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.so man.macros
.TH Blt_TreeNodeId 3 BLT_VERSION BLT "BLT Library Procedures"
.BS
.SH NAME
Blt_TreeNodeId \- Returns the node serial number.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fB#include <bltTree.h>\fR
.sp
unsigned int
\fBBlt_TreeNodeId\fR(\fInode\fR)
.SH ARGUMENTS
.AS Blt_TreeNode node 
.AP Blt_TreeNode node in
Node whose ID is to be returned.  
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
This procedure returns the node serial number.  The node serial number
is useful for programs that export the tree data object to the Tcl
programming level.  Since node labels (and therefore pathnames) are
not unique, the ID can be used to uniquely identify a node.  
.PP
The arguments are as follows:
.TP 1i
\fInode\fR
The node whose serial number is returned.  The serial number of 
the root node for example is always 0.
.SH RETURNS
The serial number of the node.  Nodes are given a unique serial number
when they are created.  You can use the ID to later retrieve the node
using \fBBlt_TreeGetNode\fR.  
.SH EXAMPLE
The following example prints the ID of a node. 
.CS
printf("root ID is %s\\n", Blt_TreeNodeId(node));
.CE
.SH KEYWORDS
Tcl_TreeCreateNode, Tcl_TreeDeleteNode