return $self->myFunction; #### # Pick a method, wrap it up an a coderef and return it sub method_chooser { my $self = shift; return (rand % 2) : ? sub { $self->runAlice; } : sub { $self->runCharlie }; } sub do_stuff { my $self = shift; # Dunno what the chooser will choose my $code_ref = $self->method_chooser(); # But run it all the same $code_ref->(); }