---
name: "Lire::UI::Widget"
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::UI::Widget"
---

# Lire::UI::Widget(3pm)

Views for Lire::Config::Value object.

## NAME

Lire::UI::Widget - Views for Lire::Config::Value object.

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Curses::UI;
  use Lire::Config;
  Lire::Config->init();
  my $ui = new Curses::UI();
  my $window = $ui->add( 'window', 'Window' );
  my $widget = $window->add( 'widget', 'Lire::UI::Widget',
                             'value' => Lire::Config->get_var( 'name' ));
```

## DESCRIPTION

Lire::UI::Widget defines Curses::UI::Widget subclasses that can be used to edit Lire::Config::Value object.

### new( %args, 'value' =\> $value, \[ onvaluechanged =\> $handler \] )

The **new()** method is really a factory method which instantiate a proper Lire::UI::Widget subclass based on the type of the Lire::Config::Value `$value`. The onvaluechanged is an event that will be trigger whenever the Lire::Config::Value is modified by the user.

### value()

Returns the Lire::Config::Value object which is edited by this view.

### onValueChanded( $code )

Changes the event handler connected to the 'onvaluechanged' event. This event is trigger whenever the Lire::Config::Value associated to this widget is modified.

### refresh\_view()

This method can be called to update the view to reflect modifications to the underlying Lire::COnfig::Value.

## SEE ALSO

```
  Lire::UI(3pm), Curses::UI(3pm)
```

## VERSION

`$Id:` Widget.pm,v 1.27 2006/07/23 13:16:32 vanbaal Exp $

## AUTHORS

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

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 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.