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# namespacex(n) 0.1 "Namespace utility commands"

## Name

namespacex - Namespace utility commands

## Table Of Contents

## Synopsis

- package require Tcl 8.5
- package require namespacex ?0.1?

- ::namespacex hook add ?namespace? cmdprefix
- ::namespacex hook proc ?namespace? arguments body
- ::namespacex hook on ?namespace? guardcmdprefix actioncmdprefix
- ::namespacex hook next arg...
- ::namespacex info allchildren namespace
- ::namespacex info allvars namespace
- ::namespacex info vars namespace ?pattern?
- ::namespacex state get namespace
- ::namespacex state set namespace dict
- ::namespacex state drop namespace

## Description

This package provides a number of utility commands for working with namespaces.

## API

::namespacex hook add ?namespace? cmdprefix
::namespacex hook proc ?namespace? arguments body
::namespacex hook on ?namespace? guardcmdprefix actioncmdprefix
::namespacex hook next arg...
::namespacex info allchildren namespace

  This command returns a list containing the names of all child namespaces in the specified namespace and its children. The names are all fully qualified.

::namespacex info allvars namespace

  This command returns a list containing the names of all variables in the specified namespace and its children. The names are all relative to namespace, and not fully qualified.

::namespacex info vars namespace ?pattern?

  This command returns a list containing the names of all variables in the specified namespace.

::namespacex state get namespace

  This command returns a dictionary holding the names and values of all variables in the specified namespace and its child namespaces.

  Note that the names are all relative to namespace, and not fully qualified.

::namespacex state set namespace dict

  This command takes a dictionary holding the names and values for a set of variables and replaces the current state of the specified namespace and its child namespaces with this state. The result of the command is the empty string.

::namespacex state drop namespace

  This command unsets all variables in the specified namespace and its child namespaces. The result of the command is the empty string.

## Keywords

extended namespace, info, namespace unknown, namespace utilities, state (de)serialization, unknown hooking, utilities

## Copyright

Copyright © 200? Neil Madden (http://wiki.tcl.tk/12790)
Copyright © 200? Various (http://wiki.tcl.tk/1489)
Copyright © 2010 Documentation, Andreas Kupries

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