[Tcl-bugs] [ tcl-Bugs-1813164 ] entier() not mentioned in type conversion of expr

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Bugs item #1813164, was opened at 2007-10-14 07:49
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Category: 75. Tutorial
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 8
Private: No
Submitted By: Michael Schlenker (mic42)
>Assigned to: Neil Madden (tallniel)
Summary: entier() not mentioned in type conversion of expr

Initial Comment:
In the type conversion section of Tcl6.html the new entier() function is missing.

This snippet should fix it:
<pre>
double int wide bignum
</pre>

    <ul>
    <li>
	<code class="keyword">double()</code> converts a number to a
	floating-point number.
    </li>
    <li>
	<code class="keyword">int()</code> converts a number to an
	ordinary integer number (by <i>truncating</i> the decimal part).
    </li>
    <li>
	<code class="keyword">wide()</code> converts a number to a
	so-called wide integer number (these numbers have a larger range).
    </li>
    <li>
	<code class="keyword">entier()</code> coerces a number to an
	integer of appropriate size to hold it without truncation. 
        This might return the same as int() or wide() or an integer 
        of arbitrary size.
    </ul>
    <p>


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Comment By: Donal K. Fellows (dkf)
Date: 2007-11-01 09:53

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If the tutorial is not being shipped with 8.5.0, this isn't a blocker.

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