lset(n) 						       Tcl Built-In Commands							   lset(n)

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NAME

       lset - Change an element in a list

SYNOPSIS

       lset varName ?index...? newValue
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DESCRIPTION

       The  lset  command accepts a parameter, varName, which it interprets as the name of a variable containing a Tcl list.  It also accepts zero
       or more indices into the list.  The indices may be presented either consecutively on the command line, or grouped in a Tcl  list  and  pre-
       sented as a single argument.  Finally, it accepts a new value for an element of varName.

       If no indices are presented, the command takes the form:
	      lset varName newValue
       or
	      lset varName {} newValue
       In this case, newValue replaces the old value of the variable varName.

       When  presented	with a single index, the lset command treats the content of the varName variable as a Tcl list.  It addresses the index'th
       element in it (0 refers to the first element of the list).  When interpreting the list, lset observes the same rules concerning braces  and
       quotes  and  backslashes as the Tcl command interpreter; however, variable substitution and command substitution do not occur.  The command
       constructs a new list in which the designated element is replaced with newValue.  This new list is stored in the variable varName,  and	is
       also the return value from the lset command.

       If index is negative or greater than or equal to the number of elements in $varName, then an error occurs.

       The  interpretation  of each simple index value is the same as for the command string index, supporting simple index arithmetic and indices |
       relative to the end of the list.

       If additional index arguments are supplied, then each argument is used in turn to address an element within a  sublist  designated  by  the
       previous indexing operation, allowing the script to alter elements in sublists.	The command,
	      lset a 1 2 newValue
       or
	      lset a {1 2} newValue
       replaces element 2 of sublist 1 with newValue.

       The  integer  appearing in each index argument must be greater than or equal to zero.  The integer appearing in each index argument must be
       strictly less than the length of the corresponding list.  In other words, the lset command cannot change the size of a list.  If  an  index
       is outside the permitted range, an error is reported.

EXAMPLES

       In each of these examples, the initial value of x is:
	      set x [list [list a b c] [list d e f] [list g h i]]
		    -> {a b c} {d e f} {g h i}
       The  indicated  return  value  also  becomes  the  new  value  of x (except in the last case, which is an error which leaves the value of x
       unchanged.)
	      lset x {j k l}
		    -> j k l
	      lset x {} {j k l}
		    -> j k l
	      lset x 0 j
		    -> j {d e f} {g h i}
	      lset x 2 j
		    -> {a b c} {d e f} j
	      lset x end j
		    -> {a b c} {d e f} j
	      lset x end-1 j
		    -> {a b c} j {g h i}
	      lset x 2 1 j
		    -> {a b c} {d e f} {g j i}
	      lset x {2 1} j
		    -> {a b c} {d e f} {g j i}
	      lset x {2 3} j
		    -> list index out of range
       In the following examples, the initial value of x is:
	      set x [list [list [list a b] [list c d]] 
			  [list [list e f] [list g h]]]
		    -> {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {g h}}
       The indicated return value also becomes the new value of x.
	      lset x 1 1 0 j
		    -> {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}}
	      lset x {1 1 0} j
		    -> {{a b} {c d}} {{e f} {j h}}

SEE ALSO

       list(n), lappend(n), lindex(n), linsert(n), llength(n), lsearch(n), lsort(n), lrange(n), lreplace(n), string(n)				   |

KEYWORDS

       element, index, list, replace, set

Tcl									8.4								   lset(n)