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Tcl_SetVar(3) Tcl Library Procedures 7.0
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NAME
Tcl_SetVar, Tcl_SetVar2, Tcl_GetVar, Tcl_GetVar2,
Tcl_UnsetVar, Tcl_UnsetVar2 - manipulate Tcl variables
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
char *
Tcl_SetVar(_i_n_t_e_r_p, _v_a_r_N_a_m_e, _n_e_w_V_a_l_u_e, _f_l_a_g_s)
char *
Tcl_SetVar2(_i_n_t_e_r_p, _n_a_m_e_1, _n_a_m_e_2, _n_e_w_V_a_l_u_e, _f_l_a_g_s)
char *
Tcl_GetVar(_i_n_t_e_r_p, _v_a_r_N_a_m_e, _f_l_a_g_s)
char *
Tcl_GetVar2(_i_n_t_e_r_p, _n_a_m_e_1, _n_a_m_e_2, _f_l_a_g_s)
int
Tcl_UnsetVar(_i_n_t_e_r_p, _v_a_r_N_a_m_e, _f_l_a_g_s)
int
Tcl_UnsetVar2(_i_n_t_e_r_p, _n_a_m_e_1, _n_a_m_e_2, _f_l_a_g_s)
ARGUMENTS
Tcl_Interp *_i_n_t_e_r_p (in) Interpreter containing
variable.
char *_v_a_r_N_a_m_e (in) Name of variable. May
refer to a scalar vari-
able or an element of an
array variable.
char *_n_e_w_V_a_l_u_e (in) New value for variable.
int _f_l_a_g_s (in) OR-ed combination of bits
providing additional
information for opera-
tion. See below for valid
values.
char *_n_a_m_e_1 (in) Name of scalar variable,
or name of array variable
if _n_a_m_e_2 is non-NULL.
char *_n_a_m_e_2 (in) If non-NULL, gives name
of element within array
and _n_a_m_e_1 must refer to
an array variable.
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Tcl_SetVar(3) Tcl Library Procedures 7.0
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DESCRIPTION
These procedures may be used to create, modify, read, and
delete Tcl variables from C code. Tcl_SetVar and
Tcl_SetVar2 will create a new variable or modify an existing
one. Both of these procedures set the given variable to the
value given by _n_e_w_V_a_l_u_e, and they return a pointer to a copy
of the variable's new value, which is stored in Tcl's vari-
able structure. Tcl keeps a private copy of the variable's
value, so the caller may change _n_e_w_V_a_l_u_e after these pro-
cedures return without affecting the value of the variable.
If an error occurs in setting the variable (e.g. an array
variable is referenced without giving an index into the
array), then NULL is returned.
The name of the variable may be specified in either of two
ways. If Tcl_SetVar is called, the variable name is given
as a single string, _v_a_r_N_a_m_e. If _v_a_r_N_a_m_e contains an open
parenthesis and ends with a close parenthesis, then the
value between the parentheses is treated as an index (which
can have any string value) and the characters before the
first open parenthesis are treated as the name of an array
variable. If _v_a_r_N_a_m_e doesn't have parentheses as described
above, then the entire string is treated as the name of a
scalar variable. If Tcl_SetVar2 is called, then the array
name and index have been separated by the caller into two
separate strings, _n_a_m_e_1 and _n_a_m_e_2 respectively; if _n_a_m_e_2 is
zero it means that a scalar variable is being referenced.
The _f_l_a_g_s argument may be used to specify any of several
options to the procedures. It consists of an OR-ed combina-
tion of any of the following bits:
TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY
Under normal circumstances the procedures look up vari-
ables at the current level of procedure call for
_i_n_t_e_r_p, or at global level if there is no call active.
However, if this bit is set in _f_l_a_g_s then the variable
is looked up at global level even if there is a pro-
cedure call active.
TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG
If an error is returned and this bit is set in _f_l_a_g_s,
then an error message will be left in _i_n_t_e_r_p->_r_e_s_u_l_t.
If this flag bit isn't set then no error message is
left (_i_n_t_e_r_p->_r_e_s_u_l_t will not be modified).
TCL_APPEND_VALUE
If this bit is set then _n_e_w_V_a_l_u_e is appended to the
current value, instead of replacing it. If the
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Tcl_SetVar(3) Tcl Library Procedures 7.0
variable is currently undefined, then this bit is
ignored.
TCL_LIST_ELEMENT
If this bit is set, then _n_e_w_V_a_l_u_e is converted to a
valid Tcl list element before setting (or appending to)
the variable. A separator space is appended before the
new list element unless the list element is going to be |
the first element in a list or sublist (i.e. the |
variable's current value is empty, or contains the sin- |
gle character ``{'', or ends in `` }'').
Tcl_GetVar and Tcl_GetVar2 return the current value of a
variable. The arguments to these procedures are treated in
the same way as the arguments to Tcl_SetVar and Tcl_SetVar2.
Under normal circumstances, the return value is a pointer to
the variable's value (which is stored in Tcl's variable
structure and will not change before the next call to
Tcl_SetVar or Tcl_SetVar2). The only bits of _f_l_a_g_s that are
used are TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY and TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG, both of
which have the same meaning as for Tcl_SetVar. If an error
occurs in reading the variable (e.g. the variable doesn't
exist or an array element is specified for a scalar vari-
able), then NULL is returned.
Tcl_UnsetVar and Tcl_UnsetVar2 may be used to remove a vari-
able, so that future calls to Tcl_GetVar or Tcl_GetVar2 for
the variable will return an error. The arguments to these
procedures are treated in the same way as the arguments to
Tcl_GetVar and Tcl_GetVar2. If the variable is successfully |
removed then TCL_OK is returned. If the variable cannot be |
removed because it doesn't exist then TCL_ERROR is returned.
If an array element is specified, the given element is
removed but the array remains. If an array name is speci-
fied without an index, then the entire array is removed.
SEE ALSO
Tcl_TraceVar
KEYWORDS
array, interpreter, scalar, set, unset, variable
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