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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: global.n,v 1.8 2004/05/29 18:50:32 jenglish Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: global.n,v 1.9 2004/10/27 12:53:22 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH global n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ This command has no effect unless executed in the context of a proc body.
If the \fBglobal\fR command is executed in the context of a proc body, it
creates local variables linked to the corresponding global variables (and
therefore these variables are listed by info locals).
-
+.PP
If \fIvarname\fR contains namespace qualifiers, the local variable's name is
the unqualified name of the global variable, as determined by the
\fBnamespace tail\fR command.
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ the unqualified name of the global variable, as determined by the
\fIvarname\fR is always treated as the name of a variable, not an
array element. An error is returned if the name looks like an array element,
such as \fBa(b)\fR.
-.SH "EXAMPLE 1"
+.SH EXAMPLES
This procedure sets the namespace variable \fI::a::x\fR
.CS
proc reset {} {
- global a::x
+ \fBglobal\fR a::x
set x 0
}
.CE
-.SH "EXAMPLE 2"
+.PP
This procedure accumulates the strings passed to it in a global
buffer, separated by newlines. It is useful for situations when you
want to build a message piece-by-piece (as if with \fBputs\fR) but
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ send that full message in a single piece (e.g. over a connection
opened with \fBsocket\fR or as part of a counted HTTP response).
.CS
proc accum {string} {
- global accumulator
+ \fBglobal\fR accumulator
append accumulator $string \\n
}
.CE