TACL Reference Manual

Built-In Functions and Variables
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#DELTA Built-In Function
xFC Changes lines to
lowercase
Lines from P to x
EOLs changed to
lowercase
-
y,xFC Changes characters
to lowercase
Chars y through x
changed to
lowercase
-
x@FC Changes lines to
uppercase
Lines from P to x
EOLs changed to
uppercase
-
y,x@FC Changes characters
to uppercase
Chars y through x
changed to
uppercase
-
Itext$
*
Inserts text Text inserted at P P = P + size
xI Inserts ASCII
character
Character
inserted at P
P = P + 1
y,xI Inserts y*ASCII
characters
y number of
characters
inserted at P
P = P + y
xJ Jump characters - P = x
xK Kills lines Lines from P to x
EOLs deleted
-
y,xK Kills characters Chars from y to x
deleted
P = y
xL Moves pointer by
lines
-P = x EOLs
xStext$
*
Searches - P = xth occurrence
x:Stext$
*
Searches with return
code
- P = xth occurrence. If found,
X=-1; if not, X=0
xT Types lines - -
y,x T Types
chars
--
@Tvar$ Types variable level
contents
--
:Ttext$
*
Types text - -
xV Views lines - -
x:V Views lines and
show ends
--
Table 9-6. Text Manipulation Commands (page2of3)
Command Description Effect on Buffer Effect on X, Y, and Pointer (P)