Tcl_SetRecursionLimit(3Tcl)Tcl_SetRecursionLimit(3Tcl)NAME
Tcl_SetRecursionLimit - set maximum allowable nesting depth in
interpreter
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
int
Tcl_SetRecursionLimit(interp, depth)
ARGUMENTS
Tcl_Interp *interp (in) Interpreter whose recursion limit is to
be set. Must be greater than zero.
int depth (in) New limit for nested calls to Tcl_Eval
for interp.
DESCRIPTION
At any given time Tcl enforces a limit on the number of recursive calls
that may be active for Tcl_Eval and related procedures such as
Tcl_GlobalEval. Any call to Tcl_Eval that exceeds this depth is aborted
with an error. By default the recursion limit is 1000.
Tcl_SetRecursionLimit may be used to change the maximum allowable nesting
depth for an interpreter. The depth argument specifies a new limit for
interp, and Tcl_SetRecursionLimit returns the old limit. To read out the
old limit without modifying it, invoke Tcl_SetRecursionDepth with depth
equal to 0.
KEYWORDS
nesting depth, recursion
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