patch 8.2.1380: Vim9: return type of getreg() is always a string
Problem: Vim9: return type of getreg() is always a string.
Solution: Use list of strings when there are three arguments. (closes #6633)
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index a631fd9..a421690 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -393,6 +393,15 @@
return &t_any;
}
+ static type_T *
+ret_getreg(int argcount, type_T **argtypes UNUSED)
+{
+ // Assume that if the third argument is passed it's non-zero
+ if (argcount == 3)
+ return &t_list_string;
+ return &t_string;
+}
+
static type_T *ret_f_function(int argcount, type_T **argtypes);
/*
@@ -641,7 +650,7 @@
{"getpid", 0, 0, 0, ret_number, f_getpid},
{"getpos", 1, 1, FEARG_1, ret_list_number, f_getpos},
{"getqflist", 0, 1, 0, ret_list_or_dict_0, f_getqflist},
- {"getreg", 0, 3, FEARG_1, ret_string, f_getreg},
+ {"getreg", 0, 3, FEARG_1, ret_getreg, f_getreg},
{"getreginfo", 0, 1, FEARG_1, ret_dict_any, f_getreginfo},
{"getregtype", 0, 1, FEARG_1, ret_string, f_getregtype},
{"gettabinfo", 0, 1, FEARG_1, ret_list_dict_any, f_gettabinfo},