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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lset.n,v 1.7 2003/12/01 21:27:14 msofer Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lset.n,v 1.8 2005/04/29 20:49:43 dgp Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH lset n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ command. If \fIindex\fR is negative or greater than or equal to the number of elements in \fI$varName\fR, then an error occurs. .PP -If \fIindex\fR has the value \fBend\fR, it refers to the last element -in the list, and \fBend\-\fIinteger\fR refers to the last element in -the list minus the specified integer offset. +.VS 8.5 +The interpretation of each simple \fIindex\fR value is the same as +for the command \fBstring index\fR, supporting simple index +arithmetic and indices relative to the end of the list. +.VE 8.5 .PP If additional \fIindex\fR arguments are supplied, then each argument is used in turn to address an element within a sublist designated @@ -107,7 +109,11 @@ lset x {1 1 0} j => {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}} .CE .SH "SEE ALSO" list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n), -lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n) +lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n), +.VS 8.5 +string(n) +.VE + .SH KEYWORDS element, index, list, replace, set |