let say we have:
use Parent;
use Parent::Child;
use Parent::Child::Granchild;

In Parent we have an AUTOLOAD method catching setters and getters for example.
If we have a Parent::Child::Granchild::AUTOLOAD method,
it will catch the non defined methods for Parent::Child::Granchild objects. If nothing is done in the lower AUTOLOAD howto get the upper one to try before giving up.

I tried in Parent::Child::Granchild

sub AUTOLOAD {
my $self=shift;
.....
if (we should do something here){
     we do it;
     return something;

}
else {
    return $class->SUPER::AUTOLOAD();
}
This works but we loose the CONTENT of $AUTOLOAD coming in Parent::AUTOLOAD.

Im'not very satisfied with this solution.
Is there some nicer way to do this and let Perl do the search for AUTOLOADS upwards?

In reply to More then one AUTOLOAD in a class hierarchy. by ced

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