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| author | welch <welch> | 1999-06-25 23:46:59 (GMT) |
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| committer | welch <welch> | 1999-06-25 23:46:59 (GMT) |
| commit | bcd6617ebbc7fb8c6b8128e5952cb47c8c11b0f4 (patch) | |
| tree | 0623f4817b1a35c2d89bfc5527ea18668025e82f /doc/ChnlReplace.3 | |
| parent | c73acda883542082356bf5e1dbf9df119d05901d (diff) | |
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Fixed return value in doc.
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diff --git a/doc/ChnlReplace.3 b/doc/ChnlReplace.3 index 1a25f63..a1129c3 100644 --- a/doc/ChnlReplace.3 +++ b/doc/ChnlReplace.3 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: ChnlReplace.3,v 1.1 1999/06/25 23:29:25 welch Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: ChnlReplace.3,v 1.2 1999/06/25 23:46:59 welch Exp $ .so man.macros .TH Tcl_ReplaceChannel 3 8.2 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" .BS @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Tcl_ReplaceChannel, Tcl_UndoReplaceChannel \- stack an I/O channel on top of ano .nf \fB#include <tcl.h>\fR .sp -void +Tcl_Channel \fBTcl_ReplaceChannel\fR(\fIinterp, typePtr, clientData, mask, channel\fR) .sp void @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ These functions are for use by extensions that add processing layers on top of Tcl I/O channels. Examples include compression and encryption modules. These functions transparently stack and unstack a new channel on top of an existing one. +Any number of channels can be stacked together. .PP \fBTcl_ReplaceChannel\fR interposes a new channel type on an existing \fIchannel\fP. @@ -54,17 +55,15 @@ the new \fIclientData\fP instead of the existing client data for \fIchannel\fP. A new channel structure is created under the same name that exists for \fIchannel\fP, and the existing Tcl_Channel data structure -is linked using the chanPtr->supercedes structure member. -The new channel +is linked using the channelPtr->supercedes structure member. +The new channel functions should use Tcl_Read and Tcl_Write to get at the underlying channel. Closing the new channel closes the channels stacked below it. -Any number of channels can be stacked together using \fBTcl_ReplaceChannel\fR. .PP The set of operations allowed on the new channel can be restricted by the new channel type. For example, a read-write channel may become read-only after the \fBTcl_ReplaceChannel\fR call. - .PP \fBTcl_UndoReplaceChannel\fP restores the channel to its original state. |