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Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -070031appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000032 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -070033 in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000034argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +020070bindtextdomain({package}, {path})
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +020071 Bool bind text domain to specified path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000072blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
73browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
74 String put up a file requester
75browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
76bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
77bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
78buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
79bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
80bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
81bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
82bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
83bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
84bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
85byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010086byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
88byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
89 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000090call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
91 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
92ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
93ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
94ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
95ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
96ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
98ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
99 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
100ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
101ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
102ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
103ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
104ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
105ch_open({address} [, {options}])
106 Channel open a channel to {address}
107ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
108ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
109 Blob read Blob from {handle}
110ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
111 String read raw from {handle}
112ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
114ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
115 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
116ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
117 none set options for {handle}
118ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
119 String status of channel {handle}
120changenr() Number current change number
121char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
122charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000123charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100124charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000125 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
126chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
127cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
128clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000129col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000130complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
131complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
132complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
133complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
134confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
135 Number number of choice picked by user
136copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
137cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
138cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
139count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
140 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
141cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
142 Number checks existence of cscope connection
143cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
144 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
145cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
146debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
147deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
148delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
149deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
150 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
151did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100152diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
153 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000154diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
155diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
156digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
157digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200158digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Bool register |digraph|
159digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Bool register multiple |digraph|s
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000160echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
161empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
162environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100163err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000164escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
165eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
166eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
167executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
168execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
169exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
170exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
171exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
172exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
173expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
174 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100175expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
176 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000177extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
179extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
180 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
181 List or Dictionary
182feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +0200183filecopy({from}, {to}) Number |TRUE| if copying file {from} to {to}
184 worked
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000185filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
186filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
187filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
188 remove items from {expr1} where
189 {expr2} is 0
190finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
191 String find directory {name} in {path}
192findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
193 String find file {name} in {path}
194flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
195flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
196 List flatten a copy of {list}
197float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
198floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
199fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
200fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
201fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
202foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
203foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
204foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
205foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
206foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100207foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
208 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000209foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100210fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000211funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
212 Funcref reference to function {name}
213function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
214 Funcref named reference to function {name}
215garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
216get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
217get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
218get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
219getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
220getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
221 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000222getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000223getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
224 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000225getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200227getchar([{expr}]) Number or String
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000228 get one character from the user
229getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
230getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
231getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200232getcharstr([{expr}]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
234 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdline() String return the current command-line
236getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100237getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
238 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000239getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
240getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
241getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
242 List list of cmdline completion matches
243getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
244getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
245getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
246getenv({name}) String return environment variable
247getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
248getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
249getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
250getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
251getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
252getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
253getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
254 List list of jump list items
255getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
256getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
257getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
258getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
259getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
260getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
261getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000262getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000263getpid() Number process ID of Vim
264getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
265getqflist() List list of quickfix items
266getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
267getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
268 String or List contents of a register
269getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100270getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100271 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +0200272getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
273 List get a list of positions for a region
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000274getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100275getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000276gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
277gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
278 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
279gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
280 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
281gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +0200282gettext({text} [, {package}]) String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000283getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000284getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000285getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
286getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
287getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
288 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
289glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
290 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
291glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
292globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
293 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
294has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
295has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
296haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
297 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
298 or |:tcd|
299hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
300 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
301histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
302histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
303histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
304histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
305hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
306hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
307hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
308hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
309hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
310iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
Ernie Rael05124252024-07-11 22:10:45 +0200311id({item}) String get unique identity string of item
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000312indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
313index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
314 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100315indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
316 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000317input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
318 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100319inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000320 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
321inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
322inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
323inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
324inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
325insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200326instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000327interrupt() none interrupt script execution
328invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100329isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000330isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
331isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
332 (positive or negative)
333islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
334isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
335items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
336job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
337job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
338job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
339job_start({command} [, {options}])
340 Job start a job
341job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
342job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
343join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
344js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
345js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
346json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
347json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
348keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100349keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
350 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000351len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
352libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
353libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
354line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
355line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
356lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
357list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
358list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
359listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
360 Number add a callback to listen to changes
361listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
362listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
363localtime() Number current time
364log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
365log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
366luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
367map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
368 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
369maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
370 String or Dict
371 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
372mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
373 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100374maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000375mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
376 like |map()| but creates a new List or
377 Dictionary
378mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
379match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
380 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
381matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
382 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
383matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
384 Number highlight positions with {group}
385matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100386matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
387 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000388matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
389matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
390 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
391matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
392 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
393matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
394 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
395matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
396 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
397matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
398 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100399matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
400 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000401matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
402 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
403max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
404menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
405min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000406mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000407 Number create directory {name}
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200408mode([{expr}]) String current editing mode
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000409mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
410nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
411nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
412or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
413pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
414perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
415popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
416popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
417popup_clear() none close all popup windows
418popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
419popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
420popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
421popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
422popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100423popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000424popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
425popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
426popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
427popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
428popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
429popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
430popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
431popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
432popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
433popup_notification({what}, {options})
434 Number create a notification popup window
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200435popup_setbuf({id}, {buf}) Bool set the buffer for the popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000436popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
437 none set options for popup window {id}
438popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
439popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
440pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
441prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
442printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
443prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
444prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
445prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
446prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
447prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
448prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
449 none add multiple text properties
450prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
451 none remove all text properties
452prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
453 Dict search for a text property
454prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
455prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
456 Number remove a text property
457prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
458prop_type_change({name}, {props})
459 none change an existing property type
460prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
461 none delete a property type
462prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
463 Dict get property type values
464prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
465pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
466pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
467py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
468pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
469pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
470rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
471range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
472 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100473readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
474 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000475readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
476 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
477readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
478 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
479readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
480 List get list of lines from file {fname}
481reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
482 any reduce {object} using {func}
483reg_executing() String get the executing register name
484reg_recording() String get the recording register name
485reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
486reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
487reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
488remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
489 String send expression
490remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
491remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
492 Number check for reply string
493remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
494 String read reply string
495remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
496 String send key sequence
497remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
498remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
499 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
500remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
501 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
502remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
503rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100504repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
505 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000506resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100507reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
508 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000509round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
510rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
511screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
512screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
513screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
514screencol() Number current cursor column
515screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
516screenrow() Number current cursor row
517screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
518search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
519 Number search for {pattern}
520searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
521searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
522 Number search for variable declaration
523searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
524 Number search for other end of start/end pair
525searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
526 List search for other end of start/end pair
527searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
528 List search for {pattern}
529server2client({clientid}, {string})
530 Number send reply string
531serverlist() String get a list of available servers
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700532setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000533 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700534 {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000535setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
536 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
537setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
538setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
539setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100540setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000541setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
542setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
543setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
544setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
545setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
546setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
547 Number modify location list using {list}
548setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
549 Number modify specific location list props
550setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
551setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
552setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
553setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
554 Number modify specific quickfix list props
555setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
556settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
557settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
558 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
559 page {tabnr} to {val}
560settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
561 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
562setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
563sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
564shellescape({string} [, {special}])
565 String escape {string} for use as shell
566 command argument
567shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
568sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
569sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
570sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
571sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
572 List get a list of placed signs
573sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
574 Number jump to a sign
575sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
576 Number place a sign
577sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
578sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
579sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
580sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
581 Number unplace a sign
582sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
583simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
584sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
585sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
586slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
587 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000588sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
589 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000590sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
591sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
592 Number play an event sound
593sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
594 Number play sound file {path}
595sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
596soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
597spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
598spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
599 List spelling suggestions
600split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
601 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
602sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
603srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
604state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
605str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
606str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
607 ASCII/UTF-8 value
608str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
609 Number convert String to Number
610strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
611strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
612 String {len} characters of {str} at
613 character {start}
614strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
615strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
616strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
617strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
618stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
619 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
620string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
621strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
622strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
623 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
624 byte {start}
625strptime({format}, {timestring})
626 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
627strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
628 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
629strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100630strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
631 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000632strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
633submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
634 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
635substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
636 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000637swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000638swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
639swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
640synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
641synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
642 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
643synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
644synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
645synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
646system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
647systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
648tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
649tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
650tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
651tagfiles() List tags files used
652taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
653tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
654tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
655tempname() String name for a temporary file
656term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
657 Number display difference between two dumps
658term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
659 Number displaying a screen dump
660term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
661 none dump terminal window contents
662term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
663term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
664term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
665term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
666term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
667term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
668term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
669term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
670term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
671term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
672term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
673term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
674term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
675term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
676term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
677 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
678term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
679term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
680term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
681term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
682 none set the size of a terminal
683term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
684term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
685terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
686test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
687 none make memory allocation fail
688test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
689test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
690test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
691test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
692test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000693test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000694test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000695test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
696 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000697test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
698test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
699test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
700test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
701test_null_job() Job null value for testing
702test_null_list() List null value for testing
703test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
704test_null_string() String null value for testing
705test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
706test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
707test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000708test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
709test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200710test_srand_seed([{seed}]) none set seed for testing srand()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000711test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
712test_void() any void value for testing
713timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
714timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
715timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
716 Number create a timer
717timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
718timer_stopall() none stop all timers
719tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
720toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
721tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
722 to chars in {tostr}
723trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
724 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
725trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
726type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
727typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
728undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500729undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000730uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
731 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100732utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
733 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000734values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200735virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
736 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100737 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100738virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
739 Number byte index of a character on screen
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200740visualmode([{expr}]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000741wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
742win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
743 String execute {command} in window {id}
744win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
745win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
746win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
747win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
748win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
749win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000750win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
751win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000752win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
753win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
754 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
755winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
756wincol() Number window column of the cursor
757windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
758winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
759winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
760winline() Number window line of the cursor
761winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
762winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
763winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
764winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
765winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
766wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
767writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
768 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
769xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
770
771==============================================================================
7722. Details *builtin-function-details*
773
774Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
775specific functionality.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200776Return type specifies the type for |Vim9-script|, see |vim9-types|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000777
778abs({expr}) *abs()*
779 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
780 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
781 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
782 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
783 Examples: >
784 echo abs(1.456)
785< 1.456 >
786 echo abs(-5.456)
787< 5.456 >
788 echo abs(-4)
789< 4
790
791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
792 Compute()->abs()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200793<
794 Return type: |Number| or |Float| depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000795
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000796
797acos({expr}) *acos()*
798 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
799 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
800 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100801 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000802 Examples: >
803 :echo acos(0)
804< 1.570796 >
805 :echo acos(-0.5)
806< 2.094395
807
808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
809 Compute()->acos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200810<
811 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000812
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813
814add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
815 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
816 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
817 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
818 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
819< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
820 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
821 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
822 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100823 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000824
825 Can also be used as a |method|: >
826 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200827<
828 Return type: list<{type}> (depending on the given |List|) or
829 |Blob|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000830
831
832and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
833 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
834 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100835 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000836 Example: >
837 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
838< Can also be used as a |method|: >
839 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200840<
841 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000842
843
844append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
845 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
846 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
847 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
848 the current buffer.
849 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
850 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
851 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
852 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000853 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
854 no matter the value of {lnum}.
855 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
856 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000857 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
858 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
859
860< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
861 passed as the second argument: >
862 mylist->append(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200863<
864 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000865
866
867appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
868 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
869
870 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
871 |bufload()| if needed.
872
873 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
874
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000875 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
876 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
877 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
878 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000879
880 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
881 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
882
883 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
884 error message is given. Example: >
885 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000886< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
887 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
888
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000889 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
890 passed as the second argument: >
891 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200892<
893 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000894
895
896argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
897 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
898 |arglist|.
899 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
900 window is used.
901 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
902 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
903 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
904 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
905
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200906 Return type: |Number|
907
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000908 *argidx()*
909argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
910 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
911
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200912 Return type: |Number|
913
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000914 *arglistid()*
915arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
916 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
917 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
918 global argument list. See |arglist|.
919 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
920
921 Without arguments use the current window.
922 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
923 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
924 page.
925 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
926
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200927 Return type: |Number|
928
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000929 *argv()*
930argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
931 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
932 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
933 :let i = 0
934 :while i < argc()
935 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000936 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000937 : let i = i + 1
938 :endwhile
939< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
940 the whole |arglist| is returned.
941
942 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
943 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
944
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100945 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
946 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
947 argument is invalid.
948
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200949 Return type: |String|
950
951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000952asin({expr}) *asin()*
953 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
954 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
955 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
956 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100957 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
958 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000959 Examples: >
960 :echo asin(0.8)
961< 0.927295 >
962 :echo asin(-0.5)
963< -0.523599
964
965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
966 Compute()->asin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200967<
968 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000969
970assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
971
972
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000973atan({expr}) *atan()*
974 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
975 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
976 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100977 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000978 Examples: >
979 :echo atan(100)
980< 1.560797 >
981 :echo atan(-4.01)
982< -1.326405
983
984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
985 Compute()->atan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200986<
987 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000988
989
990atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
991 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
992 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
993 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100994 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
995 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000996 Examples: >
997 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
998< -0.785398 >
999 :echo atan2(1, -1)
1000< 2.356194
1001
1002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1003 Compute()->atan2(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001004<
1005 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001006
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001007
1008autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
1009 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1010
1011 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1012 the following optional items:
1013 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
1014 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1015 item is ignored.
1016 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
1017 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001018 This can be either a String with a single
1019 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001020 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1021 If this group doesn't exist then it is
1022 created. If not specified or empty, then the
1023 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001024 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
1025 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001026 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001027 which executes only once. Refer to
1028 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001029 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1030 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001031 present, then this item is ignored. This can
1032 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
1033 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001034 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1035 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1036 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1037 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001038 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001039
1040 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1041 Examples: >
1042 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1043 let acmd = {}
1044 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1045 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1046 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1047 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1048 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001049<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1051 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1052<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001053 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1054
1055
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001056autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1057 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1058
1059 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1060 the following optional items:
1061 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1062 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1063 item is ignored.
1064 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1065 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1066 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1067 group are deleted.
1068 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1069 If not specified or empty, then the default
1070 group is used.
1071 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1072 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1073 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1074 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1075 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1076 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1077 present, then this item is ignored.
1078
1079 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1080 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1081 is deleted.
1082
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001083 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001084 Examples: >
1085 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1086 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1087 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1088 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1089 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1090 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1091 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1092 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1093 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1094 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1095 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1096 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1097 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1098 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1099 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1100 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1101<
1102 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1103 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001104<
1105 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1106
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001107
1108autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1109 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1110 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1111
1112 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1113 items:
1114 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1115 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1116 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1117 error message. If set to an empty string,
1118 then the default autocmd group is used.
1119 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1120 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1121 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1122 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1123 results in an error message.
1124 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1125 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1126 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1127 {opts}.
1128
1129 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1130 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1131 the autocmd is defined.
1132 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1133 event Autocmd event name.
1134 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001135 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1136 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1137 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1138 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001139 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1140 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1141 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1142 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1143
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001144 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1145 or event or pattern is not found.
1146
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001147 Examples: >
1148 " :autocmd MyGroup
1149 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1150 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1151 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1152 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1153 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1154 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1155 " :autocmd Syntax
1156 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1157 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1158 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1159 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1160 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1161<
1162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1163 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1164<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001165 Return type: list<dict<any>>
1166
1167
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001168balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1169 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001170 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1171 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001172
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001173 Return type: |String|
1174
1175
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001176balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1177 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1178 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1179 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1180 split with |balloon_split()|.
1181 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1182
1183 Example: >
1184 func GetBalloonContent()
1185 " ... initiate getting the content
1186 return ''
1187 endfunc
1188 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1189
1190 func BalloonCallback(result)
1191 call balloon_show(a:result)
1192 endfunc
1193< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1194 GetText()->balloon_show()
1195<
1196 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1197 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1198 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1199 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001200 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001201
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001202 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1203 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001204 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1205 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1206
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001207 Return type: |Number|
1208
1209
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001210balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1211 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1212 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1213 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001214 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1215 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1217 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1218
1219< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1220 feature}
1221
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001222 Return type: list<any> or list<string>
1223
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001224bindtextdomain({package}, {path}) *bindtextdomain()*
1225 Bind a specific {package} to a {path} so that the
1226 |gettext()| function can be used to get language-specific
1227 translations for a package. {path} is the directory name
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02001228 for the translations. See |package-translation|.
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001229
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +02001230 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure (out of
1231 memory).
1232
1233 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001234
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001235blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1236 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1237 {blob}. Examples: >
1238 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1239 blob2list(0z) returns []
1240< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1241 opposite.
1242
1243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1244 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001245<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001246 Return type: list<any> or list<number>
1247
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001248 *browse()*
1249browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1250 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1251 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1252 The input fields are:
1253 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1254 {title} title for the requester
1255 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1256 {default} default file name
1257 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1258 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1259
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001260 Return type: |String|
1261
1262
1263browsedir({title}, {initdir}) *browsedir()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001264 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1265 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1266 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1267 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1268 to be used.
1269 The input fields are:
1270 {title} title for the requester
1271 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1272 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1273 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1274
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001275 Return type: |String|
1276
1277
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001278bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001279 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1280 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001281 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1282 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1283 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1284 buffer is always created.
1285 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1286 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1287 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1288 call bufload(bufnr)
1289 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001290< Returns 0 on error.
1291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001292 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001293<
1294 Return type: |Number|
1295
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001296
1297bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1298 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1299 {buf} exists.
1300 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1301 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1302
1303 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1304 exactly. The name can be:
1305 - Relative to the current directory.
1306 - A full path.
1307 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1308 - A URL name.
1309 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1310 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1311 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1312 long name to be able to find them.
1313 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1314 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1315 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1316 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1317 file name.
1318
1319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1320 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1321<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001322 Return type: |Number|
1323
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001324 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1325
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001326
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001327buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1328 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1329 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1330 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1331
1332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1333 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001334<
1335 Return type: |Number|
1336
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001337
1338bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1339 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1340 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1341 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001342 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001343 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001344 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1345 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1346 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1347
1348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1349 eval 'somename'->bufload()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001350<
1351 Return type: |Number|
1352
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001353
1354bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1355 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1356 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1357 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1358
1359 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1360 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001361<
1362 Return type: |Number|
1363
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001364
1365bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1366 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1367 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1368 "[No Name]".
1369 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1370 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1371 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1372 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1373 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1374 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1375 match an empty string is returned.
1376 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1377 alternate buffer.
1378 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1379 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1380 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1381 pattern.
1382 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1383 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1384 buffers are searched for.
1385 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1386 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1387 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1388< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1389 echo bufnr->bufname()
1390
1391< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1392 string is returned. >
1393 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1394 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1395 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1396 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001397<
1398 Return type: |String|
1399 *buffer_name()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001400 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1401
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001402
1403bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001404 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1405 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1406 above.
1407
1408 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1409 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1410 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1411 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1412< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1413 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1414
1415 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1416 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1417< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1418 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1419 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1420 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1421
1422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1423 echo bufref->bufnr()
1424<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001425 Return type: |Number|
1426
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001427 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1428 *last_buffer_nr()*
1429 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1430
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001431
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001432bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1433 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1434 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1435 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1436 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1437
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001438 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001439<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001440 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1441 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001442
1443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1444 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001445<
1446 Return type: |Number|
1447
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001448
1449bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1450 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1451 |window-ID|.
1452 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1453 is returned. Example: >
1454
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001455 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001456
1457< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1458 |:wincmd|.
1459
1460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1461 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001462<
1463 Return type: |Number|
1464
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001465
1466byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1467 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1468 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1469 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1470 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1471 one.
1472 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1473
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001474 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1475
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001476 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1477 GetOffset()->byte2line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001478<
1479 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001480
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001481 {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001482 feature}
1483
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001484
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001485byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001486 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1487 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1488 zero.
1489 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1490 equal to {nr}.
1491 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1492 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1493 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1494 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001495 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1496 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1497 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1498 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1499 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1500 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1501 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001502 Example : >
1503 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1504< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1505 same: >
1506 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1507 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1508< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1509
1510 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1511 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1512 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001513 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1514 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1515 Examples: >
1516 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1517 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1518 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1519<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1521 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001522<
1523 Return type: |Number|
1524
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001525
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001526byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001527 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1528 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001529 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001530 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1531 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1532 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1533< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1534 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1535 one byte).
1536 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1537 to a Unicode encoding.
1538
1539 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1540 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001541<
1542 Return type: |Number|
1543
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001544
1545call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1546 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1547 arguments.
1548 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1549 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1550 Returns the return value of the called function.
1551 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1552 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1553
1554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1555 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001556<
1557 Return type: any, depending on {func}
1558
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001559
1560ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1561 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1562 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1563 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1564 Examples: >
1565 echo ceil(1.456)
1566< 2.0 >
1567 echo ceil(-5.456)
1568< -5.0 >
1569 echo ceil(4.0)
1570< 4.0
1571
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001572 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1573
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1575 Compute()->ceil()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001576<
1577 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001578
1579
1580ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1581
1582
1583changenr() *changenr()*
1584 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1585 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1586 with the |:undo| command.
1587 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1588 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1589 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001590 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001591
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001592 Return type: |Number|
1593
1594
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001595char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001596 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001597 Examples: >
1598 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1599 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1600< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1601 Example for "utf-8": >
1602 char2nr("á") returns 225
1603 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1604< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1605 A combining character is a separate character.
1606 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1607 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1608 let str = "ABC"
1609 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1610< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1611
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001612 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1613
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1615 GetChar()->char2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001616<
1617 Return type: |Number|
1618
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001619
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001620charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1621 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1622 The character class is one of:
1623 0 blank
1624 1 punctuation
1625 2 word character
1626 3 emoji
1627 other specific Unicode class
1628 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001629 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001630
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001631 Return type: |Number|
1632
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001633
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001634charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001635 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1636 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1637
1638 Example:
1639 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1640 charcol('.') returns 3
1641 col('.') returns 7
1642
1643< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1644 GetPos()->col()
1645<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001646 Return type: |Number|
1647
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001648 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001649charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001650 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1651 The index of the first character is zero.
1652 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1653 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001654
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001655 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001656 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1657 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001658 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1659 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001660
1661 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1662 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1663
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001664 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1665 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1666 of the string in characters is returned.
1667
1668 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1669 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1670 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001671
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001672 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001673 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1674 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1675 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001676 Examples: >
1677 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1678 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1679 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001680 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001681<
1682 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1683 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001684<
1685 Return type: |Number|
1686
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001687
1688chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1689 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1690 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1691 window:
1692 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1693 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1694 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1695 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1696 directory.
1697 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1698 {dir} must be a String.
1699 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1700 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1701 On failure, returns an empty string.
1702
1703 Example: >
1704 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1705 if save_dir != ""
1706 " ... do some work
1707 call chdir(save_dir)
1708 endif
1709
1710< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1711 GetDir()->chdir()
1712<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001713 Return type: |String|
1714
1715
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001716cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1717 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1718 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1719 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1720 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001721 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001722 See |C-indenting|.
1723
1724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1725 GetLnum()->cindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001726<
1727 Return type: |Number|
1728
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001729
1730clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1731 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1732 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1733 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1734 window ID instead of the current window.
1735
1736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1737 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1738<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001739 Return type: |Number|
1740
1741
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001742col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001743 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001744 position given with {expr}.
1745 For accepted positions see |getpos()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08001746 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
1747 the result is the number of bytes in the cursor line plus one.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001748 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1749 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1750 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1751 out of range then col() returns zero.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001752
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001753 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1754 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001755
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001756 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1757 |getpos()|.
1758 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1759 character position use |charcol()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001760
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001761 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001762
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001763 Examples: >
1764 col(".") column of cursor
1765 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1766 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001767 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001768<
1769 The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001770 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001771 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1772 buffer.
1773 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1774 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001775 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1776 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001777 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001778
1779< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1780 GetPos()->col()
1781<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001782 Return type: |Number|
1783
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001784
1785complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1786 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1787 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1788 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1789 or with an expression mapping.
1790 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1791 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1792 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1793 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1794 match.
1795 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1796 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1797 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1798 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1799 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1800 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1801 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1802 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1803 Example: >
1804 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1805
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001806 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001807 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1808 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1809 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1810 return ''
1811 endfunc
1812< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1813 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1814
1815 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1816 second argument: >
1817 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001818<
1819 Return type: |Number|
1820
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001821
1822complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1823 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1824 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1825 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1826 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1827 the list.
1828 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1829 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1830
1831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1832 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001833<
1834 Return type: |Number|
1835
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001836
1837complete_check() *complete_check()*
1838 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1839 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1840 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1841 zero otherwise.
1842 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1843 'completefunc' option.
1844
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001845 Return type: |Number|
1846
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001847
1848complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1849 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1850 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1851 The items are:
1852 mode Current completion mode name string.
1853 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1854 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1855 See |pumvisible()|.
1856 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1857 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1858 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1859 See |complete-items|.
1860 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1861 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1862 typed text only, or the last completion after
1863 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1864 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001865 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001866
1867 *complete_info_mode*
1868 mode values are:
1869 "" Not in completion mode
1870 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1871 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1872 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1873 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1874 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1875 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1876 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1877 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1878 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1879 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1880 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1881 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1882 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1883 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1884 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1885 "eval" |complete()| completion
1886 "unknown" Other internal modes
1887
1888 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1889 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1890 {what} are silently ignored.
1891
1892 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1893 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1894 |CompleteChanged| event.
1895
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001896 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1897
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001898 Examples: >
1899 " Get all items
1900 call complete_info()
1901 " Get only 'mode'
1902 call complete_info(['mode'])
1903 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1904 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1905
1906< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1907 GetItems()->complete_info()
1908<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001909 Return type: dict<any>
1910
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001911 *confirm()*
1912confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1913 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1914 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1915 choice this is 1.
1916 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +02001917 support, see |+dialog_con| |+dialog_con_gui| and |+dialog_gui|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001918
1919 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1920 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1921 used (and translated).
1922 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1923 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1924
1925 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1926 by '\n', e.g. >
1927 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1928< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1929 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1930 not need to be the first letter: >
1931 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1932< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1933 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1934
1935 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1936 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1937 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1938 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1939
1940 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1941 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1942 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1943 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1944 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1945 used.
1946
1947 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1948 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1949
1950 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001951 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001952 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001953 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001954 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001955 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001956 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001957 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001958 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001959 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001960< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1961 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1962 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1963 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1964 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1965 the horizontal layout is always used.
1966
1967 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1968 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1969<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001970 Return type: |Number|
1971
1972
1973copy({expr}) *copy()*
1974 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001975 different from using {expr} directly.
1976 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1977 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1978 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1979 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1980 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1981 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1982 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1983 mylist->copy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001984<
1985 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
1986
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001987
1988cos({expr}) *cos()*
1989 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1990 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001991 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001992 Examples: >
1993 :echo cos(100)
1994< 0.862319 >
1995 :echo cos(-4.01)
1996< -0.646043
1997
1998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1999 Compute()->cos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002000<
2001 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002002
2003
2004cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
2005 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2006 [1, inf].
2007 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002008 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002009 Examples: >
2010 :echo cosh(0.5)
2011< 1.127626 >
2012 :echo cosh(-0.5)
2013< -1.127626
2014
2015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2016 Compute()->cosh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002017<
2018 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002019
2020
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07002021count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002022 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
2023 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
2024
2025 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
2026 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
2027
2028 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
2029
2030 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
2031 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
2032 {expr} is an empty string.
2033
2034 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2035 mylist->count(val)
2036<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002037 Return type: |Number|
2038
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002039 *cscope_connection()*
2040cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
2041 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
2042 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
2043 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
2044 if there are no cscope connections;
2045 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
2046
2047 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
2048 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
2049
2050 {num} Description of existence check
2051 ----- ------------------------------
2052 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
2053 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
2054 {dbpath}.
2055 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
2056 {dbpath}.
2057 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
2058 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2059 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
2060 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2061
2062 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
2063
2064 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
2065
2066 # pid database name prepend path
2067 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
2068<
2069 Invocation Return Val ~
2070 ---------- ---------- >
2071 cscope_connection() 1
2072 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
2073 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
2074 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
2075 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
2076 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
2077 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
2078 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
2079<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002080 Return type: |Number|
2081
2082
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002083cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
2084cursor({list})
2085 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
2086 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
2087
2088 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
2089 with two, three or four item:
2090 [{lnum}, {col}]
2091 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
2092 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
2093 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
2094 but without the first item.
2095
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01002096 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002097 |setcursorcharpos()|.
2098
2099 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01002100 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
2101 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002102 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
2103 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002104 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
2105 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
2106 line.
2107 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
2108 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
2109 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
2110
2111 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
2112 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
2113 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
2114 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
2115
2116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002118<
2119 Return type: |Number|
2120
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002121
2122debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
2123 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
2124 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
2125 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
2126 {only available on MS-Windows}
2127
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002128 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
2129 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
2130
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002131 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2132 GetPid()->debugbreak()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002133<
2134 Return type: |Number|
2135
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002136
2137deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
2138 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
2139 different from using {expr} directly.
2140 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
2141 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
2142 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
2143 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
2144 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
2145 the original |List|.
2146 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
2147
2148 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
2149 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
2150 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
2151 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
2152 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
2153 *E724*
2154 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
2155 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
2156 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
2157 Also see |copy()|.
2158
2159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2160 GetObject()->deepcopy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002161<
2162 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
2163
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002164
2165delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
2166 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002167 name {fname}.
2168
2169 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2170 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002171
2172 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2173 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2174
2175 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2176 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2177 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2178 that is being used.
2179
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002180 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2181 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2182 or partly failed.
2183
2184 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2185 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2186 |deletebufline()|.
2187
2188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2189 GetName()->delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002190<
2191 Return type: |Number|
2192
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002193
2194deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2195 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2196 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2197 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2198
2199 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2200 |bufload()| if needed.
2201
2202 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2203
2204 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2205 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2206 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2207
2208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2209 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2210<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002211 Return type: |Number|
2212
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002213 *did_filetype()*
2214did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2215 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2216 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2217 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2218 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2219 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2220 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2221 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2222 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2223 file.
2224
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002225 Return type: |Number|
2226
2227
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002228diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2229 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2230 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2231 diff library to compute the diff.
2232
2233 *E106*
2234 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2235 diff format. The following values are supported:
2236 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2237 indices and a count of the strings in each
2238 diff hunk.
2239 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2240 This is the default.
2241
2242 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2243 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2244 items for each diff hunk:
2245 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2246 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2247 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2248 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2249 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2250 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2251
2252 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2253 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002254 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2255 use. Supported boolean items are
2256 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2257 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002258 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002259 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2260 blank.
2261 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002262 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2263 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002264 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2265 space.
2266 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2267 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2268 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002269 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2270
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002271 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2272 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2273 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2274
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002275 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2276 identical.
2277
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002278 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002279 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2280 @@ -1 +1 @@
2281 -abc
2282 +xxx
2283
2284 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2285 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2286 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2287 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002288<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002289 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2290
2291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2292 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2293<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002294 Return type: |String| or list<dict<number>> or list<any>
2295 depending on {options}
2296
2297
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002298diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2299 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2300 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2301 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2302 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2303 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2304 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2305 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2306
2307 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2308 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002309<
2310 Return type: |Number|
2311
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002312
2313diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2314 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2315 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2316 diff change zero is returned.
2317 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2318 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2319 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2320 line.
2321 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2322 syntax information about the highlighting.
2323
2324 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2325 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2326<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002327 Return type: |Number|
2328
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002329
2330digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2331 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2332 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2333 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2334 is given and an empty string is returned.
2335
2336 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2337 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2338 available, it might fail.
2339
2340 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2341
2342 Examples: >
2343 " Get a built-in digraph
2344 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2345
2346 " Get a user-defined digraph
2347 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2348 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2349<
2350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2351 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2352<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002353 Return type: |String|
2354
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002355 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2356 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2357 display an error message.
2358
2359
2360digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2361 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2362 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2363 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2364
2365 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2366 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2367 available, it might fail.
2368
2369 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2370
2371 Examples: >
2372 " Get user-defined digraphs
2373 :echo digraph_getlist()
2374
2375 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2376 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2377<
2378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2379 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2380<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002381 Return type: list<list<string>>
2382
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002383 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2384 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2385 display an error message.
2386
2387
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002388digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002389 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2390 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002391 encoded character. *E1215*
2392 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2393 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2394 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002395
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002396 The function returns v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002397 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2398
2399 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2400 |digraph_setlist()|.
2401
2402 Example: >
2403 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2404<
2405 Can be used as a |method|: >
2406 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2407<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002408 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2409
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002410 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2411 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2412 display an error message.
2413
2414
2415digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2416 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2417 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2418 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002419 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002420 Example: >
2421 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2422<
2423 It is similar to the following: >
2424 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2425 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2426 endfor
2427< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2428 following digraphs will not be added.
2429
2430 Can be used as a |method|: >
2431 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2432<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002433 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2434
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002435 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2436 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2437 display an error message.
2438
2439
2440echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2441 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2442 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2443 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2444 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2445< and to enable it again: >
2446 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2447< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2448
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002449 Return type: |Number|
2450
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002451
2452empty({expr}) *empty()*
2453 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2454 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2455 items.
2456 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2457 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2458 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2459 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2460 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2461 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01002462 - An |Object| is empty, when the empty() method in the object
2463 (if present) returns true. |object-empty()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002464
2465 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2466 length with zero.
2467
2468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2469 mylist->empty()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002470<
2471 Return type: |Number|
2472
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002473
2474environ() *environ()*
2475 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2476 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2477 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2478< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2479 use this: >
2480 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002481<
2482 Return type: dict<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002483
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002484
2485err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2486 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002487 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002488 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2489 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2490 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2491
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002492 Return type: |Number|
2493
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002494
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002495escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2496 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2497 backslash. Example: >
2498 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2499< results in: >
2500 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2501< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2502
2503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2504 GetText()->escape(' \')
2505<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002506 Return type: |String|
2507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002508 *eval()*
2509eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2510 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2511 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2512 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03002513 functions. In |Vim9| script, it can be used to obtain |enum|
2514 values from their fully qualified names.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002515
2516 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2517 argv->join()->eval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002518<
2519 Return type: any, depending on {string}
2520
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002521
2522eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2523 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2524 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2525 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2526 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2527
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002528 Return type: |Number|
2529
2530
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002531executable({expr}) *executable()*
2532 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2533 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2534 arguments.
2535 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2536 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2537 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2538 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2539 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2540 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2541 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2542 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2543 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2544 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2545 directory, not if it's really executable.
2546 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002547 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2548 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2549 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2550 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002551 The result is a Number:
2552 1 exists
2553 0 does not exist
2554 -1 not implemented on this system
2555 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2556
2557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2558 GetCommand()->executable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002559<
2560 Return type: |Number|
2561
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002562
2563execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2564 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2565 string.
2566 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2567 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002568 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002569 redir => var
2570 {command}
2571 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002572< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2573
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002574 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2575 "" no `:silent` used
2576 "silent" `:silent` used
2577 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2578 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2579 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2580 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2581 *E930*
2582 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2583
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002584 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002585 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002586
2587< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2588 use `win_execute()`.
2589
2590 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2591 included in the output of the higher level call.
2592
2593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2594 GetCommand()->execute()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002595<
Marius Gedminasc98bfb92024-06-19 19:59:23 +02002596 Return type: |String|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002597
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002598
2599exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2600 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2601 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2602 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2603 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2604 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2605< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2606 an empty string is returned.
2607
2608 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2609 GetCommand()->exepath()
2610<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002611 Return type: |String|
2612
2613
2614exists({expr}) *exists()*
2615 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002616 zero otherwise.
2617
2618 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2619 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2620 at compile time.
2621
2622 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2623 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2624
2625 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002626 varname internal variable (see
2627 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2628 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002629 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2630 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2631 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2632 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2633 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002634 script, since it can be used as a
2635 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002636 Beware that evaluating an index may
2637 cause an error message for an invalid
2638 expression. E.g.: >
2639 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2640 :echo exists("l[5]")
2641< 0 >
2642 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2643< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2644 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002645 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2646 not if it really works)
2647 +option-name Vim option that works.
2648 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2649 done by comparing with an empty
2650 string)
2651 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2652 or user defined function (see
2653 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2654 Also works for a variable that is a
2655 Funcref.
2656 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2657 implemented; to be used to check if
2658 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002659 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2660 command or command modifier |:command|.
2661 Returns:
2662 1 for match with start of a command
2663 2 full match with a command
2664 3 matches several user commands
2665 To check for a supported command
2666 always check the return value to be 2.
2667 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002668 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2669 probably should not use it, it is
2670 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002671 #event autocommand defined for this event
2672 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2673 pattern (the pattern is taken
2674 literally and compared to the
2675 autocommand patterns character by
2676 character)
2677 #group autocommand group exists
2678 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2679 event.
2680 #group#event#pattern
2681 autocommand defined for this group,
2682 event and pattern.
2683 ##event autocommand for this event is
2684 supported.
2685
2686 Examples: >
2687 exists("&shortname")
2688 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2689 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002690 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2691 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002692 exists("bufcount")
2693 exists(":Make")
2694 exists("#CursorHold")
2695 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2696 exists("#filetypeindent")
2697 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2698 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2699 exists("##ColorScheme")
2700< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2701 name.
2702 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002703 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2704 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002705 Working example: >
2706 exists(":make")
2707< NOT working example: >
2708 exists(":make install")
2709
2710< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2711 variable itself. For example: >
2712 exists(bufcount)
2713< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2714 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2715
2716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2717 Varname()->exists()
2718<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002719 Return type: |String|
2720
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002721
2722exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2723 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2724 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2725 give an error: >
2726 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2727 ThatFunction('works')
2728 endif
2729< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2730 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2731
2732 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2733 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2734 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2735
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002736 Return type: |String|
2737
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002738
2739exp({expr}) *exp()*
2740 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2741 [0, inf].
2742 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002743 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002744 Examples: >
2745 :echo exp(2)
2746< 7.389056 >
2747 :echo exp(-1)
2748< 0.367879
2749
2750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2751 Compute()->exp()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002752<
2753 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002754
2755
2756expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2757 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2758 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2759
2760 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2761 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2762 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2763 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2764 file name contains a space]
2765
2766 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2767 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2768 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2769
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002770 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
h-east53753f62024-05-05 18:42:31 +02002771 the command or shell that is run. |terminal-bufname|
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002773 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2774 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2775 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2776
2777 % current file name
2778 # alternate file name
2779 #n alternate file name n
2780 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2781 <afile> autocmd file name
2782 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2783 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2784 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2785 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2786 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2787 line number
2788 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2789 a function
2790 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2791 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002792 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2793 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002794 <stack> call stack
2795 <cword> word under the cursor
2796 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2797 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2798 message |server2client()|
2799 Modifiers:
2800 :p expand to full path
2801 :h head (last path component removed)
2802 :t tail (last path component only)
2803 :r root (one extension removed)
2804 :e extension only
2805
2806 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002807 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002808< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2809 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2810 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2811< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002812 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002813< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2814 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2815 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2816 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2817 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2818<
2819 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2820 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2821 to modify normal file names.
2822
2823 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2824 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2825 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2826 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002827 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2828 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2829 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002830
2831 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2832 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2833 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2834 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2835 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2836 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2837 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2838 :echo expand("**/README")
2839<
2840 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2841 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2842 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2843 |expr-env-expand|.
2844 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2845 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2846 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2847 "$FOOBAR".
2848
2849 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2850 getting the raw output of an external command.
2851
2852 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2853 Getpattern()->expand()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002854<
2855 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2856
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002857
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002858expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002859 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2860 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2861 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2862 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2863 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002864
2865 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2866 argument:
2867 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2868 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2869 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2870
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002871 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2872 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002873
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002874 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002875 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002876 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2877 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2878<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002880 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2881<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002882 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2883
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002884extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2885 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2886 |Dictionaries|.
2887
2888 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2889 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2890 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2891 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2892 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2893 Examples: >
2894 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2895 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2896< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2897 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2898 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2899 (where N is the original length of the List).
2900 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2901 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2902 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2903<
2904 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2905 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2906 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2907 used to decide what to do:
2908 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2909 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2910 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2911 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2912
2913 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2914 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2915 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2916 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2917 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002918 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002919
2920 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2921 mylist->extend(otherlist)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002922<
2923 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
2924 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002925
2926
2927extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2928 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2929 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002930 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002931
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002932 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
2933 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
2934
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002935
2936feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2937 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2938 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2939
2940 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2941 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2942 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2943 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2944 characters from a mapping.
2945
2946 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2947 {string}.
2948
2949 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2950 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2951 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2952 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2953 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2954 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2955
2956 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2957 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2958 keys are remapped.
2959 'n' Do not remap keys.
2960 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2961 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2962 opening folds, etc.
2963 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2964 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2965 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2966 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2967 the internal "got_int" flag.
2968 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2969 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2970 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2971 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2972 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2973 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2974 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2975 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2976 script continues.
2977 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2978 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2979 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002980 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2981 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002982 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002983 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002984 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2985 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2986 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2987
2988 Return value is always 0.
2989
2990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2991 GetInput()->feedkeys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002992<
2993 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2994
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002995
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02002996filecopy({from}, {to}) *filecopy()*
2997 Copy the file pointed to by the name {from} to {to}. The
2998 result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if the file was copied
2999 successfully, and |FALSE| when it failed.
3000 If a file with name {to} already exists, it will fail.
3001 Note that it does not handle directories (yet).
3002
3003 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3004
3005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3006 GetOldName()->filecopy(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003007<
3008 Return type: |Number|
3009
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02003010
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003011filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
3012 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
3013 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
3014 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
3015 expression, which is used as a String.
3016 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
3017 |glob()|.
3018 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
3019 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
3020 0
3021 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
3022 1
3023
3024< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3025 GetName()->filereadable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003026<
3027 Return type: |Number|
3028
3029 *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003030 Obsolete name: file_readable().
3031
3032
3033filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
3034 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
3035 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
3036 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
3037 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
3038
3039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3040 GetName()->filewritable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003041<
3042 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003043
3044
3045filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
3046 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3047 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
3048 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
3049 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003050 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003051
3052 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3053
3054 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3055 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3056 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3057 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3058 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3059 current character.
3060 Examples: >
3061 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
3062< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
3063 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
3064< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
3065 call filter(var, 0)
3066< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
3067
3068 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
3069 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
3070 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
3071
3072 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3073 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3074 2. the value of the current item.
3075 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
3076 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
3077 func Odd(idx, val)
3078 return a:idx % 2 == 1
3079 endfunc
3080 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003081< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
3082 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
3083< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003084 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
3085< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
3086 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
3087<
3088 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
3089 Other values will result in a type error.
3090
3091 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
3092 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
3093 first: >
3094 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
3095
3096< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003097 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003098 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
3099 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3100 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3101 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3102
3103 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3104 mylist->filter(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003105<
3106 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
3107 depending on {expr1}
3108
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003109
3110finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
3111 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
3112 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
3113 for the syntax of {path}.
3114
3115 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
3116 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
3117 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
3118 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
3119
3120 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
3121 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
3122 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
3123
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003124 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
3125
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003126 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003127
3128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3129 GetName()->finddir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003130<
3131 Return type: |String|
3132
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003133
3134findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
3135 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
3136 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
3137 Example: >
3138 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
3139< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
3140 it finds the file "tags.vim".
3141
3142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3143 GetName()->findfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003144<
3145 Return type: |String|
3146
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003147
3148flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
3149 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
3150 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
3151 a very large number.
3152 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
3153 not want that.
3154 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003155 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003156 *E900*
3157 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
3158 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
3159 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
3160
3161 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
3162
3163 Example: >
3164 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
3165< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
3166 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
3167< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
3168
3169 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3170 mylist->flatten()
3171<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003172 Return type: list<{type}>
3173
3174
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003175flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
3176 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
3177
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003178 Return type: list<{type}>
3179
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003180
3181float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
3182 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
3183 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00003184 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003185 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003186 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
3187 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
3188 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
3189 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
3190 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
3191 Examples: >
3192 echo float2nr(3.95)
3193< 3 >
3194 echo float2nr(-23.45)
3195< -23 >
3196 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
3197< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
3198 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
3199< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
3200 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
3201< 0
3202
3203 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3204 Compute()->float2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003205<
3206 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003207
3208
3209floor({expr}) *floor()*
3210 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
3211 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
3212 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003213 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003214 Examples: >
3215 echo floor(1.856)
3216< 1.0 >
3217 echo floor(-5.456)
3218< -6.0 >
3219 echo floor(4.0)
3220< 4.0
3221
3222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3223 Compute()->floor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003224<
3225 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003226
3227
3228fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
3229 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
3230 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
3231 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
3232 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
3233 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
3234 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
3235 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003236 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
3237 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003238 Examples: >
3239 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
3240< 0.13 >
3241 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
3242< -0.13
3243
3244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3245 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003246<
3247 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003248
3249
3250fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
3251 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
3252 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
3253 are escaped with a backslash.
3254 For most systems the characters escaped are
3255 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
3256 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
3257 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
3258 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003259 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003260 Example: >
3261 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003262 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003263< results in executing: >
3264 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
3265<
3266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3267 GetName()->fnameescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003268<
3269 Return type: |String|
3270
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003271
3272fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
3273 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
3274 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
3275 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
3276 Example: >
3277 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
3278< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01003279 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003280< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
3281 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01003282 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3283 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3284 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3285 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003286 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3287 |expand()| first then.
3288
3289 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3290 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003291<
3292 Return type: |String|
3293
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003294
3295foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3296 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3297 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3298 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3299 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3300 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3301
3302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3303 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003304<
3305 Return type: |Number|
3306
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003307
3308foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3309 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3310 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3311 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3312 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3313 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3314
3315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3316 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003317<
3318 Return type: |Number|
3319
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003320
3321foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3322 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3323 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3324 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3325 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3326 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3327 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3328 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3329 previous line is usually available.
3330 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3331 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3332
3333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3334 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3335<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003336 Return type: |Number|
3337
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003338 *foldtext()*
3339foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3340 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3341 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3342 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3343 The returned string looks like this: >
3344 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3345< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3346 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3347 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3348 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3349 'commentstring' options is removed.
3350 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3351 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3352 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003353 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003354
3355 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003356 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3357
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003358
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003359foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3360 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3361 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3362 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3363 returned.
3364 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3365 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3366 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3367 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3368
3369
3370 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3371 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003372<
3373 Return type: |String|
3374
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003375
3376foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3377 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3378 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003379 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003380 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3381
3382 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3383
3384 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3385 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3386 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3387 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3388 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3389 current character.
3390 Examples: >
3391 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3392< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3393
3394 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3395 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3396 avoid having to double backslashes.
3397
3398 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3399 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3400 2. the value of the current item.
3401 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3402 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3403 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3404 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3405
3406 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3407 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3408 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3409 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3410 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3411
3412 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3413 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003414<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003415 Return type: |String|, |Blob| list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
3416 depending on {expr1}
3417
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003418 *foreground()*
3419foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3420 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3421 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3422 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3423 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003424
3425 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003426 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003427 Win32 console version}
3428
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003429fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003430 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3431 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3432
3433 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3434 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003435 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3436 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3437 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3438
3439 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3440 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3441 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3442 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003443
3444 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3445 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3446
3447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3448 GetName()->fullcommand()
3449<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003450 Return type: |String|
3451
3452
3453funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}]) *funcref()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003454 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3455 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3456 function {name} is redefined later.
3457
3458 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003459 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3460 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3461 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3462 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003463 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003464
3465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3466 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3467<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003468 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3469
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003470 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003471function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3472 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3473 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3474 internal function.
3475
3476 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3477 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3478 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3479 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3480 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3481<
3482 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3483 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3484 same function.
3485
3486 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3487 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3488 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3489
3490 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3491 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3492 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3493 ...
3494 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3495 ...
3496 call Partial('name')
3497< Invokes the function as with: >
3498 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3499
3500< With a |method|: >
3501 func Callback(one, two, three)
3502 ...
3503 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3504 ...
3505 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3506< Invokes the function as with: >
3507 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3508
3509< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3510 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3511 arguments. Example: >
3512 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003513 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003514 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3515 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003516 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003517 call Func2('name')
3518< Invokes the function as with: >
3519 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3520
3521< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3522 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3523 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003524 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003525 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003526 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003527 let context = {"name": "example"}
3528 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003529 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003530 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3531< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003532 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3533 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003534 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3535 let Func = context.Callback
3536
3537< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3538 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003539 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003540 let context = {"name": "example"}
3541 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003542 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003543 call Func(500)
3544< Invokes the function as with: >
3545 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3546<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003547 Returns 0 on error.
3548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003549 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3550 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3551
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003552<
3553 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3554
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003555
3556garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3557 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3558 that have circular references.
3559
3560 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3561 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3562 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3563 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3564 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3565 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3566 for a long time.
3567
3568 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3569 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3570 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3571
3572 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3573 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3574 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3575 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3576
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003577 Return type: |String|
3578
3579
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003580get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()* *get()-list*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003581 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3582 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3583 omitted.
3584 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3585 mylist->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003586<
3587 Return type: any, depending on {list}
3588
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003589get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()-blob*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003590 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3591 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3592 omitted.
3593 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3594 myblob->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003595<
3596 Return type: |Number|
3597
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003598get({dict}, {key} [, {default}]) *get()-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003599 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3600 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3601 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3602 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3603< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3604 'default' when it does not exist.
3605 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3606 mydict->get(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003607<
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003608 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003609
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003610get({func}, {what}) *get()-func*
3611 Get item {what} from |Funcref| {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003612 {what} are:
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003613 "name" The function name
3614 "func" The function
3615 "dict" The dictionary
3616 "args" The list with arguments
3617 "arity" A dictionary with information about the number of
3618 arguments accepted by the function (minus the
3619 {arglist}) with the following fields:
3620 required the number of positional arguments
3621 optional the number of optional arguments,
3622 in addition to the required ones
3623 varargs |TRUE| if the function accepts a
3624 variable number of arguments |...|
3625
3626 Note: There is no error, if the {arglist} of
3627 the Funcref contains more arguments than the
3628 Funcref expects, it's not validated.
3629
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003630 Returns zero on error.
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003631
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003632 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3633 myfunc->get(what)
3634<
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003635 Return type: any, depending on {func} and {what}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003636
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003637 *getbufinfo()*
3638getbufinfo([{buf}])
3639getbufinfo([{dict}])
3640 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3641
3642 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3643 returned.
3644
3645 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3646 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3647 be specified in {dict}:
3648 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3649 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3650 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3651
3652 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3653 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3654 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3655 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3656
3657 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3658 entries:
3659 bufnr Buffer number.
3660 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3661 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003662 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3663 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003664 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3665 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3666 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3667 last used.
3668 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3669 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3670 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3671 opened in the current window.
3672 Only valid if the buffer has been
3673 displayed in the window in the past.
3674 If you want the line number of the
3675 last known cursor position in a given
3676 window, use |line()|: >
3677 :echo line('.', {winid})
3678<
3679 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3680 valid when loaded)
3681 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3682 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3683 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3684 Each list item is a dictionary with
3685 the following fields:
3686 id sign identifier
3687 lnum line number
3688 name sign name
3689 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3690 buffer-local variables.
3691 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3692 buffer
3693 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3694 display this buffer
3695
3696 Examples: >
3697 for buf in getbufinfo()
3698 echo buf.name
3699 endfor
3700 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3701 if buf.changed
3702 ....
3703 endif
3704 endfor
3705<
3706 To get buffer-local options use: >
3707 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3708<
3709 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3710 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3711<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003712 Return type: list<dict<any>>
3713
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003714
3715 *getbufline()*
3716getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3717 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3718 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003719 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3720 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003721
3722 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3723
3724 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3725 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3726
3727 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3728 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3729
3730 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3731 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3732 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3733 returned.
3734
3735 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3736 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3737
3738 Example: >
3739 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3740
3741< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3742 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003743<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003744 Return type: list<string>
3745
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003746 *getbufoneline()*
3747getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3748 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3749 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003750
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003751 Return type: |String|
3752
3753
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003754getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3755 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3756 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3757 must be used.
3758 The {varname} argument is a string.
3759 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3760 buffer-local variables.
3761 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3762 the buffer-local options.
3763 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3764 a buffer-local option.
3765 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3766 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3767 window-local option.
3768 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3769 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3770 string is returned, there is no error message.
3771 Examples: >
3772 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003773 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003774
3775< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3776 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3777<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003778 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
3779
3780
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003781getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3782 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3783 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3784 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3785 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003786
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003787 Return type: list<any>
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003788
3789
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003790getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3791 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3792 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3793 exist, an empty list is returned.
3794
3795 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3796 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3797 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3798 entries:
3799 col column number
3800 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3801 lnum line number
3802 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3803 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3804 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3805
3806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3807 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003808<
3809 Return type: list<any>
3810
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003811
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003812getchar([{expr}]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003813 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003814 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3815 If {expr} is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003816 Return zero otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003817 If {expr} is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003818 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3819 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3820
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003821 Without {expr} and when {expr} is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003822 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003823 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003824 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3825 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3826 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3827 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3828 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3829 that is not included in the character.
3830
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003831 When {expr} is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003832 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3833 sequence.
3834
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003835 When {expr} is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003836 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3837 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3838
3839 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3840
3841 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3842 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3843 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3844 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3845 ignored.
3846 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3847 let c = getchar()
3848 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003849 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003850 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003851 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003852 endif
3853<
3854 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3855 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3856 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3857
3858 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3859 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3860 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3861 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3862
3863 There is no mapping for the character.
3864 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3865 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3866 sequence. Examples: >
3867 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3868 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3869< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3870 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3871 :function FindChar()
3872 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3873 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3874 : normal l
3875 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3876 : break
3877 : endif
3878 : endwhile
3879 :endfunction
3880<
3881 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3882 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3883 another character: >
3884 :function GetKey()
3885 : let c = getchar()
3886 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3887 : let c = getchar()
3888 : endwhile
3889 : return c
3890 :endfunction
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003891<
3892 Return type: |Number| or |String|
3893
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003894
3895getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3896 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3897 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3898 These values are added together:
3899 2 shift
3900 4 control
3901 8 alt (meta)
3902 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3903 32 mouse double click
3904 64 mouse triple click
3905 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003906 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003907 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3908 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003909 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003910
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003911 Return type: |Number|
3912
3913
3914getcharpos({expr}) *getcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003915 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3916 column number in the returned List is a character index
3917 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003918 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3919 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003920 of the last character.
3921
3922 Example:
3923 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3924 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3925 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3926<
3927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3928 GetMark()->getcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003929<
3930 Return type: list<number>
3931
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003932
3933getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3934 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3935 with the following entries:
3936
3937 char character previously used for a character
3938 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3939 if no character search has been performed
3940 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3941 0 for backward
3942 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3943 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3944 character search
3945
3946 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3947 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3948 character search: >
3949 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3950 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3951< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3952
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003953 Return type: dict<any>
3954
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003955
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003956getcharstr([{expr}]) *getcharstr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003957 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3958 string.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003959 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3960 If {expr} is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003961 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003962 If {expr} is 1 or true, only check if a character is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003963 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3964 if no character is available.
3965 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3966 result is converted to a string.
3967
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003968 Return type: |String|
3969
3970
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003971getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3972 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3973 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3974 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003975 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003976 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3977 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003978 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003979
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003980 Return type: |String|
3981
3982
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003983getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3984 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3985 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3986 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3987 Example: >
3988 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003989< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3990 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003991 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3992 |inputsecret()|.
3993
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003994 Return type: |String|
3995
3996
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003997getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3998 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3999 byte count. The first column is 1.
4000 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4001 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4002 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01004003 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
4004 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004005
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004006 Return type: |Number|
4007
4008
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004009getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
4010 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
4011 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
4012 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
4013 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4014 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4015 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01004016 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
4017 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004018
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004019 Return type: |Number|
4020
4021
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004022getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
4023 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
4024 are:
4025 : normal Ex command
4026 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
4027 / forward search command
4028 ? backward search command
4029 @ |input()| command
4030 - |:insert| or |:append| command
4031 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
4032 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4033 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4034 Returns an empty string otherwise.
4035 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
4036
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004037 Return type: |String|
4038
4039
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004040getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
4041 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
4042 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
4043 when not in the command-line window.
4044
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004045 Return type: |String|
4046
4047
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004048getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
4049 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
4050 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
4051 types are supported:
4052
4053 arglist file names in argument list
4054 augroup autocmd groups
4055 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004056 behave |:behave| suboptions
4057 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004058 color color schemes
4059 command Ex command
4060 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
4061 compiler compilers
4062 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02004063 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
4064 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004065 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
4066 dir directory names
LemonBoya20bf692024-07-11 22:35:53 +02004067 dir_in_path directory names in |'cdpath'|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004068 environment environment variable names
4069 event autocommand events
4070 expression Vim expression
4071 file file and directory names
4072 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
4073 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
4074 function function name
4075 help help subjects
4076 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004077 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01004078 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004079 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
4080 mapclear buffer argument
4081 mapping mapping name
4082 menu menus
4083 messages |:messages| suboptions
4084 option options
4085 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00004086 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004087 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004088 shellcmd Shell command
4089 sign |:sign| suboptions
4090 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
4091 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
4092 tag tags
4093 tag_listfiles tags, file names
4094 user user names
4095 var user variables
4096
4097 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
4098 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
4099 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
4100
4101 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
4102 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
4103 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
4104
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004105 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
4106 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004107 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
4108 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
4109 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
4110 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004111
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004112 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
4113 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
4114 a ":call" command: >
4115 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
4116<
4117 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
4118 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
4119
4120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4121 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
4122<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004123 Return type: list<string>
4124
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004125 *getcurpos()*
4126getcurpos([{winid}])
4127 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
4128 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
4129 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
4130 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004131 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
4132 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004133 |getpos()|.
4134 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
4135 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
4136 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
4137
4138 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
4139 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
4140 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
4141 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
4142 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
4143
4144 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
4145 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
4146 MoveTheCursorAround
4147 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
4148< Note that this only works within the window. See
4149 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
4150
4151 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4152 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
4153<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004154 Return type: list<number>
4155
4156
4157getcursorcharpos([{winid}]) *getcursorcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004158 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
4159 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
4160
4161 Example:
4162 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
4163 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
4164 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
4165<
4166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4167 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004168<
4169 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004170
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004171
4172getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004173 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
4174 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
4175
4176 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
4177 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
4178 the |window-ID|.
4179 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
4180 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
4181
4182 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
4183 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
4184 the working directory of the tabpage.
4185 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
4186 use the current tabpage.
4187 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
4188 the current window.
4189 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
4190
4191 Examples: >
4192 " Get the working directory of the current window
4193 :echo getcwd()
4194 :echo getcwd(0)
4195 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
4196 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
4197 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
4198 " Get the global working directory
4199 :echo getcwd(-1)
4200 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
4201 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
4202 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
4203 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
4204
4205< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4206 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004207<
4208 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004209
4210getenv({name}) *getenv()*
4211 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
4212 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
4213 myHome = getenv('HOME')
4214
4215< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
4216 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
4217 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
4218 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
4219
4220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4221 GetVarname()->getenv()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004222<
4223 Return type: |String| or |Number|
4224
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004225
4226getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
4227 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
4228 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
4229 |hl-Normal|.
4230 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
4231 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
4232 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
4233 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
4234 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
4235 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
4236 function just after the GUI has started.
4237 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
4238 a valid name does not work.
4239
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004240 Return type: |String|
4241
4242
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004243getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
4244 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
4245 permissions of the given file {fname}.
4246 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
4247 empty string is returned.
4248 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
4249 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
4250 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
4251 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
4252 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
4253 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
4254 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
4255< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
4256 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
4257
4258 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4259 GetFilename()->getfperm()
4260<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004261 Return type: |String|
4262
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004263 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
4264
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004265
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004266getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
4267 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
4268 given file {fname}.
4269 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
4270 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
4271 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
4272 is returned.
4273
4274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4275 GetFilename()->getfsize()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004276<
4277 Return type: |Number|
4278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004279
4280getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
4281 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
4282 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
4283 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
4284 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
4285 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
4286
4287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4288 GetFilename()->getftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004289<
4290 Return type: |Number|
4291
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004292
4293getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
4294 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
4295 file of the given file {fname}.
4296 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
4297 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
4298 results:
4299 Normal file "file"
4300 Directory "dir"
4301 Symbolic link "link"
4302 Block device "bdev"
4303 Character device "cdev"
4304 Socket "socket"
4305 FIFO "fifo"
4306 All other "other"
4307 Example: >
4308 getftype("/home")
4309< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
4310 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
4311 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
4312 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
4313
4314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4315 GetFilename()->getftype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004316<
4317 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004318
4319getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
4320 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004321 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004322 See 'imstatusfunc'.
4323
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004324 Return type: |Number|
4325
4326
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004327getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
4328 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
4329
4330 Without arguments use the current window.
4331 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
4332 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
4333 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004334 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
4335 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004336
4337 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
4338 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
4339 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
4340 the following entries:
4341 bufnr buffer number
4342 col column number
4343 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
4344 filename filename if available
4345 lnum line number
4346
4347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4348 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004349<
4350 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004351
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004352 *getline()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004353getline({lnum} [, {end}])
4354 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
4355 from the current buffer. Example: >
4356 getline(1)
4357< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
4358 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
4359 To get the line under the cursor: >
4360 getline(".")
4361< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
4362 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
4363
4364 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
4365 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
4366 including line {end}.
4367 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
4368 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
4369 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
4370 Example: >
4371 :let start = line('.')
4372 :let end = search("^$") - 1
4373 :let lines = getline(start, end)
4374
4375< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4376 ComputeLnum()->getline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004377<
4378 Return type: list<string> or |String| depending on {end}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004379
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004380 To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00004381 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004382
4383getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
4384 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
4385 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4386 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
4387
4388 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
4389 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
4390 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
4391
4392 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4393 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
4394 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
4395
4396 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
4397 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
4398
4399 filewinid id of the window used to display files
4400 from the location list. This field is
4401 applicable only when called from a
4402 location list window. See
4403 |location-list-file-window| for more
4404 details.
4405
4406 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
4407 location list for the window {nr}.
4408 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
4409
4410 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4411 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
4412 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004413<
4414 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004415
4416
4417getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
4418 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
4419 about all the global marks. |mark|
4420
4421 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4422 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004423 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4424 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004425
4426 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4427 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4428 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4429 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4430 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4431 file file name
4432
4433 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4434 mark.
4435
4436 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4437 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004438<
4439 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4440
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004441
4442getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4443 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4444 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4445 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4446 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4447 |getmatches()|.
4448 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004449 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4450 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004451 Example: >
4452 :echo getmatches()
4453< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4454 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4455 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4456 :let m = getmatches()
4457 :call clearmatches()
4458 :echo getmatches()
4459< [] >
4460 :call setmatches(m)
4461 :echo getmatches()
4462< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4463 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4464 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4465 :unlet m
4466<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004467 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4468
4469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004470getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4471 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4472 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4473 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4474 screenrow screen row
4475 screencol screen column
4476 winid Window ID of the click
4477 winrow row inside "winid"
4478 wincol column inside "winid"
4479 line text line inside "winid"
4480 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004481 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4482 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004483 All numbers are 1-based.
4484
4485 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4486 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4487
4488 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4489 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4490 are zero.
4491
4492 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4493 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4494
4495 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4496
4497 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4498 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4499
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004500 Return type: dict<number>
4501
4502
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004503getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4504 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4505 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4506 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4507 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4508
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004509 Return type: |String|
4510
4511
4512getpid() *getpid()*
4513 Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004514 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4515 exits.
4516
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004517 Return type: |Number|
4518
4519
4520getpos({expr}) *getpos()*
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004521 Get the position for String {expr}.
4522 The accepted values for {expr} are: *E1209*
4523 . The cursor position.
4524 $ The last line in the current buffer.
4525 'x Position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004526 returned for all values).
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004527 w0 First line visible in current window (one if the
4528 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode).
4529 w$ Last line visible in current window (this is one
4530 less than "w0" if no lines are visible).
4531 v When not in Visual mode, returns the cursor
4532 position. In Visual mode, returns the other end
4533 of the Visual area. A good way to think about
4534 this is that in Visual mode "v" and "." complement
4535 each other. While "." refers to the cursor
4536 position, "v" refers to where |v_o| would move the
4537 cursor. As a result, you can use "v" and "."
4538 together to work on all of a selection in
4539 characterwise Visual mode. If the cursor is at
4540 the end of a characterwise Visual area, "v" refers
4541 to the start of the same Visual area. And if the
4542 cursor is at the start of a characterwise Visual
4543 area, "v" refers to the end of the same Visual
4544 area. "v" differs from |'<| and |'>| in that it's
4545 updated right away.
4546 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
4547 then applies to another buffer.
4548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004549 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4550 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4551 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4552 is the buffer number of the mark.
4553 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4554 column is 1.
4555 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4556 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4557 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4558 character.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004559
4560 For getting the cursor position see |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004561 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4562 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4563 use |getcharpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004564
4565 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4566 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
4567 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004568 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4569 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004570 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004571
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004572 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4573 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4574 ...
4575 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004576<
4577 Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004578
4579 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4580 GetMark()->getpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004581<
4582 Return type: list<number>
4583
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004584
4585getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4586 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4587 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4588 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4589 bufname() to get the name
4590 module module name
4591 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4592 end_lnum
4593 end of line number if the item is multiline
4594 col column number (first column is 1)
4595 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4596 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4597 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4598 nr error number
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02004599 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004600 text description of the error
4601 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4602 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004603 user_data
4604 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004605 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004606
4607 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4608 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4609 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4610 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4611 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4612
4613 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4614 do something with them: >
4615 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4616 :for d in getqflist()
4617 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4618 :endfor
4619<
4620 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4621 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4622 following string items are supported in {what}:
4623 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4624 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4625 context get the |quickfix-context|
4626 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4627 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4628 value is used.
4629 id get information for the quickfix list with
4630 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4631 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4632 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4633 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4634 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4635 See |quickfix-index|
4636 items quickfix list entries
4637 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4638 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4639 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4640 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4641 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4642 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4643 the last quickfix list
4644 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4645 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4646 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4647 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4648 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4649 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4650 all all of the above quickfix properties
4651 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4652 particular item, set it to zero.
4653 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4654 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4655 specified by "id" is used.
4656 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4657 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4658 contains the quickfix stack size.
4659 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4660 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4661 "items" with the list of entries.
4662
4663 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4664 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4665 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4666 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4667 If not present, set to "".
4668 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4669 present, set to 0.
4670 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4671 present, set to 0.
4672 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4673 an empty list.
4674 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4675 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4676 window. If not present, set to 0.
4677 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4678 present, set to 0.
4679 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4680 to "".
4681 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4682
4683 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4684 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4685 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4686 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4687<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004688 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4689
4690
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004691getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4692 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4693 {regname}. Example: >
4694 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4695< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4696 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004697 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004698
4699 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4700 register. (For use in maps.)
4701 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4702 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4703 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4704
4705 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4706 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4707 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4708 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4709 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4710 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4711
4712 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4713 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4714 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4715
4716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4717 GetRegname()->getreg()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004718<
4719 Return type: |String|
4720
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004721
4722getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4723 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4724 Dictionary with the following entries:
4725 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4726 {regname}, like
4727 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4728 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4729 |getregtype()|.
4730 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4731 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4732 register.
4733 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4734 single letter name of the register
4735 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4736 For example, after deleting a line
4737 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4738 which is the register that got the
4739 deleted text.
4740
4741 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4742 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4743 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4744 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4745 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4746 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4747
4748 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4749 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004750<
4751 Return type: dict<any>
4752
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004753
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004754getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004755 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004756 buffer.
4757
4758 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004759 See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible
4760 to specify positions from a different buffer, but please
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004761 note the limitations at |getregion-notes|.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004762
4763 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4764 following items:
4765
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004766 type Specify the region's selection type.
4767 See |getregtype()| for possible values,
zeertzjqdff55a32024-05-25 10:25:36 +02004768 except that the width can be omitted
4769 and an empty string cannot be used.
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004770 (default: "v")
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004771
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004772 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004773 for the end position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004774 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004775
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004776 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4777 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4778 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004779 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4780 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004781
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004782 *getregion-notes*
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004783 Note that:
4784 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4785 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4786 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004787 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4788 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4789 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4790 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4791 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004792 - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004793 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004794 - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer.
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004795 - It is evaluated in current window context, which makes a
4796 difference if the buffer is displayed in a window with
4797 different 'virtualedit' or 'list' values.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004798
4799 Examples: >
4800 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004801 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4802 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004803<
4804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004805 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02004806<
4807 Return type: list<string>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004808
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004809<
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004810getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregionpos()*
4811 Same as |getregion()|, but returns a list of positions
4812 describing the buffer text segments bound by {pos1} and
4813 {pos2}.
4814 The segments are a pair of positions for every line: >
4815 [[{start_pos}, {end_pos}], ...]
4816<
4817 The position is a |List| with four numbers:
4818 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4819 "bufnum" is the buffer number.
4820 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4821 column is 1.
zeertzjqc95e64f2024-05-20 14:00:31 +02004822 If the "off" number of a starting position is non-zero, it is
4823 the offset in screen columns from the start of the character.
4824 E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
4825 If the "off" number of an ending position is non-zero, it is
zeertzjq52a6f342024-05-22 16:42:44 +02004826 the offset of the character's first cell not included in the
4827 selection, otherwise all its cells are included.
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004828
zeertzjq2b09de92024-05-24 07:48:51 +02004829 Apart from the options supported by |getregion()|, {opts} also
4830 supports the following:
4831
4832 eol If |TRUE|, indicate positions beyond
4833 the end of a line with "col" values
4834 one more than the length of the line.
4835 If |FALSE|, positions are limited
4836 within their lines, and if a line is
4837 empty or the selection is entirely
4838 beyond the end of a line, a "col"
4839 value of 0 is used for both positions.
4840 (default: |FALSE|)
4841
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4843 getpos('.')->getregionpos(getpos("'a"))
4844<
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02004845 Return type: list<list<list<number>>>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004846
4847
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004848getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4849 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4850 The value will be one of:
4851 "v" for |characterwise| text
4852 "V" for |linewise| text
4853 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4854 "" for an empty or unknown register
4855 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4856 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4857 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4858 |v:register| is used.
4859 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4860
4861 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4862 GetRegname()->getregtype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004863<
4864 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004865
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004866getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004867 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004868 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4869 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004870
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004871 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4872 optional items:
4873 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4874 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004875 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004876 "name" are returned.
4877 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4878 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4879 returned and "name" is ignored.
4880
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004881 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4882 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004883 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004884 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4885 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004886 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4887 the script. Present only when a particular
4888 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4889 {opts}.
4890 name Vim script file name.
4891 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4892 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004893 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4894 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004895 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004896 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004897 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4898 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4899 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4900 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004901 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004902
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004903 Examples: >
4904 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
zeertzjqad4881c2024-05-04 15:35:30 +08004905 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15})[0].variables
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004906<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004907 Return type: list<dict<any>>
4908
4909
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004910gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4911 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4912 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4913 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4914 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4915 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4916
4917 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4918 tabnr tab page number.
4919 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4920 tabpage-local variables
4921 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4922
4923 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4924 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004925<
4926 Return type: list<dict<any>>
4927
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004928
4929gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4930 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4931 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4932 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4933 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4934 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4935 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4936 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4937 string is returned, there is no error message.
4938
4939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4940 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004941<
4942 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
4943
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004944
4945gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4946 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4947 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4948 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4949 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4950 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4951 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4952 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4953 window-local option.
4954 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4955 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4956 use |getwinvar()|.
4957 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4958 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4959 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4960 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4961 or buffer-local variable.
4962 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4963 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4964 Examples: >
4965 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004966 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004967<
4968 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4969 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4970
4971< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4972 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004973<
4974 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
4975
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004976
4977gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4978 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4979 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4980 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4981 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4982
4983 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4984 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4985 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4986 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4987 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4988 is a dictionary containing the
4989 entries described below.
4990 length Number of entries in the stack.
4991
4992 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4993 entries:
4994 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4995 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4996 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4997 returned list.
4998 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4999 multiple matching tags are found for a
5000 name.
5001 tagname name of the tag
5002
5003 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
5004
5005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5006 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005007<
5008 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005009
5010
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005011gettext({text} [, {package}]) *gettext()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005012 Translate String {text} if possible.
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005013 This is intended for use in Vim scripts. When generating
5014 message translations the {text} is extracted by `xgettext`,
5015 the translator can add translated messages into the .po file
5016 and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is called.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005017 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005018 `xgettext` does not support single quoted escaped text.
5019
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005020 When the {package} is specified, the translation is looked up
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005021 for that specific package. This is mainly required for
5022 third-party Vim scripts. You need to specify a path to the
5023 translations with the |bindtextdomain()| function before
5024 using the gettext() function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005025
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005026 Return type: |String|
5027
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005028
5029getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
5030 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
5031
5032 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
5033 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
5034 exist the result is an empty list.
5035
5036 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
5037 tab pages is returned.
5038
5039 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
5040 botline last complete displayed buffer line
5041 bufnr number of buffer in the window
5042 height window height (excluding winbar)
5043 loclist 1 if showing a location list
5044 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5045 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
5046 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5047 terminal 1 if a terminal window
5048 {only with the +terminal feature}
5049 tabnr tab page number
5050 topline first displayed buffer line
5051 variables a reference to the dictionary with
5052 window-local variables
5053 width window width
5054 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
5055 otherwise
5056 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
5057 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
5058 textoff number of columns occupied by any
5059 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
5060 number in front of the text
5061 winid |window-ID|
5062 winnr window number
5063 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
5064 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
5065
5066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5067 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005068<
5069 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5070
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005071
5072getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
5073 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
5074 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
5075 [x-pos, y-pos]
5076 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
5077 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
5078 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
5079 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
5080 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
5081 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
5082 do some work in the meantime: >
5083 while 1
5084 let res = getwinpos(1)
5085 if res[0] >= 0
5086 break
5087 endif
5088 " Do some work here
5089 endwhile
5090<
5091
5092 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5093 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
5094<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005095 Return type: list<number>
5096
5097
5098getwinposx() *getwinposx()*
5099 The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005100 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
5101 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005102 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5103 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005104 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5105
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005106 Return type: |Number|
5107
5108
5109getwinposy() *getwinposy()*
5110 The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005111 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
5112 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005113 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5114 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005115 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5116
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005117 Return type: |Number|
5118
5119
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005120getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
5121 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
5122 Examples: >
5123 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005124 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005125
5126< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5127 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
5128<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005129 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5130
5131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005132glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
5133 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
5134 use of special characters.
5135
5136 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5137 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5138 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5139 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5140 'wildignorecase' always applies.
5141
5142 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5143 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
5144 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
5145 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
5146 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
5147
5148 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
5149
5150 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
5151 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
5152
5153 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
5154 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
5155 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
5156 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
5157
5158 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
5159 any external command. Example: >
5160 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
5161 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
5162< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
5163 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
5164
5165 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
5166 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
5167
5168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5169 GetExpr()->glob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005170<
5171 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5172 on {list}
5173
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005174
5175glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
5176 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
5177 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
5178 is a file name. E.g. >
5179 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
5180< This is equivalent to: >
5181 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
5182< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
5183 empty string.
5184 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
5185 a backslash usually means a path separator.
5186
5187 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5188 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005189<
5190 Return type: |String|
5191
5192 *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005193globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
5194 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
5195 and concatenate the results. Example: >
5196 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
5197<
5198 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
5199 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
5200 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
5201 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
5202 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
5203 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
5204 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
5205 error message.
5206
5207 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5208 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5209 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5210 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5211
5212 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5213 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
5214 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
5215 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
5216 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
5217 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
5218<
5219 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
5220
5221 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
5222 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
5223 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
5224 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
5225< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
5226 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
5227
5228 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5229 second argument: >
5230 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
5231<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005232 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5233 on {list}
5234
5235
5236has({feature} [, {check}]) *has()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005237 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
5238 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
5239 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
5240 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
5241
5242 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
5243 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
5244 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
5245 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
5246 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
5247 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
5248 current Vim version.
5249
5250 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
5251
5252 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
5253 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
5254 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
5255 separate line: >
5256 if has('feature')
5257 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
5258 endif
5259< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
5260 would not be found.
5261
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005262 Return type: |Number|
5263
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005264
5265has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
5266 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01005267 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
5268 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
5269 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
5270 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
5271 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005272
5273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5274 mydict->has_key(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005275<
5276 Return type: |Number|
5277
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005278
5279haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
5280 The result is a Number:
5281 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
5282 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
5283 0 otherwise.
5284
5285 Without arguments use the current window.
5286 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
5287 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5288 page.
5289 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5290 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
5291 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
5292 Examples: >
5293 if haslocaldir() == 1
5294 " window local directory case
5295 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
5296 " tab-local directory case
5297 else
5298 " global directory case
5299 endif
5300
5301 " current window
5302 :echo haslocaldir()
5303 :echo haslocaldir(0)
5304 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
5305 " window n in current tab page
5306 :echo haslocaldir(n)
5307 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
5308 " window n in tab page m
5309 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
5310 " tab page m
5311 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
5312<
5313 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5314 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005315<
5316 Return type: |Number|
5317
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005318
5319hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
5320 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
5321 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
5322 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
5323 indicated by {mode}.
5324 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
5325 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5326 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
5327 Command-line mode.
5328 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
5329 buffer are checked for a match.
5330 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
5331 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
5332 n Normal mode
5333 v Visual and Select mode
5334 x Visual mode
5335 s Select mode
5336 o Operator-pending mode
5337 i Insert mode
5338 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
5339 c Command-line mode
5340 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
5341
5342 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
5343 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
5344 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
5345 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
5346 :endif
5347< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
5348 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
5349
5350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5351 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005352<
5353 Return type: |Number|
5354
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005355
5356histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
5357 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
5358 one of: *hist-names*
5359 "cmd" or ":" command line history
5360 "search" or "/" search pattern history
5361 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
5362 "input" or "@" input line history
5363 "debug" or ">" debug command history
5364 empty the current or last used history
5365 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
5366 character is sufficient.
5367 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
5368 shifted to become the newest entry.
5369 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
5370 otherwise FALSE is returned.
5371
5372 Example: >
5373 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
5374 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
5375< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
5376
5377 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5378 second argument: >
5379 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005380<
5381 Return type: |Number|
5382
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005383
5384histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
5385 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
5386 for the possible values of {history}.
5387
5388 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
5389 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
5390 be removed from the history (if there are any).
5391 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
5392 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
5393 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
5394 be removed if it exists.
5395
5396 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
5397 is returned.
5398
5399 Examples:
5400 Clear expression register history: >
5401 :call histdel("expr")
5402<
5403 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
5404 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
5405<
5406 The following three are equivalent: >
5407 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
5408 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005409 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005410<
5411 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
5412 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
5413 :call histdel("search", -1)
5414 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
5415<
5416 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5417 GetHistory()->histdel()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005418<
5419 Return type: |Number|
5420
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005421
5422histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
5423 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
5424 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
5425 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
5426 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
5427 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
5428
5429 Examples:
5430 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005431 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005432
5433< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
5434 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
5435 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
5436<
5437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5438 GetHistory()->histget()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005439<
5440 Return type: |String|
5441
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005442
5443histnr({history}) *histnr()*
5444 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
5445 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
5446 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
5447
5448 Example: >
5449 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
5450
5451< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5452 GetHistory()->histnr()
5453<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005454 Return type: |Number|
5455
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005456hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
5457 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
5458 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
5459 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
5460 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
5461 item.
5462 *highlight_exists()*
5463 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
5464
5465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5466 GetName()->hlexists()
5467<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005468 Return type: |Number|
5469
5470
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005471hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
5472 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
5473 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
5474 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
5475 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
5476
5477 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
5478 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
5479 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
5480 resolved highlight group are returned.
5481
5482 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
5483 following items:
5484 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5485 group attributes are cleared or not yet
5486 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
5487 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
5488 ctermbg cterm background color.
5489 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
5490 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
5491 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
5492 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
5493 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5494 group link is a default link. See
5495 |highlight-default|.
5496 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
5497 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
5498 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
5499 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
5500 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
5501 id highlight group ID.
5502 linksto linked highlight group name.
5503 See |:highlight-link|.
5504 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
5505 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
5506 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
5507 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
5508
5509 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
5510 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
5511 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
5512 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
5513
5514 Example(s): >
5515 :echo hlget()
5516 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
5517 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
5518<
5519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5520 GetName()->hlget()
5521<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005522 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5523
5524
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005525hlset({list}) *hlset()*
5526 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
5527 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
5528 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
5529 supported items in this dictionary.
5530
5531 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
5532 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
5533
5534 force boolean flag to force the creation of
5535 a link for an existing highlight group
5536 with attributes.
5537
5538 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
5539 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
5540 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
5541 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
5542 modified.
5543
5544 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
5545 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
5546 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
5547 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
5548
5549 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
5550 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
5551
5552 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
5553
5554 Example(s): >
5555 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
5556 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
5557 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
5558 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
5559 :let l = hlget()
5560 :call hlset(l)
5561 " clear the Search highlight group
5562 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
5563 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
5564 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
5565 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
5566 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
5567 " remove the MyHlg group link
5568 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
5569 " clear the attributes and a link
5570 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
5571 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
5572<
5573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5574 GetAttrList()->hlset()
5575<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005576 Return type: |Number|
5577
5578hlID({name}) *hlID()*
5579 The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005580 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
5581 zero is returned.
5582 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
5583 group. For example, to get the background color of the
5584 "Comment" group: >
5585 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
5586< *highlightID()*
5587 Obsolete name: highlightID().
5588
5589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5590 GetName()->hlID()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005591<
5592 Return type: |Number|
5593
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005594
5595hostname() *hostname()*
5596 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
5597 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
5598 256 characters long are truncated.
5599
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005600 Return type: |String|
5601
5602
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005603iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
5604 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
5605 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
5606 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
5607 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
5608 are replaced with "?".
5609 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5610 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5611 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5612 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5613 can be done.
5614 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5615 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5616 UTF-8 and use: >
5617 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5618< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5619 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5620 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5621
5622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5623 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5624<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005625 Return type: |String|
5626
5627
Ernie Raelc8e158b2024-07-09 18:39:52 +02005628id({item}) *id()*
5629 The result is a unique String associated with the {item} and
5630 not with the {item}'s contents. It is only valid while the
5631 {item} exists and is referenced. It is valid only in the
5632 instance of vim that produces the result. The whole idea is
5633 that `id({item})` does not change if the contents of {item}
5634 changes. This is useful as a `key` for creating an identity
5635 dictionary, rather than one based on equals.
5636
5637 This operation does not reference {item} and there is no
5638 function to convert the `id` to the {item}. It may be useful to
5639 have a map of `id` to {item}. The following >
5640 var referenceMap: dict<any>
5641 var id = item->id()
5642 referenceMap[id] = item
5643< prevents {item} from being garbage collected and provides a
5644 way to get the {item} from the `id`.
5645
5646 {item} may be a List, Dictionary, Object, Job, Channel or
5647 Blob. If the item is not a permitted type, or it is a null
5648 value, then an empty String is returned.
5649
5650 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5651 GetItem()->id()
5652<
5653 Return type: |String|
5654
5655
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005656indent({lnum}) *indent()*
5657 The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005658 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5659 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5660 |getline()|.
5661 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5662 error is given.
5663
5664 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5665 GetLnum()->indent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005666<
5667 Return type: |Number|
5668
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005669
5670index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005671 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005672 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005673
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005674 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5675 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5676 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5677 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005678 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5679 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005680
5681 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5682 value is equal to {expr}.
5683
5684 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5685 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005686
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005687 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5688 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005689
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005690 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5691 Example: >
5692 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5693 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5694
5695< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5696 GetObject()->index(what)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005697<
5698 Return type: |Number|
5699
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005700
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005701indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5702 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5703 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5704
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005705 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005706 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5707 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005708
5709 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005710 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5711 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005712
5713 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5714
5715 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5716 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5717 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5718 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5719 |v:val| has the byte value.
5720
5721 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5722 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5723 2. the value of the current item.
5724 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5725 search should stop.
5726
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005727 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005728 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005729 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5730 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5731 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005732 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5733 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005734 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5735 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5736 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5737 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005738
5739< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5740 mylist->indexof(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005741<
5742 Return type: |Number|
5743
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005744
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005745input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5746 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5747 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5748 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5749 in the prompt to start a new line.
5750 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5751 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5752 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5753 for lines typed for input().
5754 Example: >
5755 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5756 : echo "Cheers!"
5757 :endif
5758<
5759 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5760 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5761 Example: >
5762 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5763
5764< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5765 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5766 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5767 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5768 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5769 more information. Example: >
5770 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5771<
5772 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5773 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5774 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5775 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5776 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5777 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5778 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5779 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5780 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5781
5782 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005783 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005784 :function GetFoo()
5785 : call inputsave()
5786 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5787 : call inputrestore()
5788 :endfunction
5789
5790< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5791 GetPrompt()->input()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005792<
5793 Return type: |String|
5794
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005795
5796inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5797 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5798 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5799 Example: >
5800 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5801 :if n != ""
5802 : let &sw = n
5803 :endif
5804< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5805 omitted an empty string is returned.
5806 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5807 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5808 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5809
5810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5811 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005812<
5813 Return type: |String|
5814
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005815
5816inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5817 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5818 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5819 enter a number, which is returned.
5820 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5821 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5822 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5823 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5824 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5825 length of {textlist} is returned.
5826 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5827 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5828 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5829 Example: >
5830 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5831 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5832
5833< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5834 GetChoices()->inputlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005835<
5836 Return type: |Number|
5837
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005838
5839inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5840 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5841 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5842 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5843 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5844
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005845 Return type: |Number|
5846
5847
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005848inputsave() *inputsave()*
5849 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5850 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5851 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5852 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5853 many inputrestore() calls.
5854 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5855
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005856 Return type: |Number|
5857
5858
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005859inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5860 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5861 two exceptions:
5862 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5863 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5864 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5865 |history| stack.
5866 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5867 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5868 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5869
5870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5871 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005872<
5873 Return type: |String|
5874
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005875
5876insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5877 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5878 of it.
5879
5880 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5881 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5882 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5883 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5884
5885 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5886 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5887 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5888 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5889< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5890 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5891 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5892
5893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5894 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005895<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005896 Return type: |Number|
5897
5898
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005899 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5900instanceof({object}, {class})
5901 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005902 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5903 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5904 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005905 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005906 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005907 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005908
5909< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5910 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005911<
5912 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005913
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005914interrupt() *interrupt()*
5915 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5916 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5917 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5918 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5919 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5920 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5921 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5922 : call interrupt()
5923 : endif
5924 :endfunction
5925 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005926<
5927 Return type: void
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005928
5929invert({expr}) *invert()*
5930 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5931 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5932 :let bits = invert(bits)
5933< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5934 :let bits = bits->invert()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005935<
5936 Return type: |Number|
5937
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005938
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005939isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005940 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5941 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005942 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005943 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5944 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5945 are always absolute.
5946 Example: >
5947 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5948 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5949 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5950 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5951 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005952<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5954 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005955<
5956 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005957
5958
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005959isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5960 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5961 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5962 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5963 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5964
5965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5966 GetName()->isdirectory()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005967<
5968 Return type: |Number|
5969
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005970
5971isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5972 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5973 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5974 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5975< 1 >
5976 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5977< -1
5978
5979 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5980 Compute()->isinf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005981<
5982 Return type: |Number|
5983
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005984
5985islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5986 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5987 name of a locked variable.
5988 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5989 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5990 Example: >
5991 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5992 :lockvar 1 alist
5993 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5994 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5995
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005996< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5997 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5998 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5999 |exists()| to check for existence.
6000 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006001
6002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6003 GetName()->islocked()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006004<
6005 Return type: |Number|
6006
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006007
6008isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
6009 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
6010 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
6011< 1
6012
6013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6014 Compute()->isnan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006015<
6016 Return type: |Number|
6017
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006018
6019items({dict}) *items()*
6020 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
6021 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
6022 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
6023 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
6024 Example: >
6025 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006026 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006027 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006028<
6029 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
6030 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
6031 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006032
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006034 mydict->items()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006035<
6036 Return type: list<list<any>> or list<any>
6037
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006038
6039job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
6040
6041
6042join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
6043 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
6044 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
6045 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
6046 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
6047 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006048 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006049< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
6050 converted into a string like with |string()|.
6051 The opposite function is |split()|.
6052
6053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6054 mylist->join()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006055<
6056 Return type: |String|
6057
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006058
6059js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
6060 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
6061 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
6062 - Strings can be in single quotes.
6063 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
6064 result in v:none items.
6065
6066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6067 ReadObject()->js_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006068<
6069 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6070
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006071
6072js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
6073 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
6074 - Object key names are not in quotes.
6075 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
6076 commas.
6077 For example, the Vim object:
6078 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
6079 Will be encoded as:
6080 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
6081 While json_encode() would produce:
6082 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
6083 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
6084 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
6085
6086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6087 GetObject()->js_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006088<
6089 Return type: |String|
6090
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006091
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006092json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006093 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
6094 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
6095 JSON and Vim values.
6096 The decoding is permissive:
6097 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
6098 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
6099 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
6100 same as {"1":2}.
6101 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
6102 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
6103 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
6104 are accepted.
6105 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
6106 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
6107 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
6108 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
6109 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
6110 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
6111 character in string) for "\t".
6112 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
6113 and results in v:none.
6114 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
6115 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
6116 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
6117 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
6118 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
6119 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
6120 *E938*
6121 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
6122 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
6123 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
6124
6125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6126 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006127<
6128 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6129
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006130
6131json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
6132 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
6133 The encoding is specified in:
6134 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00006135 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006136 |Number| decimal number
6137 |Float| floating point number
6138 Float nan "NaN"
6139 Float inf "Infinity"
6140 Float -inf "-Infinity"
6141 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
6142 |Funcref| not possible, error
6143 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
6144 used recursively: []
6145 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
6146 used recursively: {}
6147 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
6148 v:false "false"
6149 v:true "true"
6150 v:none "null"
6151 v:null "null"
6152 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
6153 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
6154 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006155 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
6156 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006157
6158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6159 GetObject()->json_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006160<
6161 Return type: |String|
6162
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006163
6164keys({dict}) *keys()*
6165 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
6166 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
6167
6168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6169 mydict->keys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006170<
6171 Return type: list<string>
6172
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006173
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006174keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
6175 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
6176 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
6177 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
6178 :echo keytrans(xx)
6179< <C-Home>
6180
6181 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6182 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006183<
6184 Return type: |String|
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006185
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006186
6187len({expr}) *len()* *E701*
6188 The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006189 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
6190 used, as with |strlen()|.
6191 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
6192 returned.
6193 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
6194 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
6195 |Dictionary| is returned.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01006196 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the len() method in the
6197 object (if present) to get the length (|object-len()|).
6198 Otherwise returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006199
6200 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6201 mylist->len()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006202<
6203 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006204
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006205
6206 *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006207libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6208 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
6209 with single argument {argument}.
6210 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
6211 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
6212 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
6213 limited.
6214 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
6215 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
6216 to Vim.
6217 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
6218 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
6219 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
6220 null-terminated string.
6221 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
6222
6223 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
6224 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
6225 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
6226 very probably crash.
6227
6228 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
6229 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
6230 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
6231 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
6232 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
6233 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
6234 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
6235 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
6236 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
6237 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
6238
6239 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
6240 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
6241 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
6242 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
6243 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
6244 the DLL is not in the usual places.
6245 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
6246 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
6247 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6248 feature is present}
6249 Examples: >
6250 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
6251
6252< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6253 third argument: >
6254 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
6255<
6256 *libcallnr()*
6257libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6258 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
6259 int instead of a string.
6260 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6261 feature is present}
6262 Examples: >
6263 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
6264 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
6265 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
6266<
6267 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6268 third argument: >
6269 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
6270<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006271 Return type: |String|
6272
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006273
6274line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
6275 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
6276 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006277 See |getpos()| for accepted positions.
6278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006279 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
6280 |getpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006281
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006282 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
6283 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006284
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006285 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006286
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006287 Examples: >
6288 line(".") line number of the cursor
6289 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
6290 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006291 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006292<
6293 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
6294 |last-position-jump|.
6295
6296 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6297 GetValue()->line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006298<
6299 Return type: |Number|
6300
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006301
6302line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
6303 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
6304 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
6305 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
6306 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
6307 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
6308 below the last line: >
6309 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
6310< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
6311 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
6312 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
6313 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
6314 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
6315
6316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6317 GetLnum()->line2byte()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006318<
6319 Return type: |Number|
6320
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006321
6322lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
6323 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
6324 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
6325 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
6326 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01006327 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006328 error is given.
6329
6330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6331 GetLnum()->lispindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006332<
6333 Return type: |Number|
6334
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006335
6336list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
6337 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
6338 Examples: >
6339 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
6340 list2blob([]) returns 0z
6341< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
6342 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
6343
6344 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
6345
6346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6347 GetList()->list2blob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006348<
6349 Return type: |Blob|
6350
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006351
6352list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006353 Convert each number in {list} to a character string and
6354 concatenates them all. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006355 list2str([32]) returns " "
6356 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
6357< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
6358 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6359< |str2list()| does the opposite.
6360
6361 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6362 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6363 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
6364 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
6365<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006366 Returns an empty string on error.
6367
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006368 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6369 GetList()->list2str()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006370<
6371 Return type: |String|
6372
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006373
6374listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
6375 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
6376 been made to buffer {buf}.
6377 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6378 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6379 buffer is used.
6380 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
6381
6382 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006383 bufnr the buffer that was changed
6384 start first changed line number
6385 end first line number below the change
6386 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006387 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006388 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006389
6390 Example: >
6391 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
6392 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
6393 endfunc
6394 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
6395
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006396< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006397 dictionary with these entries:
6398 lnum the first line number of the change
6399 end the first line below the change
6400 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
6401 deleted
6402 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
6403 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
6404 was affected; this is a byte index, first
6405 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01006406 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
6407 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006408 lnum line above which the new line is added
6409 end equal to "lnum"
6410 added number of lines inserted
6411 col 1
6412 When lines are deleted the values are:
6413 lnum the first deleted line
6414 end the line below the first deleted line, before
6415 the deletion was done
6416 added negative, number of lines deleted
6417 col 1
6418 When lines are changed:
6419 lnum the first changed line
6420 end the line below the last changed line
6421 added 0
6422 col first column with a change or 1
6423
6424 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
6425 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
6426 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
6427 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
6428
6429 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
6430 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
6431 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
6432 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
6433
6434 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
6435 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
6436 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
6437
6438 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
6439 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
6440 of a buffer.
6441 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
6442 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
6443
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006444 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
6445
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006446 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6447 second argument: >
6448 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006449<
6450 Return type: |Number|
6451
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006452
6453listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
6454 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
6455 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
6456
6457 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6458 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6459 buffer is used.
6460
6461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6462 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006463<
6464 Return type: |Number|
6465
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006466
6467listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
6468 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
6469 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
6470 removed.
6471
6472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6473 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006474<
6475 Return type: |Number|
6476
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006477
6478localtime() *localtime()*
6479 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
6480 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
6481
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006482 Return type: |Number|
6483
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006484
6485log({expr}) *log()*
6486 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
6487 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
6488 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006489 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006490 Examples: >
6491 :echo log(10)
6492< 2.302585 >
6493 :echo log(exp(5))
6494< 5.0
6495
6496 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6497 Compute()->log()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006498<
6499 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006500
6501
6502log10({expr}) *log10()*
6503 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
6504 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006505 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006506 Examples: >
6507 :echo log10(1000)
6508< 3.0 >
6509 :echo log10(0.01)
6510< -2.0
6511
6512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6513 Compute()->log10()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006514<
6515 Return type: |Float|
6516
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006517
6518luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
6519 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
6520 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
6521 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
6522 Strings are returned as they are.
6523 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01006524 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006525 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
6526 as-is.
6527 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
6528 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
6529 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6530 to {expr}.
6531
6532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6533 GetExpr()->luaeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006534<
6535 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006536
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006537 {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
6538
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006539
6540map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
6541 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006542 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006543 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
6544 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
6545 For a |String|, each character, including composing
6546 characters, is replaced.
6547 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
6548 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
6549 Vim9 script.
6550
6551 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
6552
6553 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
6554 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
6555 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
6556 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
6557 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
6558 current character.
6559 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006560 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006561< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
6562
6563 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
6564 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
6565 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
6566 still have to double ' quotes
6567
6568 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
6569 1. The key or the index of the current item.
6570 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00006571 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
6572 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
6573 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
6574
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006575 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
6576 that changes each value by "key-value": >
6577 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006578 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006579 endfunc
6580 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
6581< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006582 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006583< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006584 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006585< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006586 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006587<
6588 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
6589 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006590 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006591
6592< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
6593 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
6594 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
6595 further items in {expr1} are processed.
6596 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
6597 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
6598
6599 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6600 mylist->map(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006601<
6602 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
6603 depending on {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006604
6605
6606maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
6607 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
6608 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
6609 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006610 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
6611 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006612
6613 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006614 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
6615 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
6616 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006617
6618 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
6619 command.
6620
6621 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6622 "n" Normal
6623 "v" Visual (including Select)
6624 "o" Operator-pending
6625 "i" Insert
6626 "c" Cmd-line
6627 "s" Select
6628 "x" Visual
6629 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
6630 "t" Terminal-Job
6631 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6632 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6633
6634 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6635 instead of mappings.
6636
6637 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
6638 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01006639 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006640 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
6641 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
6642 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
6643 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
6644 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
6645 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
6646 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
6647 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
6648 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
6649 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
6650 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
6651 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6652 characters will be used:
6653 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6654 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
6655 (|mapmode-ic|)
6656 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01006657 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00006658 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006659 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006660 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
6661 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
6662 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01006663 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006664 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
6665 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
6666 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
6667 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006668
6669 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
6670 |mapset()|.
6671
6672 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6673 then the global mappings.
6674 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
6675 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006676 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006677
6678< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6679 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006680<
6681 Return type: |String| or dict<any> depending on {dict}
6682
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006683
6684mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
6685 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
6686 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
6687 {name}.
6688 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6689 instead of mappings.
6690 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
6691 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
6692
6693 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
6694 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
6695 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
6696 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
6697 mapcheck("b") no no no
6698
6699 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
6700 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
6701 mapping for {name} exactly.
6702 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
6703 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
6704 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
6705 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
6706 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
6707 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6708 then the global mappings.
6709 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
6710 without being ambiguous. Example: >
6711 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
6712 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
6713 :endif
6714< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
6715 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
6716
6717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6718 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006719<
6720 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006721
6722
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006723maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
6724 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
6725 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
6726 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
6727 abbreviations instead of mappings.
6728
6729 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
6730 vim9script
6731 echo maplist()->filter(
6732 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006733< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
6734 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
6735 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
6736 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
6737 can do: >
6738 vim9script
6739 var saved_maps = []
6740 for m in maplist()
6741 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
6742 saved_maps->add(m)
6743 endif
6744 endfor
6745 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
6746< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
6747 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
6748 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
6749 vim9script
6750 omap xyzzy <Nop>
6751 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
6752 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
6753 ounmap xyzzy
6754 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006755<
6756 Return type: list<dict<any>>
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006757
6758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006759mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6760 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6761 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6762 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6763 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6764
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006765 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
6766 depending on {expr1}
6767
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006768
6769mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006770mapset({dict})
6771 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6772 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6773 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006774 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006775 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6776 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6777 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6778 or 'v'. *E1276*
6779
6780 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6781 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006782 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6783 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6784 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6785 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6786 nnoremap K somethingelse
6787 ...
6788 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6789< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006790 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6791 all of them, when they might differ.
6792
6793 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6794 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6795 Example: >
6796 vim9script
6797 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6798 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6799 nnoremap K somethingelse
6800 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6801 # ...
6802 unmap K
6803 for d in save_maps
6804 mapset(d)
6805 endfor
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006806<
6807 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006808
6809
6810match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6811 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6812 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6813 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6814
6815 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6816 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6817 {pat} matches.
6818
6819 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6820 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6821
6822 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6823 Example: >
6824 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6825 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6826< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6827 *strpbrk()*
6828 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6829 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6830< *strcasestr()*
6831 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6832 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6833 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6834<
6835 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6836 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6837 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6838 first character/item. Example: >
6839 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6840< result is again "4". >
6841 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6842< result is again "4". >
6843 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6844< result is "3".
6845 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6846 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6847 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6848 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6849 backwards compatible).
6850 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6851 the index is counted from the end.
6852 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6853 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6854
6855 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6856 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6857 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6858 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6859< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6860 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6861 see above.
6862
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006863 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006864 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6865 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6866 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6867 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6868 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6869 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6870 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6871 further down in the text.
6872
6873 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6874 GetText()->match('word')
6875 GetList()->match('word')
6876<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006877 Return type: |Number|
6878
6879
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006880 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006881matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6882 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6883 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6884 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6885 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6886 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6887 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6888 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6889 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6890 concealed.
6891
6892 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6893 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6894 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6895 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6896 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6897 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6898 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6899 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6900 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6901 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6902
6903 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6904 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6905 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6906 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6907 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006908 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6909 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006910 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006911 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006912
6913 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6914 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6915 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6916 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6917
6918 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6919 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6920 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6921 window Instead of the current window use the
6922 window with this number or window ID.
6923
6924 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6925 the |:match| commands.
6926
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006927 Returns -1 on error.
6928
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006929 Example: >
6930 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6931 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6932< Deletion of the pattern: >
6933 :call matchdelete(m)
6934
6935< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6936 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6937 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6938
6939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6940 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6941<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006942 Return type: |Number|
6943
6944
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006945 *matchaddpos()*
6946matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6947 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6948 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
Shane Harperc1b39842024-07-17 19:40:40 +02006949 because it does not handle regular expressions and it sets
6950 buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed to be
6951 used when fast match additions and deletions are required, for
6952 example to highlight matching parentheses.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006953
6954 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6955 these:
6956 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6957 line has number 1.
6958 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6959 number will be highlighted.
6960 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6961 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6962 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6963 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6964 be highlighted.
6965 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6966 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6967
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006968 Returns -1 on error.
6969
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006970 Example: >
6971 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6972 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6973< Deletion of the pattern: >
6974 :call matchdelete(m)
6975
6976< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6977 |getmatches()|.
6978
6979 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6980 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006981<
6982 Return type: |Number|
6983
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006984
6985matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6986 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6987 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6988 Return a |List| with two elements:
6989 The name of the highlight group used
6990 The pattern used.
6991 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6992 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6993 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6994 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6995 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6996
6997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6998 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006999<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007000 Return type: list<string>
7001
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007002 *matchbufline()*
7003matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
7004 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
7005 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
7006
7007 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
7008 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
7009
7010 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7011 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7012
7013 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7014 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007015 lnum line number where there is a match
7016 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007017 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
7018
7019 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7020 |bufload()| if needed.
7021
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007022 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7023 option settings on the pattern.
7024
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007025 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7026 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
7027 empty |List| is returned.
7028
7029 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007030 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
7031 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
7032 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
7033 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
7034 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
7035 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007036<
7037 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007038 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7039 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
7040 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007041 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007042 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007043< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7044 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7045 submatch.
7046
7047 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7048 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007049<
7050 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7051
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007052
7053matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
7054 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
7055 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
7056 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7057 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
7058 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7059 window ID instead of the current window.
7060
7061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7062 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007063<
7064 Return type: |Number|
7065
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007066
7067matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
7068 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7069 after the match. Example: >
7070 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7071< results in "7".
7072 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7073 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7074 do it with matchend(): >
7075 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7076 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7077< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7078
7079 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7080 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7081< results in "7". >
7082 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7083< result is "-1".
7084 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
7085
7086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7087 GetText()->matchend('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007088<
7089 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007090
7091
7092matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
7093 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
7094 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7095 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7096
7097 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7098 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01007099 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
7100 that contain the characters in {str} in the
7101 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01007102 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
7103 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007104
7105 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
7106 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007107 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007108 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7109 string.
7110 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7111 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7112 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7113 argument and return the text for that item to
7114 use for fuzzy matching.
7115
7116 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7117 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7118 is 256.
7119
7120 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7121 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7122
7123 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7124 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7125 256, then returns an empty list.
7126
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007127 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
7128 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
7129
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00007130 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007131 matching strings.
7132
7133 Example: >
7134 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7135< results in ["clay"]. >
7136 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7137< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7138 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7139< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7140 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7141 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7142 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7143< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7144 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
7145 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7146< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7147 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
7148< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7149 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7150< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7151 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7152 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7153< results in ['two one'].
7154
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007155 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7156
7157
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007158matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7159 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
7160 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7161 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
7162 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
7163 position.
7164
7165 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7166 positions for the best match is returned.
7167
7168 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
7169 list with three empty list items is returned.
7170
7171 Example: >
7172 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
7173< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
7174 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
7175< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
7176 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
7177< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
7178
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007179 Return type: list<list<any>>
7180
7181
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007182matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
7183 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
7184 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
7185 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
7186 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
7187 empty string is used. Example: >
7188 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
7189< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
7190 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
7191
7192 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
7193
7194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7195 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007196<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007197 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7198
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007199 *matchstrlist()*
7200matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
7201 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
7202 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
7203 string in {list}.
7204
7205 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7206 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7207
7208 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7209 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
7210 idx index in {list} of the match.
7211 text matched string
7212 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
7213 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
7214
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007215 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7216 option settings on the pattern.
7217
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007218 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007219 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
7220 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
7221 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
7222 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007223<
7224 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
7225 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7226 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
7227 \ #{submatches: v:true})
7228 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
7229< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7230 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7231 submatch.
7232
7233 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7234 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007235<
7236 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7237
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007238
7239matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
7240 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
7241 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
7242< results in "ing".
7243 When there is no match "" is returned.
7244 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7245 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
7246< results in "ing". >
7247 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
7248< result is "".
7249 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
7250 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7251
7252 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7253 GetText()->matchstr('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007254<
7255 Return type: |String|
7256
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007257
7258matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
7259 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
7260 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
7261 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
7262< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
7263 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
7264 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7265 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
7266< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
7267 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
7268< result is ["", -1, -1].
7269 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
7270 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
7271 end position of the match are returned. >
7272 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
7273< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
7274 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7275
7276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7277 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
7278<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007279 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007280
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007281
7282max({expr}) *max()*
7283 Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007284 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
7285
7286< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
7287 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
7288 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
7289 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
7290 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
7291
7292 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7293 mylist->max()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007294<
7295 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007296
7297
7298menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
7299 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
7300 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
7301 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
7302 menu names are returned.
7303
7304 {mode} can be one of these strings:
7305 "n" Normal
7306 "v" Visual (including Select)
7307 "o" Operator-pending
7308 "i" Insert
7309 "c" Cmd-line
7310 "s" Select
7311 "x" Visual
7312 "t" Terminal-Job
7313 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7314 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
7315 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
7316
7317 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
7318 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
7319 display display name (name without '&')
7320 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
7321 Refer to |:menu-enable|
7322 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
7323 |toolbar-icon|
7324 iconidx index of a built-in icon
7325 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
7326 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7327 characters will be used:
7328 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7329 name menu item name.
7330 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
7331 remappable else v:false.
7332 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
7333 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
7334 string has special characters translated like
7335 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
7336 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
7337 "<Nop>" is returned.
7338 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
7339 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
7340 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
7341 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
7342 silent v:true if the menu item is created
7343 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
7344 submenus |List| containing the names of
7345 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
7346 item has submenus.
7347
7348 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
7349
7350 Examples: >
7351 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
7352 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
7353
7354 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
7355 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
7356 let m = menu_info(a:name)
7357 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
7358 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
7359 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
7360 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
7361 endfor
7362 endfunc
7363 new
7364 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
7365 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
7366 endfor
7367<
7368 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7369 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007370<
7371 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007372
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007373min({expr}) *min()*
7374 Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007375 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
7376
7377< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
7378 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
7379 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
7380 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
7381 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
7382
7383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7384 mylist->min()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007385<
7386 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007387
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007388
7389mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]]) *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007390 Create directory {name}.
7391
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007392 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
7393 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007394
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007395 {flags} can contain these character flags:
7396 "p" intermediate directories will be created as necessary
7397 "D" {name} will be deleted at the end of the current
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007398 function, but not recursively |:defer|
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007399 "R" {name} will be deleted recursively at the end of the
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007400 current function |:defer|
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007401
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007402 Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007403 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
7404 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
7405 E.g. when using: >
7406 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
7407< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
7408 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
7409 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
7410< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
7411 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007412
7413 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
7414 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
7415 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
7416 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
7417 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
7418 created with 0o755.
7419 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007420 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007421
7422< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7423
7424 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
7425 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
7426 "p" option the call will fail.
7427
7428 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
7429 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
7430 failed.
7431
7432 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
7433 :if exists("*mkdir")
7434
7435< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7436 GetName()->mkdir()
7437<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007438 Return type: |Number|
7439
7440
7441mode([{expr}]) *mode()*
7442 Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02007443 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007444 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
7445 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
7446 Also see |state()|.
7447
7448 n Normal
7449 no Operator-pending
7450 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
7451 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
7452 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
7453 CTRL-V is one character
7454 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
7455 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
7456 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
7457 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
7458 v Visual by character
7459 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7460 V Visual by line
7461 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7462 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
7463 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7464 s Select by character
7465 S Select by line
7466 CTRL-S Select blockwise
7467 i Insert
7468 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
7469 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7470 R Replace |R|
7471 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7472 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7473 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
7474 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7475 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7476 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02007477 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007478 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007479 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007480 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007481 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
7482 r Hit-enter prompt
7483 rm The -- more -- prompt
7484 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
7485 ! Shell or external command is executing
7486 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
7487
7488 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
7489 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
7490 "c" or "n".
7491 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
7492 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
7493 the leading character(s).
7494 Also see |visualmode()|.
7495
7496 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7497 DoFull()->mode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007498<
7499 Return type: |String|
7500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007501
7502mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
7503 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
7504 converted to Vim data structures.
7505 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
7506 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
7507 returned as Vim |Lists|.
7508 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
7509 converted to strings.
7510 All other types are converted to string with display function.
7511 Examples: >
7512 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
7513 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
7514 :echo mzeval("l")
7515 :echo mzeval("h")
7516<
7517 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7518 to {expr}.
7519
7520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7521 GetExpr()->mzeval()
7522<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007523 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
7524
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007525 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
7526
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007527
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007528nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
7529 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
7530 that is not blank. Example: >
7531 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
7532< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7533 below it, zero is returned.
7534 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7535 See also |prevnonblank()|.
7536
7537 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7538 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007539<
7540 Return type: |Number|
7541
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007542
7543nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
7544 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
7545 value {expr}. Examples: >
7546 nr2char(64) returns "@"
7547 nr2char(32) returns " "
7548< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
7549 Example for "utf-8": >
7550 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
7551< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
7552 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
7553 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
7554 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
7555 string, thus results in an empty string.
7556 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
7557 let list = [65, 66, 67]
7558 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7559< Result: "ABC"
7560
7561 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7562 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007563<
7564 Return type: |String|
7565
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007566
7567or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
7568 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
7569 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007570 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007571 Example: >
7572 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
7573< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7574 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
7575
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007576< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
7577 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
7578 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
7579 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
7580
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007581 Return type: |Number|
7582
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007583
7584pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
7585 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
7586 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
7587 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
7588 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
7589 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
7590 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
7591< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
7592>
7593 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
7594< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
7595 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007596 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007597
7598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7599 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007600<
7601 Return type: |String|
7602
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007603
7604perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
7605 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
7606 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
7607 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
7608 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
7609 reference to it.
7610 Example: >
7611 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
7612< [1, 2, 3, 4]
7613
7614 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7615 to {expr}.
7616
7617 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7618 GetExpr()->perleval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007619<
7620 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007621
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007622 {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007623
7624
7625popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
7626
7627
7628pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
7629 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
7630 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007631 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007632 Examples: >
7633 :echo pow(3, 3)
7634< 27.0 >
7635 :echo pow(2, 16)
7636< 65536.0 >
7637 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
7638< 2.0
7639
7640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7641 Compute()->pow(3)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007642<
7643 Return type: |Number|
7644
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007645
7646prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
7647 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
7648 that is not blank. Example: >
7649 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
7650< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7651 above it, zero is returned.
7652 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7653 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
7654
7655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7656 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007657<
7658 Return type: |Number|
7659
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007660
7661printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
7662 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
7663 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
7664 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
7665< May result in:
7666 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
7667
7668 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
7669 argument: >
7670 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007671<
7672 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007673
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007674 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007675 %s string
7676 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
7677 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
7678 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
7679 %c single byte
7680 %d decimal number
7681 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
7682 %x hex number
7683 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
7684 %X hex number using upper case letters
7685 %o octal number
7686 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
7687 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
7688 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
7689 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
7690 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
7691 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
7692 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
7693 %% the % character itself
7694
7695 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
7696 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
7697 the result.
7698
7699 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
7700 arguments appear in sequence:
7701
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007702 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
7703
7704 pos-argument
7705 At most one positional argument specifier. These
7706 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007707
7708 flags
7709 Zero or more of the following flags:
7710
7711 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
7712 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
7713 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
7714 of the number is increased to force the first
7715 character of the output string to a zero (except
7716 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
7717 precision of zero).
7718 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
7719 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
7720 prepended to it.
7721 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
7722 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
7723 prepended to it.
7724
7725 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
7726 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
7727 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
7728 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
7729 flag is ignored.
7730
7731 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
7732 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
7733 The converted value is padded on the right with
7734 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
7735 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
7736
7737 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
7738 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
7739
7740 + A sign must always be placed before a number
7741 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
7742 a space if both are used.
7743
7744 field-width
7745 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
7746 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
7747 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
7748 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
7749 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
7750 conversion the count is in cells.
7751
7752 .precision
7753 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
7754 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
7755 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
7756 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
7757 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
7758 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
7759 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
7760 string for S conversions.
7761 For floating point it is the number of digits after
7762 the decimal point.
7763
7764 type
7765 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
7766 be applied, see below.
7767
7768 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
7769 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
7770 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
7771 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
7772 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
7773 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
7774 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
7775< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
7776 "width" bytes.
7777
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01007778 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
7779 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
7780 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007781 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
7782 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
7783
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007784 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
7785
7786 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
7787 *printf-x* *printf-X*
7788 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
7789 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
7790 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
7791 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
7792 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
7793 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
7794 digits that must appear; if the converted value
7795 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
7796 zeros.
7797 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
7798 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
7799 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
7800 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
7801 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02007802 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
7803 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
7804 depending on your platform.
7805 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
7806 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
7807 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
7808 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007809 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
7810 ignored when type is known from the argument.
7811
7812 i alias for d
7813 D alias for ld
7814 U alias for lu
7815 O alias for lo
7816
7817 *printf-c*
7818 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
7819 resulting character is written.
7820
7821 *printf-s*
7822 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
7823 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
7824 specified are used.
7825 If the argument is not a String type, it is
7826 automatically converted to text with the same format
7827 as ":echo".
7828 *printf-S*
7829 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
7830 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
7831 number specified are used.
7832
7833 *printf-f* *E807*
7834 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7835 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
7836 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
7837 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
7838 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
7839 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
7840 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
7841 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
7842 Example: >
7843 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7844< 12.12
7845 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7846 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7847
7848 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7849 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7850 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7851 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7852 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7853
7854 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7855 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7856 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7857 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7858 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7859 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7860 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7861 results in 1.0e7.
7862
7863 *printf-%*
7864 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7865 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7866
7867 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7868 accepted and automatically converted.
7869 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7870 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7871 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7872
7873 *E766* *E767*
7874 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7875 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7876 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7877
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007878 *printf-$*
7879 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7880 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007881 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007882 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7883 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7884
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007885 #, c-format
7886 msgid "%s returning %s"
7887 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007888<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007889 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7890 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007891
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007892 echo printf(
7893 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7894 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7895< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007896
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007897 echo printf(
7898 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7899 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7900< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007901
7902 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7903 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7904 argument list. >
7905
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007906 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7907< 001 >
7908 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7909< 2 >
7910 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7911< 03 >
7912 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7913< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007914
7915 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7916 and via positional arguments: >
7917
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007918 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7919< 1.414214 >
7920 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7921< 1.4142 >
7922 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7923< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007924
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01007925 You will get an overflow error |E1510|, when the field-width
7926 or precision will result in a string longer than 6400 chars.
7927
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007928 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007929 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007930 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7931< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7932 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007933
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007934 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007935 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007936 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7937< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7938 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007939
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007940 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007941 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007942 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7943< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007944
7945 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007946 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7947< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7948 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007949
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007950 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007951 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7952 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007953 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7954< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7955 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007956
7957 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007958 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7959< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7960 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007961
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007962 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007963 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007964 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7965< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007966
7967 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007968 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7969< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7970 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007971
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007972 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007973 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7974 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007975 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7976< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7977 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007978
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007979 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007980 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7981 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7982 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7983 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7984 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007985
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007986 Return type: |String|
7987
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007988
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007989prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7990 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7991 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7992
7993 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7994 string is returned.
7995
7996 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7997 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007998<
7999 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008000
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008001 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008002
8003
8004prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
8005 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8006 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
8007 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8008
8009 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8010 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8011 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8012 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8013 line.
8014 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8015 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8016 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8017 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8018 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8019 if the user only typed Enter.
8020 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008021 func s:TextEntered(text)
8022 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8023 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008024 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8025 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
8026 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008027 close
8028 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008029 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
8030 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008031 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008032 endif
8033 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008034 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008035
8036< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8037 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8038
8039< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8040
8041prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8042 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8043 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8044 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8045
8046 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8047 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8048 as in any buffer.
8049
8050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8051 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008052<
8053 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008054
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008055 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008056
8057prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8058 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8059 {text} to end in a space.
8060 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8061 "prompt". Example: >
8062 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
8063<
8064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8065 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008066<
8067 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008068
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008069 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008070
8071prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
8072
8073pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8074 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8075 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8076 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8077 height nr of items visible
8078 width screen cells
8079 row top screen row (0 first row)
8080 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8081 size total nr of items
8082 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
8083
8084 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8085 |CompleteChanged|.
8086
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008087 Return type: dict<any>
8088
8089
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008090pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8091 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8092 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
8093 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8094 popup menu.
8095
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008096 Return type: |Number|
8097
8098
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008099py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
8100 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8101 converted to Vim data structures.
8102 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8103 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
8104 'encoding').
8105 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
8106 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
8107 keys converted to strings.
8108 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8109 to {expr}.
8110
8111 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8112 GetExpr()->py3eval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008113<
8114 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008115
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008116 {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008117
8118 *E858* *E859*
8119pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
8120 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8121 converted to Vim data structures.
8122 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8123 copied though).
8124 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
8125 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
8126 non-string keys result in error.
8127 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8128 to {expr}.
8129
8130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8131 GetExpr()->pyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008132<
8133 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008134
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008135 {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008136
8137pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
8138 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8139 converted to Vim data structures.
8140 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8141 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
8142
8143 Can also be used as a |method|: >
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02008144 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008145<
8146 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008147
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008148 {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008149 |+python3| feature}
8150
8151rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
8152 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
8153 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8154 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8155 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8156 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8157 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008158 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008159
8160 Examples: >
8161 :echo rand()
8162 :let seed = srand()
8163 :echo rand(seed)
8164 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
8165<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008166 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008167
8168 *E726* *E727*
8169range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
8170 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
8171 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8172 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8173 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8174 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8175 producing a value past {max}).
8176 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8177 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8178 start this is an error.
8179 Examples: >
8180 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
8181 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8182 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
8183 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
8184 range(0) " []
8185 range(2, 0) " error!
8186<
8187 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8188 GetExpr()->range()
8189<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008190 Return type: list<number>
8191
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008192
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008193readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008194 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008195 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
8196 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
8197 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
8198 readblob('file.bin', -12)
8199< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
8200 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
8201 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
8202< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
8203 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01008204 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
8205 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
8206 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
8207 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
8208 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
8209< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008210 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01008211 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
8212 empty blob.
8213 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
8214 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008215 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8216
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008217 Return type: |Blob|
8218
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008219
8220readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
8221 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
8222 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8223 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
8224 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8225 argument below for changing the sort order.
8226
8227 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8228 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8229 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8230 be handled.
8231 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8232 added to the list.
8233 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8234 to the list.
8235 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8236 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8237 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8238 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8239 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8240< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8241 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00008242< *E857*
8243 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008244 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8245 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8246
8247 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8248 Valid values are:
8249 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8250 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8251 each character, technically, using
8252 strcmp()) (default)
8253 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8254 using strcasecmp())
8255 "collate" sort using the collation order
8256 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8257 (technically using strcoll())
8258 Other values are silently ignored.
8259
8260 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8261 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8262 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8263< If you want to get a directory tree: >
8264 function! s:tree(dir)
8265 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
8266 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008267 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008268 endfunction
8269 echo s:tree(".")
8270<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008271 Returns an empty List on error.
8272
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8274 GetDirName()->readdir()
8275<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008276 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
8277
8278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008279readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
8280 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8281 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8282 information in {directory}.
8283 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8284 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8285 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8286 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8287 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
8288 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8289 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8290 argument, see |readdir()|.
8291
8292 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8293 following items:
8294 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8295 name Name of the entry.
8296 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8297 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8298 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8299 type Type of the entry.
8300 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8301 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8302 Other symlink "link"
8303 On MS-Windows:
8304 Normal file "file"
8305 Directory "dir"
8306 Junction "junction"
8307 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8308 Other symlink "link"
8309 Other reparse point "reparse"
8310 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8311 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8312 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8313 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8314 itself because of performance reasons.
8315
8316 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8317 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8318 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8319 be handled.
8320 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8321 added to the list.
8322 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8323 to the list.
8324 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8325 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
8326 of the entry.
8327 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8328 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8329 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8330<
8331 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8332 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8333 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008334<
8335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8336 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8337<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008338 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
8339
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008340
8341 *readfile()*
8342readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
8343 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
8344 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8345 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8346 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
8347 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
8348 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
8349 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8350 added.
8351 - No CR characters are removed.
8352 Otherwise:
8353 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8354 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
8355 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8356 removed from the text.
8357 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8358 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8359 lines of a file: >
8360 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8361 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8362 :endfor
8363< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8364 are returned, or as many as there are.
8365 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
8366 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8367 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8368 file into a buffer if you need to.
8369 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8370 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8371 unmodified.
8372 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8373 the result is an empty list.
8374 Also see |writefile()|.
8375
8376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8377 GetFileName()->readfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008378<
8379 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008380
8381reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8382 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
8383 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
8384 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008385 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008386
8387 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8388 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8389 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8390 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8391
8392 Examples: >
8393 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8394 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8395 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8396 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
8397<
8398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8399 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008400<
8401 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
8402 depending on {object} and {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008403
8404
8405reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8406 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8407 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8408 See |@|.
8409
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008410 Return type: |String|
8411
8412
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008413reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8414 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
8415 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
8416
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008417 Return type: |String|
8418
8419
8420reltime() *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008421reltime({start})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008422reltime({start}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008423 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8424 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01008425 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008426 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008427 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
8428 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
8429 var startTime = reltime()
8430 Work()
8431 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
8432<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008433 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008434 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008435 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008436 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008437 specified in the argument.
8438 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
8439 and {end}.
8440
8441 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008442 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
8443 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008444
8445 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8446 GetStart()->reltime()
8447<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008448 Return type: list<number>
8449
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008450 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8451
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008452
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008453reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8454 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8455 Example: >
8456 let start = reltime()
8457 call MyFunction()
8458 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8459< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8460 Also see |profiling|.
8461 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
8462 script an error is given.
8463
8464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8465 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008466<
8467 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008468
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008469 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8470
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008471
8472reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8473 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8474 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8475 microseconds. Example: >
8476 let start = reltime()
8477 call MyFunction()
8478 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8479< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00008480 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
8481 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008482 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8483 can use split() to remove it. >
8484 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8485< Also see |profiling|.
8486 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
8487 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
8488
8489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8490 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008491<
8492 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008493
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008494 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008495
8496 *remote_expr()* *E449*
8497remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008498 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8499 string, also see |{server}|.
8500
8501 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
8502 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
8503 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
8504 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
8505 "\n").
8506
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008507 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
8508 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
8509 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008511 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
8512 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008513
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008514 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8515 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8516 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8517 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
8518 and the result will be the empty string.
8519
8520 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
8521 independent of a function currently being active. Except
8522 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
8523 arguments can be evaluated.
8524
8525 Examples: >
8526 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
8527 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
8528<
8529 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8530 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008531<
8532 Return type: |String| or list<{type}>
8533
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008534
8535remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
8536 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008537 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008538 This works like: >
8539 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
8540< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
8541 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
8542 to bring itself to the foreground.
8543 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
8544 like foreground() does.
8545 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8546
8547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8548 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008549<
8550 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008551
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008552 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008553 Win32 console version}
8554
8555
8556remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
8557 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
8558 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
8559 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
8560 name of a variable.
8561 Returns zero if none are available.
8562 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
8563 See also |clientserver|.
8564 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8565 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8566 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008567 :let repl = ""
8568 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008569
8570< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8571 ServerId()->remote_peek()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008572<
8573 Return type: |Number|
8574
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008575
8576remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
8577 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
8578 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008579 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
8580 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008581 See also |clientserver|.
8582 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8583 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8584 Example: >
8585 :echo remote_read(id)
8586
8587< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8588 ServerId()->remote_read()
8589<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008590 Return type: |String|
8591
8592
8593remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}]) *remote_send()* *E241*
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008594 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8595 string, also see |{server}|.
8596
8597 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
8598 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
8599 |:map|.
8600
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008601 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
8602 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
8603 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008604
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008605 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8606 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8607 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8608
8609 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
8610 up the display.
8611 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008612 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008613 \ remote_read(serverid)
8614
8615 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
8616 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008617 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008618 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
8619<
8620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8621 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
8622<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008623 Return type: |String|
8624
8625
8626remote_startserver({name}) *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01008627 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
8628 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
8629 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008630
8631 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8632 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008633<
8634 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008635
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008636 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008637
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008638
8639remove({list}, {idx}) *remove()*
8640remove({list}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008641 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
8642 return the item.
8643 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8644 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
8645 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
8646 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
8647 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008648 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008649 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008650 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008651 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
8652<
8653 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
8654
8655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8656 mylist->remove(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008657<
8658 Return type: any, depending on {list}
8659
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008660
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008661remove({blob}, {idx})
8662remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008663 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
8664 return the byte.
8665 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8666 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
8667 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
8668 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008669 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008670 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008671 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008672 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008673<
8674 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008675
8676remove({dict}, {key})
8677 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
8678 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008679 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008680< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008681 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008682
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008683 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
8684
8685
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008686rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
8687 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
8688 should also work to move files across file systems. The
8689 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
8690 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
8691 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
8692 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8693
8694 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8695 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008696<
8697 Return type: |Number|
8698
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008699
8700repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
8701 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
8702 result. Example: >
8703 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
8704< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01008705 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
8706 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008707 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
8708< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
8709
8710 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8711 mylist->repeat(count)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008712<
8713 Return type: |String|, |Blob| or list<{type}> depending on
8714 {expr}
8715
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008716
8717resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
8718 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
8719 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
8720 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
8721 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
8722 removed, return {filename}.
8723 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
8724 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
8725 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
8726 stopped after 100 iterations.
8727 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
8728 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
8729 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
8730 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
8731 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
8732
8733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8734 GetName()->resolve()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008735<
8736 Return type: |String|
8737
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008738
8739reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01008740 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
8741 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
8742 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
8743 For a String a new String is returned.
8744 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
8745 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
8746 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008747 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
8748< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8749 mylist->reverse()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008750<
8751 Return type: |String|, |Blob| or list<{type}> depending on
8752 {object}
8753
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008754
8755round({expr}) *round()*
8756 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
8757 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
8758 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
8759 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008760 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008761 Examples: >
8762 echo round(0.456)
8763< 0.0 >
8764 echo round(4.5)
8765< 5.0 >
8766 echo round(-4.5)
8767< -5.0
8768
8769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8770 Compute()->round()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008771<
8772 Return type: |Float|
8773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008774
8775rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
8776 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
8777 converted to Vim data structures.
8778 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
8779 are copied though).
8780 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
8781 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
8782 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
8783 "Object#to_s" method.
8784 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8785 to {expr}.
8786
8787 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8788 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008789<
8790 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008791
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008792 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008793
8794screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
8795 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
8796 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
8797 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008798 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008799
8800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8801 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008802<
8803 Return type: |Number|
8804
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008805
8806screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
8807 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
8808 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
8809 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
8810 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
8811 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
8812 encodings it may only be the first byte.
8813 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8814 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
8815
8816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8817 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008818<
8819 Return type: |Number|
8820
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008821
8822screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
8823 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
8824 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
8825 composing characters on top of the base character.
8826 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8827 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
8828
8829 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8830 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008831<
8832 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
8833
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008834
8835screencol() *screencol()*
8836 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
8837 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
8838 This function is mainly used for testing.
8839
8840 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
8841 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
8842 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
8843 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
8844 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008845 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008846 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
8847 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
8848<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008849 Return type: |Number|
8850
8851
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008852screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
8853 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
8854 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
8855 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
8856 The Dict has these members:
8857 row screen row
8858 col first screen column
8859 endcol last screen column
8860 curscol cursor screen column
8861 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
8862 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
8863 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
8864 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
8865 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
8866 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
8867 width character it would be the same as "col".
8868 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
8869 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
8870 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
8871 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008872 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
8873 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008874 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008875
8876 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8877 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008878<
8879 Return type: dict<number> or dict<any>
8880
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008881
8882screenrow() *screenrow()*
8883 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
8884 cursor. The top line has number one.
8885 This function is mainly used for testing.
8886 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
8887
8888 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
8889
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008890 Return type: |Number|
8891
8892
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008893screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
8894 The result is a String that contains the base character and
8895 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
8896 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
8897 characters.
8898 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8899 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
8900
8901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8902 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
8903<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008904 Return type: |String|
8905
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008906 *search()*
8907search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8908 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
8909 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
8910
8911 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
8912 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
8913 move. No error message is given.
Christian Brabandt9a660d22024-03-12 22:03:09 +01008914 To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008915
8916 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
8917 'b' search Backward instead of forward
8918 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
8919 'e' move to the End of the match
8920 'n' do Not move the cursor
8921 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
8922 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
8923 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
8924 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
8925 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
8926 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
8927
8928 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
8929 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
8930 flag.
8931
8932 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
8933
8934 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
8935 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
8936 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
8937 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01008938 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
8939 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
8940 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
8941
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008942 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8943 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8944 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8945 file).
8946
8947 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8948 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8949 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8950 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8951 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8952< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8953 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
8954 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01008955 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008956 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
8957 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
8958 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8959 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8960 giving the argument.
8961 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8962
8963 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8964 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8965 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8966 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8967 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8968 function reference or a lambda.
8969 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8970 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8971 and -1 returned.
8972 *search()-sub-match*
8973 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8974 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8975 whole pattern did match.
8976 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8977
8978 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8979 flag is used.
8980
8981 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8982 :let n = 1
8983 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008984 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008985 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8986 : " first search to find match at start of file
8987 : normal G$
8988 : let flags = "w"
8989 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8990 : s/foo/bar/g
8991 : let flags = "W"
8992 : endwhile
8993 : update " write the file if modified
8994 : let n = n + 1
8995 :endwhile
8996<
8997 Example for using some flags: >
8998 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8999< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
9000 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
9001 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
9002 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
9003 line:
9004 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
9005 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
9006 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
9007 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
9008 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
9009
9010 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9011 GetPattern()->search()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009012<
9013 Return type: |Number|
9014
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009015
9016searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
9017 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
9018 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
9019 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
9020
9021 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
9022 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
9023
9024 key type meaning ~
9025 current |Number| current position of match;
9026 0 if the cursor position is
9027 before the first match
9028 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
9029 "pos", otherwise 0
9030 total |Number| total count of matches found
9031 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
9032 1: recomputing was timed out
9033 2: max count exceeded
9034
9035 For {options} see further down.
9036
9037 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
9038 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
9039 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
9040 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
9041 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
9042
9043 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
9044 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9045
9046 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
9047 " to 1)
9048 let result = searchcount()
9049<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01009050 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009051 function! LastSearchCount() abort
9052 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9053 if empty(result)
9054 return ''
9055 endif
9056 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
9057 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
9058 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
9059 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
9060 \ result.current > result.maxcount
9061 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
9062 \ result.current, result.total)
9063 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
9064 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
9065 \ result.current, result.total)
9066 endif
9067 endif
9068 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
9069 \ result.current, result.total)
9070 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009071 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009072
9073 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9074 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009075 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009076 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9077<
9078 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9079 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9080
9081 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9082 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9083 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9084 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9085 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9086 call searchcount(#{
9087 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9088 redrawstatus
9089 endif
9090 endfunction
9091<
9092 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9093 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9094
9095 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9096 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9097 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9098
9099 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9100 " search again
9101 call searchcount()
9102<
9103 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
9104 key type meaning ~
9105 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9106 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9107 otherwise returns the last
9108 computed result (when |n| or
9109 |N| was used when "S" is not
9110 in 'shortmess', or this
9111 function was called).
9112 (default: |TRUE|)
9113 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9114 and different with |@/|.
9115 this works as same as the
9116 below command is executed
9117 before calling this function >
9118 let @/ = pattern
9119< (default: |@/|)
9120 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9121 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9122 for recomputing the result
9123 (default: 0)
9124 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9125 limit. max count of matched
9126 text while recomputing the
9127 result. if search exceeded
9128 total count, "total" value
9129 becomes `maxcount + 1`
9130 (default: 99)
9131 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9132 when recomputing the result.
9133 this changes "current" result
9134 value. see |cursor()|,
9135 |getpos()|
9136 (default: cursor's position)
9137
9138 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9139 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
9140<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009141 Return type: dict<number>
9142
9143
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009144searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9145 Search for the declaration of {name}.
9146
9147 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9148 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9149 first match in the function.
9150
9151 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9152 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9153 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9154
9155 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9156 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9157 Example: >
9158 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9159 echo getline('.')
9160 endif
9161<
9162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9163 GetName()->searchdecl()
9164<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009165 Return type: |Number|
9166
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009167 *searchpair()*
9168searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9169 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9170 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9171 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9172 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
9173 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9174 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9175 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9176 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9177 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9178 given.
9179
9180 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9181 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9182 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9183 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9184 typical use is: >
9185 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9186< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9187
9188 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9189 |search()|. Additionally:
9190 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
9191 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9192 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
9193 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
9194 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9195 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
9196
9197 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9198 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9199 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9200 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9201 or a string.
9202 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9203 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9204 and -1 returned.
9205 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
9206 Anything else makes the function fail.
9207 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
9208 constant it is compiled into instructions.
9209
9210 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
9211
9212 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9213 patterns are used like it's on.
9214
9215 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9216 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9217 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9218 if 1
9219 if 2
9220 endif 2
9221 endif 1
9222< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9223 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9224 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
9225 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
9226 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9227 "endif 2".
9228 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9229 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9230 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9231 the matching start.
9232
9233 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9234
9235 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9236 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9237
9238< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9239 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9240 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9241 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9242 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9243 match.
9244 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9245
9246 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9247
9248< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9249 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9250 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9251
9252 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9253 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9254<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009255 Return type: |Number|
9256
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009257 *searchpairpos()*
9258searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9259 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9260 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9261 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9262 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9263 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9264 returns [0, 0]. >
9265
9266 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9267<
9268 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9269
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009270 Return type: list<number>
9271
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009272 *searchpos()*
9273searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
9274 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9275 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9276 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9277 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9278 returns [0, 0].
9279 Example: >
9280 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9281
9282< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9283 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9284 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9285< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9286 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9287
9288 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9289 GetPattern()->searchpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009290<
9291 Return type: list<number>
9292
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009293
9294server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
9295 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9296 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9297 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9298 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9299 Note:
9300 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
9301 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
9302 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9303 See also |clientserver|.
9304 Example: >
9305 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
9306
9307< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9308 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
9309<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009310 Return type: |Number|
9311
9312
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009313serverlist() *serverlist()*
9314 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9315 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9316 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9317 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9318 Example: >
9319 :echo serverlist()
9320<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009321 Return type: |String|
9322
9323
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009324setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
9325 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
9326 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9327
9328 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9329 |bufload()| if needed.
9330
9331 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9332 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9333
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009334 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
9335 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
9336 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
9337 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009338
9339 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9340
9341 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
9342 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
9343 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9344 added below the last line.
9345
9346 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
9347 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
9348 error is given.
9349 On success 0 is returned.
9350
9351 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9352 third argument: >
9353 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009354<
9355 Return type: |Number|
9356
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009357
9358setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9359 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
9360 {val}.
9361 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9362 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9363 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
9364 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9365 The {varname} argument is a string.
9366 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9367 Examples: >
9368 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9369 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9370< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9371
9372 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9373 third argument: >
9374 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009375<
9376 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009377
9378
9379setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9380 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009381 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
9382 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
9383 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9384 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009385 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009386 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
9387 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009388
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009389< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
9390 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
9391 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
9392 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
9393 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00009394 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009395
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009396 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
9397 in screen cells. *E1112*
9398 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009399 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009400
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009401 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
9402 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
9403
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009404 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009405 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009406
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009407< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009408 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
9409 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
9410 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
9411 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
9412
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009413 Return type: |Number|
9414
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009415
9416setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9417 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9418 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9419
9420 Example:
9421 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9422 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9423< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9424 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9425< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9426
9427 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9428 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009429<
9430 Return type: |Number|
9431
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009432
9433setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
9434 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9435 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9436
9437 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9438 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9439 character search
9440 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9441 0 for backward
9442 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9443 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9444 character search
9445
9446 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9447 from a script: >
9448 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9449 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9450 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9451< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9452
9453 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9454 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009455<
9456 Return type: dict<any>
9457
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009458
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009459setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
9460 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
9461 {pos}.
9462 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
9463 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9464 line.
9465
9466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9467 GetText()->setcmdline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009468<
9469 Return type: |Number|
9470
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009471
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009472setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9473 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
9474 {pos}. The first position is 1.
9475 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9476 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
9477 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9478 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9479 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9480 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9481 before inserting the resulting text.
9482 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9483 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009484 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9485 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009486
9487 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9488 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009489<
9490 Return type: |Number|
9491
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009492
9493setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9494setcursorcharpos({list})
9495 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9496 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9497
9498 Example:
9499 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9500 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9501< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9502 call cursor(4, 3)
9503< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9504
9505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9506 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009507<
9508 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009509
9510
9511setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
9512 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
9513 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
9514
9515< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
9516 See also |expr-env|.
9517
9518 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9519 second argument: >
9520 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009521<
9522 Return type: |Number|
9523
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009524
9525setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9526 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9527 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9528 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9529 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9530 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9531 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9532 characters are not supported.
9533
9534 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9535 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9536 would do the same thing.
9537
9538 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9539
9540 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9541 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9542<
9543 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9544
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009545 Return type: |Number|
9546
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009547
9548setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
9549 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
9550 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Christian Brabandt946f61c2024-06-17 13:17:58 +02009551 |setbufline()|.
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02009552 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared. See
9553 |text-prop-cleared|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009554
9555 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9556 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9557 added below the last line.
9558 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009559 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
9560 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009561
9562 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9563 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
9564 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
9565
9566 Example: >
9567 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
9568
9569< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
9570 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9571 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9572< This is equivalent to: >
9573 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
9574 : call setline(n, l)
9575 :endfor
9576
9577< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9578
9579 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9580 second argument: >
9581 GetText()->setline(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009582<
9583 Return type: |Number|
9584
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009585
9586setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
9587 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
9588 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9589 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9590
9591 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9592 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
9593 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9594 Also see |location-list|.
9595
9596 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9597
9598 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9599 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9600 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9601
9602 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9603 second argument: >
9604 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009605<
9606 Return type: |Number|
9607
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009608
9609setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
9610 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9611 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
9612 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9613 example for |getmatches()|.
9614 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9615 window ID instead of the current window.
9616
9617 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9618 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9619<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009620 Return type: |Number|
9621
9622
9623setpos({expr}, {list}) *setpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009624 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
9625 . the cursor
9626 'x mark x
9627
9628 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
9629 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
9630 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
9631
9632 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
9633 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9634 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9635 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9636 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9637 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9638 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
9639 Does not change the jumplist.
9640
9641 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
9642 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
9643 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9644 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
9645
9646 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9647 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9648 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9649 character.
9650
9651 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9652 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9653 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9654 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9655 mark position it is not used.
9656
9657 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9658 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9659 before '>.
9660
9661 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9662 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9663
9664 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
9665
9666 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
9667 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9668 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9669 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9670 |winrestview()|.
9671
9672 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9673 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009674<
9675 Return type: |Number|
9676
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009677
9678setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
9679 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
9680
9681 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9682 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
9683 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
9684 {what}.
9685 *setqflist-what*
9686 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
9687 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
9688 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
9689 entries:
9690
9691 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
9692 buffer
9693 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
9694 present or it is invalid.
9695 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
9696 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
9697 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00009698 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009699 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
9700 col column number
9701 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
9702 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00009703 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009704 nr error number
9705 text description of the error
9706 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
9707 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02009708 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
9709 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009710
9711 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
9712 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
9713 locate a matching error line.
9714 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
9715 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
9716 item will not be handled as an error line.
9717 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
9718 be used.
9719 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
9720 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
9721 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
9722 cleared.
9723 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
9724 |getqflist()| returns.
9725
9726 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
9727 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
9728 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
9729 new list is created.
9730
9731 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
9732 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
9733 clear the list: >
9734 :call setqflist([], 'r')
9735<
9736 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
9737 freed.
9738
9739 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
9740 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
9741 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
9742 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
9743 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
9744
9745 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
9746 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
9747 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
9748 "lines". If this is not present, then the
9749 'errorformat' option value is used.
9750 See |quickfix-parse|
9751 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
9752 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
9753 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
9754 then the last entry in the list is set as the
9755 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
9756 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
9757 argument.
9758 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
9759 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
9760 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
9761 See |quickfix-parse|
9762 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
9763 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
9764 the last quickfix list.
9765 quickfixtextfunc
9766 function to get the text to display in the
9767 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
9768 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
9769 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
9770 of how to write the function and an example.
9771 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
9772 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
9773 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
9774 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
9775 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
9776 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
9777 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
9778 specify the list.
9779
9780 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
9781 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
9782 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
9783 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
9784<
9785 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9786
9787 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
9788 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
9789 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
9790
9791 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9792 second argument: >
9793 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
9794<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009795 Return type: |Number|
9796
9797
9798setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}]) *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009799 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
9800 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
9801 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
9802 {regname} must be one character.
9803
9804 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
9805 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
9806 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
9807 then the value is appended.
9808
9809 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
9810 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
9811 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
9812 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
9813 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
9814 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
9815 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
9816 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
9817
9818 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
9819 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
9820 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
9821 mode is never selected automatically.
9822 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9823
9824 *E883*
9825 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
9826 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
9827 items act like empty strings.
9828
9829 Examples: >
9830 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
9831 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
9832 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
9833 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
9834
9835< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
9836 register: >
9837 :let var_a = getreginfo()
9838 :call setreg('a', var_a)
9839< or: >
9840 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
9841 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
9842 ....
9843 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
9844< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
9845 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
9846 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
9847 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
9848
9849 You can also change the type of a register by appending
9850 nothing: >
9851 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
9852
9853< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9854 second argument: >
9855 GetText()->setreg('a')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009856<
9857 Return type: |Number|
9858
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009859
9860settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
9861 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
9862 |t:var|
9863 The {varname} argument is a string.
9864 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
9865 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
9866 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
9867 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
9868 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9869
9870 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9871 third argument: >
9872 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009873<
9874 Return type: |Number|
9875
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009876
9877settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
9878 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
9879 {val}.
9880 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
9881 use |setwinvar()|.
9882 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9883 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
9884 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
9885 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
9886 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
9887 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
9888 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
9889 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
9890 Examples: >
9891 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
9892 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
9893< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9894
9895 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9896 fourth argument: >
9897 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009898<
9899 Return type: |Number|
9900
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009901
9902settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
9903 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
9904 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9905
9906 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
9907 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
9908 stack.
9909 *E962*
9910 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
9911 argument:
9912 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
9913 stack is replaced.
9914 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
9915 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
9916 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
9917 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
9918 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
9919
9920 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
9921 stack after the modification.
9922
9923 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9924
9925 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
9926 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
9927 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
9928
9929< Save and restore the tag stack: >
9930 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
9931 " do something else
9932 call settagstack(1003, stack)
9933 unlet stack
9934<
9935 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9936 second argument: >
9937 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009938<
9939 Return type: |Number|
9940
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009941
9942setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
9943 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
9944 Examples: >
9945 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
9946 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
9947
9948< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9949 third argument: >
9950 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009951<
9952 Return type: |Number|
9953
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009954
9955sha256({string}) *sha256()*
9956 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
9957 checksum of {string}.
9958
9959 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9960 GetText()->sha256()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009961<
9962 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009963
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009964 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009965
9966shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
9967 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
9968 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00009969 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009970 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
9971 quotes.
9972 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
9973 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
9974 {string}.
9975 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
9976 replace all "'" with "'\''".
9977
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02009978 The {special} argument adds additional escaping of keywords
9979 used in Vim commands. When it is not omitted and a non-zero
K.Takatac0e038b2024-05-16 12:39:01 +09009980 number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
9981 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" (as listed in
9982 |expand()|) will be preceded by a backslash.
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02009983 This backslash will be removed again by the |:!| command.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009984
9985 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
9986 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
9987 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
9988 even when inside single quotes.
9989
9990 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
9991 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
9992 escaped a second time.
9993
9994 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
9995 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
9996 character inside single quotes.
9997
9998 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009999 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010000< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
10001 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010002 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010003< See also |::S|.
10004
10005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10006 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010007<
10008 Return type: |String|
10009
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010010
10011shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
10012 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
10013 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
10014 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
10015 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
10016 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
10017
10018 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
10019 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
10020 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
10021 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
10022
10023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10024 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010025<
10026 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010027
10028sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
10029
10030
10031simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
10032 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
10033 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
10034 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
10035 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
10036 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
10037 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
10038 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
10039 standard).
10040 Example: >
10041 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
10042< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
10043 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
10044 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
10045 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
10046 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
10047
10048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10049 GetName()->simplify()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010050<
10051 Return type: |String|
10052
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010053
10054sin({expr}) *sin()*
10055 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
10056 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010057 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010058 Examples: >
10059 :echo sin(100)
10060< -0.506366 >
10061 :echo sin(-4.01)
10062< 0.763301
10063
10064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10065 Compute()->sin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010066<
10067 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010068
10069
10070sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
10071 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
10072 [-inf, inf].
10073 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010074 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010075 Examples: >
10076 :echo sinh(0.5)
10077< 0.521095 >
10078 :echo sinh(-0.9)
10079< -1.026517
10080
10081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10082 Compute()->sinh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010083<
10084 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010085
10086
10087slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
10088 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
10089 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
10090 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010091 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are treated as a
10092 part of the preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010093 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
10094 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010095 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010096
10097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10098 GetList()->slice(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010099<
10100 Return type: list<{type}>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010101
10102
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010103sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010104 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
10105
10106 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10107 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
10108
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010109< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010110 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
10111 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
10112 current buffer use |:sort|.
10113
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010114 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
10115 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
10116 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010117
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010118 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010119 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
10120 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
10121 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
10122 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
10123 case. Example: >
10124 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
10125 :language collate en_US.UTF8
10126 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10127< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
10128>
10129 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
10130 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
10131 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10132< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
10133 This does not work properly on Mac.
10134
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010135 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010136 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +000010137 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
10138 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
10139 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010140
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010141 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010142 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
10143 digits will be used as the number they represent.
10144
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010145 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010146 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
10147
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010148 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010149 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
10150 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
10151 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
10152 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
10153
10154 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
10155 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
10156
10157 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
10158 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
10159 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
10160 same order as they were originally.
10161
10162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10163 mylist->sort()
10164
10165< Also see |uniq()|.
10166
10167 Example: >
10168 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10169 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
10170 endfunc
10171 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
10172< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
10173 ignores overflow: >
10174 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10175 return a:i1 - a:i2
10176 endfunc
10177< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
10178 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
10179<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010180 Return type: list<{type}>
10181
10182
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010183sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
10184 Stop playing all sounds.
10185
10186 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10187 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10188
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010189 Return type: |Number|
10190
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010191 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
10192
10193 *sound_playevent()*
10194sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
10195 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
10196 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
10197 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
10198 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
10199 call sound_playevent('bell')
10200< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
10201 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
10202 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +010010203 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
10204 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
10205 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010206
10207 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
10208 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
10209 argument is the status:
10210 0 sound was played to the end
10211 1 sound was interrupted
10212 2 error occurred after sound started
10213 Example: >
10214 func Callback(id, status)
10215 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
10216 endfunc
10217 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
10218
10219< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
10220
10221 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
10222 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
10223
10224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10225 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010226<
10227 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010228
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010229 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010230
10231 *sound_playfile()*
10232sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10233 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
10234 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10235 with this command: >
10236 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
10237
10238< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10239 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010240<
10241 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010242
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010243 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010244
10245
10246sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10247 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10248 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
10249
10250 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10251 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10252
10253 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10254 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10255
10256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10257 soundid->sound_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010258<
10259 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010260
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010261 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010262
10263 *soundfold()*
10264soundfold({word})
10265 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
10266 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
10267 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10268 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
10269 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10270 the method can be quite slow.
10271
10272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10273 GetWord()->soundfold()
10274<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010275 Return type: |String|
10276
10277
10278spellbadword([{sentence}]) *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010279 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10280 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10281 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10282 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10283
10284 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10285 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10286 result is an empty string.
10287
10288 The return value is a list with two items:
10289 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10290 - The type of the spelling error:
10291 "bad" spelling mistake
10292 "rare" rare word
10293 "local" word only valid in another region
10294 "caps" word should start with Capital
10295 Example: >
10296 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10297< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10298
10299 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10300 of 'spelllang' are used.
10301
10302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10303 GetText()->spellbadword()
10304<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010305 Return type: list<string>
10306
10307
10308spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]]) *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010309 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
10310 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10311 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10312
10313 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10314 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10315 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10316
10317 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10318 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
10319 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10320 replace a line.
10321
10322 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
10323 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10324 although it may appear capitalized.
10325
10326 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
10327 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
10328
10329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10330 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010331<
10332 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
10333
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010334
10335split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
10336 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
Shane Harperc1b39842024-07-17 19:40:40 +020010337 empty each white space separated sequence of characters
10338 becomes an item.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010339 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
10340 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10341 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
10342 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10343 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
10344 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10345 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
10346 Example: >
10347 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
10348< To split a string in individual characters: >
10349 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
10350< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10351 the end of the pattern: >
10352 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10353< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
10354 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10355 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10356< The opposite function is |join()|.
10357
10358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10359 GetString()->split()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010360<
10361 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010362
10363sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10364 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10365 |Float|.
10366 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010367 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
10368 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010369 Examples: >
10370 :echo sqrt(100)
10371< 10.0 >
10372 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10373< nan
10374 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
10375
10376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10377 Compute()->sqrt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010378<
10379 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010380
10381
10382srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10383 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10384 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
10385 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10386 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10387 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10388 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10389 when a predictable sequence is intended.
10390
10391 Examples: >
10392 :let seed = srand()
10393 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10394 :echo rand(seed)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010395<
10396 Return type: list<number>
10397
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010398
10399state([{what}]) *state()*
10400 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10401 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10402 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10403 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
10404 Yes: then do it right away.
10405 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10406 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10407 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10408 messages and callbacks).
10409 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10410 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10411 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10412 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
10413 Also see |mode()|.
10414
10415 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10416 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
10417 if state('s') == ''
10418 " screen has not scrolled
10419<
10420 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10421 something is busy:
10422 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10423 stuffed command
10424 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
10425 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10426 x executing an autocommand
10427 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
10428 ch_readraw() when reading json
10429 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
10430 |f| or a count
10431 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10432 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10433 s screen has scrolled for messages
10434
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010435 Return type: |String|
10436
10437
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010438str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
10439 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
10440 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
10441 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
10442 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
10443 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10444 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
10445 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10446 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
10447 thousand.
10448 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10449 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10450 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10451 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10452 |substitute()|: >
10453 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
10454<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010455 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
10456
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10458 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010459<
10460 Return type: |Float|
10461
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010462
10463str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
10464 Return a list containing the number values which represent
10465 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
10466 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10467 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10468< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10469
10470 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
10471 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
10472 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
10473 properly: >
10474 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
10475
10476< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10477 GetString()->str2list()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010478<
10479 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010480
10481
10482str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
10483 Convert string {string} to a number.
10484 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
10485 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10486 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
10487
10488 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10489 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
10490 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
10491 let nr = str2nr('0123')
10492<
10493 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
10494 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
10495 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10496 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
10497 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10498
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010499 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10502 GetText()->str2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010503<
10504 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010505
10506
10507strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
10508 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10509 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
10510 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
10511 composing characters separately.
10512
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010513 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10514
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010515 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10516
10517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10518 GetText()->strcharlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010519<
10520 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010521
10522
10523strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
10524 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
10525 of byte index and length.
10526 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10527 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010528 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
10529 part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010530 When a character index is used where a character does not
10531 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
10532 example: >
10533 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10534< results in 'a'.
10535
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010536 Returns an empty string on error.
10537
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10539 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010540<
10541 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010542
10543
10544strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
10545 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10546 in String {string}.
10547 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10548 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010549 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010550 |strcharlen()| always does this.
10551
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010552 Returns zero on error.
10553
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010554 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10555
10556 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10557 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10558 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10559 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10560 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10561 endfunction
10562 else
10563 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10564 if a:skipcc
10565 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10566 else
10567 return strchars(a:str)
10568 endif
10569 endfunction
10570 endif
10571<
10572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10573 GetText()->strchars()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010574<
10575 Return type: |Number|
10576
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010577
10578strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
10579 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
10580 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
10581 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10582 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10583 matters for Tab characters.
10584 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10585 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10586 'tabstop' and 'display'.
10587 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10588 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010589 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010590 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
10591
10592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10593 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010594<
10595 Return type: |Number|
10596
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010597
10598strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10599 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10600 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10601 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10602 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10603 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10604 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
10605 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
10606 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10607 Examples: >
10608 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10609 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10610 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10611 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10612 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10613 Show mod time of file.c.
10614< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10615 :if exists("*strftime")
10616
10617< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10618 GetFormat()->strftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010619<
10620 Return type: |String|
10621
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010622
10623strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010624 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
10625 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
10626 index. Composing characters are considered separate
10627 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
10628 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010629 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010630 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10631
10632 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10633 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010634<
10635 Return type: |Number|
10636
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010637
10638stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
10639 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10640 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
10641 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
10642 This can be used to find a second match: >
10643 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
10644 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
10645< The search is done case-sensitive.
10646 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10647 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
10648 See also |strridx()|.
10649 Examples: >
10650 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
10651 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
10652 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
10653< *strstr()* *strchr()*
10654 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
10655 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
10656
10657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10658 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
10659<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010660 Return type: |Number|
10661
10662
10663string({expr}) *string()*
10664 Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010665 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
10666 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
10667 {expr} type result ~
10668 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
10669 Number 123
10670 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
10671 Funcref function('name')
10672 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
10673 List [item, item]
10674 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +000010675 Class class SomeName
10676 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010010677 Enum enum EnumName
Yegappan Lakshmanan3cf121e2024-03-31 18:45:35 +020010678 EnumValue enum name.value {name: str, ordinal: nr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010679
10680 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
10681 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
10682 will then fail.
10683
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010010684 For an object, invokes the string() method to get a textual
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010010685 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010010686 then the default representation is used. |object-string()|
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010010687
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10689 mylist->string()
10690
10691< Also see |strtrans()|.
10692
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010693 Return type: |String|
10694
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010695
10696strlen({string}) *strlen()*
10697 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
10698 {string} in bytes.
10699 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010700 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010701 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
10702 |strchars()|.
10703 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10704
10705 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10706 GetString()->strlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010707<
10708 Return type: |Number|
10709
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010710
10711strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
10712 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
10713 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
10714 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
10715 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
10716 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
10717 following composing characters).
10718 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
10719 |strcharpart()|.
10720
10721 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
10722 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
10723 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
10724 end of the {src}. >
10725 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
10726 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
10727 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
10728 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
10729
10730< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
10731 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
10732 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
10733<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010734 Returns an empty string on error.
10735
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10737 GetText()->strpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010738<
10739 Return type: |String|
10740
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010741
10742strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
10743 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
10744 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
10745 the format specified in {format}.
10746
10747 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
10748 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
10749 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
10750 matters.
10751
10752 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
10753 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
10754 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
10755 result.
10756
10757 See also |strftime()|.
10758 Examples: >
10759 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
10760< 862156163 >
10761 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
10762< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
10763 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
10764< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
10765
10766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10767 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
10768<
10769 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10770 :if exists("*strptime")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010771<
10772 Return type: |Number|
10773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010774
10775strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
10776 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10777 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
10778 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
10779 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
10780 match: >
10781 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
10782 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
10783< The search is done case-sensitive.
10784 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10785 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
10786 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
10787 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
10788 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
10789< *strrchr()*
10790 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
10791 function strrchr().
10792
10793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10794 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010795<
10796 Return type: |Number|
10797
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010798
10799strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
10800 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
10801 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
10802 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
10803 echo strtrans(@a)
10804< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
10805 starting a new line.
10806
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010807 Returns an empty string on error.
10808
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10810 GetString()->strtrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010811<
10812 Return type: |String|
10813
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010814
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010815strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
10816 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
10817 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
10818
10819 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
10820 separately.
10821 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
10822 ignored.
10823
10824 Returns zero on error.
10825
10826 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
10827 Examples: >
10828 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
10829 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
10830 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
10831 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
10832 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +090010833<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10835 GetText()->strutf16len()
10836<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010837 Return type: |Number|
10838
10839
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010840strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
10841 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
10842 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
10843 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
10844 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10845 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010846 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010847 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
10848
10849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10850 GetString()->strwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010851<
10852 Return type: |Number|
10853
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010854
10855submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
10856 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
10857 substitute() function.
10858 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
10859 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
10860 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
10861 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
10862 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
10863
10864 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
10865 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
10866 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
10867 text.
10868 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
10869 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
10870 items, since there are no real line breaks.
10871
10872 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
10873 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
10874
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010875 Returns an empty string or list on error.
10876
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010877 Examples: >
10878 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
10879 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
10880< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
10881 A line break is included as a newline character.
10882
10883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10884 GetNr()->submatch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010885<
10886 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
10887
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010888
10889substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
10890 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
10891 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
10892 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
10893 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
10894
10895 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
10896 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
10897 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
10898 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
10899 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
10900 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
10901 used.
10902
10903 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
10904 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
10905 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
10906 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
10907
10908 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
10909 unmodified.
10910
10911 Example: >
10912 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
10913< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
10914 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
10915< results in "TESTING".
10916
10917 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
10918 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
10919 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010920 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010921
10922< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
10923 optional argument. Example: >
10924 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
10925< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
10926 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
10927 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010928 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010929
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010930< Returns an empty string on error.
10931
10932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010933 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010934<
10935 Return type: |String|
10936
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010937
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000010938swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
10939 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
10940 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
10941 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
10942 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
10943 set 'directory' to a dot: >
10944 let save_dir = &directory
10945 let &directory = '.'
10946 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
10947 let &directory = save_dir
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010948<
10949 Return type: list<string>
10950
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000010951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010952swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
10953 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
10954 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
10955 version Vim version
10956 user user name
10957 host host name
10958 fname original file name
10959 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
10960 file
10961 mtime last modification time in seconds
10962 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
10963 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
10964 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
10965 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
10966 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
10967 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
10968 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
10969 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
10970
10971 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10972 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010973<
10974 Return type: dict<any> or dict<string>
10975
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010976
10977swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
10978 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
10979 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
10980 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
10981 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
10982 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
10983
10984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10985 GetBufname()->swapname()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010986<
10987 Return type: |String|
10988
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010989
10990synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
10991 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
10992 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
10993 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
10994 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
10995
10996 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
10997 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
10998 Note that when the position is after the last character,
10999 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
11000 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11001
11002 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
11003 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
11004 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
11005 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
11006 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
11007 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
11008 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
11009
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011010 Returns zero on error.
11011
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011012 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
11013 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
11014<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011015 Return type: |Number|
11016
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011017
11018synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
11019 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
11020 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
11021 about a syntax item.
11022 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
11023 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
11024 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
11025 used (GUI, cterm or term).
11026 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
11027 {what} result
11028 "name" the name of the syntax item
11029 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
11030 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
11031 term: empty string)
11032 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
11033 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
11034 |highlight-font|
11035 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
11036 |highlight-guisp|
11037 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
11038 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
11039 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
11040 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
11041 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
11042 "bold" "1" if bold
11043 "italic" "1" if italic
11044 "reverse" "1" if reverse
11045 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
11046 "standout" "1" if standout
11047 "underline" "1" if underlined
11048 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
11049 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +010011050 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011051
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011052 Returns an empty string on error.
11053
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011054 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
11055 cursor): >
11056 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
11057<
11058 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11059 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011060<
11061 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011062
11063
11064synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
11065 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
11066 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
11067 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
11068 ":highlight link" are followed.
11069
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011070 Returns zero on error.
11071
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11073 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011074<
11075 Return type: |Number|
11076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011077
11078synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
11079 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
11080 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
11081 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
11082 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11083 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
11084 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
11085 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
11086 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
11087 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
11088 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
11089 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
11090 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
11091 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
11092 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
11093 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
11094 and replaced by the character "X", then:
11095 call returns ~
11096 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
11097 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
11098 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
11099 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
11100 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
11101 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
11102
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011103 Note: Doesn't consider |matchadd()| highlighting items,
11104 since syntax and matching highlighting are two different
11105 mechanisms |syntax-vs-match|.
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +020011106
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011107 Return type: list<any>
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011108
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011109
11110synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
11111 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
11112 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
11113 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
11114 like what |synID()| returns.
11115 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
11116 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
11117 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
11118 transparent item.
11119 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
11120 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
11121 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
11122 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
11123 endfor
11124< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011125 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011126 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
11127 valid positions.
11128
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011129 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
11130
11131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011132system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
11133 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
11134 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
11135
11136 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
11137 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
11138 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
11139 separators yourself.
11140 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
11141 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
11142 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
11143 list items converted to NULs).
11144 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
11145 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
11146 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
11147 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
11148
11149 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
11150
11151 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
11152 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
11153 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
11154 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
11155 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
11156<
11157 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
11158 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
11159 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
11160 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
11161 cause trouble.
11162 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
11163
11164 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011165 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
11166 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011167
11168< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
11169 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
11170 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
11171 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
11172 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
11173
11174 The command executed is constructed using several options:
11175 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
11176 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
11177 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
11178 concatenated commands.
11179
11180 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
11181 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
11182
11183 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
11184 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
11185
11186 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
11187 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
11188 when using a security agent application.
11189 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
11190 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
11191
11192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11193 :echo GetCmd()->system()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011194<
11195 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011196
11197
11198systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
11199 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
11200 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
11201 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
11202 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
11203 result ends in a NL.
11204 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
11205
11206 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
11207 use |system()| and |split()|: >
11208 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
11209<
11210 Returns an empty string on error.
11211
11212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11213 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011214<
11215 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011216
11217
11218tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
11219 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
11220 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
11221 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
11222 omitted the current tab page is used.
11223 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
11224 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
11225 let buflist = []
11226 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
11227 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
11228 endfor
11229< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
11230
11231 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11232 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011233<
11234 Return type: list<number>
11235
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011236
11237tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
11238 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11239 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
11240
11241 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11242 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
11243 count).
11244 # the number of the last accessed tab page
11245 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
11246 previous tab page 0 is returned.
11247 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
11248
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011249 Returns zero on error.
11250
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011251 Return type: |Number|
11252
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011253
11254tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
11255 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
11256 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
11257 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
11258 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
11259 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
11260 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
11261 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
11262 Useful examples: >
11263 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
11264 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
11265< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
11266
11267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11268 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
11269<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011270 Return type: |Number|
11271
11272
11273tagfiles() *tagfiles()*
11274 Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011275 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
11276
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011277 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
11278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011279
11280taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
11281 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
11282
11283 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
11284 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
11285 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
11286
11287 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
11288 entries:
11289 name Name of the tag.
11290 filename Name of the file where the tag is
11291 defined. It is either relative to the
11292 current directory or a full path.
11293 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
11294 the file.
11295 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
11296 entry depends on the language specific
11297 kind values. Only available when
11298 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000011299 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011300 static A file specific tag. Refer to
11301 |static-tag| for more information.
11302 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
11303 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
11304 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
11305 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
11306 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
11307 contained in.
11308
11309 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
11310 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
11311
11312 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
11313
11314 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
11315 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
11316 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
11317 search regular expression pattern.
11318
11319 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
11320 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
11321 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
11322
11323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11324 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011325<
11326 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
11327
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011328
11329tan({expr}) *tan()*
11330 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
11331 in the range [-inf, inf].
11332 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011333 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011334 Examples: >
11335 :echo tan(10)
11336< 0.648361 >
11337 :echo tan(-4.01)
11338< -1.181502
11339
11340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11341 Compute()->tan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011342<
11343 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011344
11345
11346tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
11347 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
11348 range [-1, 1].
11349 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011350 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011351 Examples: >
11352 :echo tanh(0.5)
11353< 0.462117 >
11354 :echo tanh(-1)
11355< -0.761594
11356
11357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11358 Compute()->tanh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011359<
11360 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011361
11362
11363tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
11364 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
11365 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
11366 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
11367 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011368 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Christian Brabandt5cf53012024-05-18 10:13:11 +020011369< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|
11370 that is recursively deleted when Vim exits, on other systems
11371 temporary files are not cleaned up automatically on exit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011372 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
11373 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
11374 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
11375
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011376 Return type: |String|
11377
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011378
11379term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
11380
11381
11382terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
11383 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
11384 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
11385 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
11386 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
11387 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
11388 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
11389 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
11390 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010011391 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011392
11393 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
11394
11395 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
11396 an empty dictionary.
11397
11398 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
11399 current cursor style.
11400 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
11401 request the cursor blink status.
11402 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
11403 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
11404 and |t_RC| on startup.
11405
11406 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
11407 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
11408
11409 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
11410
11411 Also see:
11412 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
11413 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
11414 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
11415
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011416 Return type: dict<string>
11417
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011418
11419test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
11420
11421
11422 *timer_info()*
11423timer_info([{id}])
11424 Return a list with information about timers.
11425 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
11426 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
11427 returned.
11428 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
11429
11430 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
11431 these items:
11432 "id" the timer ID
11433 "time" time the timer was started with
11434 "remaining" time until the timer fires
11435 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
11436 -1 means forever
11437 "callback" the callback
11438 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
11439
11440 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11441 GetTimer()->timer_info()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011442<
11443 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011444
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011445 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11446
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011447
11448timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
11449 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
11450 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
11451 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
11452 has passed.
11453
11454 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
11455 for a short time.
11456
11457 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
11458 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
11459 See |non-zero-arg|.
11460
11461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11462 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011463<
11464 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011465
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011466 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11467
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011468
11469 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
11470timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11471 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11472
11473 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11474 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11475 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000011476 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
11477 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011478
11479 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
11480 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
11481 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11482 waiting for input.
11483 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
11484 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
11485
11486 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11487 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
11488 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11489 the callback will be called once.
11490 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11491 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11492 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11493 messages.
11494
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011495 Returns -1 on error.
11496
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011497 Example: >
11498 func MyHandler(timer)
11499 echo 'Handler called'
11500 endfunc
11501 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11502 \ {'repeat': 3})
11503< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11504 intervals.
11505
11506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11507 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11508
11509< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011510
11511 Return type: |Number|
11512
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011513 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11514
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011515
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011516timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
11517 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11518 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
11519 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
11520
11521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11522 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011523<
11524 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011525
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011526 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11527
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011528
11529timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11530 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
11531 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11532 timers there is no error.
11533
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011534 Return type: |Number|
11535
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011536 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11537
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011538
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011539tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11540 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11541 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011542 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011543
11544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11545 GetText()->tolower()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011546<
11547 Return type: |String|
11548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011549
11550toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11551 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11552 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011553 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011554
11555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11556 GetText()->toupper()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011557<
11558 Return type: |String|
11559
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011560
11561tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11562 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11563 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11564 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11565 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11566 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11567 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11568
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011569 Returns an empty string on error.
11570
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011571 Examples: >
11572 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11573< returns "Hello THere" >
11574 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11575< returns "{blob}"
11576
11577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11578 GetText()->tr(from, to)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011579<
11580 Return type: |String|
11581
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011582
11583trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
11584 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
11585 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11586
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020011587 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
11588 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
11589 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011590
11591 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11592 characters:
11593 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11594 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11595 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11596 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11597
11598 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011599 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011600
11601 Examples: >
11602 echo trim(" some text ")
11603< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011604 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011605< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
11606 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
11607< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11608 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11609< returns " vim"
11610
11611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11612 GetText()->trim()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011613<
11614 Return type: |String|
11615
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011616
11617trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
11618 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
11619 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11620 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011621 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011622 Examples: >
11623 echo trunc(1.456)
11624< 1.0 >
11625 echo trunc(-5.456)
11626< -5.0 >
11627 echo trunc(4.0)
11628< 4.0
11629
11630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11631 Compute()->trunc()
11632<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011633 Return type: |Float|
11634
11635
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011636 *type()*
11637type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
11638 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
11639 v:t_ variable that has the value:
11640 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
11641 String: 1 |v:t_string|
11642 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
11643 List: 3 |v:t_list|
11644 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
11645 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
11646 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
11647 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
11648 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
11649 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
11650 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090011651 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
11652 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010011653 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010011654 Enum: 15 |v:t_enum|
11655 EnumValue: 16 |v:t_enumvalue|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011656 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
11657 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
11658 :if type(myvar) == type("")
11659 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
11660 :if type(myvar) == type([])
11661 :if type(myvar) == type({})
11662 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
11663 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
11664 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
11665< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
11666 :if exists('v:t_number')
11667
11668< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11669 mylist->type()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011670<
11671 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011672
11673
11674typename({expr}) *typename()*
11675 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
11676 Example: >
11677 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000011678< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011679
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011680 Return type: |String|
11681
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011682
11683undofile({name}) *undofile()*
11684 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
11685 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
11686 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
11687 the undo file exists.
11688 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
11689 is used internally.
11690 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
11691 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
11692 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
11693 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
11694 returns an empty string.
11695
11696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11697 GetFilename()->undofile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011698<
11699 Return type: |String|
11700
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011701
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050011702undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
11703 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
11704 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
11705 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011706 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
11707 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
11708 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
11709 when some changes were undone.
11710 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
11711 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
11712 something readable.
11713 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
11714 write yet.
11715 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
11716 tree.
11717 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
11718 This happens when waiting from input from the
11719 user. See |undo-blocks|.
11720 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
11721 undo blocks.
11722
11723 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
11724 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
11725 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
11726 |:undolist|.
11727 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
11728 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
11729 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11730 that was added. This marks the last change
11731 and where further changes will be added.
11732 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11733 that was undone. This marks the current
11734 position in the undo tree, the block that will
11735 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
11736 undone after the last change this item will
11737 not appear anywhere.
11738 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
11739 write. The number is the write count. The
11740 first write has number 1, the last one the
11741 "save_last" mentioned above.
11742 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
11743 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
11744 item.
11745
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011746 Return type: dict<any>
11747
11748
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011749uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
11750 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
11751 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
11752 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
11753 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
11754< The default compare function uses the string representation of
11755 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
11756
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011757 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
11758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11760 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011761<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011762 Return type: list<{type}>
11763
11764
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011765 *utf16idx()*
11766utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010011767 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
11768 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011769
11770 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
11771 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
11772 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010011773 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
11774 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011775
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010011776 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
11777 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
11778 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
11779
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011780 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
11781 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
11782 character index from the UTF-16 index.
11783 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
11784 Examples: >
11785 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
11786 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
11787 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
11788 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
11789 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
11790 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
11791 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
11792<
11793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11794 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011795<
11796 Return type: |Number|
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011797
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011798
11799values({dict}) *values()*
11800 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
11801 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011802 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011803
11804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11805 mydict->values()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011806<
11807 Return type: list<any>
11808
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011809
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020011810virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011811 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
11812 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
11813 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
11814 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
11815 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
11816 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
11817 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
11818 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011819
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020011820 For the use of {expr} see |getpos()| and |col()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +080011821 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
11822 the result is the number of cells in the cursor line plus one.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011823
11824 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
11825 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
11826 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
11827 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
11828 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
11829 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
11830 |'virtualedit'|
11831
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020011832 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
11833 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011834 character.
11835
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020011836 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
11837 that window instead of the current window.
11838
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011839 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020011840
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011841 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011842 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
11843
11844 virtcol(".") " returns 5
11845 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
11846 virtcol("$") " returns 9
11847
11848 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
11849
11850 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020011851<
11852 The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
11853
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011854 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
11855 all lines: >
11856 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
11857
11858< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11859 GetPos()->virtcol()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011860<
11861 Return type: |Number|
11862
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011863
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011864virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
11865 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
11866 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
11867 column {col}.
11868
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020011869 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
11870
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011871 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
11872 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
11873 virtual column is returned.
11874
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020011875 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
11876 byte in the character is returned.
11877
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011878 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
11879 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
11880
11881 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
11882 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
11883
11884 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
11885
11886 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11887 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011888<
11889 Return type: |Number|
11890
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011891
11892visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
11893 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
11894 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
11895 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
11896 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
11897 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
11898 respectively.
11899 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011900 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011901< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
11902 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
11903 Visual mode that was used.
11904 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
11905 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
11906 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
11907 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
11908 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
11909
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011910 Return type: |String|
11911
11912
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011913wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
11914 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
11915 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
11916 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
11917 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
11918
11919 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
11920 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
11921<
11922 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
11923
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011924 Return type: |Number|
11925
11926
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011927win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
11928 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
11929 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
11930 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
11931 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010011932 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011933 Example: >
11934 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
11935< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
11936 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011937 *E994*
11938 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
11939 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
11940 an empty string is returned.
11941
11942 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
11943 second argument: >
11944 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011945<
11946 Return type: |String|
11947
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011948
11949win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
11950 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
11951 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
11952
11953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11954 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011955<
11956 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
11957
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011958
11959win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
11960 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
11961 When {win} is missing use the current window.
11962 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
11963 number 1.
11964 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
11965 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
11966 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
11967
11968 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11969 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011970<
11971 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011972
11973
11974win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
11975 Return the type of the window:
11976 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
11977 used to execute autocommands.
11978 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
11979 (empty) normal window
11980 "loclist" |location-list-window|
11981 "popup" popup window |popup|
11982 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
11983 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
11984 "unknown" window {nr} not found
11985
11986 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
11987 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
11988 |window-ID|.
11989
11990 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
11991 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
11992 returns "popup".
11993
11994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11995 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
11996<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011997 Return type: |String|
11998
11999
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012000win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
12001 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
12002 tabpage.
12003 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
12004
12005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12006 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012007<
12008 Return type: |Number|
12009
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012010
12011win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
12012 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
12013 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
12014 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
12015
12016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12017 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012018<
12019 Return type: list<number>
12020
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012021
12022win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
12023 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
12024 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
12025
12026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12027 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012028<
12029 Return type: |Number|
12030
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012031
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012032win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
12033 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
12034 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
12035 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
12036 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
12037 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
12038 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
12039 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
12040 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
12041 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
12042 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010012043 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
12044 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012045 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012046
12047 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12048 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012049<
12050 Return type: |Number|
12051
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012052
12053win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
12054 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
12055 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
12056 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
12057 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
12058 line will change the height of the window and the height of
12059 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
12060 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
12061 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
12062 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012063 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012064
12065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12066 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012067<
12068 Return type: |Number|
12069
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012070
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012071win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
12072 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
12073 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
12074 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
12075 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
12076 for the current window.
Sean Dewar5866bc32024-03-13 20:17:24 +010012077 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012078
12079 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12080 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
12081<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012082 Return type: list<number>
12083
12084
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012085win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010012086 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
12087 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
12088 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
12089 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012090
12091 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
12092 Both must be in the current tab page.
12093
12094 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
12095
12096 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
12097 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
12098 like with |:vsplit|.
12099 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
12100 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
12101 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
12102 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
12103 'splitright' are used.
12104
12105 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12106 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
12107<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012108 Return type: |Number|
12109
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012110
12111 *winbufnr()*
12112winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
12113 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
12114 the |window-ID|.
12115 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
12116 window is returned.
12117 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12118 Example: >
12119 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
12120<
12121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12122 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
12123<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012124 Return type: |Number|
12125
12126
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012127 *wincol()*
12128wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
12129 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
12130 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
12131
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012132 Return type: |Number|
12133
12134
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012135 *windowsversion()*
12136windowsversion()
12137 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
12138 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
12139 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
12140 an empty string.
12141
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012142 Return type: |String|
12143
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012144winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
12145 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
12146 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12147 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
12148 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12149 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
12150 This excludes any window toolbar line.
12151 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012152 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012153
12154< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12155 GetWinid()->winheight()
12156<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012157 Return type: |Number|
12158
12159
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012160winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
12161 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
12162 in a tabpage.
12163
12164 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
12165 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
12166 returns an empty list.
12167
12168 For a leaf window, it returns:
12169 ['leaf', {winid}]
12170 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
12171 returns:
12172 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
12173 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
12174 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
12175
12176 Example: >
12177 " Only one window in the tab page
12178 :echo winlayout()
12179 ['leaf', 1000]
12180 " Two horizontally split windows
12181 :echo winlayout()
12182 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
12183 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
12184 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
12185 " middle window
12186 :echo winlayout(2)
12187 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
12188 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
12189<
12190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12191 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
12192<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012193 Return type: list<any>
12194
12195
12196winline() *winline()*
12197 The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012198 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
12199 the window. The first line is one.
12200 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
12201 first, this may cause a scroll.
12202
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012203 Return type: |Number|
12204
12205
12206winnr([{arg}]) *winnr()*
12207 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012208 window. The top window has number 1.
12209 Returns zero for a popup window.
12210
12211 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
12212 $ the number of the last window (the window
12213 count).
12214 # the number of the last accessed window (where
12215 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
12216 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
Sean Deward64801e2024-03-12 20:46:12 +010012217 returned. May refer to the current window in
12218 some cases (e.g. when evaluating 'statusline'
12219 expressions).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012220 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
12221 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
12222 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
12223 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
12224 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
12225 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
12226 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
12227 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
12228 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
12229 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010012230 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012231 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
12232 Examples: >
12233 let window_count = winnr('$')
12234 let prev_window = winnr('#')
12235 let wnum = winnr('3k')
12236
12237< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12238 GetWinval()->winnr()
12239<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012240 Return type: |Number|
12241
12242
12243winrestcmd() *winrestcmd()*
12244 Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012245 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
12246 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
12247 unchanged.
12248 Example: >
12249 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
12250 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
12251 :exe cmd
12252<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012253 Return type: |String|
12254
12255
12256winrestview({dict}) *winrestview()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012257 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
12258 the view of the current window.
12259 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
12260 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
12261 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
12262 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
12263<
12264 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
12265 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
12266 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
12267 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
12268
12269 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
12270 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
12271
12272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12273 GetView()->winrestview()
12274<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012275 Return type: |Number|
12276
12277
12278winsaveview() *winsaveview()*
12279 Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012280 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
12281 restore the view.
12282 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
12283 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
12284 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
12285 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
12286 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
12287 The return value includes:
12288 lnum cursor line number
12289 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012290 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012291 returns)
12292 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012293 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
12294 the first column is zero, as opposed
12295 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
12296 |$| command it will be a very large
12297 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012298 topline first line in the window
12299 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
12300 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
12301 'wrap' is off
12302 skipcol columns skipped
12303 Note that no option values are saved.
12304
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012305 Return type: dict<number>
12306
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012307
12308winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
12309 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
12310 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12311 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
12312 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12313 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
12314 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012315 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012316 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
12317 : 50 wincmd |
12318 :endif
12319< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
12320 option.
12321
12322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12323 GetWinid()->winwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012324<
12325 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012326
12327
12328wordcount() *wordcount()*
12329 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
12330 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
12331 |g_CTRL-G|
12332 The return value includes:
12333 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
12334 chars Number of chars in the buffer
12335 words Number of words in the buffer
12336 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
12337 (not in Visual mode)
12338 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
12339 (not in Visual mode)
12340 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
12341 (not in Visual mode)
12342 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
12343 (only in Visual mode)
12344 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
12345 (only in Visual mode)
12346 visual_words Number of words visually selected
12347 (only in Visual mode)
12348
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012349 Return type: dict<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012350
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012351
12352writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}]) *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012353 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
12354 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
12355 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012356 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
12357 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
12358 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012359
12360 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
12361 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
12362
12363 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
12364
12365 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
12366 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
12367 last line in the file to end in a NL.
12368
12369 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
12370 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
12371 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
12372<
12373 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
12374 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000012375 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012376< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
12377
12378 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
12379 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
12380 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
12381
12382 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
12383
12384 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
12385 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
12386
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012387 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012388
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012389 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
12390 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
12391 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012392
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012393 Also see |readfile()|.
12394 To copy a file byte for byte: >
12395 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
12396 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
12397
12398< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12399 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012400<
12401 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012402
12403
12404xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
12405 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
12406 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012407 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012408 Example: >
12409 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
12410<
12411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12412 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
12413<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012414 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012415
12416==============================================================================
124173. Feature list *feature-list*
12418
12419There are three types of features:
124201. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
12421 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
12422 :if has("cindent")
12423< *gui_running*
124242. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
12425 Example: >
12426 :if has("gui_running")
12427< *has-patch*
124283. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
12429 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
12430 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
12431 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
12432< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
12433 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
12434 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
12435 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
12436 version 6.2.148 or later): >
12437 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
12438
12439Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
12440use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
12441
12442
12443acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012444all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
12445 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012446amiga Amiga version of Vim.
12447arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
12448arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
12449autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
12450autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
12451autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
12452balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
12453balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
12454beos BeOS version of Vim.
12455browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
12456 work.
12457browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
12458bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012459builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012460byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
12461channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012462cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012463clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
12464clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
12465clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
12466cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
12467cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
12468cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
12469comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
12470compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
12471conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
12472cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
12473cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
12474cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
12475debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
12476dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +020012477dialog_con_gui Compiled with console and GUI dialog support.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012478dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
12479diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
12480digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
12481directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
12482dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
12483drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
12484ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
12485emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
12486eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
12487 true, of course!
12488ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
12489extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
12490 |'hlsearch'|
12491farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010012492file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
12493 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012494filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
12495 read/write/filter commands
12496find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
12497 |+find_in_path|.
12498float Compiled with support for |Float|.
12499fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
12500 this is not present).
12501folding Compiled with |folding| support.
12502footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
12503fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
12504gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
12505gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010012506gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012507gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
12508gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
12509gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12510gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12511gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
12512gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
12513gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
12514gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
12515gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
12516gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
12517gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
12518haiku Haiku version of Vim.
12519hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
12520hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
12521iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
12522insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
12523 Insert mode. (always true)
12524job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
12525ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012526jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012527keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
12528lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
12529langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
12530libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
12531linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
12532 'breakindent' support.
12533linux Linux version of Vim.
12534lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012535 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012536listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
12537 and the argument list |arglist|.
12538localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
12539lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
12540mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
12541macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
12542menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
12543mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
12544modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
12545 (always true)
12546mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
12547mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
12548mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
12549mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
12550mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
12551mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
12552mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
12553mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
12554mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
12555mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
12556mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
12557multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
12558multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
12559multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
12560multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
12561mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
12562nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
12563netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
12564netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012565num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012566ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
12567osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
12568osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
12569packages Compiled with |packages| support.
12570path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
12571perl Compiled with Perl interface.
12572persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
12573postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
12574printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
12575profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010012576prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012577python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
12578python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
12579python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
12580python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
12581python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
12582python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020012583python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012584pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
12585qnx QNX version of Vim.
12586quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
12587reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
12588rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
12589ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
12590scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
12591showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
12592signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012593smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012594sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
12595sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
12596spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
12597startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
12598statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
12599 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
12600sun SunOS version of Vim.
12601sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
12602syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
12603syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
12604 current buffer.
12605system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
12606tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012607 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012608tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
12609 |tag-old-static|.
12610tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
12611termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
12612terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
12613terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
12614termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
12615textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
12616textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
12617tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
12618 or terminfo file.
12619timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
12620title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012621 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012622toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
12623ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
12624ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
12625unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
12626unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
12627user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
12628vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
12629vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
12630 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
12631vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
12632 (always true)
12633vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
12634 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000012635vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012636viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
12637vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
12638vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
12639vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010012640vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012641virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
12642visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
12643visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
12644 true) |blockwise-operators|.
12645vms VMS version of Vim.
12646vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
12647vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
12648 out if it works in the current console).
12649wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
12650wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
12651win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
12652win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
12653 64 bits)
12654win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
12655win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
12656win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
12657winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
12658windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
12659 (always true)
12660writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020012661xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
12662 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012663xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
12664xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
12665xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
12666xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
12667 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
12668xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
12669xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
12670xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
12671xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
12672 xterm screen.
12673x11 Compiled with X11 support.
12674
12675
12676==============================================================================
126774. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
12678
12679This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
12680|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
12681pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
12682same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
12683When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
12684pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
12685>
12686 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
12687 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
12688 aa
12689 xx
12690 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
12691 a
12692 x
12693
12694Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
12695"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
12696"\n".
12697
12698 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: