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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2008-06-27 21:44:59 (GMT)
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Tcl defines more than 7 Tcl_ObjTypes now, and we don't want to maintain
this claim in the docs. Also revise false claim that a custom Tcl_ObjType requires calling Tcl_RegisterObjType().
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Object.3,v 1.18 2007/12/13 15:22:31 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Object.3,v 1.18.2.1 2008/06/27 21:44:59 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_Obj 3 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ reclaim an object's storage.
.PP
Tcl objects are typed.
An object's internal representation is controlled by its type.
-Seven types are predefined in the Tcl core
+Several types are predefined in the Tcl core
including integer, double, list, and bytecode.
Extension writers can extend the set of types
-by using the procedure \fBTcl_RegisterObjType\fR .
+by defining their own \fBTcl_ObjType\fR structs.
.SH "THE TCL_OBJ STRUCTURE"
.PP
Each Tcl object is represented by a \fBTcl_Obj\fR structure