SYNOPSIS string save_value (mixed value [, int format]) DESCRIPTION Encode the into a string suitable for restoration with restore_value() and return it. The optional argument determines the format of the savefile to be written: -1: use the driver's native format (default). 0: original format, used by Amylaar LPMud and LDMud <= 3.2.8 . 1: LDMud >= 3.2.9: no-lambda closures, symbols, quoted arrays can be saved. The created string consists of two lines, each terminated with a newline character: the first line describes the format used to save the value in the '#x:y' notation; the second line is the representation of the value itself. The format of the encoded value and of the format line matches the format used by save_object() and restore_object(). HISTORY Introduced in LDMud 3.2.8. LDMud 3.2.9 added the saving of non-lambda closures, symbols, and quoted arrays, using the new savefile format version 1. LDMud 3.2.10 added the argument. SEE ALSO restore_value(E), restore_object(E), save_object(E)