def getNamedActionValue(self, name):
        """
        Get the value of the named Tropo action.
        """
        actions = self._actions

        if (type (actions) is list):
            for a in actions:
                if a.get('name', 'NoValue') == name:
                    dict =a
        else:
            dict = actions
        return dict.get('value', 'NoValue')