Consider the following situation:
namespace eval ::mydialog {}
proc ::mydialog::show {w varName args} {
upvar 1 $varName theVar
# now I can access theVar
# (1)
# code defining/creating my window
# here some widgets for user interaction are created,
# some of which will call ::mydialog::_someCallback
wm protocol $w WM_DELETE_WINDOW [list ::mydialog::close $w]
}
proc ::mydialog::_someCallback {} {
# how do I access theVar here?
# (2)
}
proc ::mydialog::close { w } {
# here some changes are supposed to be written back into varName in the calling scope,
# how do I do that?!
# (3)
destroy $w
}
Im trying to figure out how to (a) get a variable from the calling scope (b) have it available in all three procs and (c) writing any changes back into said variable.
(a) I would normally solve using 'upvar 1 $varName theVar' (b) I would normally solve with a namespace variable (c) As long as we only have one proc that would happen automaticly with (a) due to the fact that we would be working on a local alias of that variable
The problem is that upvar only works (at least as intended) in (1). I could use upvar in (1) and save/copy into a namespace variable, that would solve (a) and (b), but not (c).
I would be gratefull if someone could point me in the right direction here.
Also, as I'm relativly new to Tcl/Tk my concept might not be ideal, suggestions toward a better design are welcome too.