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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2018-04-07 16:55:53 (GMT)
committerdgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2018-04-07 16:55:53 (GMT)
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Correct out-of-date documentation for [string is].
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@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ Any Unicode control character.
Any Unicode digit character. Note that this includes characters
outside of the [0\-9] range.
.IP \fBdouble\fR 12
-Any of the valid forms for a double in Tcl, with optional surrounding
-whitespace. In case of under/overflow in the value, 0 is returned and
-the \fIvarname\fR will contain \-1.
+Any of the forms allowed to \fBTcl_GetDoubleFromObj\fR.
.IP \fBfalse\fR 12
Any of the forms allowed to \fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR where the value is
false.
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ false.
Any Unicode printing character, except space.
.IP \fBinteger\fR 12
Any of the valid string formats for a 32-bit integer value in Tcl,
-with optional surrounding whitespace. In case of under/overflow in
+with optional surrounding whitespace. In case of overflow in
the value, 0 is returned and the \fIvarname\fR will contain \-1.
.IP \fBlist\fR 12
Any proper list structure, with optional surrounding whitespace. In
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ Any upper case alphabet character in the Unicode character set.
.VS 8.5
.IP \fBwideinteger\fR 12
Any of the valid forms for a wide integer in Tcl, with optional
-surrounding whitespace. In case of under/overflow in the value, 0 is
+surrounding whitespace. In case of overflow in the value, 0 is
returned and the \fIvarname\fR will contain \-1.
.VE 8.5
.IP \fBwordchar\fR 12