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davidw
2003-06-30 22:45:13.
Index: array.n
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RCS file: /cvsroot/tcl/tcl/doc/array.n,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 array.n
--- array.n 7 Sep 2000 14:27:45 -0000 1.8
+++ array.n 30 Jun 2003 15:41:41 -0000
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@
The return value is a
search identifier that must be used in \fBarray nextelement\fR
and \fBarray donesearch\fR commands; it allows multiple
-searches to be underway simultaneously for the same array.
+searches to be underway simultaneously for the same array. Unless
+dealing with a very large array, it is probably easier to use the
+\fBarray get\fR command to loop through an array, as in the examples below.
.VS 8.4
.TP
\fBarray statistics \fIarrayName\fR
@@ -134,8 +136,30 @@
The command always returns an empty string.
.VE 8.3
+.SH EXAMPLES
+
+.CS
+array set colorcount {red 1 green 5 blue 4 white 9}
+
+foreach {color count} [array get colorcount] {
+ puts "Color: $color Count: $count"
+}
+ => Color: blue Count: 4
+ Color: white Count: 9
+ Color: green Count: 5
+ Color: red Count: 1
+
+foreach color [array names colorcount] {
+ puts "Color: $color Count: $colorcount($color)"
+}
+ => Color: blue Count: 4
+ Color: white Count: 9
+ Color: green Count: 5
+ Color: red Count: 1
+.CE
+
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-list(n), string(n), variable(n), trace(n)
+list(n), string(n), variable(n), trace(n), foreach(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
array, element names, search
