use Scalar::Util 'refaddr'; package Colour { use Scalar::Util 'refaddr'; my %colour; sub new {bless \do{my $var}, $_[0]} sub init {$colour{refaddr $_[0]} = $_[1]; $_[0]} sub colour {$colour{refaddr $_[0]}} }; package Age { use Scalar::Util 'refaddr'; my %age; sub new {bless \do{my $var}, $_[0]} sub init {$age{refaddr $_[0]} = $_[1]; $_[0]} sub age {$age{refaddr $_[0]}} };