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Tcl_GetVersion(3)                          Tcl Library Procedures                          Tcl_GetVersion(3)



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NAME
       Tcl_GetVersion - get the version of the library at runtime

SYNOPSIS
       #include <tcl.h>

       Tcl_GetVersion(major, minor, patchLevel, type)

ARGUMENTS
       int          *major             (out)     Major version number of the Tcl library.

       int          *minor             (out)     Minor version number of the Tcl library.

       int          *patchLevel        (out)     The  patch  level of the Tcl library (or alpha or beta num-ber). number).
                                                 ber).

       Tcl_ReleaseType                 *type(out)
                                                 The type of release,  also  indicates  the  type  of  patch
                                                 level.  Can  be one of TCL_ALPHA_RELEASE, TCL_BETA_RELEASE,
                                                 or TCL_FINAL_RELEASE.
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DESCRIPTION
       Tcl_GetVersion should be used to query the version number of the Tcl library  at  runtime.   This  is
       useful  when  using  a  dynamically  loaded Tcl library or when writing a stubs-aware extension.  For
       instance, if you write an extension that is linked against the Tcl stubs library, it could be  loaded
       into  a  program  linked  to an older version of Tcl than you expected.  Use Tcl_GetVersion to verify
       that fact, and possibly to change the behavior of your extension.

       Tcl_GetVersion accepts NULL for any of the arguments. For instance if  you  do  not  care  about  the
       patchLevel of the library, pass a NULL for the patchLevel argument.


KEYWORDS
       version, patchlevel, major, minor, alpha, beta, release




Tcl                                                  7.5                                   Tcl_GetVersion(3)