Tcl - uplevel to run code at calling level

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Tcl procs (they're Tcl's functions) can pass information back via the return command, and they can access data in the top level of code via the global commands. Incoming parameters can be passed in 'by name' so that any values altered within the proc are also altered in the calling code - there's an example here using the upvar command and another here.

A further facility - uplevel - allows you to run a command in the scope of the proc that called your code. It can be useful for setting an extra return value, but it's also a command that allows all sorts of horrors - so be careful. And remember that any variables that you reference in the uplevel command that are prefixed with a $ will be interpretted / substituted before the uplevel command is even run - so will be from the local scope. There's an example of uplevel in use here if you want to see what I mean!
(written 2009-10-24)

Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles

T213 - Tcl/Tk - Libraries, Packages and Namespaces
  [146] example of Tcl namespaces and packages - (2004-12-10)
  [1339] Packages and Namespaces are like Suitcases and Aircraft - (2007-09-09)
  [1529] Tcl - learning how to use namespaces, packages and libraries together - (2008-02-02)
  [3066] Separating groups of variables into namespaces - (2010-11-24)
  [3417] What is a namespace and why do we need them? - (2011-09-03)
  [3418] Tcl packages, pkg_mkIndex, pkgIndex.tcl -what are they and why use them. - (2011-09-03)
  [4522] Loading packages in your Tcl program - (2015-10-09)

T207 - Tcl/Tk - Procedures and Variable Scope
  [96] Variable Scope - (2004-10-22)
  [122] Passing arrays to procs in Tcl - (2004-11-18)
  [308] Call by name v call by value - (2005-05-11)
  [409] Functions and commands with dangerous names - (2005-08-11)
  [775] Do not duplicate your code - (2006-06-23)
  [1163] A better alternative to cutting and pasting code - (2007-04-26)
  [1404] Tcl - global, upvar and uplevel. - (2007-10-24)
  [1782] Calling procs in Tcl and how it compares to Perl - (2008-09-02)
  [2466] Tcl - passing arrays and strings in and back out of procs - (2009-10-22)
  [2520] Global and Enable - two misused words! - (2009-11-30)
  [2929] Passing a variable number of parameters in to a function / method - (2010-08-20)
  [3192] Tcl - Some example of HOW TO in handling data files and formats - (2011-03-04)
  [3414] Passing back multiple results in Tcl - upvar and uplevel - (2011-09-01)
  [3629] Sharing lots of values in Tcl without having lots of global declarations - (2012-02-28)
  [4398] Accessing variables across subroutine boundaries - Perl, Python, Java and Tcl - (2015-01-18)

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