---
name: "Perl::Critic::UserProfile"
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::UserProfile"
---

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

The contents of the user's profile, often .perlcriticrc.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::UserProfile - The contents of the user's profile, often .perlcriticrc.

## DESCRIPTION

This is a helper class that encapsulates the contents of the user's profile, which is usually stored in a *.perlcriticrc* file. There are no user-serviceable parts here.

## INTERFACE SUPPORT

This is considered to be a non-public class.  Its interface is subject to change without notice.

## CONSTRUCTOR

- "new( -profile =\> $p )"

  **-profile** is the path to the user's profile.  If -profile is not defined, then it looks for the profile at *./.perlcriticrc* and then *$HOME/.perlcriticrc*.  If neither of those files exists, then the UserProfile is created with default values.

  This object does not take into account any command-line overrides; Perl::Critic::Config does that.

## METHODS

- options\_processor()

  Returns the Perl::Critic::OptionsProcessor object for this UserProfile.

- policy\_is\_disabled( $policy )

  Given a reference to a Perl::Critic::Policy object or the name of one, returns true if the user has disabled that policy in their profile.

- policy\_is\_enabled( $policy )

  Given a reference to a Perl::Critic::Policy object or the name of one, returns true if the user has explicitly enabled that policy in their user profile.

- policy\_params( $policy )

  Given a reference to a Perl::Critic::Policy object or the name of one, returns a Perl::Critic::PolicyConfig for the user's configuration parameters for that policy.

- raw\_policy\_params( $policy )

  Given a reference to a Perl::Critic::Policy object or the name of one, returns a reference to a hash of the user's configuration parameters for that policy.

- listed\_policies()

  Returns a list of the names of all the Policies that are mentioned in the profile.  The Policy names will be fully qualified (e.g. Perl::Critic::Foo).

- source()

  The place where the profile information came from, if available. Usually the path to a *.perlcriticrc*.

## SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Config, Perl::Critic::OptionsProcessor

## AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer \<jeff@imaginative-software.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2023 Imaginative Software Systems.

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.