## 27.7 Variables

The class `Tk.variable` provides the following methods. Note that it does not provide a method for closing.

`tkInit`

  > > `tkInit(``+Tcl``<= unit)`

  Creates a new tickle variable with initial value `Tcl`.

`tkSet`

  > > `tkSet(``+Tcl``)`

  Sets the variable's value to `+Tcl`.

`tkReturn`

  > > `tkReturn(...` `?S``)
  > > tkReturnString(...` `?S``)
  > > tkReturnAtom(...` `?A``)
  > > tkReturnInt(...` `?IB``)
  > > tkReturnFloat(...` `?FB``)
  > > tkReturnList(...` `?Ss``)
  > > tkReturnListString(...` `?Ss``)
  > > tkReturnListAtom(...` `?As``)
  > > tkReturnListInt(...` `?IBs``)
  > > tkReturnListFloat(...` `?FBs``)`

  Returns the current value of the variable.