From 0d9b9d1f8a5231d790f9d82e12472a9429f2f43c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dkf Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:55:38 +0000 Subject: * doc/lset.n: Changed 'list' to 'varName' for consistency with lappend documentation. Thanks to Glenn Jackman [Bug 611719] --- ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/lset.n | 21 +++++++++++---------- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 15e19cc..973bf98 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2002-09-24 Donal K. Fellows + + * doc/lset.n: Changed 'list' to 'varName' for consistency with + lappend documentation. Thanks to Glenn Jackman [Bug 611719] + 2002-09-22 Don Porter * library/tcltest/tcltest.tcl: Corrected [puts -nonewline] within diff --git a/doc/lset.n b/doc/lset.n index 16ed782..fb61014 100755 --- a/doc/lset.n +++ b/doc/lset.n @@ -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 1.4 2002/07/23 18:17:12 jenglish Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lset.n,v 1.5 2002/09/24 08:55:40 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH lset n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -13,30 +13,31 @@ .SH NAME lset \- Change an element in a list .SH SYNOPSIS -\fBlset \fIlist ?index...? newValue\fR +\fBlset \fIvarName ?index...? newValue\fR .BE .SH DESCRIPTION .PP -The \fBlset\fP command accepts a parameter, \fIlist\fP, which +The \fBlset\fP command accepts a parameter, \fIvarName\fP, which it interprets as the name of a variable containing a Tcl list. It also accepts zero or more \fIindices\fP into the list. The indices may be presented either consecutively on the command line, or grouped in a Tcl list and presented as a single argument. -Finally, it accepts a new value for an element of \fIlist\fP. +Finally, it accepts a new value for an element of \fIvarName\fP. .PP If no indices are presented, the command takes the form: .CS -lset list newValue +lset varName newValue .CE or .CS -lset list {} newValue +lset varName {} newValue .CE -In this case, \fInewValue\fP replaces the old value of the variable \fIlist\fP. +In this case, \fInewValue\fP replaces the old value of the variable +\fIvarName\fP. .PP When presented with a single index, the \fBlset\fR command -treats the content of the \fIlist\fR variable as a Tcl list. +treats the content of the \fIvarBane\fR variable as a Tcl list. It addresses the \fIindex\fR'th element in it (0 refers to the first element of the list). When interpreting the list, \fBlset\fR observes the same rules @@ -45,11 +46,11 @@ interpreter; however, variable substitution and command substitution do not occur. The command constructs a new list in which the designated element is replaced with \fInewValue\fP. This new list is stored in the -variable \fIlist\fP, and is also the return value from the \fBlset\fP +variable \fIvarName\fP, and is also the return value from the \fBlset\fP command. .PP If \fIindex\fR is negative or greater than or equal to the number -of elements in \fI$list\fR, then an error occurs. +of elements in \fI$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 -- cgit v0.12