#!/usr/bin/perl package Message; sub new { my ($package) = @_; my %hash; %hash = (MESSAGE => "Hello, world\n"); bless \%hash => $package; } sub setmessage { my ($self, $message) = @_; $self->{MESSAGE} = $message; } sub printme { my ($self) = @_; print $self->{MESSAGE}; } 1;