---
name: "Lire::Config::Value"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lire::Config::Value"
---

# Lire::Config::Value(3pm)

Lire value containers for configuration variables

## NAME

Lire::Config::Value - Lire value containers for configuration variables

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use base qw/ Lire::Config::Value /;
```

## DESCRIPTION

Value containers for configuration variables. This is the abstract superclass for the other Lire::Config::Value classes.

### new( \['spec' =\> $spec\], ... )

This is the constructor for the value object. Lire::Config::Value objects should be instantiated from the **instance()** method defined in the TypeSpec object.

### name()

Returns this configuration parameter's name.

### spec()

Returns the specification for this parameter.

### summary()

Returns the specification's summary for this value.

### description()

Returns the specification's description for this value.

### text\_description()

Returns the specification's description (formatted in plain text) for this value.

### as\_value()

Returns this value as a perl native value. This will be either a scalar value, or an hash or array references. The returned values should be normalized.

### as\_label()

Return the label of this object for displaying in GUI's.

### as\_shell\_var()

Returns this configuration variable's value in a form that can be evaled in a shell script.

### clone()

Return a deep\_copie'd value of this instance. The reference to the spec is kept but is not copied.

### is\_equals( $param )

Returns if the `$param` instance is identifcal to this one.

### is\_valid()

Checks that the current value is valid according to the specification.

### is\_default()

Returns true if this value is equals to its specification's default.

### save\_xml( $fh )

Writes an XML  configuration of the variable recursively on `$fh`.

## AUTHORS

```
  Wessel Dankers <wsl@logreport.org>
  Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
  Wolfgang Sourdeau <wolfgang@logreport.org>
```

## VERSION

`$Id:` Value.pm,v 1.18 2008/03/09 19:27:31 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This file is part of Lire.

Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.