package H; sub DESTROY { print "DESTROY\n"; } sub new { my $class = shift; bless {}, $class; } { if(my $h = H->new()) { print "IN\n"; undef $h; } print "\$h out of scope\n"; } print "why now?\n"; #### IN DESTROY $h out of scope why now? #### package H; sub DESTROY { print "DESTROY\n"; } sub new { my $class = shift; bless {}, $class; } { { if(my $h = H->new()) { print "IN\n"; } } print "\$h out of scope\n"; } print "why now?\n";