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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: GetInt.3,v 1.10 2005/05/10 18:33:56 kennykb Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: GetInt.3,v 1.11 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_GetInt 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
@@ -55,20 +55,25 @@ or *\fIdoublePtr\fR or *\fIboolPtr\fR.
\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
-after the optional white space and sign are ``0x''
+after the optional white space and sign are
+.QW 0x
then \fIsrc\fR is expected to be in hexadecimal form; otherwise,
-if the first such character is ``0'' then \fIsrc\fR
+if the first such character is
+.QW 0
+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 ``e''; a
-signed decimal exponent ; and more white space.
+decimal point; a sequence of digits; the letter
+.QW e ;
+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 ``e'' is present then it must be followed by the
-exponent number.
+and if the
+.QW e
+is present then it must be followed by the exponent number.
.PP
\fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR expects \fIsrc\fR to specify a boolean
value. If \fIsrc\fR is any of \fB0\fR, \fBfalse\fR,