The most confusing thing is the use of the term "value". In Tcl, the value is the contents of a variable. In the Windows Registry, the value is the variable. So in Tcl we would say we have a variable abc
with value 123
. With the Windows Registry, we would say we have a value with name abc
and data 123
.
We hope the table below will help you get the terminology straight.
Tcl | Windows Registry |
Variable | Value |
Variable Name | Value Name |
Variable Value | Value Data |
Dict | Key/Tree |
Dict Key | Subkey or Value Name |
Dict Value | Subtree or Value Data |
Nested Dict | Subkey/Subtree |