next_can

Return a code reference to the next implementation of the currently executing method, or undef if there is none.

Synopsis

my $cv = $self->next::can; $cv->($self, @args) if $cv;

Looks at the method currently on the call stack, walks the C3 linearization of $self past its defining package, and returns the first same-named method found further down the list as a CV reference. Unlike next::method, finding no such method is not fatal — it returns undef so you can decide how to handle the absence.

Must be called inside a method body. Top-level or non-method callers croak with next::method/next::can/maybe::next::method must be used in method context.