Simple AUTOLOAD Example

        @funcs = qw(red yellow blue);

        sub red    { ... }
        sub yellow { ... }
        sub blue   { ... }

        sub AUTOLOAD {
           die "Function $AUTOLOAD unknown; try [@funcs]\n";
        }

• Now if you do

        green(...);

• You get this:

        Function main::green unknown; try [red yellow blue]

• The name of the would-be function is placed in $AUTOLOAD

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