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diff --git a/doc/string.n b/doc/string.n index f93e551..183cc04 100644 --- a/doc/string.n +++ b/doc/string.n @@ -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: string.n,v 1.6 1999/05/05 01:19:43 stanton Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: string.n,v 1.7 1999/05/06 18:46:42 stanton Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH string n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -32,18 +32,19 @@ the byte length are rare. In almost all cases, you should use the \fBstring length\fB operation. Refer to the \fBTcl_NumUtfChars\fR manual entry for more details on the UTF-8 representation. .TP -\fBstring compare \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIlength\fR? +\fBstring compare ?\fI-nocase\fR? ?\fI-length int\fR? \fIstring1 string2\fR .VE 8.1 Perform a character-by-character comparison of strings \fIstring1\fR and \fIstring2\fR in the same way as the C \fBstrcmp\fR procedure. Return \-1, 0, or 1, depending on whether \fIstring1\fR is lexicographically less than, equal to, or greater than \fIstring2\fR. .VS 8.1 -If \fIlength\fR is -specified, it works like C \fBstrncmp\fR, comparing only to the -specified length. If \fIlength\fR is negative, it is ignored. +If \fI-length\fR is specified, it works like C \fBstrncmp\fR, +comparing only to the specified length. If \fI-length\fR is negative, +it is ignored. If \fI-nocase\fR is specified, then the strings are +compared in a case-insensitive manner. .TP -\fBstring equal \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIlength\fR? +\fBstring equal ?\fI-nocase\fR? ?\fI-length int\fR? \fIstring1 string2\fR .VE 8.1 Like the \fBcompare\fR method, but returns 1 when the strings are equal, or 0 when not. @@ -54,19 +55,6 @@ the characters in \fIstring1\fR. If found, return the index of the first character in the first such match within \fIstring2\fR. If not found, return \-1. .TP -\fBstring icompare \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIlength\fR? -Perform a case-insensitive character-by-character comparison of strings -\fIstring1\fR and -\fIstring2\fR in the same way as the C \fBstrcasecmp\fR procedure. Return -\-1, 0, or 1, depending on whether \fIstring1\fR is lexicographically -less than, equal to, or greater than \fIstring2\fR. If length is -specified, it works like C \fBstrncasecmp\fR, comparing only to the -specified length. -.TP -\fBstring iequal \fIstring1 string2\fR ?\fIlength\fR? -Like the \fBicompare\fR method, but returns 1 when the strings -are equal, or 0 when not. -.TP \fBstring index \fIstring charIndex\fR Returns the \fIcharIndex\fR'th character of the \fIstring\fR argument. A \fIcharIndex\fR of 0 corresponds to the first @@ -75,21 +63,69 @@ character of the string. \fIcharIndex\fR may be specified as follows: .RS -.IP \fB[\fInumber\fB]\fR 10 -The char specified at this numerical index +.IP \fB[\fIinteger\fB]\fR 10 +The char specified at this integral index .IP \fBend\fR 10 The last char of the string. .IP \fIexpression\fR 10 A Tcl expression that returns a number. -.IP \fBend[+-]\fIexpression\fR 10 -The last char of the string plus or minus the number specified -in the expression (e.g. \fBend-1\fR). +.IP \fBend-\fIinteger\fR 10 +The last char of the string minus the specified integer +offset (e.g. \fBend-1\fR). .PP .VE 8.1 If \fIcharIndex\fR is less than 0 or greater than or equal to the length of the string then an empty string is returned. .RE +.VS 8.1 +.TP +\fBstring is \fIclass\fR ?\fI-strict\fR? ?\fI-failindex varname\fR? \fIstring\fR +See if \fIstring\fR is a valid form of the specified class. If +\fI-strict\fR is specified, then an empty string returns 0, otherwise and +empty string will return 1 on any class. If \fI-failindex\fR is specified, +then if the function returns 0, the index in the string where the class was +no longer valid will be stored in the variable named \fIvarname\fR. The +\fIvarname\fR will not be set if the function returns 1. The following +class definitions are allowed (the class name can be abbreviated): +.RS +.IP \fBalnum\fR 10 +Any Unicode alphabet or digit character. +.IP \fBalpha\fR 10 +Any Unicode alphabet character. +.IP \fBascii\fR 10 +Any character with a value less than \\u0080 (those that +are in the 7-bit ascii range). +.IP \fBboolean\fR 10 +Any of the forms allowed to Tcl_GetBoolean. +.IP \fBdigit\fR 10 +Any Unicode digit character. +.IP \fBdouble\fR 10 +Any of the valid forms for a double in Tcl, with optional surrounding +whitespace. In case of under/overflow in the value, 0 is returned +and the \fIvarname\fR will contain -1. +.IP \fBfalse\fR 10 +Any of the forms allowed to Tcl_GetBoolean where the value is false. +.IP \fBinteger\fR 10 +Any of the valid forms for an integer in Tcl, with optional surrounding +whitespace. In case of under/overflow in the value, 0 is returned +and the \fIvarname\fR will contain -1. +.IP \fBlower\fR 10 +Any Unicode lower case alphabet character. +.IP \fBspace\fR 10 +Any Unicode space character. +.IP \fBtrue\fR 10 +Any of the forms allowed to Tcl_GetBoolean where the value is true. +.IP \fBupper\fR 10 +Any upper case alphabet character in the Unicode character set. +.IP \fBwordchar\fR 10 +Any Unicode word character. That is any alphanumeric character, +and any Unicode connector punctuation characters (ie: underscore). +.RE +In the case of \fBboolean\fR, \fBtrue\fR and \fBfalse\fR, if the +function will return 0, the \fIvarname\fR will always be set to 0, +due to the varied nature of a valid boolean value. +.VE 8.1 .TP \fBstring last \fIstring1 string2\fR Search \fIstring2\fR for a sequence of characters that exactly match |