code: function( thing, format ) {
  
                  // Make sure there’s something to get.
                  thing = thing || 'value'
  
                  // If a picker state exists, return that.
                  if ( STATE[ thing ] != null ) {
                      return STATE[ thing ]
                  }
  
                  // Return the submission value, if that.
                  if ( thing == 'valueSubmit' ) {
                      if ( P._hidden ) {
                          return P._hidden.value
                      }
                      thing = 'value'
                  }
  
                  // Return the value, if that.
                  if ( thing == 'value' ) {
                      return ELEMENT.value
                  }
  
                  // Check if a component item exists, return that.
                  if ( thing in P.component.item ) {
                      if ( typeof format == 'string' ) {
                          var thingValue = P.component.get( thing )
                          return thingValue ?
                              PickerConstructor._.trigger(
                                  P.component.formats.toString,
                                  P.component,
                                  [ format, thingValue ]
                              ) : ''
                      }
                      return P.component.get( thing )
                  }
              }
docs: set 
  Get something