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| author | dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-06-12 15:56:41 (GMT) |
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| committer | dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-06-12 15:56:41 (GMT) |
| commit | 87224373650b3cb71c22ac524c0068e485d92cb4 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/doc/string.n b/doc/string.n index 9186df9..cd246bb 100644 --- a/doc/string.n +++ b/doc/string.n @@ -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: string.n,v 1.34 2006/12/19 10:25:34 dkf Exp $ +.\" RCS: @(#) $Id: string.n,v 1.34.2.1 2007/06/12 15:56:41 dgp Exp $ .\" .so man.macros .TH string n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ the first \fIlength\fR characters are used in the comparison. If \fB\-length\fR is negative, it is ignored. If \fB\-nocase\fR is specified, then the strings are compared in a case-insensitive manner. .TP -\fBstring first \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIstartIndex\fR? -Search \fIstring2\fR for a sequence of characters that exactly match -the characters in \fIstring1\fR. If found, return the index of the -first character in the first such match within \fIstring2\fR. If not +\fBstring first \fIneedleString haystackString\fR ?\fIstartIndex\fR? +Search \fIhaystackString\fR for a sequence of characters that exactly match +the characters in \fIneedleString\fR. If found, return the index of the +first character in the first such match within \fIhaystackString\fR. If not found, return \-1. If \fIstartIndex\fR is specified (in any of the forms accepted by the \fBindex\fR method), then the search is -constrained to start with the character in \fIstring2\fR specified by +constrained to start with the character in \fIhaystackString\fR specified by the index. For example, .RS .CS @@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ function will return 0, then the \fIvarname\fR will always be set to 0, due to the varied nature of a valid boolean value. .RE .TP -\fBstring last \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIlastIndex\fR? -Search \fIstring2\fR for a sequence of characters that exactly match -the characters in \fIstring1\fR. If found, return the index of the -first character in the last such match within \fIstring2\fR. If there +\fBstring last \fIneedleString haystackString\fR ?\fIlastIndex\fR? +Search \fIhaystackString\fR for a sequence of characters that exactly match +the characters in \fIneedleString\fR. If found, return the index of the +first character in the last such match within \fIhaystackString\fR. If there is no match, then return \-1. If \fIlastIndex\fR is specified (in any of the forms accepted by the \fBindex\fR method), then only the -characters in \fIstring2\fR at or before the specified \fIlastIndex\fR +characters in \fIhaystackString\fR at or before the specified \fIlastIndex\fR will be considered by the search. For example, .RS .CS |