package Parent;

sub parent_method;

sub AUTOLOAD { 
    my $self = shift;
    (my $method = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*:://;
    return if $method eq 'DESTROY';

    if ($method eq 'parent_method') {
        print "Parent->parent_method\n";
    } else {
        print "Parent doesn't know $method\n";
    }
}


package Child;
@ISA = qw(Parent);

sub child_method;

sub AUTOLOAD {
    my $self = shift;

    (my $method = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*:://;
    return if $method eq 'DESTROY';

    if ($method eq 'child_method') {
        print "Child->child_method\n";
    } else {
        print "Child doesn't know $method\n";
    }
}

package main;

Child->child_method;
Child->parent_method;
Child->not_defined;
Parent->child_method;
Parent->parent_method;
Parent->not_defined;

__END__
Child->child_method
Parent->parent_method
Child doesn't know not_defined
Parent doesn't know child_method
Parent->parent_method
Parent doesn't know not_defined
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