package Foo; sub _F_method1 { print "Foo::_method\n"; } sub method2 { my $self = shift; $self->_F_method1; } package Foo::Bar; @ISA = qw( Foo ); sub _F_B_method1 { print "Foo::Bar::_method\n"; } package main; my $foobar = Foo::Bar->new; $foobar->method2;