patch 8.1.1692: using *{} for literal dict is not backwards compatible
Problem: Using *{} for literal dict is not backwards compatible. (Yasuhiro
Matsumoto)
Solution: Use ~{} instead.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 1944fdd8..b100682 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
value. |Dictionary|
Examples:
{'blue': "#0000ff", 'red': "#ff0000"}
- *{blue: "#0000ff", red: "#ff0000"}
+ ~{blue: "#0000ff", red: "#ff0000"}
Funcref A reference to a function |Funcref|.
Example: function("strlen")
@@ -482,10 +482,10 @@
Number will be converted to the String '4'. The empty string can also be used
as a key.
*literal-Dict*
-To avoid having to put quotes around every key the *{} form can be used. This
+To avoid having to put quotes around every key the ~{} form can be used. This
does require the key to consist only of ASCII letters, digits, '-' and '_'.
Example: >
- let mydict = *{zero: 0, one_key: 1, two-key: 2, 333: 3}
+ let mydict = ~{zero: 0, one_key: 1, two-key: 2, 333: 3}
Note that 333 here is the string "333". Empty keys are not possible here.
A value can be any expression. Using a Dictionary for a value creates a