Tcl_CreateNamespace(3tcl)
Tcl_Namespace(3) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_Namespace(3)
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NAME
Tcl_AppendExportList, Tcl_CreateNamespace,
Tcl_DeleteNamespace, Tcl_Export, Tcl_FindCommand,
Tcl_FindNamespace, Tcl_ForgetImport,
Tcl_GetCurrentNamespace, Tcl_GetGlobalNamespace,
Tcl_GetNamespaceUnknownHandler, Tcl_Import,
Tcl_SetNamespaceUnknownHandler - manipulate namespaces
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
Tcl_Namespace *
Tcl_CreateNamespace(interp, name, clientData, deleteProc)
Tcl_DeleteNamespace(nsPtr)
int
Tcl_AppendExportList(interp, nsPtr, objPtr)
int
Tcl_Export(interp, nsPtr, pattern, resetListFirst)
int
Tcl_Import(interp, nsPtr, pattern, allowOverwrite)
int
Tcl_ForgetImport(interp, nsPtr, pattern)
Tcl_Namespace *
Tcl_GetCurrentNamespace(interp)
Tcl_Namespace *
Tcl_GetGlobalNamespace(interp)
Tcl_Namespace *
Tcl_FindNamespace(interp, name, contextNsPtr, flags)
Tcl_Command
Tcl_FindCommand(interp, name, contextNsPtr, flags)
Tcl_Obj *
Tcl_GetNamespaceUnknownHandler(interp, nsPtr)
int
Tcl_SetNamespaceUnknownHandler(interp, nsPtr, handlerPtr)
ARGUMENTS
Tcl_Interp *interp (in/out) The
inter-
preter
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in
which
the
namespace
exists
and
where
name
lookups
are
per-
formed.
Also
where
error
result
mes-
sages
are
writ-
ten.
const char *name (in) The
name of
the
namespace
or com-
mand to
be
created
or
accessed.
ClientData clientData (in) A con-
text
pointer
by the
creator
of the
namespace.
Not
inter-
preted
by Tcl
at all.
Tcl_NamespaceDeleteProc *deleteProc (in) A
pointer
to
func-
tion to
call
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when
the
namespace
is
deleted,
or NULL
if no
such
call-
back is
to be
per-
formed.
Tcl_Namespace *nsPtr (in) The
namespace
to be
manipu-
lated,
or NULL
(for
other
than
Tcl_DeleteNamespace)
to
manipu-
late
the
current
namespace.
Tcl_Obj *objPtr (out) A
refer-
ence to
an
unshared
object
to
which
the
func-
tion
output
will be
writ-
ten.
const char *pattern (in) The
glob-
style
pattern
(see
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Tcl_StringMatch)
that
describes
the
com-
mands
to be
imported
or
exported.
int resetListFirst (in) Whether
the
list of
export
pat-
terns
should
be
reset
before
adding
the
current
pattern
to it.
int allowOverwrite (in) Whether
new
com-
mands
created
by this
import
action
can
overwrite
exist-
ing
com-
mands.
Tcl_Namespace *contextNsPtr (in) The
loca-
tion in
the
namespace
hierar-
chy
where
the
search
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for a
namespace
or com-
mand
should
be con-
ducted
rela-
tive to
when
the
search
term is
not
rooted
at the
global
namespace.
NULL
indi-
cates
the
current
namespace.
int flags (in) OR-ed
combi-
nation
of bits
con-
trol-
ling
how the
search
is to
be per-
formed.
The
follow-
ing
flags
are
sup-
ported:
TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY
(indi-
cates
that
the
search
is
always
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to be
con-
ducted
rela-
tive to
the
global
namespace),
TCL_NAMESPACE_ONLY
(just
for
Tcl_FindCommand;
indi-
cates
that
the
search
is
always
to be
con-
ducted
rela-
tive to
the
context
namespace),
and
TCL_LEAVE_ERR_MSG
(indi-
cates
that an
error
message
should
be left
in the
inter-
preter
if the
search
fails.)
Tcl_Obj *handlerPtr (in) A
script
frag-
ment to
be
installed
as the
unknown
command
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handler
for the
namespace,
or NULL
to
reset
the
handler
to its
default.
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DESCRIPTION
Namespaces are hierarchic naming contexts that can contain
commands and variables. They also maintain a list of pat-
terns that describes what commands are exported, and can
import commands that have been exported by other namespaces.
Namespaces can also be manipulated through the Tcl command
namespace.
The Tcl_Namespace structure encapsulates a namespace, and is
guaranteed to have the following fields in it: name (the
local name of the namespace, with no namespace separator
characters in it, with empty denoting the global namespace),
fullName (the fully specified name of the namespace),
clientData, deleteProc (the values specified in the call to
Tcl_CreateNamespace), and parentPtr (a pointer to the con-
taining namespace, or NULL for the global namespace.)
Tcl_CreateNamespace creates a new namespace. The deleteProc
will have the following type signature:
typedef void (Tcl_NamespaceDeleteProc) (ClientData clientData);
Tcl_DeleteNamespace deletes a namespace.
Tcl_AppendExportList retrieves the export patterns for a
namespace given namespace and appends them (as list items)
to objPtr.
Tcl_Export sets and appends to the export patterns for a
namespace. Patterns are appended unless the resetListFirst
flag is true.
Tcl_Import imports commands matching a pattern into a
namespace. Note that the pattern must include the name of
the namespace to import from. This function returns an
error if an attempt to import a command over an existing
command is made, unless the allowOverwrite flag has been
set.
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Tcl_ForgetImport removes imports matching a pattern.
Tcl_GetCurrentNamespace returns the current namespace for an
interpreter.
Tcl_GetGlobalNamespace returns the global namespace for an
interpreter.
Tcl_FindNamespace searches for a namespace named name within
the context of the namespace contextNsPtr. If the namespace
cannot be found, NULL is returned.
Tcl_FindCommand searches for a command named name within the
context of the namespace contextNsPtr. If the command can-
not be found, NULL is returned.
Tcl_GetNamespaceUnknownHandler returns the unknown command
handler for the namespace, or NULL if none is set.
Tcl_SetNamespaceUnknownHandler sets the unknown command
handler for the namespace. If handlerPtr is NULL, then the
handler is reset to its default.
SEE ALSO
Tcl_CreateCommand, Tcl_ListObjAppendElements, Tcl_SetVar
KEYWORDS
namespace, command
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