Syntax sugar for "dict set" and "dict get".
rename set _set proc set {args} { if {[llength $args] <= 2} { uplevel [list _set {*}$args] } else { uplevel [list dict set {*}$args] } } proc get {dict args} { uplevel dict get [list $dict] $args }
This over-loads plain-old "set" to allow "set dict_var key... $value" as shorthand for "dict set dict_var key... $value". Normal "set" behaviour is retained.
"get" is there too for symmetry.
Some may see this as heresy, but I think it makes dictionary-heavy scripts more readable :)
AMG: Avoiding [uplevel] which is slightly more dangerous than [eval]:
rename set _set proc set {varName args} { upvar 1 $varName var if {[llength $args] <= 1} { _set var {*}$args } else { dict set var {*}$args } } interp alias {} get {} dict get
Also, because no caller variables are being accessed, there's no reason to use [uplevel] in your [get] command. I used [interp alias] to create an alias, since renaming (actually, partial application of command prefixes) is all that's happening. It's also possible to write: proc get {dict args} {dict get $dict {*}$args}.