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@@ -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: Hash.3,v 1.18 2004/10/07 16:05:14 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Hash.3,v 1.19 2007/07/31 17:03:35 msofer Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl_Hash 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -291,21 +291,21 @@ If the keys don't match then the function returns 0, otherwise it returns 1. .PP The \fIallocEntryProc\fR member contains the address of a function -called to allocate space for an entry and initialize the key. +called to allocate space for an entry and initialize the key and clientData. .CS typedef Tcl_HashEntry *(Tcl_AllocHashEntryProc) ( Tcl_HashTable *\fItablePtr\fR, void *\fIkeyPtr\fR); .CE If this is NULL then Tcl_Alloc is used to allocate enough space for a -Tcl_HashEntry and the key pointer is assigned to key.oneWordValue. +Tcl_HashEntry, the key pointer is assigned to key.oneWordValue and the +cleintData is set to NULL. String keys and array keys use this function to allocate enough space for the entry and the key in one block, rather than doing it in two blocks. This saves space for a pointer to the key from the entry and another memory allocation. Tcl_Obj * keys use this function to allocate enough space for an entry and increment the reference count on the object. -If .PP The \fIfreeEntryProc\fR member contains the address of a function called to free space for an entry. |