Tcl_Backslash(3tcl) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_Backslash(3tcl)
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NAME
Tcl_Backslash - parse a backslash sequence
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
char
Tcl_Backslash(src, countPtr)
ARGUMENTS
const char *src (in) Pointer to a string starting with a back-
slash.
int *countPtr (out) If countPtr is not NULL, *countPtr gets
filled in with number of characters in the
backslash sequence, including the back-
slash character.
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DESCRIPTION
The use of Tcl_Backslash is deprecated in favor of Tcl_UtfBackslash.
This is a utility procedure provided for backwards compatibility with
non-internationalized Tcl extensions. It parses a backslash sequence
and returns the low byte of the Unicode 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 se-
quences. All of the sequences described in the Tcl manual entry are
supported by Tcl_Backslash.
SEE ALSO
Tcl(3tcl), Tcl_UtfBackslash(3tcl)
KEYWORDS
backslash, parse
Tcl 8.1 Tcl_Backslash(3tcl)
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