summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/doc/upvar.n
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/upvar.n')
-rw-r--r--doc/upvar.n6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/upvar.n b/doc/upvar.n
index 2b2175e..84399c7 100644
--- a/doc/upvar.n
+++ b/doc/upvar.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: upvar.n,v 1.5 2000/11/21 15:56:21 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: upvar.n,v 1.6 2004/04/28 13:11:33 msofer Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH upvar n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ call; it will be created the first time \fImyVar\fR is referenced, just like
an ordinary variable. There must not exist a variable by the
name \fImyVar\fR at the time \fBupvar\fR is invoked.
\fIMyVar\fR is always treated as the name of a variable, not an
-array element. Even if the name looks like an array element,
-such as \fBa(b)\fR, a regular variable is created.
+array element. An error is returned if the name looks like an array element,
+such as \fBa(b)\fR.
\fIOtherVar\fR may refer to a scalar variable, an array,
or an array element.
\fBUpvar\fR returns an empty string.