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| author | ferrieux <ferrieux@users.sourceforge.net> | 2011-01-19 23:34:15 (GMT) |
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| committer | ferrieux <ferrieux@users.sourceforge.net> | 2011-01-19 23:34:15 (GMT) |
| commit | be53ecd582bc008f169ae619ccfe2106c401cc04 (patch) | |
| tree | b76ca77336a618672abbef89c0c880bf574e51ce /doc/StringObj.3 | |
| parent | 3303939db5a5fbd9104a93d8281ec09d2eef0d37 (diff) | |
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Clarify documentation of format/args checking in Tcl_ObjPrintf. Thanks to Brad Harder (yukonbob). [Bug 3159920]
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diff --git a/doc/StringObj.3 b/doc/StringObj.3 index 8091e2b..38e5857 100644 --- a/doc/StringObj.3 +++ b/doc/StringObj.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: StringObj.3,v 1.31 2009/04/10 13:14:38 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: StringObj.3,v 1.32 2011/01/19 23:34:15 ferrieux Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl_StringObj 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -330,7 +330,10 @@ Tcl_Obj *objPtr = \fBTcl_ObjPrintf\fR("Value is %d", x); .PP If the value of \fIformat\fR contains internal inconsistencies or invalid specifier formats, the formatted string result produced by -\fBTcl_ObjPrintf\fR will be an error message describing the error. +\fBTcl_ObjPrintf\fR will be an error message describing the error. +It is impossible however to provide runtime protection against +mismatches between the format and any subsequent arguments. +Compile-time protection may be provided by some compilers. .PP \fBTcl_AppendPrintfToObj\fR is an appending alternative form of \fBTcl_ObjPrintf\fR with functionality equivalent to |