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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2004-10-27 14:24:37 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2004-10-27 14:24:37 (GMT)
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" 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 1.5 2004/05/24 19:18:05 msofer Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: set.n,v 1.6 2004/10/27 14:24:37 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH set n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -44,28 +44,28 @@ unless \fIvarName\fR was declared to resolve differently through one of the
.SH EXAMPLES
Store a random number in the variable \fIr\fR:
.CS
-set r [expr rand()]
+\fBset\fR r [expr rand()]
.CE
-
+.PP
Store a short message in an array element:
.CS
-set anAry(msg) "Hello, World!"
+\fBset\fR anAry(msg) "Hello, World!"
.CE
-
+.PP
Store a short message in an array element specified by a variable:
.CS
-set elemName "msg"
-set anAry($elemName) "Hello, World!"
+\fBset\fR elemName "msg"
+\fBset\fR anAry($elemName) "Hello, World!"
.CE
-
+.PP
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):
.CS
-set in0 "small random"
-set in1 "large random"
-set vbl in[expr {rand() >= 0.5}]
-set out [set $vbl]
+\fBset\fR in0 "small random"
+\fBset\fR in1 "large random"
+\fBset\fR vbl in[expr {rand() >= 0.5}]
+\fBset\fR out [\fBset\fR $vbl]
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"