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Diffstat (limited to 'tcl/doc/switch.n')
| -rw-r--r-- | tcl/doc/switch.n | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tcl/doc/switch.n b/tcl/doc/switch.n index c0aecfa369f..f71ed5f0cd4 100644 --- a/tcl/doc/switch.n +++ b/tcl/doc/switch.n @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use glob-style matching \fB\-regexp\fR When matching \fIstring\fR to the patterns, use regular expression matching -(i.e. the same as implemented by the \fBregexp\fR command). +(as described in the \fBre_syntax\fR reference page). .TP 10 \fB\-\|\-\fR Marks the end of options. The argument following this one will @@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ then the body after that is used, and so on). This feature makes it possible to share a single \fIbody\fR among several patterns. .PP +Beware of how you place comments in \fBswitch\fR commands. Comments +should only be placed \fBinside\fR the execution body of one of the +patterns, and not intermingled with the patterns. +.PP Below are some examples of \fBswitch\fR commands: .CS \fBswitch\0abc\0a\0\-\0b\0{format 1}\0abc\0{format 2}\0default\0{format 3}\fR @@ -94,7 +98,10 @@ will return \fB1\fR, and a \- b - {format 1} + { + # Correct Comment Placement + format 1 + } a* {format 2} default |