Personally, I use AUTOLOAD for two things.

Firstly, in Class::Autouse, to enable run-time class loading, normally on a per module basis, but with a fast-and-loose option of hooking it into UNIVERSAL::AUTOUSE and handling any random call

Secondly, I also use it in some Template Toolkit stuff to catch calls, and then find the property within the context of the call. Basically making TT do what you'd expect it to.

I'm not sure I understand why you are doing this though? Doesn't perl general errors anyway when you call a method that doesn't exist? Wouldn't just catching and logging the $@ in an eval be exactly what you wanted anyway?

In reply to Re: How many ways are there to use AUTOLOAD? by adamk
in thread How many ways are there to use AUTOLOAD? by talexb

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