *$sub = $coderef; } ############# package main; sub foo { print "Real foo!\n"; } foo(); { my $l = new Localize "main::foo", sub { print "Fake foo!\n" }; foo(); } foo(); __END__ Real foo! Fake foo Real foo!