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diff --git a/doc/GetInt.3 b/doc/GetInt.3 index 871f483..5a3304a 100644 --- a/doc/GetInt.3 +++ b/doc/GetInt.3 @@ -51,27 +51,42 @@ in the interpreter's result, and nothing is stored at *\fIintPtr\fR or *\fIdoublePtr\fR or *\fIboolPtr\fR. .PP \fBTcl_GetInt\fR expects \fIsrc\fR to consist of a collection -of integer digits, optionally signed and optionally preceded by -white space. If the first two characters of \fIsrc\fR +of integer digits, optionally signed and optionally preceded and +followed by white space. If the first two characters of \fIsrc\fR after the optional white space and sign are -.QW 0x +.QW \fB0x\fR then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in hexadecimal form; otherwise, +if the first such characters are +.QW \fB0o\fR +then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in octal form; otherwise, +if the first such characters are +.QW \fB0b\fR +then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in binary form; otherwise, if the first such character is -.QW 0 +.QW \fB0\fR then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in octal form; otherwise, \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in decimal form. .PP \fBTcl_GetDouble\fR expects \fIsrc\fR to consist of a floating-point number, which is: white space; a sign; a sequence of digits; a -decimal point; a sequence of digits; the letter -.QW e ; +decimal point +.QW \fB.\fR ; +a sequence of digits; the letter +.QW \fBe\fR ; a signed decimal exponent; and more white space. Any of the fields may be omitted, except that the digits either before or after the decimal point must be present and if the -.QW e -is present then it must be followed by the exponent number. +.QW \fBe\fR +is present then it must be followed by the exponent number. If there +are no fields apart from the sign and initial sequence of digits +(i.e., no decimal point or exponent indicator), that +initial sequence of digits should take one of the forms that +\fBTcl_GetInt\fR supports, described above. The use of +.QW \fB,\fR +as a decimal point is not supported nor should any other sort of +inter-digit separator be present. .PP \fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR expects \fIsrc\fR to specify a boolean value. If \fIsrc\fR is any of \fB0\fR, \fBfalse\fR, |