---
name: "Lire::DataTypes"
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::DataTypes"
---

# Lire::DataTypes(3pm)

check wether value is of declared type

## NAME

Lire::DataTypes - check wether value is of declared type

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Lire::DataTypes qw/ size2bytes duration2sec ... /;
 $bytes = size2bytes( $min_value );
 $sec = duration2sec( $max_value );
 ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

Lire::DataTypes offers several routines, like check\_url and check\_duration, to decide wether a value is of a Lire type.  Furthermore, routines to process these types, like duration2sec and bytes2size are offered.  Lire types are defined in lire-types.mod.

This module is widely used throughout other Lire:: modules.

## AUTHOR

Francis J. Lacoste \<flacoste@logreport.org\>

## VERSION

`$Id:` DataTypes.pm,v 1.44 2006/07/23 13:16:28 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 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.