commit 3e518a8ec74065aedd67d352c93d6ae6be550316
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Tue Aug 30 17:45:33 2022 +0100
committer Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Tue Aug 30 17:45:33 2022 +0100
tree 239505fa04b1012bfccad56d6cc3f7f6517bfe78
parent f92cfb1acc3fef74eef0c83c1a35a2b6a9f93a9b

patch 9.0.0331: cannot use items() on a string

Problem:    Cannot use items() on a string.
Solution:   Make items() work on a string. (closes #11016)

src/testdir/test_listdict.vim

diff --git a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
index c87d701..89c4243 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
@@ -206,7 +206,16 @@
   endfor
   call assert_equal([[0, 'a'], [1, 'b'], [2, 'c']], r)
 
-  call assert_fails('call items(3)', 'E1227:')
+  call assert_fails('call items(3)', 'E1225:')
+endfunc
+
+func Test_string_items()
+  let r = []
+  let s = 'ábツ'
+  for [idx, val] in items(s)
+    call extend(r, [[idx, val]])
+  endfor
+  call assert_equal([[0, 'á'], [1, 'b'], [2, 'ツ']], r)
 endfunc
 
 " Test removing items in list