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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2008-10-17 10:22:24 (GMT)
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'\"
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.so man.macros
.TH variable n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ variable \- create and initialize a namespace variable
.sp
\fBvariable \fR?\fIname value...\fR?
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command is normally used within a
@@ -61,7 +60,9 @@ After the variable has been declared,
elements within the array can be set using ordinary
\fBset\fR or \fBarray\fR commands.
.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
Create a variable in a namespace:
+.PP
.CS
namespace eval foo {
\fBvariable\fR bar 12345
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ namespace eval foo {
.CE
.PP
Create an array in a namespace:
+.PP
.CS
namespace eval someNS {
\fBvariable\fR someAry
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ namespace eval someNS {
.CE
.PP
Access variables in namespaces from a procedure:
+.PP
.CS
namespace eval foo {
proc spong {} {
@@ -93,9 +96,7 @@ namespace eval foo {
}
}
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
global(n), namespace(n), upvar(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
global, namespace, procedure, variable