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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2008-10-17 10:22:24 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2008-10-17 10:22:24 (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: set.n,v 1.9 2007/12/13 15:22:33 dgp Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: set.n,v 1.10 2008/10/17 10:22:25 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH set n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -41,17 +41,21 @@ If a procedure is active and \fIvarName\fR is unqualified, then
unless \fIvarName\fR was declared to resolve differently through one of the
\fBglobal\fR, \fBvariable\fR or \fBupvar\fR commands.
.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
Store a random number in the variable \fIr\fR:
+.PP
.CS
\fBset\fR r [expr {rand()}]
.CE
.PP
Store a short message in an array element:
+.PP
.CS
\fBset\fR anAry(msg) "Hello, World!"
.CE
.PP
Store a short message in an array element specified by a variable:
+.PP
.CS
\fBset\fR elemName "msg"
\fBset\fR anAry($elemName) "Hello, World!"
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ Store a short message in an array element specified by a variable:
Copy a value into the variable \fIout\fR from a variable whose name is
stored in the \fIvbl\fR (note that it is often easier to use arrays in
practice instead of doing double-dereferencing):
+.PP
.CS
\fBset\fR in0 "small random"
\fBset\fR in1 "large random"