+my $value = $opt{'formatted_value'} || $opt{'curr_value'} || $opt{'value'};
+#compatibility with select-table and friends
+if ( $opt{'multiple'} ) {
+ $value = [ split(/\s*,\s*/, $value) ] if !ref $value;
+ $value = join('<BR>', map {encode_entities($_)} @$value);
+}
+else {
+ $value = encode_entities($value)
+}
+