#!/usr/bin/perl -w

=head1 NAME

Debconf::Element::Editor::Select - select from a list of choices

=cut

package Debconf::Element::Editor::Select;
use strict;
use Debconf::Gettext;
use base qw(Debconf::Element::Select);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Presents a list of choices to be selected amoung.

=head2 METHODS

=over 4

=cut

sub show {
	my $this=shift;

	my $default=$this->translate_default;
	my @choices=$this->question->choices_split;

	$this->frontend->comment($this->question->extended_description."\n\n".
		"(".gettext("Choices").": ".join(", ", @choices).")\n".
		$this->question->description."\n");
	$this->frontend->item($this->question->name, $default);
}

=item value

Verifies that the value is one of the choices. If not, or if the value
isn't set, the value is not changed.

=cut

sub value {
	my $this=shift;

	return $this->SUPER::value() unless @_;
	my $value=shift;
	
	my %valid=map { $_ => 1 } $this->question->choices_split;
	
	if ($valid{$value}) {
		return $this->SUPER::value($this->translate_to_C($value));
	}
	else {
		return $this->SUPER::value($this->question->value);
	}
}

=back

=head1 AUTHOR

Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>

=cut

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