# File lib/ruby-vpi/core/handle.rb, line 144
    def get_value aFormat = VpiIntVal
      fmt = resolve_prop_type(aFormat)
      @size ||= vpi_get(VpiSize, self)

      if fmt == VpiIntVal and @size > INTEGER_BITS
        fmt = VpiBinStrVal
        val = get_value_wrapper(fmt)
        val.read(fmt).gsub(/[^01]/, '0').to_i(2)
      else
        val = get_value_wrapper(fmt)
        val.read(fmt)
      end
    end