# File lib/puppet/type/cron.rb, line 380
380:   def value(name)
381:     name = symbolize(name)
382:     ret = nil
383:     if obj = @parameters[name]
384:       ret = obj.should
385: 
386:       ret ||= obj.retrieve
387: 
388:       if ret == :absent
389:         ret = nil
390:       end
391:     end
392: 
393:     unless ret
394:       case name
395:       when :command
396:         devfail "No command, somehow"
397:       when :special
398:         # nothing
399:       else
400:         #ret = (self.class.validproperty?(name).default || "*").to_s
401:         ret = "*"
402:       end
403:     end
404: 
405:     ret
406:   end