---
name: "Perl::Critic::Exception"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Exception"
---

# Perl::Critic::Exception(3pm)

A problem identified by Perl::Critic.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Exception - A problem identified by Perl::Critic.

## DESCRIPTION

A base class for all problems discovered by Perl::Critic.  This exists to enable differentiating exceptions from Perl::Critic code from those originating in other modules.

This is an abstract class.  It should never be instantiated.

## INTERFACE SUPPORT

This is considered to be a public class.  Any changes to its interface will go through a deprecation cycle.

## METHODS

- short\_class\_name()

  Retrieve the name of the class of this object with `'Perl::Critic::'` stripped off.

## AUTHOR

Elliot Shank \<perl@galumph.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Elliot Shank.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.