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diff --git a/doc/RecEvalObj.3 b/doc/RecEvalObj.3 index 742524c..387cc44 100644 --- a/doc/RecEvalObj.3 +++ b/doc/RecEvalObj.3 @@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: RecEvalObj.3,v 1.5 2004/09/18 17:01:06 dkf Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" +.so man.macros .BS .SH NAME Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj \- save command on history list before evaluating @@ -22,11 +20,11 @@ int .AP Tcl_Interp *interp in Tcl interpreter in which to evaluate command. .AP Tcl_Obj *cmdPtr in -Points to a Tcl object containing a command (or sequence of commands) +Points to a Tcl value 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 -command but don't evaluate it. \fBTCL_EVAL_GLOBAL\fR means evaluate +command but do not evaluate it. \fBTCL_EVAL_GLOBAL\fR means evaluate the command at global level instead of the current stack level. .BE @@ -37,10 +35,10 @@ 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 object containing additional information +as well as a result value containing additional information (a result value or error message) that can be retrieved using \fBTcl_GetObjResult\fR. -If you don't want the command recorded on the history list then +If you do not want the command recorded on the history list then you should invoke \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR instead of \fBTcl_RecordAndEvalObj\fR. Normally \fBTcl_RecordAndEvalObj\fR is only called with top-level commands typed by the user, since the purpose of history is to @@ -52,4 +50,4 @@ the command is recorded without being evaluated. Tcl_EvalObjEx, Tcl_GetObjResult .SH KEYWORDS -command, event, execute, history, interpreter, object, record +command, event, execute, history, interpreter, value, record |