NAME
for - For loop
SYNOPSIS
for start test next body
DESCRIPTION
For is a looping command, similar in structure to the C for statement.
The start, next, and body arguments must be Tcl command strings, and
test is an expression string. The for command first invokes the Tcl
interpreter to execute start. Then it repeatedly evaluates test as an
expression; if the result is non-zero it invokes the Tcl interpreter on
body, then invokes the Tcl interpreter on next, then repeats the loop.
The command terminates when test evaluates to 0. If a continue command
is invoked within body then any remaining commands in the current
execution of body are skipped; processing continues by invoking the Tcl
interpreter on next, then evaluating test, and so on. If a break command
is invoked within body or next, then the for command will return
immediately. The operation of break and continue are similar to the
corresponding statements in C. For returns an empty string.
Note: test should almost always be enclosed in braces. If not, variable
substitutions will be made before the for command starts executing,
which means that variable changes made by the loop body will not be
considered in the expression. This is likely to result in an infinite
loop. If test is enclosed in braces, variable substitutions are delayed
until the expression is evaluated (before each loop iteration), so
changes in the variables will be visible. For an example, try the
following script with and without the braces around $x<10:
for {set x 0} {$x<10} {incr x} {
puts "x is $x"
}
EXAMPLE
% for {set i 0} {$i < 10} {incr i} {
puts "Hello"
}
Hello
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Hello
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Hello
SEE ALSO
break continue foreach while