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diff --git a/doc/GetInt.3 b/doc/GetInt.3 index 473a12f..4e9d636 100644 --- a/doc/GetInt.3 +++ b/doc/GetInt.3 @@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ '\" 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 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:48 stanton Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH Tcl_GetInt 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" +.so man.macros .BS .SH NAME Tcl_GetInt, Tcl_GetDouble, Tcl_GetBoolean \- convert from string to integer, double, or boolean @@ -17,62 +15,69 @@ Tcl_GetInt, Tcl_GetDouble, Tcl_GetBoolean \- convert from string to integer, dou \fB#include <tcl.h>\fR .sp int -\fBTcl_GetInt\fR(\fIinterp, string, intPtr\fR) +\fBTcl_GetInt\fR(\fIinterp, src, intPtr\fR) .sp int -\fBTcl_GetDouble\fR(\fIinterp, string, doublePtr\fR) +\fBTcl_GetDouble\fR(\fIinterp, src, doublePtr\fR) .sp int -\fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR(\fIinterp, string, boolPtr\fR) +\fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR(\fIinterp, src, boolPtr\fR) .SH ARGUMENTS -.AS Tcl_Interp *doublePtr +.AS Tcl_Interp *doublePtr out .AP Tcl_Interp *interp in Interpreter to use for error reporting. -.AP char *string in +.AP "const char" *src in Textual value to be converted. .AP int *intPtr out -Points to place to store integer value converted from \fIstring\fR. +Points to place to store integer value converted from \fIsrc\fR. .AP double *doublePtr out Points to place to store double-precision floating-point -value converted from \fIstring\fR. +value converted from \fIsrc\fR. .AP int *boolPtr out -Points to place to store boolean value (0 or 1) converted from \fIstring\fR. +Points to place to store boolean value (0 or 1) converted from \fIsrc\fR. .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP These procedures convert from strings to integers or double-precision floating-point values or booleans (represented as 0- or 1-valued -integers). Each of the procedures takes a \fIstring\fR argument, +integers). Each of the procedures takes a \fIsrc\fR argument, converts it to an internal form of a particular type, and stores the converted value at the location indicated by the procedure's third argument. If all goes well, each of the procedures returns -TCL_OK. If \fIstring\fR doesn't have the proper syntax for the -desired type then TCL_ERROR is returned, an error message is left -in \fIinterp->result\fR, and nothing is stored at *\fIintPtr\fR +\fBTCL_OK\fR. If \fIsrc\fR does not have the proper syntax for the +desired type then \fBTCL_ERROR\fR is returned, an error message is left +in the interpreter's result, and nothing is stored at *\fIintPtr\fR or *\fIdoublePtr\fR or *\fIboolPtr\fR. .PP -\fBTcl_GetInt\fR expects \fIstring\fR to consist of a collection +\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 \fIstring\fR are ``0x'' -then \fIstring\fR is expected to be in hexadecimal form; otherwise, -if the first character of \fIstring\fR is ``0'' then \fIstring\fR -is expected to be in octal form; otherwise, \fIstring\fR is +white space. If the first two characters of \fIsrc\fR +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 +.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 \fIstring\fR to consist of a floating-point +\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''; and a -signed decimal exponent. Any of the fields may be omitted, except that +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 \fIstring\fR to specify a boolean -value. If \fIstring\fR is any of \fB0\fR, \fBfalse\fR, +\fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR expects \fIsrc\fR to specify a boolean +value. If \fIsrc\fR is any of \fB0\fR, \fBfalse\fR, \fBno\fR, or \fBoff\fR, then \fBTcl_GetBoolean\fR stores a zero value at \fI*boolPtr\fR. -If \fIstring\fR is any of \fB1\fR, \fBtrue\fR, \fByes\fR, or \fBon\fR, +If \fIsrc\fR is any of \fB1\fR, \fBtrue\fR, \fByes\fR, or \fBon\fR, then 1 is stored at \fI*boolPtr\fR. Any of these values may be abbreviated, and upper-case spellings are also acceptable. |