---
name: "Test2::Harness::Util::File::Value"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtest2-harness-perl"
version: "1.000158-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Test2::Harness::Util::File::Value"
---

# Test2::Harness::Util::File::Value(3pm)

Utility class for a file that contains exactly 1 value.

## NAME

Test2::Harness::Util::File::Value - Utility class for a file that contains exactly 1 value.

## DESCRIPTION

This is a subclass of Test2::Harness::Util::File for files expected to have exactly 1 value stored in them.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Test2::Harness::Util::File::Value;
    my $vf = Test2::Harness::Util::File::Value->new(name => 'path/to/file');
    my $val = $vf->read;
```

## METHODS

- $val = $vf-\>**read()**

  Read all contents from the file, `chomp()` it, and return it.

- $val = $vf-\>**read\_line()**

  Read the first line from the file, `chomp()` it, and return it. Note, this may not return anything if the value in the file does not terminate with a newline.

## SOURCE

The source code repository for Test2-Harness can be found at *http://github.com/Test-More/Test2-Harness/*.

## MAINTAINERS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## AUTHORS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2020 Chad Granum \<exodist7@gmail.com\>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See *http://dev.perl.org/licenses/*