diff --git a/src/testdir/test_visual.vim b/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
index 8b43423..fdc1982 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
@@ -1638,80 +1638,113 @@
   " Visual mode
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>vjl", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'tw'], 'v'->getregion('.', 'v'))
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'tw'], '.'->getregion('v', 'v'))
-  call assert_equal(['o'], 'v'->getregion('v', 'v'))
-  call assert_equal(['w'], '.'->getregion('.', 'v'))
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'], '.'->getregion('v', 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['on', 'tw'], '.'->getregion('v', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'tw'],
+        \ 'v'->getpos()->getregion(getpos('.')))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'tw'],
+        \ '.'->getpos()->getregion(getpos('v')))
+  call assert_equal(['o'],
+        \ 'v'->getpos()->getregion(getpos('v')))
+  call assert_equal(['w'],
+        \ '.'->getpos()->getregion(getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ getpos('.')->getregion(getpos('v'), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['on', 'tw'],
+        \ getpos('.')->getregion(getpos('v'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
 
   " Line visual mode
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>Vl", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal(['one'], getregion('v', '.', 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['one'], getregion('.', 'v', 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['one'], getregion('v', 'v', 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['one'], getregion('.', '.', 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['on'], '.'->getregion('v', 'v'))
-  call assert_equal(['on'], '.'->getregion('v', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('.'), getpos('v'), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('v'), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('.'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['on'],
+        \ getpos('.')->getregion(getpos('v'), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal(['on'],
+        \ getpos('.')->getregion(getpos('v'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
 
   " Block visual mode
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>\<C-v>ll", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal(['one'], getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
-  call assert_equal(['one'], getregion('.', 'v', "\<C-v>"))
-  call assert_equal(['o'], getregion('v', 'v', "\<C-v>"))
-  call assert_equal(['e'], getregion('.', '.', "\<C-v>"))
-  call assert_equal(['one'], '.'->getregion('v', 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['one'], '.'->getregion('v', 'v'))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('.'), getpos('v'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
+  call assert_equal(['o'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('v'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
+  call assert_equal(['e'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('.'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ '.'->getpos()->getregion(getpos('v'), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one'],
+        \ '.'->getpos()->getregion(getpos('v'), #{ type: 'v' }))
 
   " Using Marks
   call setpos("'a", [0, 2, 3, 0])
   call cursor(1, 1)
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'], "'a"->getregion('.', 'v'))
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'], "."->getregion("'a", 'v'))
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'], "."->getregion("'a", 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['two'], "'a"->getregion("'a", 'V'))
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'], "."->getregion("'a", "\<c-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ "'a"->getpos()->getregion(getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ "."->getpos()->getregion(getpos("'a"), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ "."->getpos()->getregion(getpos("'a"), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['two'],
+        \ "'a"->getpos()->getregion(getpos("'a"), #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ "."->getpos()->getregion(getpos("'a"), #{ type: "\<c-v>" }))
+
+  " Using List
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ [0, 2, 3, 0]->getregion(getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ '.'->getpos()->getregion([0, 2, 3, 0], #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ '.'->getpos()->getregion([0, 2, 3, 0], #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['two'],
+        \ [0, 2, 3, 0]->getregion([0, 2, 3, 0], #{ type: 'V' }))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two'],
+        \ '.'->getpos()->getregion([0, 2, 3, 0], #{ type: "\<c-v>" }))
 
   " Multiline with line visual mode
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>Vjj", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'three'], getregion('v', '.', 'V'))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'three'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'V' }))
 
   " Multiline with block visual mode
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>\<C-v>jj", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal(['o', 't', 't'], getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(['o', 't', 't'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
 
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>\<C-v>jj$", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'three'], getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'three'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
 
   " 'virtualedit'
   set virtualedit=all
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>\<C-v>10ljj$", 'tx')
   call assert_equal(['one   ', 'two   ', 'three '],
-        \ getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
   set virtualedit&
 
   " Invalid position
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<ESC>vjj$", 'tx')
-  call assert_fails("call getregion(1, 2, 'v')", 'E1174:')
-  call assert_fails("call getregion('.', {}, 'v')", 'E1174:')
-  call assert_equal([], getregion('', '.', 'v'))
-  call assert_equal([], getregion('.', '.', ''))
-  call feedkeys("\<ESC>", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal([], getregion('v', '.', 'v'))
+  call assert_fails("call getregion(1, 2)", 'E1211:')
+  call assert_fails("call getregion(getpos('.'), {})", 'E1211:')
+  call assert_equal([], getregion(getpos('.'), getpos('.'), #{ type: '' }))
 
-  " using an unset mark
-  call assert_equal([], "'z"->getregion(".", 'V'))
   " using the wrong type
-  call assert_fails(':echo "."->getregion([],"V")', 'E1174:')
-  call assert_fails(':echo "."->getregion("$", {})', 'E1174:')
-  call assert_fails(':echo [0, 1, 1, 0]->getregion("$", "v")', 'E1174:')
+  call assert_fails(':echo "."->getpos()->getregion("$", [])', 'E1211:')
+
   " using a mark in another buffer
   new
   let newbuf = bufnr()
@@ -1719,8 +1752,8 @@
   normal! GmA
   wincmd p
   call assert_equal([newbuf, 10, 1, 0], getpos("'A"))
-  call assert_equal([], getregion(".", "'A", 'v'))
-  call assert_equal([], getregion("'A", ".", 'v'))
+  call assert_equal([], getregion(getpos('.'), getpos("'A"), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal([], getregion(getpos("'A"), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
   exe newbuf .. 'bwipe!'
 
   bwipe!
@@ -1734,26 +1767,47 @@
   call cursor(1, 3)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>\<C-v>ljj", 'xt')
   call assert_equal(['cd', "\u00ab ", '34'],
-        \ getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
   call cursor(1, 4)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>\<C-v>ljj", 'xt')
   call assert_equal(['de', "\U0001f1e7", '45'],
-        \ getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
   call cursor(1, 5)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>\<C-v>jj", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(['e', ' ', '5'], getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(['e', ' ', '5'],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>vj", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(['abcdefghijk«', "\U0001f1e6"], getregion('v', '.', "v"))
+  call assert_equal(['abcdefghijk«', "\U0001f1e6"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
   " marks on multibyte chars
   set selection=exclusive
   call setpos("'a", [0, 1, 11, 0])
   call setpos("'b", [0, 2, 16, 0])
   call setpos("'c", [0, 2, 0, 0])
   call cursor(1, 1)
-  call assert_equal(['ghijk', '🇨«🇩'], getregion("'a", "'b", "\<c-v>"))
-  call assert_equal(['k«', '🇦«🇧«🇨'], getregion("'a", "'b", "v"))
-  call assert_equal(['k«'], getregion("'a", "'c", "v"))
+  call assert_equal(['ghijk', '🇨«🇩'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: "\<c-v>" }))
+  call assert_equal(['k«', '🇦«🇧«🇨'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  call assert_equal(['k«'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'c"), #{ type: 'v' }))
+
+  " use inclusive selection, although 'selection' is exclusive
+  call setpos("'a", [0, 1, 11, 0])
+  call setpos("'b", [0, 1, 1, 0])
+  call assert_equal(['abcdefghijk'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: "\<c-v>", exclusive: v:false }))
+  call assert_equal(['abcdefghij'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: "\<c-v>", exclusive: v:true }))
+  call assert_equal(['abcdefghijk'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: 'v', exclusive: 0 }))
+  call assert_equal(['abcdefghij'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: 'v', exclusive: 1 }))
+  call assert_equal(['abcdefghijk«'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: 'V', exclusive: 0 }))
+  call assert_equal(['abcdefghijk«'],
+        \ getregion(getpos("'a"), getpos("'b"), #{ type: 'V', exclusive: 1 }))
 
   bwipe!
 
@@ -1763,31 +1817,71 @@
   call setline(1, ["a\tc", "x\tz", '', ''])
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>v2l", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(["a\t"], getregion('v', '.', 'v'))
+  call assert_equal(["a\t"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>v$G", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz", ''], getregion('v', '.', 'v'))
+  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz", ''],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>v$j", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz"], getregion('v', '.', 'v'))
+  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>\<C-v>$j", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz"], getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>\<C-v>$G", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(["a", "x", '', ''], getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(["a", "x", '', ''],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>wv2j", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(["c", "x\tz"], getregion('v', '.', 'v'))
+  call assert_equal(["c", "x\tz"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
+  set selection&
+
+  " Exclusive selection 2
+  new
+  call setline(1, ["a\tc", "x\tz", '', ''])
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call feedkeys("\<Esc>v2l", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(["a\t"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ exclusive: v:true }))
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call feedkeys("\<Esc>v$G", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz", ''],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ exclusive: v:true }))
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call feedkeys("\<Esc>v$j", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ exclusive: v:true }))
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call feedkeys("\<Esc>\<C-v>$j", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(["a\tc", "x\tz"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'),
+        \           #{ exclusive: v:true, type: "\<C-v>" }))
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call feedkeys("\<Esc>\<C-v>$G", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(["a", "x", '', ''],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'),
+        \           #{ exclusive: v:true, type: "\<C-v>" }))
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call feedkeys("\<Esc>wv2j", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal(["c", "x\tz"],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ exclusive: v:true }))
 
   " virtualedit
+  set selection=exclusive
   set virtualedit=all
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>2lv2lj", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(['      c', 'x   '], getregion('v', '.', 'v'))
+  call assert_equal(['      c', 'x   '],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: 'v' }))
   call cursor(1, 1)
   call feedkeys("\<Esc>2l\<C-v>2l2j", 'xt')
-  call assert_equal(['  ', '  ', '  '], getregion('v', '.', "\<C-v>"))
+  call assert_equal(['  ', '  ', '  '],
+        \ getregion(getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: "\<C-v>" }))
   set virtualedit&
   set selection&