Tcl_Backslash(3) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_Backslash(3)

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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
backslash.

int *countPtr (out) If countPtr is not NULL, *countPtr gets
filled in with number of characters in
the backslash sequence, including the
backslash 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
sequences. All of the sequences described in the Tcl manual entry
are supported by Tcl_Backslash.

SEE ALSO

Tcl(n), Tcl_UtfBackslash(3)

KEYWORDS

backslash, parse

Tcl 8.1 Tcl_Backslash(3)