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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.
-'\"
+'\"
.TH Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
.so man.macros
.BS
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int
.AP Tcl_Interp *interp in
Tcl interpreter in which to evaluate command.
.AP Tcl_Obj *cmdPtr in
-Points to a Tcl value containing a command (or sequence of commands)
+Points to a Tcl object containing a command (or sequence of commands)
to execute.
.AP int flags in
An OR'ed combination of flag bits. \fBTCL_NO_EVAL\fR means record the
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ the command at global level instead of the current stack level.
.PP
\fBTcl_RecordAndEvalObj\fR is invoked to record a command as an event
on the history list and then execute it using \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR
+(or \fBTcl_GlobalEvalObj\fR if the \fBTCL_EVAL_GLOBAL\fR bit is set
+in \fIflags\fR).
It returns a completion code such as \fBTCL_OK\fR just like \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR,
-as well as a result value containing additional information
+as well as a result object containing additional information
(a result value or error message)
that can be retrieved using \fBTcl_GetObjResult\fR.
If you do not want the command recorded on the history list then
@@ -44,14 +46,8 @@ allow the user to re-issue recently invoked commands.
If the \fIflags\fR argument contains the \fBTCL_NO_EVAL\fR bit then
the command is recorded without being evaluated.
-.SH "REFERENCE COUNT MANAGEMENT"
-.PP
-The reference count of the \fIcmdPtr\fR argument to \fBTcl_RecordAndEvalObj\fR
-must be at least 1. This function will modify the interpreter result; do not
-use an existing result as \fIcmdPtr\fR directly without incrementing its
-reference count.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Tcl_EvalObjEx, Tcl_GetObjResult
.SH KEYWORDS
-command, event, execute, history, interpreter, value, record
+command, event, execute, history, interpreter, object, record