tclgetvar

Retrieve the value of a Tcl variable as a string.

Syntax

tclgetvar(varname, index)

Argument

varname
A string.
index
A string (optional).

Example

To use the Tcl interpreter to add two numbers and then set a Templex variable to the result:
Templex Expression Results
{ mypath = tclgetvar("env", "PATH") }

{ mypath }

"/usr/local/bin "

Comments

This function can be used to retrieve information from Tcl routines, which can be invoked via tcleval or tclevalfile. The second parameter is optional and is used as an array index into varname.