In most cases I do try to use setResult(). However, there are places where,
for example, progress information is displayed. This info is for the user's
benefit while the command is being executed. To wait until the command has
finished would defeat this purpose.
Good idea, though.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Boyce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 8:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Jacl
> Subject: [Tcl Java] Re: [Tcl Java] more on redirecting stdin/stdout
>
>
> Instead of doing puts, you should use the setResult() method.
>
> e.g.
>
> interp.setResult( "Result of the command" );
>
> The Jacl interpreter will then write the string to the console.
> You can also save the output of the command like this:
>
> set ret [my_custom_cmd arg1 arg2]
> if { $ret == "expected result" } {
> puts "test passed"
> } else {
> puts "test failed"
> }
>
> -Shawn
>
> Thomas McKay wrote:
>
> > Okay, I found the archive at
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/tcljava@scriptics.com/ .
> >
> > Here's what I'm trying to do... Some of my custom command extensions to
> > Jacl generate textual output. Now right now they simply print it in a
> > console area of my application. My goal is to use the Jacl
> test framework
> > to "catch" this output and compare it to what is expected. Now
> since the
> > commands are effectively calling puts rather than returning a result, is
> > there any standard way in Jacl (Tcl) to trap this?
> >
> > The one thought I had is to write a special command that forces
> stdin/stderr
> > to a string which is then returned. Maybe eval can already do this?
> >
> > ---
> > Thomas McKay
> >
> > Project Leader
> > Microcosm Technologies, Inc.
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