patch 8.2.2606: strchars() defaults to counting composing characters
Problem: strchars() defaults to counting composing characters.
Solution: Add strcharlen() which ignores composing characters.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 92f0206..3e5c6ee 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2923,10 +2923,11 @@
ASCII/UTF8 value
str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
Number convert String to Number
+strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len}])
String {len} characters of {str} at
character {start}
-strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character length of the String {expr}
+strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
@@ -10276,6 +10277,19 @@
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetText()->str2nr()
+
+strcharlen({expr}) *strcharlen()*
+ The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
+ in String {expr}. Composing characters are ignored.
+ |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
+ composing characters separately.
+
+ Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetText()->strcharlen()
+
+
strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len}]) *strcharpart()*
Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
of byte index and length. Composing characters are counted
@@ -10288,12 +10302,15 @@
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetText()->strcharpart(5)
+
strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
in String {expr}.
When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
counted separately.
When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
+ |strcharlen()| does the same.
+
Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
{skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward