patch 9.1.0155: can only get getregion() from current buffer
Problem: can only call getregion() for current buffer
Solution: Allow to retrieve selections from different buffers
(Shougo Matsushita)
closes: #14131
Co-authored-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Shougo Matsushita <Shougo.Matsu@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_visual.vim b/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
index 795f63e..b80f43e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_visual.vim
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@
#" using the wrong type
call assert_fails(':echo "."->getpos()->getregion("$", [])', 'E1211:')
- #" using a mark in another buffer
+ #" using a mark from another buffer to current buffer
new
VAR newbuf = bufnr()
call setline(1, range(10))
@@ -1757,6 +1757,20 @@
call assert_equal([], getregion(getpos('.'), getpos("'A"), {'type': 'v' }))
call assert_equal([], getregion(getpos("'A"), getpos('.'), {'type': 'v' }))
exe $':{newbuf}bwipe!'
+
+ #" using a mark from another buffer to another buffer
+ new
+ VAR anotherbuf = bufnr()
+ call setline(1, range(10))
+ normal! GmA
+ normal! GmB
+ wincmd p
+ call assert_equal([anotherbuf, 10, 1, 0], getpos("'A"))
+ call assert_equal(['9'], getregion(getpos("'B"), getpos("'A"), {'type': 'v' }))
+ exe $':{anotherbuf}bwipe!'
+
+ #" using invalid buffer
+ call assert_equal([], getregion([10000, 10, 1, 0], [10000, 10, 1, 0]))
END
call v9.CheckLegacyAndVim9Success(lines)
@@ -1907,4 +1921,18 @@
call v9.CheckLegacyAndVim9Success(lines)
endfunc
+func Test_getregion_invalid_buf()
+ new
+ help
+ call cursor(5, 7)
+ norm! mA
+ call cursor(5, 18)
+ norm! mB
+ call assert_equal(['Move around:'], getregion(getpos("'A"), getpos("'B")))
+ " close the help window
+ q
+ call assert_equal([], getregion(getpos("'A"), getpos("'B")))
+ bwipe!
+endfunc
+
" vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab