for my $prop (qw [field1 field2 field3]) { eval sprintf <<'END', ($prop) x 3; sub %s { my $self = shift; if (@_) {$self->{%s} = shift}; return $self->{%s}; } } END } #### for my $method (qw/ field1 field2 field3 /) { no strict 'refs'; *$method = sub { use strict 'refs'; my $self = shift; if (@_) {$self->{$method} = shift}; return $self->{$method}; }; } #### for my $method (qw/ ... /) { my $sub = sub { the code ... }; no strict 'refs'; *$method = $sub; }