defer - Defered execution
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Category
Utility
Commands
::defer::defer ?command? ?arg1? ?arg2? ?argN...?
Defers execution of some code until the current variable scope ends. Each argument is
concatencated together to form the script to execute at deferal time. Multiple defer statements
may be used, they are executed in the order of last-in, first-out. The return value is an
identifier which can be used later with defer::cancel::defer::withvariableListscript
Defers execution of a script while copying the current value of some variables, whose names
specified in variableList, into the script. The script acts like a lambda but executes at the
same level as the defer::with call. The return value is the same as ::defer::defer::defer::autowithscript
The same as ::defer::with but uses all local variables in the variable list.
::defer::cancel ?id...?
Cancels the execution of a defered action. The id argument is the identifier returned by
::defer::defer, ::defer::with, or ::defer::autowith. Any number of arguments may be supplied, and
all of the IDs supplied will be cancelled.
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2017, Roy Keene
tcllib 1.1 defer(3tcl)
Description
The defer commands allow a developer to schedule actions to happen as part of the current variable scope
terminating. This is most useful for dealing with cleanup activities. Since the defered actions always
execute, and always execute in the reverse order from which the defer statements themselves execute, the
programmer can schedule the cleanup of a resource (for example, a channel) as soon as that resource is
acquired. Then, later if the procedure or lambda ends, either due to an error, or an explicit return,
the cleanup of that resource will always occur.
Examples
package require defer 1
apply {{} {
set fd [open /dev/null]
defer::defer close $fd
}}
Keywords
cleanup, golang
Name
defer - Defered execution
References
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Synopsis
package require Tcl8.69
package require defer?1.1?::defer::defer ?command? ?arg1? ?arg2? ?argN...?
::defer::withvariableListscript::defer::autowithscript::defer::cancel ?id...?
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