Tcl_Backslash(3) Tcl Tcl_Backslash(3)
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NAME
Tcl_Backslash - parse a backslash sequence
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
char
Tcl_Backslash(src, countPtr)
ARGUMENTS
char *src (in) Pointer to a string starting
with a backslash.
int *countPtr (out) If countPtr isn't NULL,
*countPtr gets filled in with
number of characters in the
backslash sequence, including
the backslash character.
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DESCRIPTION
This is a utility procedure used by several of the Tcl
commands. It parses a backslash sequence and returns the
single character corresponding to the sequence.
Tcl_Backslash modifies *countPtr to contain the number of
characters in the backslash sequence.
See the Tcl manual entry for information on the valid
backslash sequences. All of the sequences described in the
Tcl manual entry are supported by Tcl_Backslash.
KEYWORDS
backslash, parse
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