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author | stanton <stanton> | 1998-09-21 23:39:52 (GMT) |
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committer | stanton <stanton> | 1998-09-21 23:39:52 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/doc/Backslash.3 b/doc/Backslash.3 index e7ac1f7..8823e41 100644 --- a/doc/Backslash.3 +++ b/doc/Backslash.3 @@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" SCCS: @(#) Backslash.3 1.16 96/03/25 19:57:09 +'\" SCCS: @(#) Backslash.3 1.17 97/10/15 10:16:29 '\" .so man.macros -.TH Tcl_Backslash 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" +.TH Tcl_Backslash 3 "8.1" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" .BS .SH NAME Tcl_Backslash \- parse a backslash sequence @@ -30,16 +30,24 @@ the backslash character. .SH DESCRIPTION .PP -This is a utility procedure used by several of the Tcl -commands. It parses a backslash sequence and returns -the single character corresponding to the sequence. -\fBTcl_Backslash\fR modifies \fI*countPtr\fR to contain the number -of characters in the backslash sequence. +.VS 8.1 +The use of \fBTcl_Backslash\fR is deprecated in favor of +\fBTcl_UtfBackslash\fR. .PP -See the Tcl manual entry for information on the valid -backslash sequences. -All of the sequences described in the Tcl -manual entry are supported by \fBTcl_Backslash\fR. +This is a utility procedure provided for backwards compatibilty with +non-internationalized Tcl extensions. It parses a backslash sequence and +returns the low byte of the Unicode character corresponding to the sequence. +.VE +\fBTcl_Backslash\fR modifies \fI*countPtr\fR to contain the number of +characters in the backslash sequence. +.PP +See the Tcl manual entry for information on the valid backslash sequences. +All of the sequences described in the Tcl manual entry are supported by +\fBTcl_Backslash\fR. +.VS 8.1 br +.SH "SEE ALSO" +Tcl(n), Tcl_UtfBackslash(3) +.VE .SH KEYWORDS backslash, parse |