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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: update.n,v 1.4 2000/09/07 14:27:52 poenitz Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: update.n,v 1.5 2004/05/28 12:56:23 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH update n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ you are performing a long-running computation but you still want
the application to respond to events such as user interactions; if
you occasionally call \fBupdate\fR then user input will be processed
during the next call to \fBupdate\fR.
+.SH EXAMPLE
+Run computations for about a second and then finish:
+.CS
+set x 1000
+set done 0
+after 1000 set done 1
+while {!$done} {
+ # A very silly example!
+ set x [expr {log($x) ** 2.8}]
+
+ # Test to see if our time-limit has been hit. This would
+ # also give a chance for serving network sockets and, if
+ # the Tk package is loaded, updating a user interface.
+ \fBupdate\fR
+}
+.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
after(n), bgerror(n)