knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ perl -Mstrict -wE ' > sub meth { say @_ ? qq{Got params: @_} : q{No params} } > > my $refToMeth = \ &meth; > $refToMeth->(); > say q{-} x 20; > $refToMeth->( qw{ a b c } );' No params -------------------- Got params: a b c knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ #### knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ perl -Mstrict -wE ' > my $refToMeth = sub { say @_ ? qq{Got params: @_} : q{No params} }; > > $refToMeth->(); > say q{-} x 20; > $refToMeth->( qw{ a b c } );' No params -------------------- Got params: a b c knoppix@Microknoppix:~$