sub somemethod { my($self, $v1, $v2) = @_; my($x1) = $self->{'key1'}; my($x2) = $self->{'key2'}; print "x1=$x1, x2=$x2\n"; my($ret) = $self->_othermethod($v1); ... #### method somemethod { my($v1, $v2) = @_; print "x1=$self.x1, x2=$self.x2\n"; my($ret) = $self._othermethod($v1); ...