In Tcl, everything may be represented as a string, although internally it may be represented as a list, integer, double, or other type, in order to make the language fast.
The assignment command in Tcl is set
.
When set
is called with two arguments, as in:
set fruit Cauliflower
it places the second argument (Cauliflower
) in the memory space referenced by the first argument (fruit
). Set
always returns the contents of the variable named in the first argument. Thus, when set
is called with two arguments, it places the second argument in the memory space referenced by the first argument and then returns the second argument. In the above example, for instance, it would return "Cauliflower", without the quotes.
The first argument to a set
command can be either a single word, like fruit
or pi
, or it can be a member of an array. Arrays will be discussed in greater detail later, for the time being just remember that many data can be collected under a single variable name, and an individual datum can be accessed by its index within that array. Indexing into an array in Tcl is handled by putting the index within parentheses after the name of the variable.
Set
can also be invoked with only one argument. When called with just one argument, it will return the contents of that argument.
Here's a summary of the set
command.
set
varName
?value?
If value
is specified, then the contents of the variable varName
are set equal to value
.
If varName
consists only of alphanumeric characters, and no parentheses, it is a scalar variable.
If varName
has the form varName(index)
, it is a member of an associative array.
If you look at the example code, you'll notice that in the set
command the first argument is typed with only its name, but in the puts
statement the argument is preceded with a $.
The dollar sign tells Tcl to use the value of the variable - in this case X
or Y
.
Tcl passes data to subroutines either by name or by value. Commands that don't change the contents of a variable usually have their arguments passed by value. Commands that do change the value of the data must have the data passed by name.
Example
set
.set
is called with two arguments, as in:Cauliflower
) in the memory space referenced by the first argument (fruit
). Set
always returns the contents of the variable named in the first argument. Thus, when set
is called with two arguments, it places the second argument in the memory space referenced by the first argument and then returns the second argument. In the above example, for instance, it would return "Cauliflower", without the quotes.set
command can be either a single word, like fruit
or pi
, or it can be a member of an array. Arrays will be discussed in greater detail later, for the time being just remember that many data can be collected under a single variable name, and an individual datum can be accessed by its index within that array. Indexing into an array in Tcl is handled by putting the index within parentheses after the name of the variable.Set
can also be invoked with only one argument. When called with just one argument, it will return the contents of that argument.set
command.set
varName
?value?
value
is specified, then the contents of the variable varName
are set equal to value
.varName
consists only of alphanumeric characters, and no parentheses, it is a scalar variable.varName
has the form varName(index)
, it is a member of an associative array.set
command the first argument is typed with only its name, but in the puts
statement the argument is preceded with a $.X
or Y
.
set X "This is a string"
set Y 1.24
puts $X
.......
puts $Y
puts ".....
..................."
n Y is: "
puts "$label $Y"
set label "The value
i
set X "This is a string"
set Y 1.24
puts $X
.......
puts $Y
puts ".....
..................."
n Y is: "
puts "$label $Y"
set label "The value
i
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