my $o = Sieve->new; $o->add_predicate( sub { $_[0] > 5 } ); $o->add_predicate( sub { $_[0] % 2 } ); my @original = (1..15); my @sieved = $o->sieve( @original ); print "original: @original\n"; print "odd numbers > 5 are: @sieved\n"; __END__ producing original: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 odd numbers > 5 are: 7 9 11 13 15