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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2007-11-01 23:36:46 (GMT)
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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: lsearch.n,v 1.31 2007/10/29 11:28:50 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lsearch.n,v 1.32 2007/11/01 23:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH lsearch n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ lsearch \- See if a list contains a particular element
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBlsearch \fR?\fIoptions\fR? \fIlist pattern\fR
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command searches the elements of \fIlist\fR to see if one
@@ -143,53 +142,50 @@ overall list to the term found. This option has no effect unless the
Basic searching:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR {a b c d e} c
- => 2
+ \fI\(-> 2\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -all {a b c a b c} c
- => 2 5
+ \fI\(-> 2 5\fR
.CE
-
+.PP
Using \fBlsearch\fR to filter lists:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -inline {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => b35
+ \fI\(-> b35\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -inline -not {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => a20
+ \fI\(-> a20\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -all -inline -not {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => a20 c47
+ \fI\(-> a20 c47\fR
\fBlsearch\fR -all -not {a20 b35 c47} b*
- => 0 2
+ \fI\(-> 0 2\fR
.CE
+.PP
This can even do a
.QW set-like
removal operation:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -all -inline -not -exact {a b c a d e a f g a} a
- => b c d e f g
+ \fI\(-> b c d e f g\fR
.CE
-
+.PP
Searching may start part-way through the list:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -start 3 {a b c a b c} c
- => 5
+ \fI\(-> 5\fR
.CE
-
+.PP
It is also possible to search inside elements:
.CS
\fBlsearch\fR -index 1 -all -inline {{a abc} {b bcd} {c cde}} *bc*
- => {a abc} {b bcd}
+ \fI\(-> {a abc} {b bcd}\fR
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
foreach(n), list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n),
lset(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n),
.VS 8.5
string(n)
.VE
-
-
.SH KEYWORDS
list, match, pattern, regular expression, search, string
-
'\" Local Variables:
'\" mode: nroff
'\" End: