1Tcl_Backslash(3)            Tcl Library Procedures            Tcl_Backslash(3)
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NAME

8       Tcl_Backslash - parse a backslash sequence
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SYNOPSIS

11       #include <tcl.h>
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ARGUMENTS

17       char *src (in)               Pointer  to a string starting with a back‐
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20       int *countPtr (out)          If countPtr is not  NULL,  *countPtr  gets
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22                                    backslash sequence,  including  the  back‐
23                                    slash character.
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DESCRIPTION

28       The use of Tcl_Backslash is deprecated in favor of Tcl_UtfBackslash.
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30       This  is  a utility procedure provided for backwards compatibility with
31       non-internationalized Tcl extensions.  It parses a  backslash  sequence
32       and  returns the low byte of the Unicode character corresponding to the
33       sequence.  Tcl_Backslash modifies *countPtr to contain  the  number  of
34       characters in the backslash sequence.
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36       See  the  Tcl  manual  entry  for  information  on  the valid backslash
37       sequences.  All of the sequences described in the Tcl manual entry  are
38       supported by Tcl_Backslash.
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SEE ALSO

41       Tcl(n), Tcl_UtfBackslash(3)
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KEYWORDS

45       backslash, parse
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49Tcl                                   8.1                     Tcl_Backslash(3)