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Tcl/Tk 8.5 Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Tcl/Tk 8.5 Programming Cookbook With over 100 recipes, this Cookbook is ideal for both beginners and advanced Tcl/Tk programmers. From the basics to creating applications, it‚Äôs full of indispensable tips and tricks to make the most of the language.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2011
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849512985
Length 236 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Tcl/Tk 8.5 Programming Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
1. Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
2. www.PacktPub.com
3. Preface
1. The Tcl Shell FREE CHAPTER 2. Using the Building Blocks Control Constructs 3. Error Handling 4. Handling String Expressions 5. Expanding String Functionality Using Lists 6. The Tcl Dictionary 7. File Operations 8. Tk GUI Programming with Tcl/Tk 9. Configuring and Controlling Tk Widgets 10. Geometry Management 11. Using Tcl Built-in Dialog Windows 12. Creating and Managing Menus 13. Creating the Address Book Application

Converting a string to title


The second keyword that Tcl provides to alter the case of a string is totitle. As its name implies, the totitle keyword returns a string with the first Unicode character capitalized.

The syntax of the string command is as follows:

string totitle string first last

When invoked with the totitle keyword the string command will convert the value stored in string to its title equivalent.

How to do it…

In the following example, we will convert a string that contains only lowercase characters to its title case. Return values from the commands are provided for clarity. Enter the following command:

% string totitle "john"
John

How it works…

The title command converts the first character of a string to its Unicode title case variant. If no title variant exists, it is converted to uppercase. If an optional index value is passed in the first location, the conversion will commence at that location. If an index value is passed in the last location, this will designate the location...

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