12.5.20    incr

Description:   Increment the value of a variable

Syntax:         incr varName ?increment?

      

Argument:     variable, increment amount (default is 1)

Returns:        value of variable plus increment

See Also:       variable

 

Examples:       incr int 1

          

Increments the value of variable varName. The value of the variable must be an integer. If increment is supplied then its value (which must be an integer) is added to the value of variable varName; otherwise 1 is added to varName. The new value is stored in variable varName and also returned as result.