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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_SetVar 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
.so man.macros
.BS
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ to specify a variable in a particular namespace.
If non-NULL, gives name of element within array; in this
case \fIname1\fR must refer to an array variable.
.AP Tcl_Obj *newValuePtr in
-Points to a Tcl object containing the new value for the variable.
+Points to a Tcl value containing the new value for the variable.
.AP int flags in
OR-ed combination of bits providing additional information. See below
for valid values.
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ an array.
New value for variable, specified as a null-terminated string.
A copy of this value is stored in the variable.
.AP Tcl_Obj *part1Ptr in
-Points to a Tcl object containing the variable's name.
+Points to a Tcl value containing the variable's name.
The name may include a series of \fB::\fR namespace qualifiers
to specify a variable in a particular namespace.
May refer to a scalar variable or an element of an array variable.
.AP Tcl_Obj *part2Ptr in
-If non-NULL, points to an object containing the name of an element
+If non-NULL, points to a value containing the name of an element
within an array and \fIpart1Ptr\fR must refer to an array variable.
.BE
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ These procedures are used to create, modify, read, and delete
Tcl variables from C code.
.PP
\fBTcl_SetVar2Ex\fR, \fBTcl_SetVar\fR, \fBTcl_SetVar2\fR, and
-\fBTcl_ObjSetVar2\fR
+\fBTcl_ObjSetVar2\fR
will create a new variable or modify an existing one.
These procedures set the given variable to the value
given by \fInewValuePtr\fR or \fInewValue\fR and return a
@@ -246,4 +246,4 @@ array is removed.
Tcl_GetObjResult, Tcl_GetStringResult, Tcl_TraceVar
.SH KEYWORDS
-array, get variable, interpreter, object, scalar, set, unset, variable
+array, get variable, interpreter, scalar, set, unset, value, variable