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Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Expression evaluation *expression* *expr* *E15* *eval*
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9Using expressions is introduced in chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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11Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012done, the features in this document are not available. See |+eval| and
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000013|no-eval-feature|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010015This file is about the backwards compatible Vim script. For Vim9 script,
16which executes much faster, supports type checking and much more, see
17|vim9.txt|.
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Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000191. Variables |variables|
20 1.1 Variable types
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000021 1.2 Function references |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000022 1.3 Lists |Lists|
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000023 1.4 Dictionaries |Dictionaries|
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010024 1.5 Blobs |Blobs|
25 1.6 More about variables |more-variables|
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000262. Expression syntax |expression-syntax|
273. Internal variable |internal-variables|
284. Builtin Functions |functions|
295. Defining functions |user-functions|
306. Curly braces names |curly-braces-names|
317. Commands |expression-commands|
328. Exception handling |exception-handling|
339. Examples |eval-examples|
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02003410. Vim script version |vimscript-version|
3511. No +eval feature |no-eval-feature|
3612. The sandbox |eval-sandbox|
3713. Textlock |textlock|
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020038
39Testing support is documented in |testing.txt|.
40Profiling is documented at |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042==============================================================================
431. Variables *variables*
44
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000451.1 Variable types ~
Bram Moolenaarbf821bc2019-01-23 21:15:02 +010046 *E712* *E896* *E897* *E899*
Bram Moolenaar06fe74a2019-08-31 16:20:32 +020047There are ten types of variables:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +010049 *Number* *Integer*
50Number A 32 or 64 bit signed number. |expr-number|
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +010051 The number of bits is available in |v:numbersize|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +010052 Examples: -123 0x10 0177 0o177 0b1011
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000053
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000054Float A floating point number. |floating-point-format| *Float*
55 {only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
56 Examples: 123.456 1.15e-6 -1.1e3
57
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000058String A NUL terminated string of 8-bit unsigned characters (bytes).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000059 |expr-string| Examples: "ab\txx\"--" 'x-z''a,c'
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000060
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010061List An ordered sequence of items, see |List| for details.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000062 Example: [1, 2, ['a', 'b']]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000063
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000064Dictionary An associative, unordered array: Each entry has a key and a
65 value. |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +020066 Examples:
67 {'blue': "#0000ff", 'red': "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +020068 #{blue: "#0000ff", red: "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000069
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010070Funcref A reference to a function |Funcref|.
71 Example: function("strlen")
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +020072 It can be bound to a dictionary and arguments, it then works
73 like a Partial.
74 Example: function("Callback", [arg], myDict)
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010075
Bram Moolenaar02e83b42016-02-21 20:10:26 +010076Special |v:false|, |v:true|, |v:none| and |v:null|. *Special*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010077
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020078Job Used for a job, see |job_start()|. *Job* *Jobs*
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +010079
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020080Channel Used for a channel, see |ch_open()|. *Channel* *Channels*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010081
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010082Blob Binary Large Object. Stores any sequence of bytes. See |Blob|
83 for details
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010084 Example: 0zFF00ED015DAF
85 0z is an empty Blob.
86
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000087The Number and String types are converted automatically, depending on how they
88are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000089
90Conversion from a Number to a String is by making the ASCII representation of
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +020091the Number. Examples:
92 Number 123 --> String "123" ~
93 Number 0 --> String "0" ~
94 Number -1 --> String "-1" ~
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020095 *octal*
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +020096Conversion from a String to a Number only happens in legacy Vim script, not in
97Vim9 script. It is done by converting the first digits to a number.
98Hexadecimal "0xf9", Octal "017" or "0o17", and Binary "0b10"
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +010099numbers are recognized
100NOTE: when using |scriptversion-4| octal with a leading "0" is not recognized.
101The 0o notation requires patch 8.2.0886.
102If the String doesn't start with digits, the result is zero.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100103Examples:
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200104 String "456" --> Number 456 ~
105 String "6bar" --> Number 6 ~
106 String "foo" --> Number 0 ~
107 String "0xf1" --> Number 241 ~
108 String "0100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +0200109 String "0o100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100110 String "0b101" --> Number 5 ~
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200111 String "-8" --> Number -8 ~
112 String "+8" --> Number 0 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000113
114To force conversion from String to Number, add zero to it: >
115 :echo "0100" + 0
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000116< 64 ~
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118To avoid a leading zero to cause octal conversion, or for using a different
119base, use |str2nr()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000120
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100121 *TRUE* *FALSE* *Boolean*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122For boolean operators Numbers are used. Zero is FALSE, non-zero is TRUE.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +0200123You can also use |v:false| and |v:true|, in Vim9 script |false| and |true|.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +0200124When TRUE is returned from a function it is the Number one, FALSE is the
125number zero.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000126
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200127Note that in the command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000128 :if "foo"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200129 :" NOT executed
130"foo" is converted to 0, which means FALSE. If the string starts with a
131non-zero number it means TRUE: >
132 :if "8foo"
133 :" executed
134To test for a non-empty string, use empty(): >
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200135 :if !empty("foo")
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200136
137< *falsy* *truthy*
138An expression can be used as a condition, ignoring the type and only using
139whether the value is "sort of true" or "sort of false". Falsy is:
140 the number zero
141 empty string, blob, list or dictionary
142Other values are truthy. Examples:
143 0 falsy
144 1 truthy
145 -1 truthy
146 0.0 falsy
147 0.1 truthy
148 '' falsy
149 'x' truthy
150 [] falsy
151 [0] truthy
152 {} falsy
153 #{x: 1} truthy
154 0z falsy
155 0z00 truthy
156
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200157 *non-zero-arg*
158Function arguments often behave slightly different from |TRUE|: If the
159argument is present and it evaluates to a non-zero Number, |v:true| or a
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200160non-empty String, then the value is considered to be TRUE.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100161Note that " " and "0" are also non-empty strings, thus considered to be TRUE.
162A List, Dictionary or Float is not a Number or String, thus evaluate to FALSE.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200163
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100164 *E745* *E728* *E703* *E729* *E730* *E731* *E908* *E910* *E913*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +0100165 *E974* *E975* *E976*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100166|List|, |Dictionary|, |Funcref|, |Job|, |Channel| and |Blob| types are not
167automatically converted.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000168
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000169 *E805* *E806* *E808*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200170When mixing Number and Float the Number is converted to Float. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000171there is no automatic conversion of Float. You can use str2float() for String
172to Float, printf() for Float to String and float2nr() for Float to Number.
173
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100174 *E891* *E892* *E893* *E894* *E907* *E911* *E914*
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +0100175When expecting a Float a Number can also be used, but nothing else.
176
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +0100177 *no-type-checking*
178You will not get an error if you try to change the type of a variable.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000179
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000180
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001811.2 Function references ~
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +0200182 *Funcref* *E695* *E718*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200183A Funcref variable is obtained with the |function()| function, the |funcref()|
184function or created with the lambda expression |expr-lambda|. It can be used
185in an expression in the place of a function name, before the parenthesis
186around the arguments, to invoke the function it refers to. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000187
188 :let Fn = function("MyFunc")
189 :echo Fn()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000190< *E704* *E705* *E707*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000191A Funcref variable must start with a capital, "s:", "w:", "t:" or "b:". You
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200192can use "g:" but the following name must still start with a capital. You
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000193cannot have both a Funcref variable and a function with the same name.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000194
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000195A special case is defining a function and directly assigning its Funcref to a
196Dictionary entry. Example: >
197 :function dict.init() dict
198 : let self.val = 0
199 :endfunction
200
201The key of the Dictionary can start with a lower case letter. The actual
202function name is not used here. Also see |numbered-function|.
203
204A Funcref can also be used with the |:call| command: >
205 :call Fn()
206 :call dict.init()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000207
208The name of the referenced function can be obtained with |string()|. >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000209 :let func = string(Fn)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000210
211You can use |call()| to invoke a Funcref and use a list variable for the
212arguments: >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000213 :let r = call(Fn, mylist)
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200214<
215 *Partial*
216A Funcref optionally binds a Dictionary and/or arguments. This is also called
217a Partial. This is created by passing the Dictionary and/or arguments to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200218function() or funcref(). When calling the function the Dictionary and/or
219arguments will be passed to the function. Example: >
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221 let Cb = function('Callback', ['foo'], myDict)
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100222 call Cb('bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200223
224This will invoke the function as if using: >
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100225 call myDict.Callback('foo', 'bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200226
227This is very useful when passing a function around, e.g. in the arguments of
228|ch_open()|.
229
230Note that binding a function to a Dictionary also happens when the function is
231a member of the Dictionary: >
232
233 let myDict.myFunction = MyFunction
234 call myDict.myFunction()
235
236Here MyFunction() will get myDict passed as "self". This happens when the
237"myFunction" member is accessed. When making assigning "myFunction" to
238otherDict and calling it, it will be bound to otherDict: >
239
240 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
241 call otherDict.myFunction()
242
243Now "self" will be "otherDict". But when the dictionary was bound explicitly
244this won't happen: >
245
246 let myDict.myFunction = function(MyFunction, myDict)
247 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
248 call otherDict.myFunction()
249
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +0200250Here "self" will be "myDict", because it was bound explicitly.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000251
252
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00002531.3 Lists ~
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +0200254 *list* *List* *Lists* *E686*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000255A List is an ordered sequence of items. An item can be of any type. Items
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200256can be accessed by their index number. Items can be added and removed at any
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000257position in the sequence.
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Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000259
260List creation ~
261 *E696* *E697*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000262A List is created with a comma separated list of items in square brackets.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000263Examples: >
264 :let mylist = [1, two, 3, "four"]
265 :let emptylist = []
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000266
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200267An item can be any expression. Using a List for an item creates a
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000268List of Lists: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000269 :let nestlist = [[11, 12], [21, 22], [31, 32]]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000270
271An extra comma after the last item is ignored.
272
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000273
274List index ~
275 *list-index* *E684*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000276An item in the List can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000277after the List. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first item has index zero. >
278 :let item = mylist[0] " get the first item: 1
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000279 :let item = mylist[2] " get the third item: 3
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000280
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000281When the resulting item is a list this can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000282 :let item = nestlist[0][1] " get the first list, second item: 12
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000283<
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000284A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last item in
285the List, -2 to the last but one item, etc. >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000286 :let last = mylist[-1] " get the last item: "four"
287
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000288To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000289is not available it returns zero or the default value you specify: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000290 :echo get(mylist, idx)
291 :echo get(mylist, idx, "NONE")
292
293
294List concatenation ~
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +0100295 *list-concatenation*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000296Two lists can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
297 :let longlist = mylist + [5, 6]
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000298 :let mylist += [7, 8]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000299
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +0100300To prepend or append an item, turn the item into a list by putting [] around
301it. To change a list in-place, refer to |list-modification| below.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000302
303
304Sublist ~
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +0200305 *sublist*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000306A part of the List can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
307separated by a colon in square brackets: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000308 :let shortlist = mylist[2:-1] " get List [3, "four"]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000309
310Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000311similar to -1. >
Bram Moolenaar540d6e32005-01-09 21:20:18 +0000312 :let endlist = mylist[2:] " from item 2 to the end: [3, "four"]
313 :let shortlist = mylist[2:2] " List with one item: [3]
314 :let otherlist = mylist[:] " make a copy of the List
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000315
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +0100316Notice that the last index is inclusive. If you prefer using an exclusive
317index use the |slice()| method.
318
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000319If the first index is beyond the last item of the List or the second item is
320before the first item, the result is an empty list. There is no error
321message.
322
323If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
324length minus one is used: >
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000325 :let mylist = [0, 1, 2, 3]
326 :echo mylist[2:8] " result: [2, 3]
327
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000328NOTE: mylist[s:e] means using the variable "s:e" as index. Watch out for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200329using a single letter variable before the ":". Insert a space when needed:
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000330mylist[s : e].
331
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000332
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000333List identity ~
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000334 *list-identity*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000335When variable "aa" is a list and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
336variables refer to the same list. Thus changing the list "aa" will also
337change "bb": >
338 :let aa = [1, 2, 3]
339 :let bb = aa
340 :call add(aa, 4)
341 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000342< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000343
344Making a copy of a list is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
345works, as explained above. This creates a shallow copy of the list: Changing
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000346a list item in the list will also change the item in the copied list: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000347 :let aa = [[1, 'a'], 2, 3]
348 :let bb = copy(aa)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000349 :call add(aa, 4)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000350 :let aa[0][1] = 'aaa'
351 :echo aa
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000352< [[1, aaa], 2, 3, 4] >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000353 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000354< [[1, aaa], 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000355
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000356To make a completely independent list use |deepcopy()|. This also makes a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000357copy of the values in the list, recursively. Up to a hundred levels deep.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000358
359The operator "is" can be used to check if two variables refer to the same
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000360List. "isnot" does the opposite. In contrast "==" compares if two lists have
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000361the same value. >
362 :let alist = [1, 2, 3]
363 :let blist = [1, 2, 3]
364 :echo alist is blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000365< 0 >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000366 :echo alist == blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000367< 1
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000368
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000369Note about comparing lists: Two lists are considered equal if they have the
370same length and all items compare equal, as with using "==". There is one
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000371exception: When comparing a number with a string they are considered
372different. There is no automatic type conversion, as with using "==" on
373variables. Example: >
374 echo 4 == "4"
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000375< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000376 echo [4] == ["4"]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000377< 0
378
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000379Thus comparing Lists is more strict than comparing numbers and strings. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000380can compare simple values this way too by putting them in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000381
382 :let a = 5
383 :let b = "5"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000384 :echo a == b
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000385< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000386 :echo [a] == [b]
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000387< 0
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000388
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000389
390List unpack ~
391
392To unpack the items in a list to individual variables, put the variables in
393square brackets, like list items: >
394 :let [var1, var2] = mylist
395
396When the number of variables does not match the number of items in the list
397this produces an error. To handle any extra items from the list append ";"
398and a variable name: >
399 :let [var1, var2; rest] = mylist
400
401This works like: >
402 :let var1 = mylist[0]
403 :let var2 = mylist[1]
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000404 :let rest = mylist[2:]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000405
406Except that there is no error if there are only two items. "rest" will be an
407empty list then.
408
409
410List modification ~
411 *list-modification*
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000412To change a specific item of a list use |:let| this way: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000413 :let list[4] = "four"
414 :let listlist[0][3] = item
415
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000416To change part of a list you can specify the first and last item to be
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000417modified. The value must at least have the number of items in the range: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000418 :let list[3:5] = [3, 4, 5]
419
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000420Adding and removing items from a list is done with functions. Here are a few
421examples: >
422 :call insert(list, 'a') " prepend item 'a'
423 :call insert(list, 'a', 3) " insert item 'a' before list[3]
424 :call add(list, "new") " append String item
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000425 :call add(list, [1, 2]) " append a List as one new item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000426 :call extend(list, [1, 2]) " extend the list with two more items
427 :let i = remove(list, 3) " remove item 3
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000428 :unlet list[3] " idem
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000429 :let l = remove(list, 3, -1) " remove items 3 to last item
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000430 :unlet list[3 : ] " idem
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000431 :call filter(list, 'v:val !~ "x"') " remove items with an 'x'
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000432
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000433Changing the order of items in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000434 :call sort(list) " sort a list alphabetically
435 :call reverse(list) " reverse the order of items
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +0100436 :call uniq(sort(list)) " sort and remove duplicates
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000437
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000438
439For loop ~
440
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100441The |:for| loop executes commands for each item in a List, String or Blob.
442A variable is set to each item in sequence. Example with a List: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000443 :for item in mylist
444 : call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000445 :endfor
446
447This works like: >
448 :let index = 0
449 :while index < len(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000450 : let item = mylist[index]
451 : :call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000452 : let index = index + 1
453 :endwhile
454
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000455If all you want to do is modify each item in the list then the |map()|
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000456function will be a simpler method than a for loop.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000457
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200458Just like the |:let| command, |:for| also accepts a list of variables. This
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100459requires the argument to be a List of Lists. >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000460 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 8], [3, 0]]
461 : call Doit(lnum, col)
462 :endfor
463
464This works like a |:let| command is done for each list item. Again, the types
465must remain the same to avoid an error.
466
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000467It is also possible to put remaining items in a List variable: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000468 :for [i, j; rest] in listlist
469 : call Doit(i, j)
470 : if !empty(rest)
471 : echo "remainder: " . string(rest)
472 : endif
473 :endfor
474
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100475For a Blob one byte at a time is used.
476
477For a String one character, including any composing characters, is used as a
478String. Example: >
479 for c in text
480 echo 'This character is ' .. c
481 endfor
482
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000483
484List functions ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000485 *E714*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000486Functions that are useful with a List: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000487 :let r = call(funcname, list) " call a function with an argument list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000488 :if empty(list) " check if list is empty
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000489 :let l = len(list) " number of items in list
490 :let big = max(list) " maximum value in list
491 :let small = min(list) " minimum value in list
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000492 :let xs = count(list, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in list
493 :let i = index(list, 'x') " index of first 'x' in list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000494 :let lines = getline(1, 10) " get ten text lines from buffer
495 :call append('$', lines) " append text lines in buffer
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000496 :let list = split("a b c") " create list from items in a string
497 :let string = join(list, ', ') " create string from list items
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000498 :let s = string(list) " String representation of list
499 :call map(list, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000500
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +0000501Don't forget that a combination of features can make things simple. For
502example, to add up all the numbers in a list: >
503 :exe 'let sum = ' . join(nrlist, '+')
504
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000505
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00005061.4 Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100507 *dict* *Dict* *Dictionaries* *Dictionary*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000508A Dictionary is an associative array: Each entry has a key and a value. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000509entry can be located with the key. The entries are stored without a specific
510ordering.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000511
512
513Dictionary creation ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000514 *E720* *E721* *E722* *E723*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000515A Dictionary is created with a comma separated list of entries in curly
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000516braces. Each entry has a key and a value, separated by a colon. Each key can
517only appear once. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000518 :let mydict = {1: 'one', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'}
519 :let emptydict = {}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000520< *E713* *E716* *E717*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000521A key is always a String. You can use a Number, it will be converted to a
522String automatically. Thus the String '4' and the number 4 will find the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200523entry. Note that the String '04' and the Number 04 are different, since the
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200524Number will be converted to the String '4'. The empty string can also be used
525as a key.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +0200526 *literal-Dict* *#{}*
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200527To avoid having to put quotes around every key the #{} form can be used. This
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200528does require the key to consist only of ASCII letters, digits, '-' and '_'.
529Example: >
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +0100530 :let mydict = #{zero: 0, one_key: 1, two-key: 2, 333: 3}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200531Note that 333 here is the string "333". Empty keys are not possible with #{}.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000532
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200533A value can be any expression. Using a Dictionary for a value creates a
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000534nested Dictionary: >
535 :let nestdict = {1: {11: 'a', 12: 'b'}, 2: {21: 'c'}}
536
537An extra comma after the last entry is ignored.
538
539
540Accessing entries ~
541
542The normal way to access an entry is by putting the key in square brackets: >
543 :let val = mydict["one"]
544 :let mydict["four"] = 4
545
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000546You can add new entries to an existing Dictionary this way, unlike Lists.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000547
548For keys that consist entirely of letters, digits and underscore the following
549form can be used |expr-entry|: >
550 :let val = mydict.one
551 :let mydict.four = 4
552
553Since an entry can be any type, also a List and a Dictionary, the indexing and
554key lookup can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000555 :echo dict.key[idx].key
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000556
557
558Dictionary to List conversion ~
559
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200560You may want to loop over the entries in a dictionary. For this you need to
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000561turn the Dictionary into a List and pass it to |:for|.
562
563Most often you want to loop over the keys, using the |keys()| function: >
564 :for key in keys(mydict)
565 : echo key . ': ' . mydict[key]
566 :endfor
567
568The List of keys is unsorted. You may want to sort them first: >
569 :for key in sort(keys(mydict))
570
571To loop over the values use the |values()| function: >
572 :for v in values(mydict)
573 : echo "value: " . v
574 :endfor
575
576If you want both the key and the value use the |items()| function. It returns
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +0100577a List in which each item is a List with two items, the key and the value: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000578 :for [key, value] in items(mydict)
579 : echo key . ': ' . value
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000580 :endfor
581
582
583Dictionary identity ~
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +0000584 *dict-identity*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000585Just like Lists you need to use |copy()| and |deepcopy()| to make a copy of a
586Dictionary. Otherwise, assignment results in referring to the same
587Dictionary: >
588 :let onedict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
589 :let adict = onedict
590 :let adict['a'] = 11
591 :echo onedict['a']
592 11
593
Bram Moolenaarf3bd51a2005-06-14 22:11:18 +0000594Two Dictionaries compare equal if all the key-value pairs compare equal. For
595more info see |list-identity|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000596
597
598Dictionary modification ~
599 *dict-modification*
600To change an already existing entry of a Dictionary, or to add a new entry,
601use |:let| this way: >
602 :let dict[4] = "four"
603 :let dict['one'] = item
604
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000605Removing an entry from a Dictionary is done with |remove()| or |:unlet|.
606Three ways to remove the entry with key "aaa" from dict: >
607 :let i = remove(dict, 'aaa')
608 :unlet dict.aaa
609 :unlet dict['aaa']
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000610
611Merging a Dictionary with another is done with |extend()|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000612 :call extend(adict, bdict)
613This extends adict with all entries from bdict. Duplicate keys cause entries
614in adict to be overwritten. An optional third argument can change this.
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000615Note that the order of entries in a Dictionary is irrelevant, thus don't
616expect ":echo adict" to show the items from bdict after the older entries in
617adict.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000618
619Weeding out entries from a Dictionary can be done with |filter()|: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000620 :call filter(dict, 'v:val =~ "x"')
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000621This removes all entries from "dict" with a value not matching 'x'.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +0200622This can also be used to remove all entries: >
623 call filter(dict, 0)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000624
625
626Dictionary function ~
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +0100627 *Dictionary-function* *self* *E725* *E862*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000628When a function is defined with the "dict" attribute it can be used in a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200629special way with a dictionary. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000630 :function Mylen() dict
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000631 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000632 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000633 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3], 'len': function("Mylen")}
634 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000635
636This is like a method in object oriented programming. The entry in the
637Dictionary is a |Funcref|. The local variable "self" refers to the dictionary
638the function was invoked from.
639
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000640It is also possible to add a function without the "dict" attribute as a
641Funcref to a Dictionary, but the "self" variable is not available then.
642
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000643 *numbered-function* *anonymous-function*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000644To avoid the extra name for the function it can be defined and directly
645assigned to a Dictionary in this way: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000646 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3]}
Bram Moolenaar5a5f4592015-04-13 12:43:06 +0200647 :function mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000648 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000649 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000650 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000651
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000652The function will then get a number and the value of dict.len is a |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200653that references this function. The function can only be used through a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000654|Funcref|. It will automatically be deleted when there is no |Funcref|
655remaining that refers to it.
656
657It is not necessary to use the "dict" attribute for a numbered function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000658
Bram Moolenaar1affd722010-08-04 17:49:30 +0200659If you get an error for a numbered function, you can find out what it is with
660a trick. Assuming the function is 42, the command is: >
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +0200661 :function g:42
Bram Moolenaar1affd722010-08-04 17:49:30 +0200662
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000663
664Functions for Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000665 *E715*
666Functions that can be used with a Dictionary: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000667 :if has_key(dict, 'foo') " TRUE if dict has entry with key "foo"
668 :if empty(dict) " TRUE if dict is empty
669 :let l = len(dict) " number of items in dict
670 :let big = max(dict) " maximum value in dict
671 :let small = min(dict) " minimum value in dict
672 :let xs = count(dict, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in dict
673 :let s = string(dict) " String representation of dict
674 :call map(dict, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000675
676
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01006771.5 Blobs ~
678 *blob* *Blob* *Blobs* *E978*
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +0100679A Blob is a binary object. It can be used to read an image from a file and
680send it over a channel, for example.
681
682A Blob mostly behaves like a |List| of numbers, where each number has the
683value of an 8-bit byte, from 0 to 255.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100684
685
686Blob creation ~
687
688A Blob can be created with a |blob-literal|: >
689 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +0100690Dots can be inserted between bytes (pair of hex characters) for readability,
691they don't change the value: >
692 :let b = 0zFF00.ED01.5DAF
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100693
694A blob can be read from a file with |readfile()| passing the {type} argument
695set to "B", for example: >
696 :let b = readfile('image.png', 'B')
697
698A blob can be read from a channel with the |ch_readblob()| function.
699
700
701Blob index ~
702 *blob-index* *E979*
703A byte in the Blob can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
704after the Blob. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first byte has index zero. >
705 :let myblob = 0z00112233
706 :let byte = myblob[0] " get the first byte: 0x00
707 :let byte = myblob[2] " get the third byte: 0x22
708
709A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last byte in
710the Blob, -2 to the last but one byte, etc. >
711 :let last = myblob[-1] " get the last byte: 0x33
712
713To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
714is not available it returns -1 or the default value you specify: >
715 :echo get(myblob, idx)
716 :echo get(myblob, idx, 999)
717
718
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100719Blob iteration ~
720
721The |:for| loop executes commands for each byte of a Blob. The loop variable is
722set to each byte in the Blob. Example: >
723 :for byte in 0z112233
724 : call Doit(byte)
725 :endfor
726This calls Doit() with 0x11, 0x22 and 0x33.
727
728
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100729Blob concatenation ~
730
731Two blobs can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
732 :let longblob = myblob + 0z4455
733 :let myblob += 0z6677
734
735To change a blob in-place see |blob-modification| below.
736
737
738Part of a blob ~
739
740A part of the Blob can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
741separated by a colon in square brackets: >
742 :let myblob = 0z00112233
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100743 :let shortblob = myblob[1:2] " get 0z1122
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100744 :let shortblob = myblob[2:-1] " get 0z2233
745
746Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
747similar to -1. >
748 :let endblob = myblob[2:] " from item 2 to the end: 0z2233
749 :let shortblob = myblob[2:2] " Blob with one byte: 0z22
750 :let otherblob = myblob[:] " make a copy of the Blob
751
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100752If the first index is beyond the last byte of the Blob or the second index is
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +0100753before the first index, the result is an empty Blob. There is no error
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100754message.
755
756If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
757length minus one is used: >
758 :echo myblob[2:8] " result: 0z2233
759
760
761Blob modification ~
762 *blob-modification*
763To change a specific byte of a blob use |:let| this way: >
764 :let blob[4] = 0x44
765
766When the index is just one beyond the end of the Blob, it is appended. Any
767higher index is an error.
768
769To change a sequence of bytes the [:] notation can be used: >
770 let blob[1:3] = 0z445566
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100771The length of the replaced bytes must be exactly the same as the value
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100772provided. *E972*
773
774To change part of a blob you can specify the first and last byte to be
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100775modified. The value must have the same number of bytes in the range: >
776 :let blob[3:5] = 0z334455
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100777
778You can also use the functions |add()|, |remove()| and |insert()|.
779
780
781Blob identity ~
782
783Blobs can be compared for equality: >
784 if blob == 0z001122
785And for equal identity: >
786 if blob is otherblob
787< *blob-identity* *E977*
788When variable "aa" is a Blob and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
789variables refer to the same Blob. Then the "is" operator returns true.
790
791When making a copy using [:] or |copy()| the values are the same, but the
792identity is different: >
793 :let blob = 0z112233
794 :let blob2 = blob
795 :echo blob == blob2
796< 1 >
797 :echo blob is blob2
798< 1 >
799 :let blob3 = blob[:]
800 :echo blob == blob3
801< 1 >
802 :echo blob is blob3
803< 0
804
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100805Making a copy of a Blob is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100806works, as explained above.
807
808
8091.6 More about variables ~
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000810 *more-variables*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000811If you need to know the type of a variable or expression, use the |type()|
812function.
813
814When the '!' flag is included in the 'viminfo' option, global variables that
815start with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase letter, are
816stored in the viminfo file |viminfo-file|.
817
818When the 'sessionoptions' option contains "global", global variables that
819start with an uppercase letter and contain at least one lowercase letter are
820stored in the session file |session-file|.
821
822variable name can be stored where ~
823my_var_6 not
824My_Var_6 session file
825MY_VAR_6 viminfo file
826
827
828It's possible to form a variable name with curly braces, see
829|curly-braces-names|.
830
831==============================================================================
8322. Expression syntax *expression-syntax*
833
834Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant:
835
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200836|expr1| expr2
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200837 expr2 ? expr1 : expr1 if-then-else
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000838
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200839|expr2| expr3
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200840 expr3 || expr3 ... logical OR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000841
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200842|expr3| expr4
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200843 expr4 && expr4 ... logical AND
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000844
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200845|expr4| expr5
846 expr5 == expr5 equal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000847 expr5 != expr5 not equal
848 expr5 > expr5 greater than
849 expr5 >= expr5 greater than or equal
850 expr5 < expr5 smaller than
851 expr5 <= expr5 smaller than or equal
852 expr5 =~ expr5 regexp matches
853 expr5 !~ expr5 regexp doesn't match
854
855 expr5 ==? expr5 equal, ignoring case
856 expr5 ==# expr5 equal, match case
857 etc. As above, append ? for ignoring case, # for
858 matching case
859
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100860 expr5 is expr5 same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| instance
861 expr5 isnot expr5 different |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
862 instance
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +0000863
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200864|expr5| expr6
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200865 expr6 + expr6 ... number addition, list or blob concatenation
866 expr6 - expr6 ... number subtraction
867 expr6 . expr6 ... string concatenation
868 expr6 .. expr6 ... string concatenation
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000869
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200870|expr6| expr7
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200871 expr7 * expr7 ... number multiplication
872 expr7 / expr7 ... number division
873 expr7 % expr7 ... number modulo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000874
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200875|expr7| expr8
876 ! expr7 logical NOT
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000877 - expr7 unary minus
878 + expr7 unary plus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000879
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200880|expr8| expr9
881 expr8[expr1] byte of a String or item of a |List|
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000882 expr8[expr1 : expr1] substring of a String or sublist of a |List|
883 expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary|
884 expr8(expr1, ...) function call with |Funcref| variable
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200885 expr8->name(expr1, ...) |method| call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000886
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200887|expr9| number number constant
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +0000888 "string" string constant, backslash is special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000889 'string' string constant, ' is doubled
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000890 [expr1, ...] |List|
891 {expr1: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200892 #{key: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000893 &option option value
894 (expr1) nested expression
895 variable internal variable
896 va{ria}ble internal variable with curly braces
897 $VAR environment variable
898 @r contents of register 'r'
899 function(expr1, ...) function call
900 func{ti}on(expr1, ...) function call with curly braces
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +0200901 {args -> expr1} lambda expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000902
903
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200904"..." indicates that the operations in this level can be concatenated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000905Example: >
906 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
907
908All expressions within one level are parsed from left to right.
909
910
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +0200911expr1 *expr1* *trinary* *falsy-operator* *??* *E109*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000912-----
913
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200914The trinary operator: expr2 ? expr1 : expr1
915The falsy operator: expr2 ?? expr1
916
917Trinary operator ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000918
919The expression before the '?' is evaluated to a number. If it evaluates to
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200920|TRUE|, the result is the value of the expression between the '?' and ':',
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000921otherwise the result is the value of the expression after the ':'.
922Example: >
923 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum
924
925Since the first expression is an "expr2", it cannot contain another ?:. The
926other two expressions can, thus allow for recursive use of ?:.
927Example: >
928 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum == 1000 ? "last" : lnum
929
930To keep this readable, using |line-continuation| is suggested: >
931 :echo lnum == 1
932 :\ ? "top"
933 :\ : lnum == 1000
934 :\ ? "last"
935 :\ : lnum
936
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000937You should always put a space before the ':', otherwise it can be mistaken for
938use in a variable such as "a:1".
939
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200940Falsy operator ~
941
942This is also known as the "null coalescing operator", but that's too
943complicated, thus we just call it the falsy operator.
944
945The expression before the '??' is evaluated. If it evaluates to
946|truthy|, this is used as the result. Otherwise the expression after the '??'
947is evaluated and used as the result. This is most useful to have a default
948value for an expression that may result in zero or empty: >
949 echo theList ?? 'list is empty'
950 echo GetName() ?? 'unknown'
951
952These are similar, but not equal: >
953 expr2 ?? expr1
954 expr2 ? expr2 : expr1
955In the second line "expr2" is evaluated twice.
956
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000957
958expr2 and expr3 *expr2* *expr3*
959---------------
960
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +0200961expr3 || expr3 .. logical OR *expr-barbar*
962expr4 && expr4 .. logical AND *expr-&&*
963
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000964The "||" and "&&" operators take one argument on each side. The arguments
965are (converted to) Numbers. The result is:
966
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200967 input output ~
968n1 n2 n1 || n2 n1 && n2 ~
969|FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE|
970|FALSE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
971|TRUE| |FALSE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
972|TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000973
974The operators can be concatenated, for example: >
975
976 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
977
978Note that "&&" takes precedence over "||", so this has the meaning of: >
979
980 &nu || (&list && &shell == "csh")
981
982Once the result is known, the expression "short-circuits", that is, further
983arguments are not evaluated. This is like what happens in C. For example: >
984
985 let a = 1
986 echo a || b
987
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200988This is valid even if there is no variable called "b" because "a" is |TRUE|,
989so the result must be |TRUE|. Similarly below: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000990
991 echo exists("b") && b == "yes"
992
993This is valid whether "b" has been defined or not. The second clause will
994only be evaluated if "b" has been defined.
995
996
997expr4 *expr4*
998-----
999
1000expr5 {cmp} expr5
1001
1002Compare two expr5 expressions, resulting in a 0 if it evaluates to false, or 1
1003if it evaluates to true.
1004
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001005 *expr-==* *expr-!=* *expr->* *expr->=*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001006 *expr-<* *expr-<=* *expr-=~* *expr-!~*
1007 *expr-==#* *expr-!=#* *expr->#* *expr->=#*
1008 *expr-<#* *expr-<=#* *expr-=~#* *expr-!~#*
1009 *expr-==?* *expr-!=?* *expr->?* *expr->=?*
1010 *expr-<?* *expr-<=?* *expr-=~?* *expr-!~?*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001011 *expr-is* *expr-isnot* *expr-is#* *expr-isnot#*
1012 *expr-is?* *expr-isnot?*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001013 use 'ignorecase' match case ignore case ~
1014equal == ==# ==?
1015not equal != !=# !=?
1016greater than > ># >?
1017greater than or equal >= >=# >=?
1018smaller than < <# <?
1019smaller than or equal <= <=# <=?
1020regexp matches =~ =~# =~?
1021regexp doesn't match !~ !~# !~?
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001022same instance is is# is?
1023different instance isnot isnot# isnot?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001024
1025Examples:
1026"abc" ==# "Abc" evaluates to 0
1027"abc" ==? "Abc" evaluates to 1
1028"abc" == "Abc" evaluates to 1 if 'ignorecase' is set, 0 otherwise
1029
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00001030 *E691* *E692*
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001031A |List| can only be compared with a |List| and only "equal", "not equal",
1032"is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the values of the list,
1033recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing item values.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001034
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001035 *E735* *E736*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001036A |Dictionary| can only be compared with a |Dictionary| and only "equal", "not
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001037equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the key/values of the
1038|Dictionary| recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing
1039item values.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001040
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02001041 *E694*
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +02001042A |Funcref| can only be compared with a |Funcref| and only "equal", "not
1043equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. Case is never ignored. Whether
1044arguments or a Dictionary are bound (with a partial) matters. The
1045Dictionaries must also be equal (or the same, in case of "is") and the
1046arguments must be equal (or the same).
1047
1048To compare Funcrefs to see if they refer to the same function, ignoring bound
1049Dictionary and arguments, use |get()| to get the function name: >
1050 if get(Part1, 'name') == get(Part2, 'name')
1051 " Part1 and Part2 refer to the same function
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001052
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001053Using "is" or "isnot" with a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| checks whether
1054the expressions are referring to the same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
1055instance. A copy of a |List| is different from the original |List|. When
1056using "is" without a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|, it is equivalent to
1057using "equal", using "isnot" equivalent to using "not equal". Except that
1058a different type means the values are different: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001059 echo 4 == '4'
1060 1
1061 echo 4 is '4'
1062 0
1063 echo 0 is []
1064 0
1065"is#"/"isnot#" and "is?"/"isnot?" can be used to match and ignore case.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001066
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001067When comparing a String with a Number, the String is converted to a Number,
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001068and the comparison is done on Numbers. This means that: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001069 echo 0 == 'x'
1070 1
1071because 'x' converted to a Number is zero. However: >
1072 echo [0] == ['x']
1073 0
1074Inside a List or Dictionary this conversion is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001075
1076When comparing two Strings, this is done with strcmp() or stricmp(). This
1077results in the mathematical difference (comparing byte values), not
1078necessarily the alphabetical difference in the local language.
1079
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001080When using the operators with a trailing '#', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001081'ignorecase' is off, the comparing is done with strcmp(): case matters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001082
1083When using the operators with a trailing '?', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001084'ignorecase' is set, the comparing is done with stricmp(): case is ignored.
1085
1086'smartcase' is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001087
1088The "=~" and "!~" operators match the lefthand argument with the righthand
1089argument, which is used as a pattern. See |pattern| for what a pattern is.
1090This matching is always done like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no
1091matter what the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is. This makes scripts
1092portable. To avoid backslashes in the regexp pattern to be doubled, use a
1093single-quote string, see |literal-string|.
1094Since a string is considered to be a single line, a multi-line pattern
1095(containing \n, backslash-n) will not match. However, a literal NL character
1096can be matched like an ordinary character. Examples:
1097 "foo\nbar" =~ "\n" evaluates to 1
1098 "foo\nbar" =~ "\\n" evaluates to 0
1099
1100
1101expr5 and expr6 *expr5* *expr6*
1102---------------
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001103expr6 + expr6 Number addition, |List| or |Blob| concatenation *expr-+*
1104expr6 - expr6 Number subtraction *expr--*
1105expr6 . expr6 String concatenation *expr-.*
1106expr6 .. expr6 String concatenation *expr-..*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001107
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00001108For |Lists| only "+" is possible and then both expr6 must be a list. The
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001109result is a new list with the two lists Concatenated.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001110
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001111For String concatenation ".." is preferred, since "." is ambiguous, it is also
1112used for |Dict| member access and floating point numbers.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001113When |vimscript-version| is 2 or higher, using "." is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001114
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001115expr7 * expr7 Number multiplication *expr-star*
1116expr7 / expr7 Number division *expr-/*
1117expr7 % expr7 Number modulo *expr-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001118
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02001119For all, except "." and "..", Strings are converted to Numbers.
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01001120For bitwise operators see |and()|, |or()| and |xor()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001121
1122Note the difference between "+" and ".":
1123 "123" + "456" = 579
1124 "123" . "456" = "123456"
1125
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001126Since '.' has the same precedence as '+' and '-', you need to read: >
1127 1 . 90 + 90.0
1128As: >
1129 (1 . 90) + 90.0
1130That works, since the String "190" is automatically converted to the Number
1131190, which can be added to the Float 90.0. However: >
1132 1 . 90 * 90.0
1133Should be read as: >
1134 1 . (90 * 90.0)
1135Since '.' has lower precedence than '*'. This does NOT work, since this
1136attempts to concatenate a Float and a String.
1137
1138When dividing a Number by zero the result depends on the value:
1139 0 / 0 = -0x80000000 (like NaN for Float)
1140 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffff (like positive infinity)
1141 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffff (like negative infinity)
1142 (before Vim 7.2 it was always 0x7fffffff)
1143
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02001144When 64-bit Number support is enabled:
1145 0 / 0 = -0x8000000000000000 (like NaN for Float)
1146 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffffffffffff (like positive infinity)
1147 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffffffffffff (like negative infinity)
1148
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001149When the righthand side of '%' is zero, the result is 0.
1150
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001151None of these work for |Funcref|s.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001152
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001153. and % do not work for Float. *E804*
1154
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001155
1156expr7 *expr7*
1157-----
1158! expr7 logical NOT *expr-!*
1159- expr7 unary minus *expr-unary--*
1160+ expr7 unary plus *expr-unary-+*
1161
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02001162For '!' |TRUE| becomes |FALSE|, |FALSE| becomes |TRUE| (one).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001163For '-' the sign of the number is changed.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001164For '+' the number is unchanged. Note: "++" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001165
1166A String will be converted to a Number first.
1167
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001168These three can be repeated and mixed. Examples:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001169 !-1 == 0
1170 !!8 == 1
1171 --9 == 9
1172
1173
1174expr8 *expr8*
1175-----
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001176This expression is either |expr9| or a sequence of the alternatives below,
1177in any order. E.g., these are all possible:
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001178 expr8[expr1].name
1179 expr8.name[expr1]
1180 expr8(expr1, ...)[expr1].name
1181 expr8->(expr1, ...)[expr1]
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001182Evaluation is always from left to right.
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001183
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001184expr8[expr1] item of String or |List| *expr-[]* *E111*
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02001185 *E909* *subscript*
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001186In legacy Vim script:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001187If expr8 is a Number or String this results in a String that contains the
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001188expr1'th single byte from expr8. expr8 is used as a String (a number is
1189automatically converted to a String), expr1 as a Number. This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001190recognize multibyte encodings, see `byteidx()` for an alternative, or use
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001191`split()` to turn the string into a list of characters. Example, to get the
1192byte under the cursor: >
Bram Moolenaar61660ea2006-04-07 21:40:07 +00001193 :let c = getline(".")[col(".") - 1]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001194
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001195In Vim9 script:
1196If expr8 is a String this results in a String that contains the expr1'th
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01001197single character (including any composing characters) from expr8. To use byte
1198indexes use |strpart()|.
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001199
1200Index zero gives the first byte or character. Careful: text column numbers
1201start with one!
1202
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001203If the length of the String is less than the index, the result is an empty
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01001204String. A negative index always results in an empty string (reason: backward
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001205compatibility). Use [-1:] to get the last byte or character.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001206In Vim9 script a negative index is used like with a list: count from the end.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001207
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001208If expr8 is a |List| then it results the item at index expr1. See |list-index|
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001209for possible index values. If the index is out of range this results in an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001210error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001211 :let item = mylist[-1] " get last item
1212
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001213Generally, if a |List| index is equal to or higher than the length of the
1214|List|, or more negative than the length of the |List|, this results in an
1215error.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001216
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001217
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001218expr8[expr1a : expr1b] substring or sublist *expr-[:]*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001219
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001220If expr8 is a String this results in the substring with the bytes or
1221characters from expr1a to and including expr1b. expr8 is used as a String,
1222expr1a and expr1b are used as a Number.
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001223
1224In legacy Vim script the indexes are byte indexes. This doesn't recognize
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001225multibyte encodings, see |byteidx()| for computing the indexes. If expr8 is
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001226a Number it is first converted to a String.
1227
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01001228In Vim9 script the indexes are character indexes and include composing
1229characters. To use byte indexes use |strpart()|. To use character indexes
1230without including composing characters use |strcharpart()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001231
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01001232The item at index expr1b is included, it is inclusive. For an exclusive index
1233use the |slice()| function.
1234
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001235If expr1a is omitted zero is used. If expr1b is omitted the length of the
1236string minus one is used.
1237
1238A negative number can be used to measure from the end of the string. -1 is
1239the last character, -2 the last but one, etc.
1240
1241If an index goes out of range for the string characters are omitted. If
1242expr1b is smaller than expr1a the result is an empty string.
1243
1244Examples: >
1245 :let c = name[-1:] " last byte of a string
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001246 :let c = name[0:-1] " the whole string
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001247 :let c = name[-2:-2] " last but one byte of a string
1248 :let s = line(".")[4:] " from the fifth byte to the end
1249 :let s = s[:-3] " remove last two bytes
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001250<
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001251 *slice*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001252If expr8 is a |List| this results in a new |List| with the items indicated by
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001253the indexes expr1a and expr1b. This works like with a String, as explained
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001254just above. Also see |sublist| below. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001255 :let l = mylist[:3] " first four items
1256 :let l = mylist[4:4] " List with one item
1257 :let l = mylist[:] " shallow copy of a List
1258
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001259If expr8 is a |Blob| this results in a new |Blob| with the bytes in the
1260indexes expr1a and expr1b, inclusive. Examples: >
1261 :let b = 0zDEADBEEF
1262 :let bs = b[1:2] " 0zADBE
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01001263 :let bs = b[:] " copy of 0zDEADBEEF
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001264
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001265Using expr8[expr1] or expr8[expr1a : expr1b] on a |Funcref| results in an
1266error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001267
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01001268Watch out for confusion between a namespace and a variable followed by a colon
1269for a sublist: >
1270 mylist[n:] " uses variable n
1271 mylist[s:] " uses namespace s:, error!
1272
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001273
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001274expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary| *expr-entry*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001275
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001276If expr8 is a |Dictionary| and it is followed by a dot, then the following
1277name will be used as a key in the |Dictionary|. This is just like:
1278expr8[name].
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001279
1280The name must consist of alphanumeric characters, just like a variable name,
1281but it may start with a number. Curly braces cannot be used.
1282
1283There must not be white space before or after the dot.
1284
1285Examples: >
1286 :let dict = {"one": 1, 2: "two"}
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02001287 :echo dict.one " shows "1"
1288 :echo dict.2 " shows "two"
1289 :echo dict .2 " error because of space before the dot
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001290
1291Note that the dot is also used for String concatenation. To avoid confusion
1292always put spaces around the dot for String concatenation.
1293
1294
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001295expr8(expr1, ...) |Funcref| function call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001296
1297When expr8 is a |Funcref| type variable, invoke the function it refers to.
1298
1299
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001300expr8->name([args]) method call *method* *->*
1301expr8->{lambda}([args])
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001302 *E276*
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001303For methods that are also available as global functions this is the same as: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001304 name(expr8 [, args])
1305There can also be methods specifically for the type of "expr8".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001306
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001307This allows for chaining, passing the value that one method returns to the
1308next method: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001309 mylist->filter(filterexpr)->map(mapexpr)->sort()->join()
1310<
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001311Example of using a lambda: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02001312 GetPercentage()->{x -> x * 100}()->printf('%d%%')
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001313<
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02001314When using -> the |expr7| operators will be applied first, thus: >
1315 -1.234->string()
1316Is equivalent to: >
1317 (-1.234)->string()
1318And NOT: >
1319 -(1.234->string())
1320<
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001321 *E274*
1322"->name(" must not contain white space. There can be white space before the
1323"->" and after the "(", thus you can split the lines like this: >
1324 mylist
1325 \ ->filter(filterexpr)
1326 \ ->map(mapexpr)
1327 \ ->sort()
1328 \ ->join()
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001329
1330When using the lambda form there must be no white space between the } and the
1331(.
1332
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001333
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001334 *expr9*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001335number
1336------
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01001337number number constant *expr-number*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001338
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001339 *0x* *hex-number* *0o* *octal-number* *binary-number*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001340Decimal, Hexadecimal (starting with 0x or 0X), Binary (starting with 0b or 0B)
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +02001341and Octal (starting with 0, 0o or 0O).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001342
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001343 *floating-point-format*
1344Floating point numbers can be written in two forms:
1345
1346 [-+]{N}.{M}
Bram Moolenaar8a94d872015-01-25 13:02:57 +01001347 [-+]{N}.{M}[eE][-+]{exp}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001348
1349{N} and {M} are numbers. Both {N} and {M} must be present and can only
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02001350contain digits, except that in |Vim9| script in {N} single quotes between
1351digits are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001352[-+] means there is an optional plus or minus sign.
1353{exp} is the exponent, power of 10.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001354Only a decimal point is accepted, not a comma. No matter what the current
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001355locale is.
1356{only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1357
1358Examples:
1359 123.456
1360 +0.0001
1361 55.0
1362 -0.123
1363 1.234e03
1364 1.0E-6
1365 -3.1416e+88
1366
1367These are INVALID:
1368 3. empty {M}
1369 1e40 missing .{M}
1370
1371Rationale:
1372Before floating point was introduced, the text "123.456" was interpreted as
1373the two numbers "123" and "456", both converted to a string and concatenated,
1374resulting in the string "123456". Since this was considered pointless, and we
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001375could not find it intentionally being used in Vim scripts, this backwards
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001376incompatibility was accepted in favor of being able to use the normal notation
1377for floating point numbers.
1378
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001379 *float-pi* *float-e*
1380A few useful values to copy&paste: >
1381 :let pi = 3.14159265359
1382 :let e = 2.71828182846
1383Or, if you don't want to write them in as floating-point literals, you can
1384also use functions, like the following: >
1385 :let pi = acos(-1.0)
1386 :let e = exp(1.0)
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01001387<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001388 *floating-point-precision*
1389The precision and range of floating points numbers depends on what "double"
1390means in the library Vim was compiled with. There is no way to change this at
1391runtime.
1392
1393The default for displaying a |Float| is to use 6 decimal places, like using
1394printf("%g", f). You can select something else when using the |printf()|
1395function. Example: >
1396 :echo printf('%.15e', atan(1))
1397< 7.853981633974483e-01
1398
1399
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001400
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +02001401string *string* *String* *expr-string* *E114*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001402------
1403"string" string constant *expr-quote*
1404
1405Note that double quotes are used.
1406
1407A string constant accepts these special characters:
1408\... three-digit octal number (e.g., "\316")
1409\.. two-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1410\. one-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1411\x.. byte specified with two hex numbers (e.g., "\x1f")
1412\x. byte specified with one hex number (must be followed by non-hex char)
1413\X.. same as \x..
1414\X. same as \x.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001415\u.... character specified with up to 4 hex numbers, stored according to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001416 current value of 'encoding' (e.g., "\u02a4")
Bram Moolenaar541f92d2015-06-19 13:27:23 +02001417\U.... same as \u but allows up to 8 hex numbers.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001418\b backspace <BS>
1419\e escape <Esc>
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01001420\f formfeed 0x0C
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001421\n newline <NL>
1422\r return <CR>
1423\t tab <Tab>
1424\\ backslash
1425\" double quote
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001426\<xxx> Special key named "xxx". e.g. "\<C-W>" for CTRL-W. This is for use
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001427 in mappings, the 0x80 byte is escaped.
1428 To use the double quote character it must be escaped: "<M-\">".
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01001429 Don't use <Char-xxxx> to get a UTF-8 character, use \uxxxx as
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001430 mentioned above.
Bram Moolenaarfccd93f2020-05-31 22:06:51 +02001431\<*xxx> Like \<xxx> but prepends a modifier instead of including it in the
1432 character. E.g. "\<C-w>" is one character 0x17 while "\<*C-w>" is four
Bram Moolenaarebe9d342020-05-30 21:52:54 +02001433 bytes: 3 for the CTRL modifier and then character "W".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001434
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001435Note that "\xff" is stored as the byte 255, which may be invalid in some
1436encodings. Use "\u00ff" to store character 255 according to the current value
1437of 'encoding'.
1438
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001439Note that "\000" and "\x00" force the end of the string.
1440
1441
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01001442blob-literal *blob-literal* *E973*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001443------------
1444
1445Hexadecimal starting with 0z or 0Z, with an arbitrary number of bytes.
1446The sequence must be an even number of hex characters. Example: >
1447 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
1448
1449
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001450literal-string *literal-string* *E115*
1451---------------
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001452'string' string constant *expr-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001453
1454Note that single quotes are used.
1455
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001456This string is taken as it is. No backslashes are removed or have a special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001457meaning. The only exception is that two quotes stand for one quote.
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001458
1459Single quoted strings are useful for patterns, so that backslashes do not need
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001460to be doubled. These two commands are equivalent: >
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001461 if a =~ "\\s*"
1462 if a =~ '\s*'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001463
1464
1465option *expr-option* *E112* *E113*
1466------
1467&option option value, local value if possible
1468&g:option global option value
1469&l:option local option value
1470
1471Examples: >
1472 echo "tabstop is " . &tabstop
1473 if &insertmode
1474
1475Any option name can be used here. See |options|. When using the local value
1476and there is no buffer-local or window-local value, the global value is used
1477anyway.
1478
1479
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001480register *expr-register* *@r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001481--------
1482@r contents of register 'r'
1483
1484The result is the contents of the named register, as a single string.
1485Newlines are inserted where required. To get the contents of the unnamed
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001486register use @" or @@. See |registers| for an explanation of the available
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00001487registers.
1488
1489When using the '=' register you get the expression itself, not what it
1490evaluates to. Use |eval()| to evaluate it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001491
1492
1493nesting *expr-nesting* *E110*
1494-------
1495(expr1) nested expression
1496
1497
1498environment variable *expr-env*
1499--------------------
1500$VAR environment variable
1501
1502The String value of any environment variable. When it is not defined, the
1503result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02001504
1505The functions `getenv()` and `setenv()` can also be used and work for
1506environment variables with non-alphanumeric names.
1507The function `environ()` can be used to get a Dict with all environment
1508variables.
1509
1510
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001511 *expr-env-expand*
1512Note that there is a difference between using $VAR directly and using
1513expand("$VAR"). Using it directly will only expand environment variables that
1514are known inside the current Vim session. Using expand() will first try using
1515the environment variables known inside the current Vim session. If that
1516fails, a shell will be used to expand the variable. This can be slow, but it
1517does expand all variables that the shell knows about. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02001518 :echo $shell
1519 :echo expand("$shell")
1520The first one probably doesn't echo anything, the second echoes the $shell
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001521variable (if your shell supports it).
1522
1523
1524internal variable *expr-variable*
1525-----------------
1526variable internal variable
1527See below |internal-variables|.
1528
1529
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001530function call *expr-function* *E116* *E118* *E119* *E120*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001531-------------
1532function(expr1, ...) function call
1533See below |functions|.
1534
1535
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001536lambda expression *expr-lambda* *lambda*
1537-----------------
1538{args -> expr1} lambda expression
1539
1540A lambda expression creates a new unnamed function which returns the result of
Bram Moolenaar42ebd062016-07-17 13:35:14 +02001541evaluating |expr1|. Lambda expressions differ from |user-functions| in
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001542the following ways:
1543
15441. The body of the lambda expression is an |expr1| and not a sequence of |Ex|
1545 commands.
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +020015462. The prefix "a:" should not be used for arguments. E.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001547 :let F = {arg1, arg2 -> arg1 - arg2}
1548 :echo F(5, 2)
1549< 3
1550
1551The arguments are optional. Example: >
1552 :let F = {-> 'error function'}
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001553 :echo F('ignored')
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001554< error function
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001555
1556Note that in Vim9 script another kind of lambda can be used: |vim9-lambda|.
1557
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001558 *closure*
1559Lambda expressions can access outer scope variables and arguments. This is
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02001560often called a closure. Example where "i" and "a:arg" are used in a lambda
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001561while they already exist in the function scope. They remain valid even after
1562the function returns: >
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001563 :function Foo(arg)
1564 : let i = 3
1565 : return {x -> x + i - a:arg}
1566 :endfunction
1567 :let Bar = Foo(4)
1568 :echo Bar(6)
1569< 5
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001570
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02001571Note that the variables must exist in the outer scope before the lambda is
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001572defined for this to work. See also |:func-closure|.
1573
1574Lambda and closure support can be checked with: >
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001575 if has('lambda')
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001576
1577Examples for using a lambda expression with |sort()|, |map()| and |filter()|: >
1578 :echo map([1, 2, 3], {idx, val -> val + 1})
1579< [2, 3, 4] >
1580 :echo sort([3,7,2,1,4], {a, b -> a - b})
1581< [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
1582
1583The lambda expression is also useful for Channel, Job and timer: >
1584 :let timer = timer_start(500,
1585 \ {-> execute("echo 'Handler called'", "")},
1586 \ {'repeat': 3})
1587< Handler called
1588 Handler called
1589 Handler called
1590
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02001591Note that it is possible to cause memory to be used and not freed if the
1592closure is referenced by the context it depends on: >
1593 function Function()
1594 let x = 0
1595 let F = {-> x}
1596 endfunction
1597The closure uses "x" from the function scope, and "F" in that same scope
1598refers to the closure. This cycle results in the memory not being freed.
1599Recommendation: don't do this.
1600
1601Notice how execute() is used to execute an Ex command. That's ugly though.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001602In Vim9 script you can use a command block, see |inline-function|.
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001603
1604Lambda expressions have internal names like '<lambda>42'. If you get an error
1605for a lambda expression, you can find what it is with the following command: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001606 :function <lambda>42
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001607See also: |numbered-function|
1608
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001609==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020016103. Internal variable *internal-variables* *E461*
1611
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001612An internal variable name can be made up of letters, digits and '_'. But it
1613cannot start with a digit. It's also possible to use curly braces, see
1614|curly-braces-names|.
1615
1616An internal variable is created with the ":let" command |:let|.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001617An internal variable is explicitly destroyed with the ":unlet" command
1618|:unlet|.
1619Using a name that is not an internal variable or refers to a variable that has
1620been destroyed results in an error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001621
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001622 *variable-scope*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001623There are several name spaces for variables. Which one is to be used is
1624specified by what is prepended:
1625
1626 (nothing) In a function: local to a function; otherwise: global
1627|buffer-variable| b: Local to the current buffer.
1628|window-variable| w: Local to the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001629|tabpage-variable| t: Local to the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001630|global-variable| g: Global.
1631|local-variable| l: Local to a function.
1632|script-variable| s: Local to a |:source|'ed Vim script.
1633|function-argument| a: Function argument (only inside a function).
Bram Moolenaar75b81562014-04-06 14:09:13 +02001634|vim-variable| v: Global, predefined by Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001635
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001636The scope name by itself can be used as a |Dictionary|. For example, to
1637delete all script-local variables: >
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00001638 :for k in keys(s:)
1639 : unlet s:[k]
1640 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001641
1642Note: in Vim9 script this is different, see |vim9-scopes|.
1643
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001644 *buffer-variable* *b:var* *b:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001645A variable name that is preceded with "b:" is local to the current buffer.
1646Thus you can have several "b:foo" variables, one for each buffer.
1647This kind of variable is deleted when the buffer is wiped out or deleted with
1648|:bdelete|.
1649
1650One local buffer variable is predefined:
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02001651 *b:changedtick* *changetick*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001652b:changedtick The total number of changes to the current buffer. It is
1653 incremented for each change. An undo command is also a change
Bram Moolenaarc024b462019-06-08 18:07:21 +02001654 in this case. Resetting 'modified' when writing the buffer is
1655 also counted.
1656 This can be used to perform an action only when the buffer has
1657 changed. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001658 :if my_changedtick != b:changedtick
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001659 : let my_changedtick = b:changedtick
1660 : call My_Update()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001661 :endif
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01001662< You cannot change or delete the b:changedtick variable.
1663
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001664 *window-variable* *w:var* *w:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001665A variable name that is preceded with "w:" is local to the current window. It
1666is deleted when the window is closed.
1667
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +02001668 *tabpage-variable* *t:var* *t:*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001669A variable name that is preceded with "t:" is local to the current tab page,
1670It is deleted when the tab page is closed. {not available when compiled
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001671without the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001672
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001673 *global-variable* *g:var* *g:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001674Inside functions global variables are accessed with "g:". Omitting this will
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001675access a variable local to a function. But "g:" can also be used in any other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001676place if you like.
1677
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001678 *local-variable* *l:var* *l:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001679Inside functions local variables are accessed without prepending anything.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001680But you can also prepend "l:" if you like. However, without prepending "l:"
1681you may run into reserved variable names. For example "count". By itself it
1682refers to "v:count". Using "l:count" you can have a local variable with the
1683same name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001684
1685 *script-variable* *s:var*
1686In a Vim script variables starting with "s:" can be used. They cannot be
1687accessed from outside of the scripts, thus are local to the script.
1688
1689They can be used in:
1690- commands executed while the script is sourced
1691- functions defined in the script
1692- autocommands defined in the script
1693- functions and autocommands defined in functions and autocommands which were
1694 defined in the script (recursively)
1695- user defined commands defined in the script
1696Thus not in:
1697- other scripts sourced from this one
1698- mappings
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001699- menus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001700- etc.
1701
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001702Script variables can be used to avoid conflicts with global variable names.
1703Take this example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001704
1705 let s:counter = 0
1706 function MyCounter()
1707 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1708 echo s:counter
1709 endfunction
1710 command Tick call MyCounter()
1711
1712You can now invoke "Tick" from any script, and the "s:counter" variable in
1713that script will not be changed, only the "s:counter" in the script where
1714"Tick" was defined is used.
1715
1716Another example that does the same: >
1717
1718 let s:counter = 0
1719 command Tick let s:counter = s:counter + 1 | echo s:counter
1720
1721When calling a function and invoking a user-defined command, the context for
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00001722script variables is set to the script where the function or command was
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001723defined.
1724
1725The script variables are also available when a function is defined inside a
1726function that is defined in a script. Example: >
1727
1728 let s:counter = 0
1729 function StartCounting(incr)
1730 if a:incr
1731 function MyCounter()
1732 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1733 endfunction
1734 else
1735 function MyCounter()
1736 let s:counter = s:counter - 1
1737 endfunction
1738 endif
1739 endfunction
1740
1741This defines the MyCounter() function either for counting up or counting down
1742when calling StartCounting(). It doesn't matter from where StartCounting() is
1743called, the s:counter variable will be accessible in MyCounter().
1744
1745When the same script is sourced again it will use the same script variables.
1746They will remain valid as long as Vim is running. This can be used to
1747maintain a counter: >
1748
1749 if !exists("s:counter")
1750 let s:counter = 1
1751 echo "script executed for the first time"
1752 else
1753 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1754 echo "script executed " . s:counter . " times now"
1755 endif
1756
1757Note that this means that filetype plugins don't get a different set of script
1758variables for each buffer. Use local buffer variables instead |b:var|.
1759
1760
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001761PREDEFINED VIM VARIABLES *vim-variable* *v:var* *v:*
1762 *E963*
1763Some variables can be set by the user, but the type cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001764
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01001765 *v:argv* *argv-variable*
1766v:argv The command line arguments Vim was invoked with. This is a
1767 list of strings. The first item is the Vim command.
1768
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001769 *v:beval_col* *beval_col-variable*
1770v:beval_col The number of the column, over which the mouse pointer is.
1771 This is the byte index in the |v:beval_lnum| line.
1772 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1773
1774 *v:beval_bufnr* *beval_bufnr-variable*
1775v:beval_bufnr The number of the buffer, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1776 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1777
1778 *v:beval_lnum* *beval_lnum-variable*
1779v:beval_lnum The number of the line, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1780 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1781
1782 *v:beval_text* *beval_text-variable*
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00001783v:beval_text The text under or after the mouse pointer. Usually a word as
1784 it is useful for debugging a C program. 'iskeyword' applies,
1785 but a dot and "->" before the position is included. When on a
1786 ']' the text before it is used, including the matching '[' and
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001787 word before it. When on a Visual area within one line the
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02001788 highlighted text is used. Also see |<cexpr>|.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001789 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1790
1791 *v:beval_winnr* *beval_winnr-variable*
1792v:beval_winnr The number of the window, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01001793 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option. The first
1794 window has number zero (unlike most other places where a
1795 window gets a number).
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001796
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001797 *v:beval_winid* *beval_winid-variable*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001798v:beval_winid The |window-ID| of the window, over which the mouse pointer
1799 is. Otherwise like v:beval_winnr.
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001800
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001801 *v:char* *char-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001802v:char Argument for evaluating 'formatexpr' and used for the typed
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02001803 character when using <expr> in an abbreviation |:map-<expr>|.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02001804 It is also used by the |InsertCharPre| and |InsertEnter| events.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001805
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001806 *v:charconvert_from* *charconvert_from-variable*
1807v:charconvert_from
1808 The name of the character encoding of a file to be converted.
1809 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1810
1811 *v:charconvert_to* *charconvert_to-variable*
1812v:charconvert_to
1813 The name of the character encoding of a file after conversion.
1814 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1815
1816 *v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
1817v:cmdarg This variable is used for two purposes:
1818 1. The extra arguments given to a file read/write command.
1819 Currently these are "++enc=" and "++ff=". This variable is
1820 set before an autocommand event for a file read/write
1821 command is triggered. There is a leading space to make it
1822 possible to append this variable directly after the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001823 read/write command. Note: The "+cmd" argument isn't
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001824 included here, because it will be executed anyway.
1825 2. When printing a PostScript file with ":hardcopy" this is
1826 the argument for the ":hardcopy" command. This can be used
1827 in 'printexpr'.
1828
1829 *v:cmdbang* *cmdbang-variable*
1830v:cmdbang Set like v:cmdarg for a file read/write command. When a "!"
1831 was used the value is 1, otherwise it is 0. Note that this
1832 can only be used in autocommands. For user commands |<bang>|
1833 can be used.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02001834 *v:collate* *collate-variable*
1835v:collate The current locale setting for collation order of the runtime
1836 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1837 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1838 LC_COLLATE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1839 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1840 command.
1841 See |multi-lang|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001842
Drew Vogele30d1022021-10-24 20:35:07 +01001843 *v:colornames*
1844v:colornames A dictionary that maps color names to hex color strings. These
1845 color names can be used with the |highlight-guifg|,
1846 |highlight-guibg|, and |highlight-guisp| parameters. Updating
1847 an entry in v:colornames has no immediate effect on the syntax
1848 highlighting. The highlight commands (probably in a
1849 colorscheme script) need to be re-evaluated in order to use
1850 the updated color values. For example: >
1851
1852 :let v:colornames['fuscia'] = '#cf3ab4'
1853 :let v:colornames['mauve'] = '#915f6d'
1854 :highlight Normal guifg=fuscia guibg=mauve
1855<
1856 This cannot be used to override the |cterm-colors| but it can
1857 be used to override other colors. For example, the X11 colors
1858 defined in the `colors/lists/default.vim` (previously defined
1859 in |rgb.txt|). When defining new color names in a plugin, the
1860 recommended practice is to set a color entry only when it does
1861 not already exist. For example: >
1862
1863 :call extend(v:colornames, {
1864 \ 'fuscia': '#cf3ab4',
1865 \ 'mauve': '#915f6d,
1866 \ }, 'keep')
1867<
1868 Using |extend| with the 'keep' option updates each color only
1869 if it did not exist in |v:colornames|. Doing so allows the
1870 user to choose the precise color value for a common name
1871 by setting it in their |.vimrc|.
1872
1873 It is possible to remove entries from this dictionary but
1874 doing so is *NOT* recommended. Doing so is disruptive to
1875 other scripts. It is also unlikely to achieve the desired
1876 result because the |colorscheme| and |highlight| commands will
1877 both automatically load all `colors/lists/default.vim` color
1878 scripts.
1879
Bram Moolenaar42a45122015-07-10 17:56:23 +02001880 *v:completed_item* *completed_item-variable*
1881v:completed_item
1882 |Dictionary| containing the |complete-items| for the most
1883 recently completed word after |CompleteDone|. The
1884 |Dictionary| is empty if the completion failed.
1885
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001886 *v:count* *count-variable*
1887v:count The count given for the last Normal mode command. Can be used
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001888 to get the count before a mapping. Read-only. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001889 :map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:count<CR>
1890< Note: The <C-U> is required to remove the line range that you
1891 get when typing ':' after a count.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001892 When there are two counts, as in "3d2w", they are multiplied,
1893 just like what happens in the command, "d6w" for the example.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00001894 Also used for evaluating the 'formatexpr' option.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001895 "count" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1896 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001897
1898 *v:count1* *count1-variable*
1899v:count1 Just like "v:count", but defaults to one when no count is
1900 used.
1901
1902 *v:ctype* *ctype-variable*
1903v:ctype The current locale setting for characters of the runtime
1904 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1905 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1906 LC_CTYPE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1907 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1908 command.
1909 See |multi-lang|.
1910
1911 *v:dying* *dying-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001912v:dying Normally zero. When a deadly signal is caught it's set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001913 one. When multiple signals are caught the number increases.
1914 Can be used in an autocommand to check if Vim didn't
1915 terminate normally. {only works on Unix}
1916 Example: >
1917 :au VimLeave * if v:dying | echo "\nAAAAaaaarrrggghhhh!!!\n" | endif
Bram Moolenaar0e1e25f2010-05-28 21:07:08 +02001918< Note: if another deadly signal is caught when v:dying is one,
1919 VimLeave autocommands will not be executed.
1920
Bram Moolenaarf0068c52020-11-30 17:42:10 +01001921 *v:exiting* *exiting-variable*
1922v:exiting Vim exit code. Normally zero, non-zero when something went
1923 wrong. The value is v:null before invoking the |VimLeavePre|
1924 and |VimLeave| autocmds. See |:q|, |:x| and |:cquit|.
1925 Example: >
1926 :au VimLeave * echo "Exit value is " .. v:exiting
1927<
Bram Moolenaar37f4cbd2019-08-23 20:58:45 +02001928 *v:echospace* *echospace-variable*
1929v:echospace Number of screen cells that can be used for an `:echo` message
1930 in the last screen line before causing the |hit-enter-prompt|.
1931 Depends on 'showcmd', 'ruler' and 'columns'. You need to
1932 check 'cmdheight' for whether there are full-width lines
1933 available above the last line.
1934
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001935 *v:errmsg* *errmsg-variable*
1936v:errmsg Last given error message. It's allowed to set this variable.
1937 Example: >
1938 :let v:errmsg = ""
1939 :silent! next
1940 :if v:errmsg != ""
1941 : ... handle error
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001942< "errmsg" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1943 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001944
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001945 *v:errors* *errors-variable* *assert-return*
Bram Moolenaar683fa182015-11-30 21:38:24 +01001946v:errors Errors found by assert functions, such as |assert_true()|.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001947 This is a list of strings.
1948 The assert functions append an item when an assert fails.
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001949 The return value indicates this: a one is returned if an item
1950 was added to v:errors, otherwise zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001951 To remove old results make it empty: >
1952 :let v:errors = []
1953< If v:errors is set to anything but a list it is made an empty
1954 list by the assert function.
1955
Bram Moolenaar7e1652c2017-12-16 18:27:02 +01001956 *v:event* *event-variable*
1957v:event Dictionary containing information about the current
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01001958 |autocommand|. See the specific event for what it puts in
1959 this dictionary.
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02001960 The dictionary is emptied when the |autocommand| finishes,
1961 please refer to |dict-identity| for how to get an independent
1962 copy of it. Use |deepcopy()| if you want to keep the
1963 information after the event triggers. Example: >
1964 au TextYankPost * let g:foo = deepcopy(v:event)
1965<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001966 *v:exception* *exception-variable*
1967v:exception The value of the exception most recently caught and not
1968 finished. See also |v:throwpoint| and |throw-variables|.
1969 Example: >
1970 :try
1971 : throw "oops"
1972 :catch /.*/
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02001973 : echo "caught " .. v:exception
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001974 :endtry
1975< Output: "caught oops".
1976
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001977 *v:false* *false-variable*
1978v:false A Number with value zero. Used to put "false" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01001979 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001980 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:false". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01001981 echo v:false
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001982< v:false ~
1983 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02001984 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001985
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00001986 *v:fcs_reason* *fcs_reason-variable*
1987v:fcs_reason The reason why the |FileChangedShell| event was triggered.
1988 Can be used in an autocommand to decide what to do and/or what
1989 to set v:fcs_choice to. Possible values:
1990 deleted file no longer exists
1991 conflict file contents, mode or timestamp was
1992 changed and buffer is modified
1993 changed file contents has changed
1994 mode mode of file changed
1995 time only file timestamp changed
1996
1997 *v:fcs_choice* *fcs_choice-variable*
1998v:fcs_choice What should happen after a |FileChangedShell| event was
1999 triggered. Can be used in an autocommand to tell Vim what to
2000 do with the affected buffer:
2001 reload Reload the buffer (does not work if
2002 the file was deleted).
2003 ask Ask the user what to do, as if there
2004 was no autocommand. Except that when
2005 only the timestamp changed nothing
2006 will happen.
2007 <empty> Nothing, the autocommand should do
2008 everything that needs to be done.
2009 The default is empty. If another (invalid) value is used then
2010 Vim behaves like it is empty, there is no warning message.
2011
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02002012 *v:fname* *fname-variable*
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02002013v:fname When evaluating 'includeexpr': the file name that was
2014 detected. Empty otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02002015
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002016 *v:fname_in* *fname_in-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002017v:fname_in The name of the input file. Valid while evaluating:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002018 option used for ~
2019 'charconvert' file to be converted
2020 'diffexpr' original file
2021 'patchexpr' original file
2022 'printexpr' file to be printed
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00002023 And set to the swap file name for |SwapExists|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002024
2025 *v:fname_out* *fname_out-variable*
2026v:fname_out The name of the output file. Only valid while
2027 evaluating:
2028 option used for ~
2029 'charconvert' resulting converted file (*)
2030 'diffexpr' output of diff
2031 'patchexpr' resulting patched file
2032 (*) When doing conversion for a write command (e.g., ":w
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002033 file") it will be equal to v:fname_in. When doing conversion
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002034 for a read command (e.g., ":e file") it will be a temporary
2035 file and different from v:fname_in.
2036
2037 *v:fname_new* *fname_new-variable*
2038v:fname_new The name of the new version of the file. Only valid while
2039 evaluating 'diffexpr'.
2040
2041 *v:fname_diff* *fname_diff-variable*
2042v:fname_diff The name of the diff (patch) file. Only valid while
2043 evaluating 'patchexpr'.
2044
2045 *v:folddashes* *folddashes-variable*
2046v:folddashes Used for 'foldtext': dashes representing foldlevel of a closed
2047 fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002048 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002049
2050 *v:foldlevel* *foldlevel-variable*
2051v:foldlevel Used for 'foldtext': foldlevel of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002052 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002053
2054 *v:foldend* *foldend-variable*
2055v:foldend Used for 'foldtext': last line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002056 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002057
2058 *v:foldstart* *foldstart-variable*
2059v:foldstart Used for 'foldtext': first line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002060 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002061
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01002062 *v:hlsearch* *hlsearch-variable*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002063v:hlsearch Variable that indicates whether search highlighting is on.
Bram Moolenaar76440e22014-11-27 19:14:49 +01002064 Setting it makes sense only if 'hlsearch' is enabled which
2065 requires |+extra_search|. Setting this variable to zero acts
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002066 like the |:nohlsearch| command, setting it to one acts like >
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01002067 let &hlsearch = &hlsearch
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +02002068< Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2069 function. |function-search-undo|.
2070
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00002071 *v:insertmode* *insertmode-variable*
2072v:insertmode Used for the |InsertEnter| and |InsertChange| autocommand
2073 events. Values:
2074 i Insert mode
2075 r Replace mode
2076 v Virtual Replace mode
2077
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002078 *v:key* *key-variable*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002079v:key Key of the current item of a |Dictionary|. Only valid while
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002080 evaluating the expression used with |map()| and |filter()|.
2081 Read-only.
2082
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002083 *v:lang* *lang-variable*
2084v:lang The current locale setting for messages of the runtime
2085 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2086 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_MESSAGES.
2087 The value is system dependent.
2088 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2089 command.
2090 It can be different from |v:ctype| when messages are desired
2091 in a different language than what is used for character
2092 encoding. See |multi-lang|.
2093
2094 *v:lc_time* *lc_time-variable*
2095v:lc_time The current locale setting for time messages of the runtime
2096 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2097 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_TIME.
2098 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2099 command. See |multi-lang|.
2100
2101 *v:lnum* *lnum-variable*
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02002102v:lnum Line number for the 'foldexpr' |fold-expr|, 'formatexpr' and
2103 'indentexpr' expressions, tab page number for 'guitablabel'
2104 and 'guitabtooltip'. Only valid while one of these
2105 expressions is being evaluated. Read-only when in the
2106 |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002107
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002108 *v:mouse_win* *mouse_win-variable*
2109v:mouse_win Window number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2110 First window has number 1, like with |winnr()|. The value is
2111 zero when there was no mouse button click.
2112
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02002113 *v:mouse_winid* *mouse_winid-variable*
2114v:mouse_winid Window ID for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2115 The value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2116
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002117 *v:mouse_lnum* *mouse_lnum-variable*
2118v:mouse_lnum Line number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2119 This is the text line number, not the screen line number. The
2120 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2121
2122 *v:mouse_col* *mouse_col-variable*
2123v:mouse_col Column number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2124 This is the screen column number, like with |virtcol()|. The
2125 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2126
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002127 *v:none* *none-variable* *None*
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002128v:none An empty String. Used to put an empty item in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002129 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +02002130 This can also be used as a function argument to use the
2131 default value, see |none-function_argument|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002132 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002133 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:none". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002134 echo v:none
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002135< v:none ~
2136 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002137 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002138
2139 *v:null* *null-variable*
2140v:null An empty String. Used to put "null" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002141 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002142 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002143 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:null". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002144 echo v:null
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002145< v:null ~
2146 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002147 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002148
Bram Moolenaar57d5a012021-01-21 21:42:31 +01002149 *v:numbermax* *numbermax-variable*
2150v:numbermax Maximum value of a number.
2151
Bram Moolenaare0e39172021-01-25 21:14:57 +01002152 *v:numbermin* *numbermin-variable*
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002153v:numbermin Minimum value of a number (negative).
Bram Moolenaar57d5a012021-01-21 21:42:31 +01002154
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002155 *v:numbersize* *numbersize-variable*
2156v:numbersize Number of bits in a Number. This is normally 64, but on some
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01002157 systems it may be 32.
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002158
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002159 *v:oldfiles* *oldfiles-variable*
2160v:oldfiles List of file names that is loaded from the |viminfo| file on
2161 startup. These are the files that Vim remembers marks for.
2162 The length of the List is limited by the ' argument of the
2163 'viminfo' option (default is 100).
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01002164 When the |viminfo| file is not used the List is empty.
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002165 Also see |:oldfiles| and |c_#<|.
2166 The List can be modified, but this has no effect on what is
2167 stored in the |viminfo| file later. If you use values other
2168 than String this will cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002169 {only when compiled with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002170
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002171 *v:option_new*
2172v:option_new New value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
2173 autocommand.
2174 *v:option_old*
2175v:option_old Old value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002176 autocommand. Depending on the command used for setting and the
2177 kind of option this is either the local old value or the
2178 global old value.
2179 *v:option_oldlocal*
2180v:option_oldlocal
2181 Old local value of the option. Valid while executing an
2182 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2183 *v:option_oldglobal*
2184v:option_oldglobal
2185 Old global value of the option. Valid while executing an
2186 |OptionSet| autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002187 *v:option_type*
2188v:option_type Scope of the set command. Valid while executing an
2189 |OptionSet| autocommand. Can be either "global" or "local"
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002190 *v:option_command*
2191v:option_command
2192 Command used to set the option. Valid while executing an
2193 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2194 value option was set via ~
2195 "setlocal" |:setlocal| or ":let l:xxx"
2196 "setglobal" |:setglobal| or ":let g:xxx"
2197 "set" |:set| or |:let|
2198 "modeline" |modeline|
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002199 *v:operator* *operator-variable*
2200v:operator The last operator given in Normal mode. This is a single
2201 character except for commands starting with <g> or <z>,
2202 in which case it is two characters. Best used alongside
2203 |v:prevcount| and |v:register|. Useful if you want to cancel
2204 Operator-pending mode and then use the operator, e.g.: >
2205 :omap O <Esc>:call MyMotion(v:operator)<CR>
2206< The value remains set until another operator is entered, thus
2207 don't expect it to be empty.
2208 v:operator is not set for |:delete|, |:yank| or other Ex
2209 commands.
2210 Read-only.
2211
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002212 *v:prevcount* *prevcount-variable*
2213v:prevcount The count given for the last but one Normal mode command.
2214 This is the v:count value of the previous command. Useful if
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002215 you want to cancel Visual or Operator-pending mode and then
2216 use the count, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002217 :vmap % <Esc>:call MyFilter(v:prevcount)<CR>
2218< Read-only.
2219
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002220 *v:profiling* *profiling-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002221v:profiling Normally zero. Set to one after using ":profile start".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002222 See |profiling|.
2223
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002224 *v:progname* *progname-variable*
2225v:progname Contains the name (with path removed) with which Vim was
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002226 invoked. Allows you to do special initialisations for |view|,
2227 |evim| etc., or any other name you might symlink to Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002228 Read-only.
2229
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002230 *v:progpath* *progpath-variable*
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002231v:progpath Contains the command with which Vim was invoked, in a form
2232 that when passed to the shell will run the same Vim executable
2233 as the current one (if $PATH remains unchanged).
2234 Useful if you want to message a Vim server using a
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002235 |--remote-expr|.
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02002236 To get the full path use: >
2237 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002238< If the command has a relative path it will be expanded to the
2239 full path, so that it still works after `:cd`. Thus starting
2240 "./vim" results in "/home/user/path/to/vim/src/vim".
2241 On Linux and other systems it will always be the full path.
2242 On Mac it may just be "vim" and using exepath() as mentioned
2243 above should be used to get the full path.
Bram Moolenaar08cab962017-03-04 14:37:18 +01002244 On MS-Windows the executable may be called "vim.exe", but the
2245 ".exe" is not added to v:progpath.
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002246 Read-only.
2247
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002248 *v:register* *register-variable*
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002249v:register The name of the register in effect for the current normal mode
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002250 command (regardless of whether that command actually used a
2251 register). Or for the currently executing normal mode mapping
2252 (use this in custom commands that take a register).
2253 If none is supplied it is the default register '"', unless
2254 'clipboard' contains "unnamed" or "unnamedplus", then it is
2255 '*' or '+'.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002256 Also see |getreg()| and |setreg()|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002257
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002258 *v:scrollstart* *scrollstart-variable*
2259v:scrollstart String describing the script or function that caused the
2260 screen to scroll up. It's only set when it is empty, thus the
2261 first reason is remembered. It is set to "Unknown" for a
2262 typed command.
2263 This can be used to find out why your script causes the
2264 hit-enter prompt.
2265
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002266 *v:servername* *servername-variable*
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02002267v:servername The resulting registered |client-server-name| if any.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002268 Read-only.
2269
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002270
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002271v:searchforward *v:searchforward* *searchforward-variable*
2272 Search direction: 1 after a forward search, 0 after a
2273 backward search. It is reset to forward when directly setting
2274 the last search pattern, see |quote/|.
2275 Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2276 function. |function-search-undo|.
2277 Read-write.
2278
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002279 *v:shell_error* *shell_error-variable*
2280v:shell_error Result of the last shell command. When non-zero, the last
2281 shell command had an error. When zero, there was no problem.
2282 This only works when the shell returns the error code to Vim.
2283 The value -1 is often used when the command could not be
2284 executed. Read-only.
2285 Example: >
2286 :!mv foo bar
2287 :if v:shell_error
2288 : echo 'could not rename "foo" to "bar"!'
2289 :endif
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002290< "shell_error" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2291 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002292
2293 *v:statusmsg* *statusmsg-variable*
2294v:statusmsg Last given status message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2295
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002296 *v:swapname* *swapname-variable*
2297v:swapname Only valid when executing |SwapExists| autocommands: Name of
2298 the swap file found. Read-only.
2299
2300 *v:swapchoice* *swapchoice-variable*
2301v:swapchoice |SwapExists| autocommands can set this to the selected choice
2302 for handling an existing swap file:
2303 'o' Open read-only
2304 'e' Edit anyway
2305 'r' Recover
2306 'd' Delete swapfile
2307 'q' Quit
2308 'a' Abort
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002309 The value should be a single-character string. An empty value
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002310 results in the user being asked, as would happen when there is
2311 no SwapExists autocommand. The default is empty.
2312
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002313 *v:swapcommand* *swapcommand-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00002314v:swapcommand Normal mode command to be executed after a file has been
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002315 opened. Can be used for a |SwapExists| autocommand to have
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002316 another Vim open the file and jump to the right place. For
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002317 example, when jumping to a tag the value is ":tag tagname\r".
Bram Moolenaar1f35bf92006-03-07 22:38:47 +00002318 For ":edit +cmd file" the value is ":cmd\r".
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002319
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002320 *v:t_TYPE* *v:t_bool* *t_bool-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002321v:t_bool Value of |Boolean| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002322 *v:t_channel* *t_channel-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002323v:t_channel Value of |Channel| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002324 *v:t_dict* *t_dict-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002325v:t_dict Value of |Dictionary| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002326 *v:t_float* *t_float-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002327v:t_float Value of |Float| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002328 *v:t_func* *t_func-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002329v:t_func Value of |Funcref| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002330 *v:t_job* *t_job-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002331v:t_job Value of |Job| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002332 *v:t_list* *t_list-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002333v:t_list Value of |List| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002334 *v:t_none* *t_none-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002335v:t_none Value of |None| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002336 *v:t_number* *t_number-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002337v:t_number Value of |Number| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002338 *v:t_string* *t_string-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002339v:t_string Value of |String| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002340 *v:t_blob* *t_blob-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002341v:t_blob Value of |Blob| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaarf562e722016-07-19 17:25:25 +02002342
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002343 *v:termresponse* *termresponse-variable*
2344v:termresponse The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RV|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002345 termcap entry. It is set when Vim receives an escape sequence
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002346 that starts with ESC [ or CSI, then '>' or '?' and ends in a
2347 'c', with only digits and ';' in between.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002348 When this option is set, the TermResponse autocommand event is
2349 fired, so that you can react to the response from the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02002350 terminal. You can use |terminalprops()| to see what Vim
2351 figured out about the terminal.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002352 The response from a new xterm is: "<Esc>[> Pp ; Pv ; Pc c". Pp
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002353 is the terminal type: 0 for vt100 and 1 for vt220. Pv is the
2354 patch level (since this was introduced in patch 95, it's
2355 always 95 or bigger). Pc is always zero.
2356 {only when compiled with |+termresponse| feature}
2357
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002358 *v:termblinkresp*
2359v:termblinkresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RC|
2360 termcap entry. This is used to find out whether the terminal
2361 cursor is blinking. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2362
2363 *v:termstyleresp*
2364v:termstyleresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RS|
2365 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the shape of the
2366 cursor is. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2367
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002368 *v:termrbgresp*
2369v:termrbgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RB|
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002370 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2371 background color is, see 'background'.
2372
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002373 *v:termrfgresp*
2374v:termrfgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RF|
2375 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2376 foreground color is.
2377
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002378 *v:termu7resp*
2379v:termu7resp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_u7|
2380 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2381 does with ambiguous width characters, see 'ambiwidth'.
2382
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002383 *v:testing* *testing-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02002384v:testing Must be set before using `test_garbagecollect_now()`.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002385 Also, when set certain error messages won't be shown for 2
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002386 seconds. (e.g. "'dictionary' option is empty")
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002387
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002388 *v:this_session* *this_session-variable*
2389v:this_session Full filename of the last loaded or saved session file. See
2390 |:mksession|. It is allowed to set this variable. When no
2391 session file has been saved, this variable is empty.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002392 "this_session" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2393 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002394
2395 *v:throwpoint* *throwpoint-variable*
2396v:throwpoint The point where the exception most recently caught and not
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002397 finished was thrown. Not set when commands are typed. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002398 also |v:exception| and |throw-variables|.
2399 Example: >
2400 :try
2401 : throw "oops"
2402 :catch /.*/
2403 : echo "Exception from" v:throwpoint
2404 :endtry
2405< Output: "Exception from test.vim, line 2"
2406
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002407 *v:true* *true-variable*
2408v:true A Number with value one. Used to put "true" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002409 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002410 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:true". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002411 echo v:true
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002412< v:true ~
2413 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002414 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002415 *v:val* *val-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002416v:val Value of the current item of a |List| or |Dictionary|. Only
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002417 valid while evaluating the expression used with |map()| and
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002418 |filter()|. Read-only.
2419
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002420 *v:version* *version-variable*
2421v:version Version number of Vim: Major version number times 100 plus
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002422 minor version number. Version 5.0 is 500. Version 5.1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002423 is 501. Read-only. "version" also works, for backwards
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002424 compatibility, unless |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002425 Use |has()| to check if a certain patch was included, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar6716d9a2014-04-02 12:12:08 +02002426 if has("patch-7.4.123")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002427< Note that patch numbers are specific to the version, thus both
2428 version 5.0 and 5.1 may have a patch 123, but these are
2429 completely different.
2430
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002431 *v:versionlong* *versionlong-variable*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002432v:versionlong Like v:version, but also including the patchlevel in the last
2433 four digits. Version 8.1 with patch 123 has value 8010123.
2434 This can be used like this: >
2435 if v:versionlong >= 8010123
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002436< However, if there are gaps in the list of patches included
2437 this will not work well. This can happen if a recent patch
2438 was included into an older version, e.g. for a security fix.
2439 Use the has() function to make sure the patch is actually
2440 included.
2441
Bram Moolenaar14735512016-03-26 21:00:08 +01002442 *v:vim_did_enter* *vim_did_enter-variable*
2443v:vim_did_enter Zero until most of startup is done. It is set to one just
2444 before |VimEnter| autocommands are triggered.
2445
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002446 *v:warningmsg* *warningmsg-variable*
2447v:warningmsg Last given warning message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2448
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002449 *v:windowid* *windowid-variable*
2450v:windowid When any X11 based GUI is running or when running in a
2451 terminal and Vim connects to the X server (|-X|) this will be
Bram Moolenaar264e9fd2010-10-27 12:33:17 +02002452 set to the window ID.
2453 When an MS-Windows GUI is running this will be set to the
2454 window handle.
2455 Otherwise the value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02002456 Note: for windows inside Vim use |winnr()| or |win_getid()|,
2457 see |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002458
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002459==============================================================================
24604. Builtin Functions *functions*
2461
2462See |function-list| for a list grouped by what the function is used for.
2463
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00002464(Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002465
2466USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
2467
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002468abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
2469acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01002470add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002471and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002472append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2473appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2474 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2475 in buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01002476argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002477argidx() Number current index in the argument list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002478arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02002479argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
2480argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002481asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002482assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002483assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002484 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002485assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
2486 Number assert file contents are equal
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002487assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002488 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02002489assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02002490 Number assert {cmd} fails
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002491assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002492 Number assert {actual} is false
Bram Moolenaar61c04492016-07-23 15:35:35 +02002493assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002494 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002495assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002496 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
Bram Moolenaar5b8cabf2021-04-02 18:55:57 +02002497assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002498assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002499 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002500assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002501 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
2502assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
2503assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002504atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02002505atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02002506balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01002507balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01002508balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02002509blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002510browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002511 String put up a file requester
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002512browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02002513bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02002514bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
2515buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
2516bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
2517bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
2518bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
2519bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
2520bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
2521bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002522byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
2523byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2524byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2525call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002526 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002527ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01002528ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002529ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
Bram Moolenaar0874a832016-09-01 15:11:51 +02002530ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002531ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002532 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002533ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002534 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002535ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
2536ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002537ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002538ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
2539ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
2540ch_open({address} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002541 Channel open a channel to {address}
2542ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002543ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
2544 Blob read Blob from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002545ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002546 String read raw from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002547ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002548 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002549ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
2550 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002551ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
2552 none set options for {handle}
Bram Moolenaar7ef38102016-09-26 22:36:58 +02002553ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
2554 String status of channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002555changenr() Number current change number
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01002556char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02002557charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002558charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01002559charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002560 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02002561chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002562cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002563clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002564col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002565complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
2566complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002567complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01002568complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002569confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002570 Number number of choice picked by user
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002571copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
2572cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
2573cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002574count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
2575 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02002576cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002577 Number checks existence of cscope connection
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002578cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01002579 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002580cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002581debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002582deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
2583delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002584deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
2585 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002586did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002587diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
2588diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01002589digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
h-east29b85712021-07-26 21:54:04 +02002590digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
2591digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
2592digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01002593echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002594empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002595environ() Dict return environment variables
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002596escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
2597eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002598eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002599executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02002600execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002601exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002602exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02002603exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002604exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
2605expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002606 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02002607expandcmd({expr}) String expand {expr} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002608extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2609 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01002610extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2611 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
2612 List or Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002613feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002614filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
2615filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002616filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict remove items from {expr1} where
2617 {expr2} is 0
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002618finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002619 String find directory {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002620findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002621 String find file {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02002622flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01002623flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
2624 List flatten a copy of {list}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002625float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
2626floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
2627fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
2628fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
2629fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
2630foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2631foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2632foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002633foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002634foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002635foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01002636fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002637funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002638 Funcref reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002639function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2640 Funcref named reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002641garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002642get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
2643get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02002644get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002645getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
2646getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
2647 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
2648getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
2649 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
2650getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02002651getchar([expr]) Number or String
2652 get one character from the user
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002653getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002654getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02002655getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02002656getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002657getcmdline() String return the current command-line
2658getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02002659getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
2660getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02002661getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
2662 List list of cmdline completion matches
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02002663getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002664getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002665getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002666getenv({name}) String return environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002667getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
2668getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
2669getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
2670getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
2671getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02002672getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01002673getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
2674 List list of jump list items
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002675getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
2676getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002677getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
2678getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002679getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002680getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01002681getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar18081e32008-02-20 19:11:07 +00002682getpid() Number process ID of Vim
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002683getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002684getqflist() List list of quickfix items
2685getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002686getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02002687 String or List contents of a register
2688getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
2689getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002690gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002691gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002692 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002693gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00002694 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002695gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02002696gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02002697getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01002698getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01002699getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
2700getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002701getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002702 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002703glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002704 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002705glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002706globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00002707 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01002708has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002709has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002710haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002711 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02002712 or |:tcd|
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002713hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002714 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +01002715histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
2716histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002717histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
2718histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002719hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002720hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
Yegappan Lakshmanand1a8d652021-11-03 21:56:45 +00002721hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
2722hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002723hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002724iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
2725indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002726index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
2727 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002728input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00002729 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +02002730inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002731 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002732inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002733inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
2734inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002735inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002736insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01002737interrupt() none interrupt script execution
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002738invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002739isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02002740isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
2741 (positive or negative)
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002742islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002743isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002744items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
2745job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
Bram Moolenaare1fc5152018-04-21 19:49:08 +02002746job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002747job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
2748job_start({command} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002749 Job start a job
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002750job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
2751job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
2752join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
2753js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
2754js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
2755json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
2756json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
2757keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
2758len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
2759libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002760libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02002761line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002762line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
2763lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02002764list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
2765list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002766listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
2767 Number add a callback to listen to changes
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02002768listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002769listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002770localtime() Number current time
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002771log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
2772log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002773luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002774map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict change each item in {expr1} to {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002775maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01002776 String or Dict
2777 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002778mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00002779 String check for mappings matching {name}
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01002780mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict like |map()| but creates a new List
2781 or Dictionary
2782mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002783match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002784 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002785matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00002786 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002787matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02002788 Number highlight positions with {group}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002789matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002790matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002791matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002792 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02002793matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2794 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
2795matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2796 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002797matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00002798 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002799matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00002800 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002801matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02002802 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002803max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01002804menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002805min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002806mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002807 Number create directory {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002808mode([expr]) String current editing mode
2809mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
2810nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01002811nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002812or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02002813pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002814perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002815popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +02002816popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002817popup_clear() none close all popup windows
2818popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
2819popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
2820popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
2821popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
2822popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02002823popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
2824popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002825popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
2826popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
2827popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002828popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01002829popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002830popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
2831popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
2832popup_notification({what}, {options})
2833 Number create a notification popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002834popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
2835 none set options for popup window {id}
2836popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002837popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002838pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
2839prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
2840printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02002841prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002842prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02002843prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
2844prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
Yegappan Lakshmananccfb7c62021-08-16 21:39:09 +02002845prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
2846prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
2847 none add multiple text properties
Bram Moolenaare3d31b02018-12-24 23:07:04 +01002848prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002849 none remove all text properties
2850prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
2851 Dict search for a text property
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02002852prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
Bram Moolenaarc8c88492018-12-27 23:59:26 +01002853prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002854 Number remove a text property
2855prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
2856prop_type_change({name}, {props})
2857 none change an existing property type
2858prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
2859 none delete a property type
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01002860prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002861 Dict get property type values
2862prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02002863pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002864pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002865py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002866pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01002867pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002868rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002869range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002870 List items from {expr} to {max}
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01002871readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02002872readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2873 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
2874readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2875 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002876readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002877 List get list of lines from file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02002878reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
2879 any reduce {object} using {func}
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002880reg_executing() String get the executing register name
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02002881reg_recording() String get the recording register name
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002882reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
2883reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
2884reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002885remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002886 String send expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002887remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
2888remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002889 Number check for reply string
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002890remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
2891 String read reply string
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002892remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002893 String send key sequence
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01002894remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002895remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01002896 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
2897remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
2898 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002899remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
2900rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
2901repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
2902resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
2903reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
2904round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01002905rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002906screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
2907screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002908screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002909screencol() Number current cursor column
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02002910screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002911screenrow() Number current cursor row
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002912screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002913search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00002914 Number search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02002915searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002916searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002917 Number search for variable declaration
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002918searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002919 Number search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002920searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002921 List search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002922searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002923 List search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002924server2client({clientid}, {string})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002925 Number send reply string
2926serverlist() String get a list of available servers
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002927setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2928 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02002929 {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002930setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
2931 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02002932setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002933setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002934setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
2935setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002936setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002937setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002938setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
2939setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002940setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01002941 Number modify location list using {list}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002942setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
2943 Number modify specific location list props
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002944setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002945setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002946setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
2947setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
2948 Number modify specific quickfix list props
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002949setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002950settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
2951settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
2952 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
2953 page {tabnr} to {val}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002954settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
2955 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002956setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
2957sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
2958shellescape({string} [, {special}])
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00002959 String escape {string} for use as shell
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +00002960 command argument
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +01002961shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002962sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002963sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002964sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002965sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002966 List get a list of placed signs
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002967sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
Bram Moolenaar6b7b7192019-01-11 13:42:41 +01002968 Number jump to a sign
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002969sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002970 Number place a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002971sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002972sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002973sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002974sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
2975 Number unplace a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002976sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002977simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
2978sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
2979sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01002980slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
2981 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002982sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +02002983 List sort {list}, using {func} to compare
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002984sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002985sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
2986 Number play an event sound
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002987sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
2988 Number play sound file {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002989sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002990soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00002991spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002992spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +00002993 List spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002994split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002995 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002996sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002997srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02002998state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002999str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02003000str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01003001 ASCII/UTF-8 value
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +02003002str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
3003 Number convert String to Number
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +01003004strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01003005strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02003006 String {len} characters of {str} at
3007 character {start}
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +01003008strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003009strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01003010strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02003011strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003012stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00003013 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003014string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
3015strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02003016strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
3017 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
3018 byte {start}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01003019strptime({format}, {timestring})
3020 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003021strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00003022 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003023strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
3024strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003025submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +02003026 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003027substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003028 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +02003029swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003030swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003031synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
3032synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003033 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003034synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02003035synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003036synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
3037system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
3038systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +02003039tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003040tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003041tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003042tagfiles() List tags files used
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003043taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003044tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
3045tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01003046tempname() String name for a temporary file
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01003047term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
3048 Number display difference between two dumps
3049term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
3050 Number displaying a screen dump
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01003051term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01003052 none dump terminal window contents
Bram Moolenaare41e3b42017-08-11 16:24:50 +02003053term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02003054term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaar45356542017-08-06 17:53:31 +02003055term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
Bram Moolenaar97870002017-07-30 18:28:38 +02003056term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003057term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02003058term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02003059term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003060term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb000e322017-07-30 19:38:21 +02003061term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
3062term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003063term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003064term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02003065term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003066term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02003067term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
3068 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003069term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02003070term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01003071term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02003072term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
3073 none set the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02003074term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
Bram Moolenaarf3402b12017-08-06 19:07:08 +02003075term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02003076terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02003077test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
3078 none make memory allocation fail
Bram Moolenaar6f1d9a02016-07-24 14:12:38 +02003079test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003080test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003081test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
Bram Moolenaaradc67142019-06-22 01:40:42 +02003082test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
Bram Moolenaareda65222019-05-16 20:29:44 +02003083test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan18d46582021-06-23 20:46:52 +02003084test_gui_drop_files({list}, {row}, {col}, {mods})
3085 none drop a list of files in a window
Yegappan Lakshmananf1e74492021-06-21 18:44:26 +02003086test_gui_mouse_event({button}, {row}, {col}, {repeated}, {mods})
3087 none add a mouse event to the input buffer
Bram Moolenaare0c31f62017-03-01 15:07:05 +01003088test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Bram Moolenaarc0f5a782019-01-13 15:16:13 +01003089test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003090test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
3091test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
Bram Moolenaare69f6d02020-04-01 22:11:01 +02003092test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003093test_null_job() Job null value for testing
3094test_null_list() List null value for testing
3095test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
3096test_null_string() String null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02003097test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
3098test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
Bram Moolenaarc3e92c12019-03-23 14:23:07 +01003099test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaarab186732018-09-14 21:27:06 +02003100test_scrollbar({which}, {value}, {dragging})
3101 none scroll in the GUI for testing
Bram Moolenaarbb8476b2019-05-04 15:47:48 +02003102test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003103test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003104test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
3105test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
3106test_void() any void value for testing
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02003107timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003108timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003109timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01003110 Number create a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003111timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003112timer_stopall() none stop all timers
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003113tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
3114toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
3115tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00003116 to chars in {tostr}
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +02003117trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
3118 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003119trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +01003120type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
3121typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003122undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +02003123undotree() List undo file tree
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003124uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01003125 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003126values({dict}) List values in {dict}
3127virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
3128visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +01003129wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02003130win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
3131 String execute {command} in window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003132win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
3133win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02003134win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003135win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
3136win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
3137win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +01003138win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +02003139win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003140 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003141winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003142wincol() Number window column of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02003143windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003144winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +02003145winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003146winline() Number window line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003147winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003148winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003149winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00003150winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003151winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +01003152wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01003153writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
3154 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02003155xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003156
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02003157
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003158abs({expr}) *abs()*
3159 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
3160 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
3161 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
3162 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
3163 Examples: >
3164 echo abs(1.456)
3165< 1.456 >
3166 echo abs(-5.456)
3167< 5.456 >
3168 echo abs(-4)
3169< 4
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003170
3171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3172 Compute()->abs()
3173
3174< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003175
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003176
3177acos({expr}) *acos()*
3178 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003179 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
3180 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003181 [-1, 1].
3182 Examples: >
3183 :echo acos(0)
3184< 1.570796 >
3185 :echo acos(-0.5)
3186< 2.094395
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003187
3188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3189 Compute()->acos()
3190
3191< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003192
3193
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003194add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
3195 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
3196 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003197 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
3198 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003199< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003200 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003201 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00003202 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003203
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003204 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3205 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003206
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003207
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003208and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
3209 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
3210 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
3211 Example: >
3212 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003213< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3214 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003215
3216
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003217append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
3218 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003219 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003220 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00003221 the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +01003222 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00003223 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003224 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003225 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003226 0 for success. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003227 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003228 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003229
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003230< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
3231 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003232 mylist->append(lnum)
3233
3234
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003235appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
3236 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003237
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003238 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
3239 |bufload()| if needed.
3240
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003241 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003242
3243 {lnum} is used like with |append()|. Note that using |line()|
3244 would use the current buffer, not the one appending to.
3245 Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer.
3246
3247 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
3248
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003249 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003250 error message is given. Example: >
3251 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003252<
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01003253 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003254 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003255 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
3256
3257
3258argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003259 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
3260 |arglist|.
3261 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
3262 window is used.
3263 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
3264 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
3265 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
3266 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003267
3268 *argidx()*
3269argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
3270 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
3271
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003272 *arglistid()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01003273arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003274 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
3275 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02003276 global argument list. See |arglist|.
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003277 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003278
3279 Without arguments use the current window.
3280 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3281 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3282 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003283 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003284
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003285 *argv()*
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02003286argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003287 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
3288 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003289 :let i = 0
3290 :while i < argc()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003291 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003292 : exe 'amenu Arg.' . f . ' :e ' . f . '<CR>'
3293 : let i = i + 1
3294 :endwhile
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003295< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
3296 the whole |arglist| is returned.
3297
3298 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01003299 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00003300
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003301asin({expr}) *asin()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003302 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003303 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003304 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003305 [-1, 1].
3306 Examples: >
3307 :echo asin(0.8)
3308< 0.927295 >
3309 :echo asin(-0.5)
3310< -0.523599
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003311
3312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3313 Compute()->asin()
3314<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003315 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003316
3317
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01003318assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
3319
3320
3321
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003322atan({expr}) *atan()*
3323 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
3324 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
3325 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3326 Examples: >
3327 :echo atan(100)
3328< 1.560797 >
3329 :echo atan(-4.01)
3330< -1.326405
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003331
3332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3333 Compute()->atan()
3334<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003335 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3336
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003337
3338atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
3339 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003340 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
3341 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003342 Examples: >
3343 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
3344< -0.785398 >
3345 :echo atan2(1, -1)
3346< 2.356194
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003347
3348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003349 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003350<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003351 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003352
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003353balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
3354 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
3355 not used for the List.
3356
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003357balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
3358 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
3359 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
3360 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
3361 split with |balloon_split()|.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003362 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003363
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003364 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003365 func GetBalloonContent()
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003366 " ... initiate getting the content
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003367 return ''
3368 endfunc
3369 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
3370
3371 func BalloonCallback(result)
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003372 call balloon_show(a:result)
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003373 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003374< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3375 GetText()->balloon_show()
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003376<
3377 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
3378 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
3379 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
3380 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
3381 empty string or a placeholder.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003382
3383 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
3384 error message.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003385 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
3386 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003387
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003388balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003389 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
3390 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
3391 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003392 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003393 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3394 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
3395
3396< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
Bram Moolenaar669a8282017-11-19 20:13:05 +01003397 feature}
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003398
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02003399blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
3400 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
3401 {blob}. Examples: >
3402 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
3403 blob2list(0z) returns []
3404< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
3405 opposite.
3406
3407 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3408 GetBlob()->blob2list()
3409
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003410 *browse()*
3411browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
3412 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003413 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003414 The input fields are:
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003415 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003416 {title} title for the requester
3417 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3418 {default} default file name
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003419 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
3420 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003421
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003422 *browsedir()*
3423browsedir({title}, {initdir})
3424 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003425 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003426 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
3427 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
3428 to be used.
3429 The input fields are:
3430 {title} title for the requester
3431 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3432 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
3433 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
3434
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003435bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003436 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003437 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
3438 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
3439 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
3440 buffer is always created.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02003441 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02003442 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
3443 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
3444 call bufload(bufnr)
3445 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003446< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3447 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003448
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003449bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003450 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003451 {buf} exists.
3452 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +01003453 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
3454
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003455 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003456 exactly. The name can be:
3457 - Relative to the current directory.
3458 - A full path.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003459 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003460 - A URL name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003461 Unlisted buffers will be found.
3462 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
3463 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
3464 long name to be able to find them.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003465 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
3466 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
3467 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003468 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
3469 file name.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003470
3471 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3472 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
3473<
3474 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003475
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003476buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003477 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003478 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
3479 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003480
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003481 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3482 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
3483
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003484bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
3485 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003486 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
3487 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
3488 then there is no change.
3489 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
3490 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003491 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003492
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003493 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3494 eval 'somename'->bufload()
3495
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003496bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003497 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003498 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
3499 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003500
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3502 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
3503
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003504bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003505 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
3506 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
3507 "[No Name]".
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003508 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
3509 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003510 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003511 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003512 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003513 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
3514 match an empty string is returned.
3515 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
3516 alternate buffer.
3517 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00003518 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
3519 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
3520 pattern.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003521 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
3522 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
3523 buffers are searched for.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003524 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003525 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
3526 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003527< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3528 echo bufnr->bufname()
3529
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003530< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
3531 string is returned. >
3532 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
3533 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
3534 bufname("%") name of current buffer
3535 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
3536< *buffer_name()*
3537 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
3538
3539 *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003540bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003541 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003542 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003543 above.
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003544
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003545 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02003546 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003547 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
3548 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
3549< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
3550 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
3551
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003552 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02003553 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003554< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
3555 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
3556 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
3557 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003558
3559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3560 echo bufref->bufnr()
3561<
3562 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003563 *last_buffer_nr()*
3564 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
3565
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003566bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003567 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003568 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
3569 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
Bram Moolenaarb3619a92016-06-04 17:58:52 +02003570 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
3571
3572 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinid(1))
3573<
3574 Only deals with the current tab page.
3575
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3577 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
3578
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003579bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003580 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
3581 |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003582 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003583 is returned. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003584
3585 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinnr(1))
3586
3587< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
3588 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003589
3590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3591 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003592
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003593byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
3594 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
3595 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
3596 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
3597 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
3598 one.
3599 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003600
3601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3602 GetOffset()->byte2line()
3603
3604< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003605 feature}
3606
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003607byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003608 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02003609 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
3610 zero.
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01003611 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3612 equal to {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003613 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
3614 length is added to the preceding base character. See
3615 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
3616 separately.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003617 Example : >
3618 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
3619< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
3620 same: >
3621 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
3622 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02003623< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
3624
3625 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003626 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003627 in bytes is returned.
3628
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003629 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3630 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
3631
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003632byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
3633 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
3634 as a separate character. Example: >
3635 let s = 'e' . nr2char(0x301)
3636 echo byteidx(s, 1)
3637 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
3638 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
3639< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
3640 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
3641 one byte).
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003642 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
3643 to a Unicode encoding.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003644
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003645 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3646 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
3647
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003648call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003649 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003650 arguments.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003651 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003652 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
3653 Returns the return value of the called function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003654 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
3655 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003656
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3658 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
3659
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003660ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
3661 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
3662 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
3663 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3664 Examples: >
3665 echo ceil(1.456)
3666< 2.0 >
3667 echo ceil(-5.456)
3668< -5.0 >
3669 echo ceil(4.0)
3670< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003671
3672 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3673 Compute()->ceil()
3674<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003675 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3676
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01003677
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02003678ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02003679
Bram Moolenaar328da0d2016-03-04 22:22:32 +01003680
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003681changenr() *changenr()*
3682 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
3683 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
3684 with the |:undo| command.
3685 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
3686 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
3687 one less than the number of the undone change.
3688
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003689char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
3690 Return number value of the first char in {string}.
3691 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003692 char2nr(" ") returns 32
3693 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
3694< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
3695 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01003696 char2nr("á") returns 225
3697 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01003698< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003699 A combining character is a separate character.
3700 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003701 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
3702 let str = "ABC"
3703 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
3704< Result: [65, 66, 67]
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003705
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3707 GetChar()->char2nr()
3708
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003709
3710charclass({string}) *charclass()*
3711 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
3712 The character class is one of:
3713 0 blank
3714 1 punctuation
3715 2 word character
3716 3 emoji
3717 other specific Unicode class
3718 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
3719
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003720
3721charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
3722 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003723 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
3724
3725 Example:
3726 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3727 charcol('.') returns 3
3728 col('.') returns 7
3729
3730< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3731 GetPos()->col()
3732<
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01003733 *charidx()*
3734charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
3735 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
3736 The index of the first character is zero.
3737 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3738 equal to {idx}.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003739 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
3740 are not counted separately, their byte length is
3741 added to the preceding base character.
3742 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01003743 counted as separate characters.
3744 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
3745 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
3746 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
3747 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
3748 and is not zero or one.
3749 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
3750 from the character index.
3751 Examples: >
3752 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
3753 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
3754 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
3755<
3756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3757 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003758
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003759chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
3760 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
3761 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
3762 window:
3763 - If the current window has a window-local directory
3764 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
3765 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
3766 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
3767 directory.
3768 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01003769 {dir} must be a String.
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003770 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
3771 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
3772 On failure, returns an empty string.
3773
3774 Example: >
3775 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02003776 if save_dir != ""
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003777 " ... do some work
3778 call chdir(save_dir)
3779 endif
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003780
3781< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3782 GetDir()->chdir()
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003783<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003784cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
3785 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
3786 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
3787 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
3788 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
3789 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
3790 feature, -1 is returned.
3791 See |C-indenting|.
3792
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3794 GetLnum()->cindent()
3795
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003796clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003797 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
3798 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003799 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3800 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003801
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3803 GetWin()->clearmatches()
3804<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003805 *col()*
3806col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
3807 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
3808 . the cursor position
3809 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
3810 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
3811 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
3812 returned)
3813 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
3814 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
3815 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
3816 that it's updated right away.
3817 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
3818 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
3819 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
3820 out of range then col() returns zero.
3821 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
3822 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003823 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
3824 character position use |charcol()|.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003825 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
3826 Examples: >
3827 col(".") column of cursor
3828 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
3829 col("'t") column of mark t
3830 col("'" . markname) column of mark markname
3831< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
3832 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
3833 buffer.
3834 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
3835 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
3836 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
3837 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
3838 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
3839 \<C-O>:echo col(".") . "\n" <Bar>
3840 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003841
3842< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3843 GetPos()->col()
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003844<
3845
3846complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
3847 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
3848 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
3849 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
3850 or with an expression mapping.
3851 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
3852 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
3853 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
3854 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
3855 match.
3856 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
3857 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003858 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003859 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
3860 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
3861 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
3862 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
3863 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
3864 Example: >
3865 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
3866
3867 func! ListMonths()
3868 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
3869 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
3870 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
3871 return ''
3872 endfunc
3873< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
3874 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
3875
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003876 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
3877 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003878 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
3879
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003880complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
3881 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
3882 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
3883 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
3884 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
3885 the list.
3886 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
3887 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
3888
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3890 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
3891
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003892complete_check() *complete_check()*
3893 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
3894 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
3895 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
3896 zero otherwise.
3897 Only to be used by the function specified with the
3898 'completefunc' option.
3899
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003900
3901complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02003902 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003903 completion. See |ins-completion|.
3904 The items are:
3905 mode Current completion mode name string.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +02003906 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003907 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
3908 See |pumvisible()|.
3909 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
3910 dictionary containing the entries "word",
3911 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
3912 See |complete-items|.
3913 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
3914 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003915 typed text only, or the last completion after
3916 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
3917 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003918 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
3919
3920 *complete_info_mode*
3921 mode values are:
3922 "" Not in completion mode
3923 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
3924 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
zeertzjq27fef592021-10-03 12:01:27 +01003925 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
3926 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003927 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
3928 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
3929 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
3930 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
3931 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
3932 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
3933 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
3934 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
3935 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
3936 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
3937 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02003938 "eval" |complete()| completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003939 "unknown" Other internal modes
3940
3941 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
3942 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
3943 {what} are silently ignored.
3944
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02003945 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
3946 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
3947 |CompleteChanged| event.
3948
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003949 Examples: >
3950 " Get all items
3951 call complete_info()
3952 " Get only 'mode'
3953 call complete_info(['mode'])
3954 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
3955 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003956
3957< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3958 GetItems()->complete_info()
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003959<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003960 *confirm()*
3961confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01003962 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003963 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
3964 choice this is 1.
3965 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
3966 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
3967
3968 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
3969 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
3970 used (and translated).
3971 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
3972 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
3973
3974 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
3975 by '\n', e.g. >
3976 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
3977< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
3978 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
3979 not need to be the first letter: >
3980 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
3981< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01003982 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003983
3984 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
3985 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
3986 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
3987 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
3988
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003989 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
3990 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
3991 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
3992 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
3993 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
3994 used.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003995
3996 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
3997 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
3998
3999 An example: >
4000 :let choice = confirm("What do you want?", "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
4001 :if choice == 0
4002 : echo "make up your mind!"
4003 :elseif choice == 3
4004 : echo "tasteful"
4005 :else
4006 : echo "I prefer bananas myself."
4007 :endif
4008< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
4009 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
4010 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
4011 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
4012 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
4013 the horizontal layout is always used.
4014
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004015 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
4016 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004017<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004018 *copy()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004019copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004020 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004021 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
4022 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004023 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01004024 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
4025 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
4026 Also see |deepcopy()|.
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004027 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4028 mylist->copy()
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004029
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004030cos({expr}) *cos()*
4031 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
4032 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
4033 Examples: >
4034 :echo cos(100)
4035< 0.862319 >
4036 :echo cos(-4.01)
4037< -0.646043
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004038
4039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4040 Compute()->cos()
4041<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004042 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4043
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004044
4045cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004046 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004047 [1, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004048 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004049 Examples: >
4050 :echo cosh(0.5)
4051< 1.127626 >
4052 :echo cosh(-0.5)
4053< -1.127626
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004054
4055 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4056 Compute()->cosh()
4057<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004058 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004059
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004060
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004061count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004062 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004063 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
4064
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004065 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004066 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004067
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004068 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004069
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004070 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
Bram Moolenaar338e47f2017-12-19 11:55:26 +01004071 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
4072 {expr} is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02004073
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004074 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4075 mylist->count(val)
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02004076<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004077 *cscope_connection()*
4078cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
4079 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
4080 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
4081 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
4082 if there are no cscope connections;
4083 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
4084
4085 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
4086 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
4087
4088 {num} Description of existence check
4089 ----- ------------------------------
4090 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
4091 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
4092 {dbpath}.
4093 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
4094 {dbpath}.
4095 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
4096 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
4097 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
4098 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
4099
4100 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
4101
4102 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
4103
4104 # pid database name prepend path
4105 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
4106<
4107 Invocation Return Val ~
4108 ---------- ---------- >
4109 cscope_connection() 1
4110 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
4111 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
4112 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
4113 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
4114 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
4115 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
4116 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
4117<
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004118cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
4119cursor({list})
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004120 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
4121 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004122
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004123 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004124 with two, three or four item:
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004125 [{lnum}, {col}]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004126 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
4127 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004128 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004129 but without the first item.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004130
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01004131 To position the cursor using the character count, use
4132 |setcursorcharpos()|.
4133
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004134 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004135 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004136 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
4137 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
4138 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00004139 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004140 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
4141 line.
4142 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004143 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004144 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01004145
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004146 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
4147 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00004148 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00004149 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004150
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004151 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4152 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
4153
Bram Moolenaar4551c0a2018-06-20 22:38:21 +02004154debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
4155 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
4156 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
4157 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
4158 {only available on MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004159
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004160 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4161 GetPid()->debugbreak()
4162
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004163deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004164 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004165 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004166 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
4167 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01004168 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
4169 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
4170 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
4171 the original |List|.
4172 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02004173
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004174 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
4175 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
4176 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
4177 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
4178 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00004179 *E724*
4180 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004181 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
4182 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004183 Also see |copy()|.
4184
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4186 GetObject()->deepcopy()
4187
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004188delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004189 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004190 name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004191
4192 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004193 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004194
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004195 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004196 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02004197 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
4198 that is being used.
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +02004199
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004200 A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004201
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01004202 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
4203 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
4204 or partly failed.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004205
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004206 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004207 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
4208 |deletebufline()|.
4209
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4211 GetName()->delete()
4212
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004213deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
4214 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004215 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
4216 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
4217
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004218 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
4219 |bufload()| if needed.
4220
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004221 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004222
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004223 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004224 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004225 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004226
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004227 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4228 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004229<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004230 *did_filetype()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004231did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004232 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
4233 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
4234 that detect the file type. |FileType|
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02004235 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004236 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
4237 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
4238 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
4239 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
4240 file.
4241
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004242diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
4243 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
4244 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
4245 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
4246 display but don't exist in the buffer.
4247 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4248 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4249 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
4250
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4252 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
4253
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004254diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
4255 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
4256 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
4257 diff change zero is returned.
4258 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4259 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4260 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
4261 line.
4262 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
4263 syntax information about the highlighting.
4264
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4266 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
h-east29b85712021-07-26 21:54:04 +02004267<
4268
4269digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
4270 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
4271 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
4272 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
4273 is given and an empty string is returned.
4274
4275 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
4276 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
4277 available, it might fail.
4278
4279 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
4280
4281 Examples: >
4282 " Get a built-in digraph
4283 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
4284
4285 " Get a user-defined digraph
4286 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
4287 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
4288<
4289 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4290 GetChars()->digraph_get()
4291<
4292 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4293 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4294 display an error message.
4295
4296
4297digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
4298 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
4299 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
4300 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
4301
4302 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
4303 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
4304 available, it might fail.
4305
4306 Also see |digraph_get()|.
4307
4308 Examples: >
4309 " Get user-defined digraphs
4310 :echo digraph_getlist()
4311
4312 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
4313 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
4314<
4315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4316 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
4317<
4318 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4319 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4320 display an error message.
4321
4322
4323digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()* *E1205*
4324 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01004325 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
h-east29b85712021-07-26 21:54:04 +02004326 encoded character. Be careful, composing characters are NOT
4327 ignored. This function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but
4328 useful to add digraphs start with a white space.
4329
4330 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
4331 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
4332
4333 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
4334 |digraph_setlist()|.
4335
4336 Example: >
4337 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
4338<
4339 Can be used as a |method|: >
4340 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
4341<
4342 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4343 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4344 display an error message.
4345
4346
4347digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
4348 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
4349 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
4350 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
4351 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|.
4352 Example: >
4353 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
4354<
4355 It is similar to the following: >
4356 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
4357 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
4358 endfor
4359< Except that the function returns after the first error,
4360 following digraphs will not be added.
4361
4362 Can be used as a |method|: >
4363 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
4364<
4365 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4366 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4367 display an error message.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02004368
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01004369
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004370echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
4371 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
4372 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
4373 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01004374 call echoraw(&t_TE)
4375< and to enable it again: >
4376 call echoraw(&t_TI)
4377< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
4378
4379
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004380empty({expr}) *empty()*
4381 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004382 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
4383 items.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004384 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
4385 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004386 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004387 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
4388 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01004389 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004390
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004391 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004392 length with zero.
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004393
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004394 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4395 mylist->empty()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004396
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01004397environ() *environ()*
4398 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
4399 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
4400 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
4401< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
4402 use this: >
4403 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
4404
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004405escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
4406 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
4407 backslash. Example: >
4408 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
4409< results in: >
4410 c:\\program\ files\\vim
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004411< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004412
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4414 GetText()->escape(' \')
4415<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004416 *eval()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004417eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
4418 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01004419 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
4420 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004421 functions.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004422
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004423 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4424 argv->join()->eval()
4425
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004426eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
4427 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
4428 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
4429 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
4430 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
4431
4432executable({expr}) *executable()*
4433 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
4434 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004435 arguments.
4436 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
4437 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004438 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
4439 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
4440 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
Bram Moolenaar95da1362020-05-30 18:37:55 +02004441 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004442 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
4443 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
4444 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
4445 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
4446 directory, not if it's really executable.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004447 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
4448 always found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
4449 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004450 The result is a Number:
4451 1 exists
4452 0 does not exist
4453 -1 not implemented on this system
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02004454 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004455
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4457 GetCommand()->executable()
4458
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004459execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
4460 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
4461 string.
4462 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
4463 lines are executed one by one.
4464 This is equivalent to: >
4465 redir => var
4466 {command}
4467 redir END
4468<
4469 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
4470 "" no `:silent` used
4471 "silent" `:silent` used
4472 "silent!" `:silent!` used
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01004473 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02004474 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
4475 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004476 *E930*
4477 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
4478
4479 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar063b9d12016-07-09 20:21:48 +02004480 split(execute('args'), "\n")
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004481
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02004482< To execute a command in another window than the current one
4483 use `win_execute()`.
4484
4485 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004486 included in the output of the higher level call.
4487
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4489 GetCommand()->execute()
4490
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004491exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
4492 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
4493 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
4494 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
4495 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
4496 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +02004497< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004498 an empty string is returned.
4499
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004500 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4501 GetCommand()->exepath()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004502<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004503 *exists()*
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02004504exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
4505 zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004506
4507 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
4508 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
4509 at compile time.
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02004510
4511 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
4512 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
4513
4514 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004515 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
4516 not if it really works)
4517 +option-name Vim option that works.
4518 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
4519 done by comparing with an empty
4520 string)
4521 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
4522 or user defined function (see
Bram Moolenaar15c47602020-03-26 22:16:48 +01004523 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
4524 Also works for a variable that is a
4525 Funcref.
4526 ?funcname built-in function that could be
4527 implemented; to be used to check if
4528 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004529 varname internal variable (see
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004530 |internal-variables|). Also works
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004531 for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004532 entries, |List| items, etc.
4533 Does not work for local variables in a
4534 compiled `:def` function.
4535 Beware that evaluating an index may
4536 cause an error message for an invalid
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004537 expression. E.g.: >
4538 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
4539 :echo exists("l[5]")
4540< 0 >
4541 :echo exists("l[xx]")
4542< E121: Undefined variable: xx
4543 0
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004544 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
4545 command or command modifier |:command|.
4546 Returns:
4547 1 for match with start of a command
4548 2 full match with a command
4549 3 matches several user commands
4550 To check for a supported command
4551 always check the return value to be 2.
Bram Moolenaar14716812006-05-04 21:54:08 +00004552 :2match The |:2match| command.
4553 :3match The |:3match| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004554 #event autocommand defined for this event
4555 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
4556 pattern (the pattern is taken
4557 literally and compared to the
4558 autocommand patterns character by
4559 character)
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004560 #group autocommand group exists
4561 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
4562 event.
4563 #group#event#pattern
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004564 autocommand defined for this group,
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004565 event and pattern.
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004566 ##event autocommand for this event is
4567 supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004568
4569 Examples: >
4570 exists("&shortname")
4571 exists("$HOSTNAME")
4572 exists("*strftime")
4573 exists("*s:MyFunc")
4574 exists("bufcount")
4575 exists(":Make")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004576 exists("#CursorHold")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004577 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004578 exists("#filetypeindent")
4579 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
4580 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004581 exists("##ColorScheme")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004582< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
4583 name.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00004584 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
4585 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
4586 the future, thus don't count on it!
4587 Working example: >
4588 exists(":make")
4589< NOT working example: >
4590 exists(":make install")
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00004591
4592< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
4593 variable itself. For example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004594 exists(bufcount)
4595< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00004596 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004597
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4599 Varname()->exists()
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004600<
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004601
Bram Moolenaarb6f55bb2021-08-10 10:23:27 +02004602exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004603 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
4604 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
4605 give an error: >
4606 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
4607 ThatFunction('works')
4608 endif
4609< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
4610 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
4611
4612 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
4613 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004614 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004615
4616
4617exp({expr}) *exp()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004618 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004619 [0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004620 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004621 Examples: >
4622 :echo exp(2)
4623< 7.389056 >
4624 :echo exp(-1)
4625< 0.367879
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004626
4627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4628 Compute()->exp()
4629<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004630 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004631
4632
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004633expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
4634 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
4635 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004636
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004637 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01004638 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4639 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
4640 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
4641 file name contains a space]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004642
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004643 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004644 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02004645 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004646
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004647 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
4648 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
4649 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004650
4651 % current file name
4652 # alternate file name
4653 #n alternate file name n
4654 <cfile> file name under the cursor
4655 <afile> autocmd file name
4656 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
4657 <amatch> autocmd matched name
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004658 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01004659 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02004660 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
4661 line number
4662 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
4663 a function
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +02004664 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
4665 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004666 <stack> call stack
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004667 <cword> word under the cursor
4668 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
4669 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
4670 message |server2client()|
4671 Modifiers:
4672 :p expand to full path
4673 :h head (last path component removed)
4674 :t tail (last path component only)
4675 :r root (one extension removed)
4676 :e extension only
4677
4678 Example: >
4679 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") . "/tags"
4680< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
4681 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
4682 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
4683< Use this: >
4684 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") . ".bak"
4685< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
4686 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
4687 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
4688 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
4689 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
4690<
4691 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
4692 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
4693 to modify normal file names.
4694
4695 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
4696 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
4697 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
4698 '/' added.
4699
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004700 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004701 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
4702 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004703 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01004704 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
4705 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
4706 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00004707 :echo expand("**/README")
4708<
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01004709 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004710 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004711 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
4712 |expr-env-expand|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004713 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004714 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004715 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
4716 "$FOOBAR".
4717
4718 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
4719 getting the raw output of an external command.
4720
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4722 Getpattern()->expand()
4723
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004724expandcmd({string}) *expandcmd()*
4725 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
4726 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
4727 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
4728 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
4729 start.
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02004730 Returns the expanded string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004731 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004732
4733< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4734 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004735<
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004736extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004737 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
4738 |Dictionaries|.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004739
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004740 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01004741 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
4742 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
4743 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
4744 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004745 Examples: >
4746 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
4747 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
Bram Moolenaardc9cf9c2008-08-08 10:36:31 +00004748< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
4749 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
4750 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
4751 (where N is the original length of the List).
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004752 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00004753 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004754 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004755<
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004756 If they are |Dictionaries|:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004757 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
4758 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
4759 used to decide what to do:
4760 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
4761 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004762 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004763 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
4764
4765 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
4766 make a copy of {expr1} first.
4767 {expr2} remains unchanged.
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02004768 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
4769 fails.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004770 Returns {expr1}.
4771
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004772 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4773 mylist->extend(otherlist)
4774
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004775
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01004776extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
4777 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
4778 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
4779 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
4780 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
4781
4782
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004783feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
4784 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004785 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004786
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004787 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
4788 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
4789 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
4790 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
4791 characters from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004792
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004793 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
4794 {string}.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004795
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004796 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
4797 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
Bram Moolenaar79166c42007-05-10 18:29:51 +00004798 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004799 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02004800 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
4801 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004802
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004803 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004804 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
4805 keys are remapped.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00004806 'n' Do not remap keys.
4807 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
4808 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
4809 opening folds, etc.
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01004810 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
4811 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
4812 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01004813 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
4814 the internal "got_int" flag.
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004815 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
Bram Moolenaar25281632016-01-21 23:32:32 +01004816 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
4817 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
4818 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
4819 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004820 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
4821 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
4822 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
4823 script continues.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004824 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01004825 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004826 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02004827 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
4828 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
4829 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
4830
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004831 Return value is always 0.
4832
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4834 GetInput()->feedkeys()
4835
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004836filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004837 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004838 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004839 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004840 expression, which is used as a String.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004841 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
4842 |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004843 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
4844 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
4845 0
4846 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
4847 1
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004848
4849< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4850 GetName()->filereadable()
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004851< *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004852 Obsolete name: file_readable().
4853
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004854
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004855filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
4856 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
4857 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004858 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004859 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
4860
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004861 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004862 GetName()->filewritable()
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004863
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004864
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004865filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004866 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004867 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004868 is zero remove the item from the |List| or |Dictionary|. For a
4869 |Blob| each byte is removed.
4870
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004871 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004872
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004873 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004874 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004875 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004876 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
4877 current byte.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004878 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004879 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004880< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004881 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004882< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004883 call filter(var, 0)
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004884< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00004885
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004886 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004887 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
4888 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
4889
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004890 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4891 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4892 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004893 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004894 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
4895 func Odd(idx, val)
4896 return a:idx % 2 == 1
4897 endfunc
4898 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004899< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
4900 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
4901< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
4902 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02004903<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004904 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
4905 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00004906 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004907
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004908< Returns {expr1}, the |List| , |Blob| or |Dictionary| that was
4909 filtered. When an error is encountered while evaluating
4910 {expr2} no further items in {expr1} are processed. When
4911 {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
4912 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004913
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4915 mylist->filter(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004916
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004917finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
Bram Moolenaar5b6b1ca2007-03-27 08:19:43 +00004918 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
4919 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
4920 for the syntax of {path}.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02004921
Bram Moolenaar5b6b1ca2007-03-27 08:19:43 +00004922 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
4923 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
4924 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004925 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02004926
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004927 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004928 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00004929 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02004930
4931 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004932 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
4933 feature}
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004934
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4936 GetName()->finddir()
4937
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004938findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004939 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004940 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
4941 Example: >
4942 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004943< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
4944 it finds the file "tags.vim".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004945
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4947 GetName()->findfile()
4948
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004949flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
4950 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
4951 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
4952 a very large number.
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004953 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004954 not want that.
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004955 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
4956 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02004957 *E900*
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004958 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
4959 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
4960 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
4961
4962 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
4963
4964 Example: >
4965 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
4966< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
4967 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
4968< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
4969
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004970flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
4971 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
4972
4973
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004974float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
4975 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
4976 decimal point.
4977 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
4978 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004979 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
4980 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004981 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004982 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004983 Examples: >
4984 echo float2nr(3.95)
4985< 3 >
4986 echo float2nr(-23.45)
4987< -23 >
4988 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004989< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004990 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004991< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004992 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
4993< 0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004994
4995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4996 Compute()->float2nr()
4997<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004998 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4999
5000
5001floor({expr}) *floor()*
5002 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
5003 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
5004 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
5005 Examples: >
5006 echo floor(1.856)
5007< 1.0 >
5008 echo floor(-5.456)
5009< -6.0 >
5010 echo floor(4.0)
5011< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02005012
5013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5014 Compute()->floor()
5015<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005016 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005017
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02005018
5019fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
5020 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
5021 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
5022 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
5023 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
5024 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02005025 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
5026 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02005027 Examples: >
5028 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
5029< 0.13 >
5030 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
5031< -0.13
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02005032
5033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5034 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
5035<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005036 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02005037
5038
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005039fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005040 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005041 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
5042 are escaped with a backslash.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005043 For most systems the characters escaped are
5044 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
5045 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00005046 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
5047 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005048 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00005049 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005050 :exe "edit " . fnameescape(fname)
5051< results in executing: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00005052 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005053<
5054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5055 GetName()->fnameescape()
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005056
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005057fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
5058 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
5059 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
5060 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
5061 Example: >
5062 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
5063< results in: >
5064 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005065< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
5066 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005067 |expand()| first then.
5068
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005069 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5070 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
5071
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005072foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
5073 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
5074 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
5075 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005076 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5077 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005078
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005079 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5080 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
5081
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005082foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
5083 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
5084 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
5085 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005086 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5087 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005088
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005089 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5090 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
5091
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005092foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
5093 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005094 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005095 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
5096 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
5097 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
5098 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
5099 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
5100 previous line is usually available.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005101 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5102 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005103
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005104 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5105 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02005106<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005107 *foldtext()*
5108foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
5109 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
5110 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
5111 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
5112 The returned string looks like this: >
5113 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01005114< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
5115 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
5116 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
5117 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
5118 'commentstring' options is removed.
5119 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
5120 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
5121 setting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005122 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
5123
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00005124foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
5125 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
5126 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
5127 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
5128 returned.
5129 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5130 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
5131 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
5132 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
5133
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005134
5135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5136 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
5137<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005138 *foreground()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005139foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005140 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
5141 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
5142 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
5143 |remote_foreground()| instead.
5144 {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
5145 Win32 console version}
5146
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005147fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
5148 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
5149 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
5150
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005151 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
5152 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005153 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02005154 ambiguous (for user-defined commands).
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005155
5156 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
5157 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
5158
5159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5160 GetName()->fullcommand()
5161<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005162 *funcref()*
5163funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
5164 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
5165 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
5166 function {name} is redefined later.
5167
5168 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
5169 Also for autoloaded functions. {name} cannot be a builtin
5170 function.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005171
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005172 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5173 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
5174<
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005175 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005176function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005177 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005178 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
5179 internal function.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00005180
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005181 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005182 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
5183 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
5184 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
5185 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
5186<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005187 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
5188 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
5189 same function.
5190
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005191 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +02005192 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005193 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005194
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005195 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005196 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005197 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
5198 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005199 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005200 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005201 call Partial('name')
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005202< Invokes the function as with: >
5203 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
5204
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005205< With a |method|: >
5206 func Callback(one, two, three)
5207 ...
5208 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
5209 ...
5210 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
5211< Invokes the function as with: >
5212 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
5213
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +01005214< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
5215 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
5216 arguments. Example: >
5217 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
5218 ...
5219 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
5220 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
5221 ...
5222 call Func2('name')
5223< Invokes the function as with: >
5224 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
5225
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005226< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
5227 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
5228 function Callback() dict
5229 echo "called for " . self.name
5230 endfunction
5231 ...
5232 let context = {"name": "example"}
5233 let Func = function('Callback', context)
5234 ...
5235 call Func() " will echo: called for example
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005236< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
5237 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
5238 let Func = function('Callback', context)
5239 let Func = context.Callback
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005240
5241< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
5242 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
5243 ...
5244 let context = {"name": "example"}
5245 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
5246 ...
5247 call Func(500)
5248< Invokes the function as with: >
5249 call context.Callback('one', 500)
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005250<
5251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5252 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005253
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005254
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005255garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005256 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
5257 that have circular references.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005258
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005259 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
5260 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
5261 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
5262 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005263 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
5264 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
5265 for a long time.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005266
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005267 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
Bram Moolenaar9d2c8c12007-09-25 16:00:00 +00005268 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
5269 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +00005270
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02005271 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
5272 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
5273 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
5274 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005275
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00005276get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005277 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005278 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
5279 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005280 Preferably used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02005281 mylist->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01005282get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
5283 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
5284 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
5285 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005286 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5287 myblob->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005288get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005289 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005290 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005291 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
5292 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
5293< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
5294 'default' when it does not exist.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005295 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5296 mydict->get(key)
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02005297get({func}, {what})
5298 Get an item with from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar2bbf8ef2016-05-24 18:37:12 +02005299 {what} are:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01005300 "name" The function name
5301 "func" The function
5302 "dict" The dictionary
5303 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005304 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5305 myfunc->get(what)
5306<
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005307 *getbufinfo()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005308getbufinfo([{buf}])
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005309getbufinfo([{dict}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005310 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005311
5312 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
5313 returned.
5314
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005315 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005316 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
5317 be specified in {dict}:
5318 buflisted include only listed buffers.
5319 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
Bram Moolenaar8e6a31d2017-12-10 21:06:22 +01005320 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005321
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005322 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
5323 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005324 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
5325 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
5326
5327 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
5328 entries:
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005329 bufnr Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005330 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005331 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005332 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005333 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
Bram Moolenaar52410572019-10-27 05:12:45 +01005334 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
5335 last used.
5336 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005337 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005338 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
5339 opened in the current window.
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02005340 Only valid if the buffer has been
5341 displayed in the window in the past.
5342 If you want the line number of the
5343 last known cursor position in a given
5344 window, use |line()|: >
5345 :echo line('.', {winid})
5346<
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005347 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
Bram Moolenaara9e96792019-12-17 22:40:15 +01005348 valid when loaded)
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005349 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005350 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
5351 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005352 Each list item is a dictionary with
5353 the following fields:
5354 id sign identifier
5355 lnum line number
5356 name sign name
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005357 variables A reference to the dictionary with
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005358 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005359 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005360 buffer
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005361 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02005362 display this buffer
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005363
5364 Examples: >
5365 for buf in getbufinfo()
5366 echo buf.name
5367 endfor
5368 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005369 if buf.changed
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005370 ....
5371 endif
5372 endfor
5373<
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005374 To get buffer-local options use: >
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02005375 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005376<
Bram Moolenaar6434fc52020-07-18 22:24:22 +02005377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5378 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
5379<
5380
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005381 *getbufline()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005382getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005383 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005384 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005385 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005386
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005387 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005388
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005389 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
5390 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005391
5392 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005393 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005394
5395 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
5396 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005397 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005398 returned.
5399
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005400 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005401 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005402
5403 Example: >
5404 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005405
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005406< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5407 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
5408
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005409getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005410 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005411 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005412 must be used.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005413 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005414 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005415 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005416 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005417 the buffer-local options.
5418 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
5419 a buffer-local option.
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +00005420 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
5421 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
5422 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005423 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005424 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
5425 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005426 Examples: >
5427 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
5428 :echo "todo myvar = " . getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005429
5430< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5431 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005432<
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005433getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
5434 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
5435 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
Bram Moolenaar07ad8162018-02-13 13:59:59 +01005436 exist, an empty list is returned.
5437
5438 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
5439 locations and the current position in the list. Each
5440 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
5441 entries:
5442 col column number
5443 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5444 lnum line number
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005445 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
Bram Moolenaar07ad8162018-02-13 13:59:59 +01005446 position refers to the position in the list. For other
5447 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
5448
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5450 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
5451
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005452getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005453 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005454 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
5455 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005456 Return zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005457 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005458 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02005459 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005460
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005461 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005462 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005463 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
5464 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005465 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
5466 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
5467 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
5468 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
5469 that is not included in the character.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005470
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005471 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
5472 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
5473 sequence.
5474
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005475 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar56a907a2006-05-06 21:44:30 +00005476 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
5477 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005478
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005479 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
5480
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005481 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
5482 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005483 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
Bram Moolenaarae97b942020-07-09 19:16:35 +02005484 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
5485 ignored.
5486 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005487 let c = getchar()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005488 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005489 exe v:mouse_win . "wincmd w"
5490 exe v:mouse_lnum
5491 exe "normal " . v:mouse_col . "|"
5492 endif
5493<
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01005494 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
5495 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
5496 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
5497
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005498 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005499 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
5500 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
5501 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
5502
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005503 There is no mapping for the character.
5504 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
5505 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
5506 sequence. Examples: >
5507 getchar() == "\<Del>"
5508 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
5509< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
5510 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
5511 :function FindChar()
5512 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
5513 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
5514 : normal l
5515 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
5516 : break
5517 : endif
5518 : endwhile
5519 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005520<
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01005521 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005522 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
5523 another character: >
5524 :function GetKey()
5525 : let c = getchar()
5526 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
5527 : let c = getchar()
5528 : endwhile
5529 : return c
5530 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005531
5532getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
5533 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
5534 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
5535 These values are added together:
5536 2 shift
5537 4 control
5538 8 alt (meta)
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005539 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
5540 32 mouse double click
5541 64 mouse triple click
5542 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
5543 128 command (Macintosh only)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005544 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005545 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005546 without a modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005547
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005548 *getcharpos()*
5549getcharpos({expr})
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005550 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
5551 column number in the returned List is a character index
5552 instead of a byte index.
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01005553 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, such as
5554 2147483647, then getcharpos() will return the character index
5555 of the last character.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005556
5557 Example:
5558 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
5559 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
5560 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
5561<
5562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5563 GetMark()->getcharpos()
5564
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02005565getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
5566 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
5567 with the following entries:
5568
5569 char character previously used for a character
5570 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
5571 if no character search has been performed
5572 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
5573 0 for backward
5574 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
5575 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
5576 character search
5577
5578 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
5579 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
5580 character search: >
5581 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
5582 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
5583< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
5584
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02005585
5586getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
5587 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
5588 string.
5589 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
5590 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
5591 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
5592 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
5593 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
5594 if no character is available.
5595 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
5596 result is converted to a string.
5597
5598
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005599getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
5600 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
5601 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
5602 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
5603 Example: >
5604 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005605< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005606 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
5607 |inputsecret()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005608
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00005609getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005610 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
5611 byte count. The first column is 1.
5612 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005613 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5614 Returns 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005615 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
5616
5617getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
5618 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
5619 are:
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00005620 : normal Ex command
5621 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
5622 / forward search command
5623 ? backward search command
5624 @ |input()| command
5625 - |:insert| or |:append| command
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02005626 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005627 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005628 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5629 Returns an empty string otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005630 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005631
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02005632getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
5633 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
5634 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
5635 when not in the command-line window.
5636
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005637getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005638 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
5639 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
5640 types are supported:
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005641
Bram Moolenaarcd43eff2018-03-29 15:55:38 +02005642 arglist file names in argument list
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005643 augroup autocmd groups
5644 buffer buffer names
5645 behave :behave suboptions
5646 color color schemes
5647 command Ex command (and arguments)
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005648 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005649 compiler compilers
5650 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Bram Moolenaarae7dba82019-12-29 13:56:33 +01005651 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005652 dir directory names
5653 environment environment variable names
5654 event autocommand events
5655 expression Vim expression
5656 file file and directory names
5657 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
5658 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
5659 function function name
5660 help help subjects
5661 highlight highlight groups
5662 history :history suboptions
5663 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005664 mapclear buffer argument
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005665 mapping mapping name
5666 menu menus
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005667 messages |:messages| suboptions
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005668 option options
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005669 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005670 shellcmd Shell command
5671 sign |:sign| suboptions
5672 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
5673 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
5674 tag tags
5675 tag_listfiles tags, file names
5676 user user names
5677 var user variables
5678
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005679 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
5680 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
5681 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005682
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005683 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
5684 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
5685 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
5686
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005687 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
5688 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
5689 a ":call" command: >
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005690 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005691<
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005692 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
5693 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
5694
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5696 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
5697<
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005698 *getcurpos()*
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005699getcurpos([{winid}])
5700 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02005701 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
5702 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005703 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005704 cursor vertically. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
5705 |getpos()|.
5706 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
5707 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
5708 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005709
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005710 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
5711 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
5712 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
5713 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
5714 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
5715
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005716 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
5717 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
5718 MoveTheCursorAround
5719 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005720< Note that this only works within the window. See
5721 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005722
5723 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5724 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005725<
5726 *getcursorcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005727getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
5728 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
5729 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
5730
5731 Example:
5732 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
5733 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
5734 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005735<
5736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005737 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
5738
5739< *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005740getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
5741 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005742 working directory.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005743
5744 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
Bram Moolenaar54591292018-02-09 20:53:59 +01005745 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
5746 the |window-ID|.
5747 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
5748 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
5749
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005750 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005751 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
5752 the working directory of the tabpage.
5753 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
5754 use the current tabpage.
5755 Without any arguments, return the working directory of the
5756 current window.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005757 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005758
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005759 Examples: >
5760 " Get the working directory of the current window
5761 :echo getcwd()
5762 :echo getcwd(0)
5763 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
5764 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
5765 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
5766 " Get the global working directory
5767 :echo getcwd(-1)
5768 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
5769 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
5770 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
5771 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005772
5773< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5774 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
mityu61065042021-07-19 20:07:21 +02005775
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005776getenv({name}) *getenv()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005777 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
5778 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
5779 myHome = getenv('HOME')
5780
5781< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005782 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
5783 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
5784 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005785
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005786 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5787 GetVarname()->getenv()
5788
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005789getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
5790 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
5791 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
5792 |hl-Normal|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005793 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
5794 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005795 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
5796 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00005797 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005798 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
5799 function just after the GUI has started.
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01005800 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
5801 a valid name does not work.
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005802
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005803getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
5804 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
5805 permissions of the given file {fname}.
5806 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
5807 empty string is returned.
5808 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
5809 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
5810 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
5811 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005812 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005813 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005814 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005815< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
5816 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00005817
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005818 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5819 GetFilename()->getfperm()
5820<
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02005821 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01005822
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005823getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
5824 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
5825 given file {fname}.
5826 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
5827 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
5828 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
5829 is returned.
5830
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5832 GetFilename()->getfsize()
5833
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005834getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
5835 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
5836 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
5837 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
5838 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
5839 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
5840
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005841 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5842 GetFilename()->getftime()
5843
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005844getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
5845 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
5846 file of the given file {fname}.
5847 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
5848 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
5849 results:
5850 Normal file "file"
5851 Directory "dir"
5852 Symbolic link "link"
5853 Block device "bdev"
5854 Character device "cdev"
5855 Socket "socket"
5856 FIFO "fifo"
5857 All other "other"
5858 Example: >
5859 getftype("/home")
5860< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
5861 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01005862 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
5863 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005864
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005865 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5866 GetFilename()->getftype()
5867
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02005868getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
5869 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
5870 active.
5871 See 'imstatusfunc'.
5872
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01005873getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01005874 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
5875
5876 Without arguments use the current window.
5877 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
5878 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
5879 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5880 page.
5881
5882 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
5883 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
5884 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
5885 the following entries:
5886 bufnr buffer number
5887 col column number
5888 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5889 filename filename if available
5890 lnum line number
5891
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5893 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
5894
5895< *getline()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005896getline({lnum} [, {end}])
5897 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
5898 from the current buffer. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005899 getline(1)
5900< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02005901 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005902 To get the line under the cursor: >
5903 getline(".")
5904< When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
5905 lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
5906
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005907 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
5908 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005909 including line {end}.
5910 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
5911 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005912 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005913 Example: >
5914 :let start = line('.')
5915 :let end = search("^$") - 1
5916 :let lines = getline(start, end)
5917
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005918< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5919 ComputeLnum()->getline()
5920
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00005921< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
5922
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005923getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005924 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02005925 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02005926 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
5927
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00005928 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005929 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005930 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005931
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005932 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
5933 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
5934 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005935
5936 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
5937 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
5938
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02005939 filewinid id of the window used to display files
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005940 from the location list. This field is
5941 applicable only when called from a
5942 location list window. See
5943 |location-list-file-window| for more
5944 details.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005945
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005946 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
5947 location list for the window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005948 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005949
5950 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
5951 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
5952 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
5953
5954
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005955getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
5956 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005957 about all the global marks. |mark|
5958
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005959 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
5960 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005961 see |bufname()|.
5962
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02005963 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005964 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
5965 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005966 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005967 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
5968 file file name
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005969
5970 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
5971 mark.
5972
Bram Moolenaarf17e7ea2020-06-01 14:14:44 +02005973 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5974 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005975
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01005976getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01005977 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
5978 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
5979 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
5980 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
5981 |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005982 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5983 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00005984 Example: >
5985 :echo getmatches()
5986< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5987 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5988 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5989 :let m = getmatches()
5990 :call clearmatches()
5991 :echo getmatches()
5992< [] >
5993 :call setmatches(m)
5994 :echo getmatches()
5995< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5996 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5997 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5998 :unlet m
5999<
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01006000getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006001 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01006002 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
6003 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
6004 screenrow screen row
6005 screencol screen column
6006 winid Window ID of the click
6007 winrow row inside "winid"
6008 wincol column inside "winid"
6009 line text line inside "winid"
6010 column text column inside "winid"
6011 All numbers are 1-based.
6012
6013 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
6014 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
6015
6016 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02006017 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01006018 are zero.
6019
6020 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02006021 length of the text in bytes plus one.
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01006022
6023 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
6024
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01006025 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
6026 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
6027
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006028 *getpid()*
6029getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
6030 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01006031 exits.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006032
6033 *getpos()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006034getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
6035 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006036 |getcurpos()|.
6037 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
6038 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
6039 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
6040 is the buffer number of the mark.
6041 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
6042 column is 1.
6043 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
6044 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
6045 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
6046 character.
6047 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
6048 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
6049 '> is a large number.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01006050 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
6051 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02006052 use |getcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01006053 The column number can be very large, e.g. 2147483647, in which
6054 case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006055 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
6056 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
6057 ...
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01006058 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01006059< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006060
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6062 GetMark()->getpos()
6063
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006064getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01006065 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006066 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
6067 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
6068 bufname() to get the name
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +02006069 module module name
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006070 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
thinca6864efa2021-06-19 20:45:20 +02006071 end_lnum
6072 end of line number if the item is multiline
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006073 col column number (first column is 1)
thinca6864efa2021-06-19 20:45:20 +02006074 end_col end of column number if the item has range
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006075 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
6076 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006077 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00006078 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006079 text description of the error
6080 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006081 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006082
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006083 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006084 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
6085 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
6086 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
6087 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00006088
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006089 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
6090 do something with them: >
6091 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
6092 :for d in getqflist()
6093 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
6094 :endfor
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006095<
6096 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
6097 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
6098 following string items are supported in {what}:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01006099 changedtick get the total number of changes made
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006100 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
6101 context get the |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006102 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01006103 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006104 value is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02006105 id get information for the quickfix list with
6106 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01006107 current list or the list specified by "nr"
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006108 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
6109 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
6110 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01006111 See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +02006112 items quickfix list entries
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006113 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
6114 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
6115 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
6116 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
Bram Moolenaar890680c2016-09-27 21:28:56 +02006117 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006118 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02006119 the last quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01006120 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
6121 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
6122 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaarfc2b2702017-09-15 22:43:07 +02006123 size number of entries in the quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006124 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006125 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006126 all all of the above quickfix properties
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006127 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006128 particular item, set it to zero.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006129 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02006130 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
6131 specified by "id" is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02006132 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
6133 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02006134 contains the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02006135 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
6136 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
6137 "items" with the list of entries.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006138
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006139 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01006140 changedtick total number of changes made to the
6141 list |quickfix-changedtick|
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006142 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006143 If not present, set to "".
6144 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
6145 present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006146 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006147 present, set to 0.
6148 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
6149 an empty list.
6150 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01006151 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
6152 window. If not present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006153 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
6154 present, set to 0.
6155 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
6156 to "".
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006157 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006158
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006159 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006160 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
6161 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02006162 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006163<
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02006164getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006165 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006166 {regname}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006167 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02006168< When {regname} was not set the result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006169 The {regname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006170
6171 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006172 register. (For use in maps.)
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00006173 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
6174 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
6175 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006176
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006177 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006178 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02006179 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
6180 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
6181 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006182 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
6183
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02006184 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006185 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006186 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006187
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6189 GetRegname()->getreg()
6190
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006191getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
6192 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
6193 Dictionary with the following entries:
6194 regcontents List of lines contained in register
6195 {regname}, like
6196 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
6197 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
6198 |getregtype()|.
6199 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
6200 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
6201 register.
6202 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
6203 single letter name of the register
6204 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
6205 For example, after deleting a line
6206 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
6207 which is the register that got the
6208 deleted text.
6209
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006210 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
6211 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02006212 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006213 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006214 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006215 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006216
6217 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6218 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00006219
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006220getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
6221 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
6222 The value will be one of:
6223 "v" for |characterwise| text
6224 "V" for |linewise| text
6225 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
Bram Moolenaar32b92012014-01-14 12:33:36 +01006226 "" for an empty or unknown register
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006227 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02006228 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
6229 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
6230 |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006231 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006232
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006233 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6234 GetRegname()->getregtype()
6235
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006236gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
6237 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
6238 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
6239 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
6240 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
6241 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02006242
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006243 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006244 tabnr tab page number.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006245 variables a reference to the dictionary with
6246 tabpage-local variables
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01006247 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02006248
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006249 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6250 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
6251
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006252gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006253 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
6254 {tabnr}. |t:var|
6255 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006256 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
6257 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006258 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006259 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
6260 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006261
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006262 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6263 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
6264
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006265gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006266 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
6267 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006268 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
6269 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006270 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006271 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006272 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
6273 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006274 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006275 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
6276 use |getwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006277 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006278 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
6279 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
6280 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
6281 or buffer-local variable.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006282 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
6283 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006284 Examples: >
6285 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
6286 :echo "myvar = " . gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00006287<
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02006288 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
6289 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
6290
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006291< Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006292 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006293
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006294gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
6295 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
6296 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
6297 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
6298 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01006299
6300 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
6301 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
6302 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
6303 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
6304 items List of items in the stack. Each item
6305 is a dictionary containing the
6306 entries described below.
6307 length Number of entries in the stack.
6308
6309 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
6310 entries:
6311 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
6312 from cursor position before the tag jump.
6313 See |getpos()| for the format of the
6314 returned list.
6315 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
6316 multiple matching tags are found for a
6317 name.
6318 tagname name of the tag
6319
6320 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
6321
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6323 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
6324
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02006325
6326gettext({text}) *gettext()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006327 Translate String {text} if possible.
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02006328 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
6329 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
6330 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
6331 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
6332 called.
6333 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
6334 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
6335 strings.
6336
6337
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006338getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006339 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006340
6341 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006342 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02006343 exist the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006344
6345 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
6346 tab pages is returned.
6347
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006348 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02006349 botline last complete displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006350 bufnr number of buffer in the window
6351 height window height (excluding winbar)
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006352 loclist 1 if showing a location list
6353 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6354 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
6355 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6356 terminal 1 if a terminal window
6357 {only with the +terminal feature}
6358 tabnr tab page number
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006359 topline first displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006360 variables a reference to the dictionary with
6361 window-local variables
6362 width window width
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02006363 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
6364 otherwise
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02006365 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
6366 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006367 winid |window-ID|
6368 winnr window number
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02006369 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
6370 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006371
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6373 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
6374
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006375getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006376 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006377 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006378 [x-pos, y-pos]
6379 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
6380 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006381 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
6382 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
6383 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
6384 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01006385 do some work in the meantime: >
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006386 while 1
6387 let res = getwinpos(1)
6388 if res[0] >= 0
6389 break
6390 endif
6391 " Do some work here
6392 endwhile
6393<
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006394
6395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6396 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
6397<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006398 *getwinposx()*
6399getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006400 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006401 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006402 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6403 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006404
6405 *getwinposy()*
6406getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006407 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
6408 a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006409 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6410 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006411
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006412getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006413 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006414 Examples: >
6415 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
6416 :echo "myvar = " . getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006417
6418< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6419 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006420<
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006421glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006422 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006423 use of special characters.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006424
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006425 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006426 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6427 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6428 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01006429 'wildignorecase' always applies.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006430
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006431 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006432 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
6433 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
6434 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
6435 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
6436
6437 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006438
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02006439 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
6440 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6441
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006442 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
6443 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006444 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006445 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006446
6447 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
6448 any external command. Example: >
6449 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
6450 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
6451< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006452 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006453
6454 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
6455 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
6456
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6458 GetExpr()->glob()
6459
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006460glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
Bram Moolenaar5837f1f2015-03-21 18:06:14 +01006461 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
6462 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
6463 is a file name. E.g. >
6464 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
6465< This is equivalent to: >
6466 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006467< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006468 empty string.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006469 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006470 a backslash usually means a path separator.
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006471
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6473 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
6474< *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006475globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006476 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
6477 and concatenate the results. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006478 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006479<
6480 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006481 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006482 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006483 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
6484 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
6485 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
6486 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
6487 error message.
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006488
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006489 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006490 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6491 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6492 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006493
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006494 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006495 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
6496 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
6497 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
6498 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
6499 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
6500<
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006501 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006502
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00006503 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
6504 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
6505 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
6506 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006507< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
6508 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
6509
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006510 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6511 second argument: >
6512 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
6513<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006514 *has()*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006515has({feature} [, {check}])
6516 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
6517 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
6518 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
6519 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
6520
6521 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
6522 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
6523 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006524 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
6525 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006526 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006527 current Vim version.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006528
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02006529 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006530
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006531 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
6532 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02006533 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006534 separate line: >
6535 if has('feature')
6536 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
6537 endif
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01006538< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
6539 would not be found.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006540
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006541
6542has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006543 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006544 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise. The {key}
6545 argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006546
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02006547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6548 mydict->has_key(key)
6549
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006550haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006551 The result is a Number:
6552 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
6553 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
6554 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006555
6556 Without arguments use the current window.
6557 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
6558 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
6559 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006560 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006561 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006562 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006563 Examples: >
6564 if haslocaldir() == 1
6565 " window local directory case
6566 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
6567 " tab-local directory case
6568 else
6569 " global directory case
6570 endif
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006571
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006572 " current window
6573 :echo haslocaldir()
6574 :echo haslocaldir(0)
6575 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
6576 " window n in current tab page
6577 :echo haslocaldir(n)
6578 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
6579 " window n in tab page m
6580 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
6581 " tab page m
6582 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
6583<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006584 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6585 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
6586
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00006587hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006588 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
6589 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
6590 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
6591 indicated by {mode}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006592 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006593 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +00006594 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
6595 Command-line mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006596 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
6597 buffer are checked for a match.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006598 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006599 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
6600 n Normal mode
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006601 v Visual and Select mode
6602 x Visual mode
6603 s Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006604 o Operator-pending mode
6605 i Insert mode
6606 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
6607 c Command-line mode
6608 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
6609
6610 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006611 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006612 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
6613 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
6614 :endif
6615< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
6616 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
6617
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006618 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6619 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
6620
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006621histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
6622 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
6623 one of: *hist-names*
6624 "cmd" or ":" command line history
6625 "search" or "/" search pattern history
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006626 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006627 "input" or "@" input line history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006628 "debug" or ">" debug command history
Bram Moolenaar3e496b02016-09-25 22:11:48 +02006629 empty the current or last used history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006630 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
6631 character is sufficient.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006632 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
6633 shifted to become the newest entry.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006634 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
6635 otherwise FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006636
6637 Example: >
6638 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
6639 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
6640< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6641
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02006642 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006643 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02006644 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006645
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006646histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006647 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006648 for the possible values of {history}.
6649
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006650 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
6651 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
6652 be removed from the history (if there are any).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006653 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006654 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
6655 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
6656 be removed if it exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006657
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006658 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
6659 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006660
6661 Examples:
6662 Clear expression register history: >
6663 :call histdel("expr")
6664<
6665 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
6666 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
6667<
6668 The following three are equivalent: >
6669 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
6670 :call histdel("search", -1)
6671 :call histdel("search", '^'.histget("search", -1).'$')
6672<
6673 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
6674 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
6675 :call histdel("search", -1)
6676 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006677<
6678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6679 GetHistory()->histdel()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006680
6681histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
6682 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
6683 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
6684 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
6685 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
6686 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
6687
6688 Examples:
6689 Redo the second last search from history. >
6690 :execute '/' . histget("search", -2)
6691
6692< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
6693 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
6694 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
6695<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6697 GetHistory()->histget()
6698
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006699histnr({history}) *histnr()*
6700 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
6701 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
6702 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
6703
6704 Example: >
6705 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006706
6707< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6708 GetHistory()->histnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006709<
6710hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006711 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006712 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
6713 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
6714 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
6715 item.
6716 *highlight_exists()*
6717 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
6718
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006719 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6720 GetName()->hlexists()
6721<
Yegappan Lakshmanand1a8d652021-11-03 21:56:45 +00006722hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
6723 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
6724 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
6725 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
6726 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
6727
6728 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
6729 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
6730 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
6731 resolved highlight group are returned.
6732
6733 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
6734 following items:
6735 cleared Boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
6736 group attributes are cleared or not yet
6737 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
6738 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
6739 ctermbg cterm background color.
6740 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
6741 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
6742 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
6743 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
6744 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
6745 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
6746 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
6747 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
6748 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
6749 id highlight group ID.
6750 linksto linked highlight group name.
6751 See |:highlight-link|.
6752 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
6753 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
6754 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
6755 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
6756
6757 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
6758 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
6759 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
6760 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
6761
6762 Example(s): >
6763 :echo hlget()
6764 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
6765 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
6766<
6767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6768 GetName()->hlget()
6769<
6770hlset({list}) *hlset()*
6771 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
6772 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
6773 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
6774 supported items in this dictionary.
6775
6776 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
6777 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
6778 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
6779 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
6780 modified.
6781
6782 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
6783 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
6784 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
6785 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
6786
6787 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
6788 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
6789
6790 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
6791
6792 Example(s): >
6793 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
6794 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
6795 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
6796 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
6797 :let l = hlget()
6798 :call hlset(l)
6799 " clear the Search highlight group
6800 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
6801 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
6802 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
6803 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
6804 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
6805<
6806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6807 GetAttrList()->hlset()
6808<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006809 *hlID()*
6810hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
6811 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
6812 zero is returned.
6813 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006814 group. For example, to get the background color of the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006815 "Comment" group: >
6816 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
6817< *highlightID()*
6818 Obsolete name: highlightID().
6819
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006820 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6821 GetName()->hlID()
6822
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006823hostname() *hostname()*
6824 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006825 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006826 256 characters long are truncated.
6827
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006828iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
6829 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006830 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006831 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
6832 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
6833 are replaced with "?".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006834 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
6835 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
6836 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
6837 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
6838 can be done.
6839 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
6840 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
6841 UTF-8 and use: >
6842 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
6843< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
6844 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
6845 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006846
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6848 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
6849<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006850 *indent()*
6851indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
6852 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
6853 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
6854 |getline()|.
6855 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
6856
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6858 GetLnum()->indent()
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006859
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006860index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
6861 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
6862 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
6863 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
6864 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
6865 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
6866
6867 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
6868 value is equal to {expr}.
6869
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00006870 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
6871 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006872 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006873 case must match.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006874 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006875 Example: >
6876 :let idx = index(words, "the")
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00006877 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006878
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006879< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6880 GetObject()->index(what)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006881
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006882input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006883 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006884 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
6885 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
6886 in the prompt to start a new line.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006887 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
6888 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006889 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006890 for lines typed for input().
6891 Example: >
6892 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
6893 : echo "Cheers!"
6894 :endif
6895<
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006896 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
6897 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
6898 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006899 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
6900
6901< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
6902 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006903 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006904 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006905 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006906 more information. Example: >
6907 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
6908<
6909 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
6910 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006911 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
6912 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
6913 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
6914 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
6915 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
6916 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
6917 |:execute| or |:normal|.
6918
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006919 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006920 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" . Foo<CR>
6921 :function GetFoo()
6922 : call inputsave()
6923 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
6924 : call inputrestore()
6925 :endfunction
6926
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006927< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6928 GetPrompt()->input()
6929
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006930inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006931 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
6932 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006933 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +02006934 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
6935 :if n != ""
6936 : let &sw = n
6937 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006938< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
6939 omitted an empty string is returned.
6940 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
6941 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006942 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006943
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006944 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6945 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
6946
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006947inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006948 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
6949 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
6950 enter a number, which is returned.
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006951 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02006952 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
6953 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
6954 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
6955 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
6956 length of {textlist} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006957 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006958 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006959 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
6960 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006961 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
6962 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
6963
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006964< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6965 GetChoices()->inputlist()
6966
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006967inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006968 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006969 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
6970 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006971 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006972
6973inputsave() *inputsave()*
6974 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
6975 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
6976 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
6977 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
6978 many inputrestore() calls.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006979 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006980
6981inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
6982 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
6983 two exceptions:
6984 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
6985 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
6986 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
6987 |history| stack.
6988 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
6989 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006990 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006991
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006992 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6993 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
6994
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006995insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
6996 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
6997 of it.
6998
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006999 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007000 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007001 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
7002 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01007003
7004 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007005 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
7006 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
7007 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00007008< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007009 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00007010 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007011
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7013 mylist->insert(item)
7014
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01007015interrupt() *interrupt()*
7016 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
7017 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
7018 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
7019 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
7020 :function s:check_typoname(file)
7021 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
7022 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
7023 : call interrupt()
7024 : endif
7025 :endfunction
7026 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
7027
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01007028invert({expr}) *invert()*
7029 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
7030 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
7031 :let bits = invert(bits)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02007032< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7033 :let bits = bits->invert()
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01007034
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007035isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007036 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007037 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007038 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007039 is any expression, which is used as a String.
7040
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02007041 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7042 GetName()->isdirectory()
7043
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02007044isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
7045 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
7046 infinity, otherwise 0. >
7047 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
7048< 1 >
7049 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
7050< -1
7051
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7053 Compute()->isinf()
7054<
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02007055 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
7056
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007057islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007058 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00007059 name of a locked variable.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02007060 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
7061 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
7062 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00007063 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
7064 :lockvar 1 alist
7065 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
7066 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
7067
7068< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist you get an error
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00007069 message. Use |exists()| to check for existence.
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02007070 In Vim9 script it does not work for local variables.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00007071
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02007072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7073 GetName()->islocked()
7074
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01007075isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007076 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01007077 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02007078< 1
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01007079
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007080 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7081 Compute()->isnan()
7082<
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01007083 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
7084
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00007085items({dict}) *items()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007086 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
7087 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
7088 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007089 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
7090 Example: >
7091 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
7092 echo key . ': ' . value
7093 endfor
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00007094
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007095< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7096 mydict->items()
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01007097
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02007098job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +01007099
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01007100
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007101join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
7102 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
7103 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
7104 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
7105 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
7106 add it there too: >
7107 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") . "\n"
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00007108< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007109 converted into a string like with |string()|.
7110 The opposite function is |split()|.
7111
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7113 mylist->join()
7114
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007115js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
7116 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007117 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
Bram Moolenaaree142ad2017-01-11 21:50:08 +01007118 - Strings can be in single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007119 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
7120 result in v:none items.
7121
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007122 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7123 ReadObject()->js_decode()
7124
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007125js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
7126 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007127 - Object key names are not in quotes.
7128 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
7129 commas.
7130 For example, the Vim object:
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007131 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007132 Will be encoded as:
7133 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007134 While json_encode() would produce:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007135 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
7136 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
7137 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
7138
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7140 GetObject()->js_encode()
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007141
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007142json_decode({string}) *json_decode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007143 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007144 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007145 JSON and Vim values.
7146 The decoding is permissive:
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007147 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
7148 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007149 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007150 same as {"1":2}.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007151 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007152 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01007153 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
7154 are accepted.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007155 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
7156 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
7157 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
7158 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
7159 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
7160 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
7161 character in string) for "\t".
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007162 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
7163 and results in v:none.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007164 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
7165 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
7166 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
7167 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
7168 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
7169 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
7170 *E938*
7171 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
7172 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
7173 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
7174
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7176 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007177
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007178json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007179 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007180 The encoding is specified in:
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +01007181 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007182 Vim values are converted as follows:
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007183 |Number| decimal number
7184 |Float| floating point number
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01007185 Float nan "NaN"
7186 Float inf "Infinity"
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01007187 Float -inf "-Infinity"
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007188 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
7189 |Funcref| not possible, error
7190 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02007191 used recursively: []
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007192 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02007193 used recursively: {}
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007194 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007195 v:false "false"
7196 v:true "true"
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007197 v:none "null"
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007198 v:null "null"
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01007199 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
7200 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
7201 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007202
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007203 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7204 GetObject()->json_encode()
7205
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00007206keys({dict}) *keys()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007207 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007208 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00007209
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7211 mydict->keys()
7212
7213< *len()* *E701*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007214len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
7215 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
7216 used, as with |strlen()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007217 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007218 returned.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007219 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007220 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
7221 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007222 Otherwise an error is given.
7223
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7225 mylist->len()
7226
7227< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007228libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
7229 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
7230 with single argument {argument}.
7231 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
7232 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
7233 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
7234 limited.
7235 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
7236 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
7237 to Vim.
7238 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
7239 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
7240 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
7241 null-terminated string.
7242 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
7243
7244 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
7245 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
7246 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
7247 very probably crash.
7248
7249 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
7250 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
7251 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
7252 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
7253 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
7254 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
7255 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
7256 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
7257 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
7258 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
7259
7260 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007261 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007262 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
7263 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
7264 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
7265 the DLL is not in the usual places.
7266 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
7267 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007268 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007269 feature is present}
7270 Examples: >
7271 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007272
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007273< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7274 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007275 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007276<
7277 *libcallnr()*
7278libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007279 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007280 int instead of a string.
7281 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
7282 feature is present}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007283 Examples: >
7284 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007285 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
7286 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
7287<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007288 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7289 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007290 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
7291<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007292
7293line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
7294 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02007295 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
7296 The accepted positions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007297 . the cursor position
7298 $ the last line in the current buffer
7299 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
7300 returned)
Bram Moolenaara1d5fa62017-04-03 22:02:55 +02007301 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
7302 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
7303 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
7304 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
Bram Moolenaar9ecd0232008-06-20 15:31:51 +00007305 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
7306 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
7307 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
7308 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00007309 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
7310 then applies to another buffer.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007311 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
7312 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007313 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
7314 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007315 Examples: >
7316 line(".") line number of the cursor
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007317 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007318 line("'t") line number of mark t
7319 line("'" . marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007320<
7321 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
7322 |last-position-jump|.
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00007323
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007324 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7325 GetValue()->line()
7326
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007327line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
7328 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
7329 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
7330 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01007331 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007332 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
7333 below the last line: >
7334 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01007335< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007336 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
7337 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
7338 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007339 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
7340
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7342 GetLnum()->line2byte()
7343
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007344lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
7345 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
7346 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
7347 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
7348 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
7349 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
7350 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned.
7351
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7353 GetLnum()->lispindent()
7354
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02007355list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
7356 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
7357 Examples: >
7358 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
7359 list2blob([]) returns 0z
7360< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
7361 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
7362
7363 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
7364
7365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7366 GetList()->list2blob()
7367
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02007368list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
7369 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
7370 concatenate them all. Examples: >
7371 list2str([32]) returns " "
7372 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
7373< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
7374 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7375< |str2list()| does the opposite.
7376
7377 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01007378 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
7379 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02007380 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
7381<
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007382 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7383 GetList()->list2str()
7384
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007385listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
7386 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
7387 been made to buffer {buf}.
7388 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
7389 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
7390 buffer is used.
7391 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
7392
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02007393 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007394 a:bufnr the buffer that was changed
7395 a:start first changed line number
7396 a:end first line number below the change
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02007397 a:added number of lines added, negative if lines were
7398 deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007399 a:changes a List of items with details about the changes
7400
7401 Example: >
7402 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
7403 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
7404 endfunc
7405 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
7406
7407< The List cannot be changed. Each item in a:changes is a
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007408 dictionary with these entries:
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007409 lnum the first line number of the change
7410 end the first line below the change
7411 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
7412 deleted
7413 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
7414 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
7415 was affected; this is a byte index, first
7416 character has a value of one.
7417 When lines are inserted the values are:
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02007418 lnum line above which the new line is added
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007419 end equal to "lnum"
7420 added number of lines inserted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007421 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007422 When lines are deleted the values are:
7423 lnum the first deleted line
7424 end the line below the first deleted line, before
7425 the deletion was done
7426 added negative, number of lines deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007427 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007428 When lines are changed:
7429 lnum the first changed line
7430 end the line below the last changed line
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007431 added 0
7432 col first column with a change or 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007433
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007434 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
7435 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
7436 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
7437 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007438
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007439 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
7440 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
7441 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
7442 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007443
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007444 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
7445 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
7446 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007447
7448 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
7449 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
7450 of a buffer.
7451 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
7452 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
7453
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007454 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7455 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007456 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
7457
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007458listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
7459 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
7460 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
7461
7462 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
7463 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
7464 buffer is used.
7465
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7467 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
7468
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007469listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
7470 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01007471 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02007472 removed.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007473
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007474 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7475 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
7476
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007477localtime() *localtime()*
7478 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01007479 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007480
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007481
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007482log({expr}) *log()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02007483 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
7484 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007485 (0, inf].
7486 Examples: >
7487 :echo log(10)
7488< 2.302585 >
7489 :echo log(exp(5))
7490< 5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007491
7492 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7493 Compute()->log()
7494<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007495 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007496
7497
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007498log10({expr}) *log10()*
7499 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
7500 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
7501 Examples: >
7502 :echo log10(1000)
7503< 3.0 >
7504 :echo log10(0.01)
7505< -2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007506
7507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7508 Compute()->log10()
7509<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007510 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007511
7512luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
7513 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
7514 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007515 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
7516 Strings are returned as they are.
7517 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007518 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007519 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007520 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007521 as-is.
7522 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
7523 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007524 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7525 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007526
7527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7528 GetExpr()->luaeval()
7529
7530< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007531
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007532map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007533 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007534 Replace each item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007535 {expr2}. For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
7536 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
7537 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
7538 Vim9 script.
7539
7540 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007541
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007542 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
7543 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
7544 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007545 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
7546 current byte.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007547 Example: >
7548 :call map(mylist, '"> " . v:val . " <"')
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007549< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007550
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007551 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007552 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007553 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
7554 still have to double ' quotes
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007555
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007556 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
7557 1. The key or the index of the current item.
7558 2. the value of the current item.
7559 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
7560 that changes each value by "key-value": >
7561 func KeyValue(key, val)
7562 return a:key . '-' . a:val
7563 endfunc
7564 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02007565< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
7566 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key . '-' . val})
7567< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
7568 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' . key})
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02007569< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
7570 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' . val})
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007571<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007572 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
7573 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02007574 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val . "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007575
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007576< Returns {expr1}, the |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary| that was
7577 filtered. When an error is encountered while evaluating
7578 {expr2} no further items in {expr1} are processed. When
7579 {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
7580 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007581
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007582 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7583 mylist->map(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007584
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007585
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007586maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007587 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
7588 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
7589 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
7590 listing.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007591
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007592 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007593 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
7594 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007595
7596 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
7597 command.
7598
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007599 {mode} can be one of these strings:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007600 "n" Normal
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007601 "v" Visual (including Select)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007602 "o" Operator-pending
7603 "i" Insert
7604 "c" Cmd-line
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007605 "s" Select
7606 "x" Visual
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007607 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02007608 "t" Terminal-Job
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007609 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007610 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007611
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007612 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007613 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007614
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007615 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007616 containing all the information of the mapping with the
7617 following items:
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007618 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
7619 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
7620 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01007621 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007622 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
7623 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007624 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
Bram Moolenaar2da0f0c2020-04-01 19:22:12 +02007625 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007626 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
7627 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
7628 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
7629 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7630 characters will be used:
7631 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7632 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007633 (|mapmode-ic|)
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007634 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
7635 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02007636 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01007637 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
7638 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007639
7640 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
7641 |mapset()|.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007642
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007643 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7644 then the global mappings.
Bram Moolenaara40ceaf2006-01-13 22:35:40 +00007645 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
7646 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
7647 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' . maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
7648
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007649< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7650 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007651
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007652mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007653 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
7654 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
7655 {name}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007656 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007657 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007658 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
7659 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
7660
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007661 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007662 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
7663 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
7664 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
7665 mapcheck("b") no no no
7666
7667 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
7668 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
7669 mapping for {name} exactly.
7670 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007671 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007672 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007673 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
7674 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007675 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7676 then the global mappings.
7677 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
7678 without being ambiguous. Example: >
7679 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
7680 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
7681 :endif
7682< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
7683 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
7684
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007685 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7686 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
7687
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007688
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007689mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
7690 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
7691 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007692 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
7693 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007694
7695
7696mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007697 Restore a mapping from a dictionary returned by |maparg()|.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007698 {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as for the call to
7699 |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007700 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
7701 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
7702 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
7703 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
7704 nnoremap K somethingelse
7705 ...
7706 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007707< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
7708 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save the mapping for all of
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02007709 them, since they can differ.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007710
7711
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007712match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007713 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
7714 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00007715 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007716
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007717 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007718 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
7719 {pat} matches.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007720
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007721 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007722 If there is no match -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007723
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02007724 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007725 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007726 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00007727 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007728< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007729 *strpbrk()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007730 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007731 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
7732< *strcasestr()*
7733 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
7734 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
7735 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
7736<
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007737 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007738 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007739 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007740 first character/item. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007741 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
7742< result is again "4". >
7743 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
7744< result is again "4". >
7745 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
7746< result is "3".
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007747 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007748 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
7749 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
7750 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
7751 backwards compatible).
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007752 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
7753 the index is counted from the end.
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007754 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
7755 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007756
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007757 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007758 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007759 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
7760 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
7761< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007762 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
7763 see above.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007764
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007765 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
7766 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007767 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007768 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01007769 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
7770 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
7771 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
7772 further down in the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007773
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7775 GetList()->match('word')
7776<
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007777 *matchadd()* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007778matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007779 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
7780 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
7781 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007782 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
Bram Moolenaar8e69b4a2013-11-09 03:41:58 +01007783 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
7784 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
7785 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +02007786 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
7787 concealed.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007788
7789 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007790 match. A match with a high priority will have its
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007791 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
7792 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
7793 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
7794 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
7795 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
7796 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
7797 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
7798 always overrule syntax highlighting.
7799
7800 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
7801 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
7802 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
7803 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
7804 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007805 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007806 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
7807
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01007808 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
7809 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007810 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
7811 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
7812
7813 conceal Special character to show instead of the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01007814 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007815 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007816 window Instead of the current window use the
7817 window with this number or window ID.
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007818
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007819 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
7820 the |:match| commands.
7821
7822 Example: >
7823 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7824 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
7825< Deletion of the pattern: >
7826 :call matchdelete(m)
7827
7828< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007829 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007830 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007831
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7833 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
7834<
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02007835 *matchaddpos()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007836matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007837 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
7838 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
7839 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
7840 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
7841 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
7842 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
7843
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007844 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
7845 these:
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007846 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007847 line has number 1.
7848 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
7849 number will be highlighted.
7850 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007851 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
7852 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
7853 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
7854 be highlighted.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007855 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007856 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007857
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007858 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007859
7860 Example: >
7861 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7862 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
7863< Deletion of the pattern: >
7864 :call matchdelete(m)
7865
7866< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007867 |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007868
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7870 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
7871
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007872matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007873 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007874 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
7875 Return a |List| with two elements:
7876 The name of the highlight group used
7877 The pattern used.
7878 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
7879 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007880 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
7881 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
7882 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007883
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007884 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7885 GetMatch()->matcharg()
7886
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007887matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007888 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007889 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007890 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7891 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007892 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7893 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007894
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007895 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7896 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
7897
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007898matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007899 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7900 after the match. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007901 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7902< results in "7".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007903 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7904 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7905 do it with matchend(): >
7906 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7907 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7908< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7909
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007910 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007911 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7912< results in "7". >
7913 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7914< result is "-1".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007915 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007916
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7918 GetText()->matchend('word')
7919
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007920
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007921matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007922 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007923 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7924 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7925
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007926 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7927 items:
7928 matchseq When this item is present and {str} contains
7929 multiple words separated by white space, then
7930 returns only matches that contain the words in
7931 the given sequence.
7932
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007933 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007934 argument supports the following additional items:
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007935 key key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
7936 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7937 string.
7938 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7939 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7940 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7941 argument and return the text for that item to
7942 use for fuzzy matching.
7943
7944 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7945 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7946 is 256.
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007947
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007948 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7949 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7950
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007951 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7952 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7953 256, then returns an empty list.
7954
Bram Moolenaar3ec32172021-05-16 12:39:47 +02007955 Refer to |fuzzy-match| for more information about fuzzy
7956 matching strings.
7957
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007958 Example: >
7959 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7960< results in ["clay"]. >
7961 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7962< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007963 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7964< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7965 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7966 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7967 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7968< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7969 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007970 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7971< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7972 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007973< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7974 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7975< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7976 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7977 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7978< results in ['two one'].
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007979
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007980matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7981 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007982 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7983 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02007984 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007985 position.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007986
7987 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7988 positions for the best match is returned.
7989
7990 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007991 list with three empty list items is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007992
7993 Example: >
7994 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007995< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007996 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007997< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007998 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007999< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02008000
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008001matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008002 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008003 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
8004 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00008005 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
8006 empty string is used. Example: >
8007 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
8008< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008009 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
8010
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8012 GetList()->matchlist('word')
8013
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008014matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008015 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008016 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
8017< results in "ing".
8018 When there is no match "" is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008019 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008020 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
8021< results in "ing". >
8022 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
8023< result is "".
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008024 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00008025 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008026
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008027 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8028 GetText()->matchstr('word')
8029
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008030matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02008031 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
8032 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
8033 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
8034< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
8035 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
8036 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
8037 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
8038< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
8039 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
8040< result is ["", -1, -1].
8041 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
8042 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
8043 end position of the match are returned. >
8044 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
8045< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
8046 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
8047
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8049 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02008050<
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01008051
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00008052 *max()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01008053max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
8054 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
8055
8056< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01008057 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
8058 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01008059 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02008060 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00008061
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8063 mylist->max()
8064
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01008065
8066menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
8067 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
8068 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
Yegappan Lakshmanan51491ad2021-09-30 19:00:00 +01008069 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
8070 menu names are returned.
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01008071
8072 {mode} can be one of these strings:
8073 "n" Normal
8074 "v" Visual (including Select)
8075 "o" Operator-pending
8076 "i" Insert
8077 "c" Cmd-line
8078 "s" Select
8079 "x" Visual
8080 "t" Terminal-Job
8081 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
8082 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
8083 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
8084
8085 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
8086 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
8087 display display name (name without '&')
8088 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
8089 Refer to |:menu-enable|
8090 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
8091 |toolbar-icon|
8092 iconidx index of a built-in icon
8093 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
8094 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
8095 characters will be used:
8096 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
8097 name menu item name.
8098 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
8099 remappable else v:false.
8100 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
8101 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
8102 string has special characters translated like
8103 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
8104 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
8105 "<Nop>" is returned.
8106 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
8107 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
8108 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
8109 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
8110 silent v:true if the menu item is created
8111 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
8112 submenus |List| containing the names of
8113 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
8114 item has submenus.
8115
8116 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
8117
8118 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01008119 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
8120 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
Yegappan Lakshmanan51491ad2021-09-30 19:00:00 +01008121
8122 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
8123 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
8124 let m = menu_info(a:name)
8125 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
8126 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
8127 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
8128 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
8129 endfor
8130 endfunc
8131 new
8132 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
8133 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
8134 endfor
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01008135<
8136 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01008137 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01008138
8139
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008140< *min()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01008141min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
8142 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
8143
8144< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01008145 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
8146 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01008147 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02008148 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00008149
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8151 mylist->min()
8152
8153< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008154mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
8155 Create directory {name}.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008156
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008157 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
8158 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008159
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008160 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01008161 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
8162 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
8163 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
8164 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
8165 created with 0o755.
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00008166 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01008167 :call mkdir($HOME . "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008168
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00008169< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008170
Bram Moolenaar78a16b02018-04-14 13:51:55 +02008171 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008172 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01008173 "p" option the call will fail.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008174
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01008175 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
8176 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008177 failed.
8178
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008179 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8180 :if exists("*mkdir")
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008181
8182< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8183 GetName()->mkdir()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008184<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008185 *mode()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008186mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00008187 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
8188 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02008189 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02008190 Also see |state()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008191
Bram Moolenaar72406a42021-10-02 16:34:55 +01008192 n Normal
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008193 no Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaar5976f8f2018-12-27 23:44:44 +01008194 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
8195 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
8196 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01008197 CTRL-V is one character
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008198 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
8199 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
8200 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
Bram Moolenaar72406a42021-10-02 16:34:55 +01008201 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008202 v Visual by character
zeertzjqcc8cd442021-10-03 15:19:14 +01008203 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008204 V Visual by line
zeertzjqcc8cd442021-10-03 15:19:14 +01008205 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008206 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
zeertzjqcc8cd442021-10-03 15:19:14 +01008207 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008208 s Select by character
8209 S Select by line
8210 CTRL-S Select blockwise
8211 i Insert
8212 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
8213 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
8214 R Replace |R|
8215 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008216 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
zeertzjqcc8cd442021-10-03 15:19:14 +01008217 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
8218 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
8219 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008220 c Command-line editing
8221 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
8222 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
8223 r Hit-enter prompt
8224 rm The -- more -- prompt
8225 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
8226 ! Shell or external command is executing
8227 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
zeertzjqcc8cd442021-10-03 15:19:14 +01008228
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008229 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
8230 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
8231 "c" or "n".
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008232 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
8233 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
8234 the leading character(s).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008235 Also see |visualmode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008236
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8238 DoFull()->mode()
8239
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008240mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
8241 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02008242 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008243 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
8244 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
8245 returned as Vim |Lists|.
8246 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
8247 converted to strings.
8248 All other types are converted to string with display function.
8249 Examples: >
8250 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
8251 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
8252 :echo mzeval("l")
8253 :echo mzeval("h")
8254<
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008255 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8256 to {expr}.
8257
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008258 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8259 GetExpr()->mzeval()
8260<
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008261 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
8262
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008263nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
8264 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
8265 that is not blank. Example: >
8266 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
8267< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
8268 below it, zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008269 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008270 See also |prevnonblank()|.
8271
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8273 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
8274
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008275nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008276 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
8277 value {expr}. Examples: >
8278 nr2char(64) returns "@"
8279 nr2char(32) returns " "
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01008280< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8281 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008282 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01008283< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01008284 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008285 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
8286 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00008287 string, thus results in an empty string.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01008288 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
8289 let list = [65, 66, 67]
8290 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
8291< Result: "ABC"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008292
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8294 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02008295
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01008296or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
8297 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
8298 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
8299 Example: >
8300 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02008301< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8302 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01008303
8304
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02008305pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
8306 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008307 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02008308 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
8309 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
8310 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008311 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
8312< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02008313>
8314 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
8315< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008316 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
8317
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008318 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8319 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
8320
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008321perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
8322 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
8323 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01008324 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
8325 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
8326 reference to it.
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008327 Example: >
8328 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
8329< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008330
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008331 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8332 to {expr}.
8333
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008334 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8335 GetExpr()->perleval()
8336
8337< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008338
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02008339
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008340popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02008341
8342
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008343pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
8344 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
8345 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8346 Examples: >
8347 :echo pow(3, 3)
8348< 27.0 >
8349 :echo pow(2, 16)
8350< 65536.0 >
8351 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
8352< 2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02008353
8354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8355 Compute()->pow(3)
8356<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008357 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008358
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008359prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
8360 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
8361 that is not blank. Example: >
8362 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
8363< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
8364 above it, zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008365 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008366 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
8367
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008368 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8369 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008370
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008371printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
8372 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
8373 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008374 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008375< May result in:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008376 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008377
Bram Moolenaarfd8ca212019-08-10 00:13:30 +02008378 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
8379 argument: >
8380 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
8381
8382< Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008383 %s string
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01008384 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008385 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008386 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
8387 %c single byte
8388 %d decimal number
8389 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
8390 %x hex number
8391 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
8392 %X hex number using upper case letters
8393 %o octal number
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008394 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02008395 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
8396 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
8397 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
8398 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008399 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008400 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008401 %% the % character itself
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008402
8403 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
8404 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
8405 the result.
8406
8407 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008408 arguments appear in sequence:
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008409
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008410 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008411
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008412 flags
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008413 Zero or more of the following flags:
8414
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008415 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
8416 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
8417 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
8418 of the number is increased to force the first
8419 character of the output string to a zero (except
8420 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
8421 precision of zero).
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008422 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
8423 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
8424 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008425 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
8426 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
8427 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008428
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008429 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
8430 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
8431 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008432 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
8433 flag is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008434
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008435 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
8436 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
8437 The converted value is padded on the right with
8438 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
8439 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008440
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008441 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
8442 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008443
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008444 + A sign must always be placed before a number
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008445 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008446 a space if both are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008447
8448 field-width
8449 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008450 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
8451 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
8452 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
8453 been given) to fill out the field width.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008454
8455 .precision
8456 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
8457 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
8458 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
8459 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
8460 d, o, x, and X conversions, or the maximum number of
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008461 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008462 For floating point it is the number of digits after
8463 the decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008464
8465 type
8466 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
8467 be applied, see below.
8468
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008469 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
8470 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008471 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008472 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
8473 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
8474 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008475 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008476< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008477 "width" bytes.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008478
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008479 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008480
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008481 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
8482 *printf-x* *printf-X*
8483 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
8484 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
8485 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
8486 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
8487 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008488 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
8489 digits that must appear; if the converted value
8490 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
8491 zeros.
8492 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
8493 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
8494 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
8495 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02008496 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
8497 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
8498 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
8499 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
8500 ignored when type is known from the argument.
8501
8502 i alias for d
8503 D alias for ld
8504 U alias for lu
8505 O alias for lo
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008506
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008507 *printf-c*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008508 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
8509 resulting character is written.
8510
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008511 *printf-s*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008512 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
8513 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
8514 specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02008515 If the argument is not a String type, it is
8516 automatically converted to text with the same format
8517 as ":echo".
Bram Moolenaar0122c402015-02-03 19:13:34 +01008518 *printf-S*
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01008519 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
8520 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01008521 number specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008522
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008523 *printf-f* *E807*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008524 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008525 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
8526 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
8527 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
8528 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02008529 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02008530 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
8531 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008532 Example: >
8533 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
8534< 12.12
8535 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
8536 Use |round()| when in doubt.
8537
8538 *printf-e* *printf-E*
8539 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8540 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
8541 precision specifies the number of digits after the
8542 decimal point, like with 'f'.
8543
8544 *printf-g* *printf-G*
8545 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
8546 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
8547 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
8548 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
8549 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
8550 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
8551 results in 1.0e7.
8552
8553 *printf-%*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008554 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
8555 complete conversion specification is "%%".
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008556
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00008557 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
8558 accepted and automatically converted.
8559 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
8560 is also accepted and automatically converted.
8561 Any other argument type results in an error message.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008562
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00008563 *E766* *E767*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008564 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
8565 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008566 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008567
8568
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008569prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01008570 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
8571 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008572
8573 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
8574 string is returned.
8575
8576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8577 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
8578
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008579< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8580
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008581
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008582prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008583 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8584 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008585 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008586
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008587 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8588 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8589 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8590 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8591 line.
8592 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8593 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8594 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8595 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8596 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8597 if the user only typed Enter.
8598 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008599 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008600 func s:TextEntered(text)
8601 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8602 stopinsert
8603 close
8604 else
8605 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' . a:text . '"')
8606 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8607 set nomodified
8608 endif
8609 endfunc
8610
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008611< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8612 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8613
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008614< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008615
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008616prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8617 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8618 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8619 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8620
8621 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8622 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8623 as in any buffer.
8624
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008625 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8626 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
8627
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008628< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8629
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008630prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8631 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8632 {text} to end in a space.
8633 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8634 "prompt". Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008635 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01008636<
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008637 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8638 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
8639
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008640< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8641
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008642prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008643
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008644pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8645 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8646 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8647 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8648 height nr of items visible
8649 width screen cells
8650 row top screen row (0 first row)
8651 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8652 size total nr of items
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02008653 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008654
8655 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8656 |CompleteChanged|.
8657
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008658pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8659 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8660 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008661 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8662 popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008663
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008664py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
8665 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8666 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008667 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8668 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008669 'encoding').
8670 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008671 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008672 keys converted to strings.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008673 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8674 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008675
8676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8677 GetExpr()->py3eval()
8678
8679< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008680
8681 *E858* *E859*
8682pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
8683 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8684 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008685 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008686 copied though).
8687 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008688 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02008689 non-string keys result in error.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008690 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8691 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008692
8693 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8694 GetExpr()->pyeval()
8695
8696< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008697
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008698pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
8699 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8700 converted to Vim data structures.
8701 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8702 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008703
8704 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8705 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
8706
8707< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008708 |+python3| feature}
8709
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +02008710rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
8711 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
8712 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8713 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8714 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8715 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8716 and updated.
8717
8718 Examples: >
8719 :echo rand()
8720 :let seed = srand()
8721 :echo rand(seed)
8722 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
8723<
8724
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00008725 *E726* *E727*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008726range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008727 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008728 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8729 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8730 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8731 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8732 producing a value past {max}).
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008733 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8734 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8735 start this is an error.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008736 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008737 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008738 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8739 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008740 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008741 range(0) " []
8742 range(2, 0) " error!
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008743<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008744 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8745 GetExpr()->range()
8746<
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008747
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008748readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
8749 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
8750 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8751 the result is an empty |Blob|.
8752 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8753
8754
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008755readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008756 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008757 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8758 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008759 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8760 argument below for changing the sort order.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008761
8762 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8763 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8764 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8765 be handled.
8766 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8767 added to the list.
8768 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8769 to the list.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008770 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008771 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8772 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8773 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8774 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8775< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8776 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
8777
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008778< The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
8779 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8780 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8781
8782 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8783 Valid values are:
8784 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8785 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8786 each character, technically, using
8787 strcmp()) (default)
8788 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8789 using strcasecmp())
8790 "collate" sort using the collation order
8791 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8792 (technically using strcoll())
8793 Other values are silently ignored.
8794
8795 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8796 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8797 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008798< If you want to get a directory tree: >
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008799 function! s:tree(dir)
8800 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008801 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008802 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir . '/' . x)} : x})}
8803 endfunction
8804 echo s:tree(".")
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008805<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8807 GetDirName()->readdir()
8808<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008809readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008810 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8811 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8812 information in {directory}.
8813 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8814 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8815 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8816 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8817 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008818 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8819 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8820 argument, see |readdir()|.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008821
8822 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8823 following items:
8824 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8825 name Name of the entry.
8826 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8827 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8828 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8829 type Type of the entry.
8830 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8831 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8832 Other symlink "link"
8833 On MS-Windows:
8834 Normal file "file"
8835 Directory "dir"
8836 Junction "junction"
8837 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8838 Other symlink "link"
8839 Other reparse point "reparse"
8840 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8841 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8842 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8843 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8844 itself because of performance reasons.
8845
8846 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8847 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8848 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8849 be handled.
8850 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8851 added to the list.
8852 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8853 to the list.
8854 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008855 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008856 of the entry.
8857 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8858 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8859 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8860<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008861 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8862 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8863 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8864
8865<
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8867 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8868<
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008869
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008870 *readfile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008871readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008872 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +02008873 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8874 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8875 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008876 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008877 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008878 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8879 added.
8880 - No CR characters are removed.
8881 Otherwise:
8882 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8883 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008884 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8885 removed from the text.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008886 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8887 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8888 lines of a file: >
8889 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8890 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8891 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008892< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8893 are returned, or as many as there are.
8894 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008895 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8896 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8897 file into a buffer if you need to.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008898 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8899 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8900 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008901 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8902 the result is an empty list.
8903 Also see |writefile()|.
8904
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8906 GetFileName()->readfile()
8907
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02008908reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8909 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
8910 |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two arguments: the
8911 result so far and current item. After processing all items
8912 the result is returned.
8913
8914 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8915 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8916 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8917 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8918
8919 Examples: >
8920 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8921 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8922 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8923<
8924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8925 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
8926
8927
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008928reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8929 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8930 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8931 See |@|.
8932
8933reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8934 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008935 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008936
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008937reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008938 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8939 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
8940 list<any> can be used.
8941 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
8942 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
8943
8944 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008945 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
8946 specified in the argument.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00008947 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008948 and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008949
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008950 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008951 reltime(). If there is an error zero is returned in legacy
8952 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008953
8954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8955 GetStart()->reltime()
8956<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008957 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008958
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008959reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8960 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8961 Example: >
8962 let start = reltime()
8963 call MyFunction()
8964 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8965< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8966 Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008967 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
8968 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008969
8970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8971 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
8972
8973< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008974
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008975reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8976 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8977 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8978 microseconds. Example: >
8979 let start = reltime()
8980 call MyFunction()
8981 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8982< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
8983 The accuracy depends on the system.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00008984 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8985 can use split() to remove it. >
8986 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8987< Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008988 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
8989 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008990
8991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8992 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
8993
8994< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008995
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008996 *remote_expr()* *E449*
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008997remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008998 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008999 expression and the result is returned after evaluation.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009000 The result must be a String or a |List|. A |List| is turned
9001 into a String by joining the items with a line break in
9002 between (not at the end), like with join(expr, "\n").
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01009003 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
9004 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01009005 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01009006 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
9007 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009008 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
9009 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9010 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9011 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
9012 and the result will be the empty string.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01009013
9014 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009015 independent of a function currently being active. Except
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01009016 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
9017 arguments can be evaluated.
9018
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009019 Examples: >
9020 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
9021 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
9022<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9024 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009025
9026remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
9027 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009028 The {server} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009029 This works like: >
9030 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
9031< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
9032 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
9033 to bring itself to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +00009034 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
9035 like foreground() does.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009036 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009037
9038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9039 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
9040
9041< {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009042 Win32 console version}
9043
9044
9045remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
9046 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
9047 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009048 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009049 name of a variable.
9050 Returns zero if none are available.
9051 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
9052 See also |clientserver|.
9053 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9054 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9055 Examples: >
9056 :let repl = ""
9057 :echo "PEEK: ".remote_peek(id, "repl").": ".repl
9058
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009059< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9060 ServerId()->remote_peek()
9061
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01009062remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009063 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01009064 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
9065 reply is available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009066 See also |clientserver|.
9067 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9068 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9069 Example: >
9070 :echo remote_read(id)
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009071
9072< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9073 ServerId()->remote_read()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009074<
9075 *remote_send()* *E241*
9076remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009077 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as input
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00009078 keys and the function returns immediately. At the Vim server
9079 the keys are not mapped |:map|.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009080 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
9081 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
9082 there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009083 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
9084 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9085 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01009086
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009087 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
9088 up the display.
9089 Examples: >
9090 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply ".file, "serverid").
9091 \ remote_read(serverid)
9092
9093 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
9094 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
9095 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo ".
9096 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009097<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009098 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9099 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
9100<
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01009101 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
9102remote_startserver({name})
9103 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
9104 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009105
9106 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9107 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
9108
9109< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01009110
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00009111remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009112 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009113 return the item.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00009114 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009115 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00009116 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
9117 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
9118 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00009119 Example: >
9120 :echo "last item: " . remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00009121 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01009122<
9123 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
9124
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9126 mylist->remove(idx)
9127
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01009128remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
9129 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
9130 return the byte.
9131 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
9132 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
9133 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
9134 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
9135 Example: >
9136 :echo "last byte: " . remove(myblob, -1)
9137 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01009138
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009139remove({dict}, {key})
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02009140 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
9141 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009142 :echo "removed " . remove(dict, "one")
9143< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
9144
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009145rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
9146 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
9147 should also work to move files across file systems. The
9148 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
9149 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00009150 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009151 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9152
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009153 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9154 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
9155
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00009156repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
9157 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
9158 result. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00009159 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00009160< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009161 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009162 {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00009163 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
9164< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00009165
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9167 mylist->repeat(count)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009168
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009169resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
9170 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
9171 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
Bram Moolenaardce1e892019-02-10 23:18:53 +01009172 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
9173 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
9174 removed, return {filename}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009175 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
9176 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
9177 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
9178 stopped after 100 iterations.
9179 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
9180 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
9181 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
9182 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
9183 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
9184
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9186 GetName()->resolve()
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009187
9188reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01009189 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
9190 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
9191 Returns {object}.
9192 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009193 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009194< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9195 mylist->reverse()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009196
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009197round({expr}) *round()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00009198 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009199 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
9200 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
9201 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9202 Examples: >
9203 echo round(0.456)
9204< 0.0 >
9205 echo round(4.5)
9206< 5.0 >
9207 echo round(-4.5)
9208< -5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02009209
9210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9211 Compute()->round()
9212<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009213 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009214
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01009215rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
9216 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
9217 converted to Vim data structures.
9218 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
9219 are copied though).
9220 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
9221 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
9222 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
9223 "Object#to_s" method.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02009224 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
9225 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009226
9227 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9228 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
9229
9230< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01009231
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009232screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02009233 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02009234 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
9235 attribute at other positions.
9236
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9238 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
9239
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009240screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02009241 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
9242 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
9243 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
9244 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
9245 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
9246 encodings it may only be the first byte.
9247 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9248 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
9249
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9251 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
9252
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009253screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009254 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009255 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
9256 composing characters on top of the base character.
9257 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9258 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
9259
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9261 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
9262
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009263screencol() *screencol()*
9264 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
9265 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
9266 This function is mainly used for testing.
9267
9268 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
9269 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
9270 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
9271 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
9272 the following mappings: >
9273 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom ".screencol()."\n"
9274 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar957cf672020-11-12 14:21:06 +01009275 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009276<
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02009277screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
9278 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
9279 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
9280 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
9281 The Dict has these members:
9282 row screen row
9283 col first screen column
9284 endcol last screen column
9285 curscol cursor screen column
9286 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
9287 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
9288 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
9289 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
9290 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
9291 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
9292 width character it would be the same as "col".
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02009293 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
9294 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
9295 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
9296 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02009297
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9299 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
9300
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009301screenrow() *screenrow()*
9302 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
9303 cursor. The top line has number one.
9304 This function is mainly used for testing.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02009305 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009306
9307 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
9308
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009309screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
9310 The result is a String that contains the base character and
9311 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
9312 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
9313 characters.
9314 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9315 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
9316
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9318 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009319<
9320 *search()*
9321search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009322 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00009323 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009324
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +01009325 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009326 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
9327 move. No error message is given.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009328
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009329 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01009330 'b' search Backward instead of forward
9331 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009332 'e' move to the End of the match
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00009333 'n' do Not move the cursor
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01009334 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
9335 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
9336 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
9337 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
9338 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009339 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
9340
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00009341 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
9342 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
9343 flag.
9344
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009345 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009346
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01009347 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
9348 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
9349 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
9350 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
9351 search starts one column further. This matters for
9352 overlapping matches.
9353 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
9354 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
9355 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
9356 file).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009357
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009358 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
9359 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
9360 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
9361 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
9362 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
9363< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
9364 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009365 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
9366
9367 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009368 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009369 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
9370 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
9371 giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009372 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009373
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009374 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
9375 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
9376 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
9377 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
9378 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
9379 function reference or a lambda.
9380 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9381 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9382 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009383 *search()-sub-match*
9384 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
9385 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
9386 whole pattern did match.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009387 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009388
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009389 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
9390 flag is used.
9391
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009392 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
9393 :let n = 1
9394 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
9395 : exe "argument " . n
9396 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
9397 : " first search to find match at start of file
9398 : normal G$
9399 : let flags = "w"
9400 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009401 : s/foo/bar/g
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009402 : let flags = "W"
9403 : endwhile
9404 : update " write the file if modified
9405 : let n = n + 1
9406 :endwhile
9407<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009408 Example for using some flags: >
9409 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
9410< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
9411 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
9412 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
9413 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
9414 line:
9415 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
9416 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
9417 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
9418 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
9419 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
9420
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009421 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9422 GetPattern()->search()
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00009423
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009424searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
9425 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
9426 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
9427 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
9428
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009429 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009430 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
9431
9432 key type meaning ~
9433 current |Number| current position of match;
9434 0 if the cursor position is
9435 before the first match
9436 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
9437 "pos", otherwise 0
9438 total |Number| total count of matches found
9439 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
9440 1: recomputing was timed out
9441 2: max count exceeded
9442
9443 For {options} see further down.
9444
9445 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
9446 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
9447 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
9448 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
9449 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
9450
9451 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
9452 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9453
9454 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
9455 " to 1)
9456 let result = searchcount()
9457<
9458 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
9459 function! LastSearchCount() abort
9460 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9461 if empty(result)
9462 return ''
9463 endif
9464 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
9465 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
9466 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
9467 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
9468 \ result.current > result.maxcount
9469 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009470 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009471 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
9472 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009473 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009474 endif
9475 endif
9476 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009477 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009478 endfunction
9479 let &statusline .= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
9480
9481 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9482 " 'hlsearch' was on
9483 " let &statusline .=
9484 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9485<
9486 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9487 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9488
9489 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9490 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9491 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9492 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9493 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9494 call searchcount(#{
9495 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9496 redrawstatus
9497 endif
9498 endfunction
9499<
9500 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9501 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9502
9503 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9504 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9505 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9506
9507 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9508 " search again
9509 call searchcount()
9510<
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009511 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009512 key type meaning ~
9513 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9514 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9515 otherwise returns the last
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02009516 computed result (when |n| or
9517 |N| was used when "S" is not
9518 in 'shortmess', or this
9519 function was called).
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009520 (default: |TRUE|)
9521 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9522 and different with |@/|.
9523 this works as same as the
9524 below command is executed
9525 before calling this function >
9526 let @/ = pattern
9527< (default: |@/|)
9528 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9529 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9530 for recomputing the result
9531 (default: 0)
9532 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9533 limit. max count of matched
9534 text while recomputing the
9535 result. if search exceeded
9536 total count, "total" value
9537 becomes `maxcount + 1`
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +01009538 (default: 99)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009539 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9540 when recomputing the result.
9541 this changes "current" result
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009542 value. see |cursor()|,
9543 |getpos()|
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009544 (default: cursor's position)
9545
9546
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009547searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9548 Search for the declaration of {name}.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009549
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009550 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9551 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9552 first match in the function.
9553
9554 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9555 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9556 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9557
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00009558 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9559 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9560 Example: >
9561 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9562 echo getline('.')
9563 endif
9564<
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9566 GetName()->searchdecl()
9567<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009568 *searchpair()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009569searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9570 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009571 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9572 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9573 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00009574 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9575 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9576 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9577 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9578 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9579 given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009580
9581 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9582 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9583 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9584 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9585 typical use is: >
9586 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9587< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9588
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009589 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9590 |search()|. Additionally:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009591 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009592 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9593 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009594 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009595 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9596 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009597
9598 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9599 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9600 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9601 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9602 or a string.
9603 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9604 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9605 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar48570482017-10-30 21:48:41 +01009606 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
Bram Moolenaar675e8d62018-06-24 20:42:01 +02009607 Anything else makes the function fail.
Bram Moolenaar3ec32172021-05-16 12:39:47 +02009608 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
9609 constant it is compiled into instructions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009610
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009611 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009612
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009613 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9614 patterns are used like it's on.
9615
9616 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9617 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9618 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9619 if 1
9620 if 2
9621 endif 2
9622 endif 1
9623< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9624 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9625 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009626 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009627 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9628 "endif 2".
9629 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9630 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9631 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9632 the matching start.
9633
9634 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9635
9636 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9637 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9638
9639< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9640 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9641 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9642 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9643 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9644 match.
9645 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9646
9647 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9648
9649< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9650 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9651 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9652
9653 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9654 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9655<
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009656 *searchpairpos()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009657searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9658 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009659 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009660 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9661 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009662 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02009663 returns [0, 0]. >
9664
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009665 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9666<
9667 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9668
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009669 *searchpos()*
9670searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009671 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009672 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9673 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9674 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9675 returns [0, 0].
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009676 Example: >
9677 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9678
9679< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9680 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9681 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9682< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9683 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9684
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009685 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9686 GetPattern()->searchpos()
9687
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02009688server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009689 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9690 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9691 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009692 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009693 Note:
9694 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009695 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009696 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9697 See also |clientserver|.
9698 Example: >
9699 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009700
9701< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9702 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009703<
9704serverlist() *serverlist()*
9705 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9706 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9707 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9708 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9709 Example: >
9710 :echo serverlist()
9711<
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009712setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
9713 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009714 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9715
9716 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9717 |bufload()| if needed.
9718
9719 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9720 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9721
9722 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
9723 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
9724 line then those lines are added.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009725
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009726 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009727
9728 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009729 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9730 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009731
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009732 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +02009733 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. On success 0 is
9734 returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009735
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009736 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9737 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009738 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
9739
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009740setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9741 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009742 {val}.
9743 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9744 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9745 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009746 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9747 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009748 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9749 Examples: >
9750 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9751 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9752< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9753
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009754 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9755 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009756 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
9757
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009758
9759setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9760 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
9761 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
9762 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9763 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +01009764 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009765
9766< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113*
9767 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
9768 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
9769 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
9770 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
9771 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
9772 the character width in screen cells.
9773 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
9774 range overlaps with another.
9775 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
9776
zeertzjq94358a12021-10-20 11:01:15 +01009777 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
9778 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
9779
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009780 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
9781 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02009782< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
9783 the effect for known emoji characters.
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009784
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009785setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9786 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9787 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9788
9789 Example:
9790 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9791 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9792< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9793 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9794< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9795
9796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9797 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009798
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +02009799setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02009800 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9801 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9802
9803 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9804 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9805 character search
9806 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9807 0 for backward
9808 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9809 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9810 character search
9811
9812 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9813 from a script: >
9814 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9815 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9816 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9817< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9818
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9820 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
9821
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009822setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9823 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009824 {pos}. The first position is 1.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009825 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9826 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009827 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9828 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9829 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9830 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9831 before inserting the resulting text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009832 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9833 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009834 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
9835 command line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009836
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9838 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
9839
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009840setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9841setcursorcharpos({list})
9842 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9843 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9844
9845 Example:
9846 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9847 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9848< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9849 call cursor(4, 3)
9850< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9851
9852 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9853 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
9854
mityu61065042021-07-19 20:07:21 +02009855
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02009856setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009857 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
9858 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
9859
9860< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02009861 See also |expr-env|.
9862
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009863 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9864 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009865 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
9866
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009867setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9868 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9869 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9870 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9871 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9872 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9873 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9874 characters are not supported.
9875
9876 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9877 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9878 would do the same thing.
9879
9880 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9881
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02009882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9883 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9884<
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009885 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9886
9887
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009888setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009889 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009890 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01009891 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009892
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009893 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009894 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009895 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +01009896 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
9897 converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009898
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009899 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9900 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009901
9902 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009903 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009904
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009905< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009906 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9907 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9908< This is equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar53bfca22012-04-13 23:04:47 +02009909 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009910 : call setline(n, l)
9911 :endfor
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009912
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009913< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9914
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009915 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9916 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009917 GetText()->setline(lnum)
9918
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009919setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00009920 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02009921 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02009922 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9923
9924 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9925 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00009926 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9927 Also see |location-list|.
9928
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009929 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9930
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009931 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9932 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9933 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9934
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009935 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9936 second argument: >
9937 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
9938
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009939setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
Bram Moolenaar99fa7212020-04-26 15:59:55 +02009940 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9941 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01009942 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9943 example for |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009944 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9945 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009946
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009947 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9948 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9949<
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009950 *setpos()*
9951setpos({expr}, {list})
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009952 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009953 . the cursor
9954 'x mark x
9955
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009956 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009957 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009958 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009959
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009960 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
Bram Moolenaarf13e00b2017-01-28 18:23:54 +01009961 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9962 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9963 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9964 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9965 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9966 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +00009967 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009968
9969 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009970 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009971 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9972 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009973
9974 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9975 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00009976 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009977 character.
9978
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009979 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9980 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9981 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9982 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9983 mark position it is not used.
9984
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01009985 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9986 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9987 before '>.
9988
Bram Moolenaar08250432008-02-13 11:42:46 +00009989 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9990 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9991
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009992 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009993
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009994 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009995 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9996 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9997 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9998 |winrestview()|.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009999
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10001 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
10002
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010003setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +020010004 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010005
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010010006 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
10007 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
10008 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
10009 {what}.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +020010010 *setqflist-what*
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020010011 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +020010012 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
10013 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
10014 entries:
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010015
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +000010016 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010017 buffer
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +000010018 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010019 present or it is invalid.
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +020010020 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
10021 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010022 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010023 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +000010024 col column number
10025 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010026 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +000010027 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010028 text description of the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +000010029 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +020010030 valid recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010031
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +000010032 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
10033 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
10034 locate a matching error line.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +000010035 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
10036 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
10037 item will not be handled as an error line.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010038 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
10039 be used.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +020010040 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
10041 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020010042 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
10043 cleared.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +000010044 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
10045 |getqflist()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010046
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +020010047 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +020010048 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
10049 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
10050 new list is created.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010051
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +020010052 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
10053 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
10054 clear the list: >
10055 :call setqflist([], 'r')
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010056<
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +020010057 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
10058 freed.
10059
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +020010060 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
Bram Moolenaar55b69262017-08-13 13:42:01 +020010061 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
10062 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
10063 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +020010064 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
Bram Moolenaar35c54e52005-05-20 21:25:31 +000010065
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010010066 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +020010067 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +020010068 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
10069 "lines". If this is not present, then the
10070 'errorformat' option value is used.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010010071 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +020010072 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010010073 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
10074 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
10075 then the last entry in the list is set as the
10076 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +020010077 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
10078 argument.
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +020010079 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
10080 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
10081 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010010082 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010083 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +020010084 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010010085 the last quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +020010086 quickfixtextfunc
10087 function to get the text to display in the
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +020010088 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
10089 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +020010090 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
10091 of how to write the function and an example.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010010092 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +020010093 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
10094 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar86f100dc2017-06-28 21:26:27 +020010095 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
10096 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +020010097 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +020010098 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +020010099 specify the list.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +020010100
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +020010101 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +020010102 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
10103 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +020010104 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +020010105<
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010106 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
10107
10108 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
10109 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +020010110 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +000010111
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010112 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10113 second argument: >
10114 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
10115<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010116 *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +010010117setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010118 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
Bram Moolenaar0e05de42020-03-25 22:23:46 +010010119 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010120 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
10121 {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010122
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +020010123 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
10124 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010125 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
10126 then the value is appended.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010127
Bram Moolenaarc6485bc2010-07-28 17:02:55 +020010128 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010129 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
10130 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
10131 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
10132 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
10133 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
10134 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +000010135 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010136
10137 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010138 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
10139 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +020010140 mode is never selected automatically.
10141 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10142
10143 *E883*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010144 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
10145 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +020010146 items act like empty strings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010147
10148 Examples: >
10149 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
10150 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
10151 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +020010152 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010153
10154< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +020010155 register: >
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +020010156 :let var_a = getreginfo()
10157 :call setreg('a', var_a)
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010158< or: >
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +020010159 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010160 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
10161 ....
10162 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010163< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
10164 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +020010165 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
10166 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010167
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +020010168 You can also change the type of a register by appending
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010169 nothing: >
10170 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
10171
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010172< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10173 second argument: >
10174 GetText()->setreg('a')
10175
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010176settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
10177 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
10178 |t:var|
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010179 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020010180 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10181 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010182 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
10183 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010184 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10185
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010186 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10187 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010188 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
10189
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010190settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
10191 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
10192 {val}.
10193 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
10194 use |setwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020010195 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010196 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020010197 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10198 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010199 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
10200 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
10201 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
10202 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010203 Examples: >
10204 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
10205 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
10206< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10207
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010208 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10209 fourth argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010210 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, winnr, name)
10211
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010212settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
10213 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
10214 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10215
10216 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +010010217 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
10218 stack.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010219 *E962*
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +010010220 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
10221 argument:
10222 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
10223 stack is replaced.
10224 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
10225 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
10226 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
10227 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
10228 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
10229
10230 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
10231 stack after the modification.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010232
10233 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
10234
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020010235 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020010236 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010237 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
10238
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010239< Save and restore the tag stack: >
10240 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
10241 " do something else
10242 call settagstack(1003, stack)
10243 unlet stack
10244<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010245 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10246 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010247 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
10248
10249setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010250 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010251 Examples: >
10252 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
10253 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010254
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010255< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10256 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010257 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
10258
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010259sha256({string}) *sha256()*
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +010010260 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010261 checksum of {string}.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010262
10263 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10264 GetText()->sha256()
10265
10266< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010267
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010268shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010269 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +020010270 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
10271 (MS-Windows, Linux, and MacOS) then it will enclose {string}
10272 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
10273 quotes.
10274 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
10275 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
10276 {string}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020010277 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
10278 replace all "'" with "'\''".
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010279
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010280 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
10281 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010282 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
10283 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010284 command.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010285
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010286 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
10287 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
10288 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
10289 even when inside single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010290
10291 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
10292 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010293 escaped a second time.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010294
Jason Cox6e823512021-08-29 12:36:49 +020010295 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
10296 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
10297 character inside single quotes.
10298
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010299 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
10300 :exe '!dir ' . shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
10301< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
10302 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
10303 :call system("chmod +w -- " . shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010010304< See also |::S|.
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +000010305
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10307 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +000010308
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010309shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010310 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
10311 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +010010312 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010313 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
10314 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010315
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010316 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
10317 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
10318 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
10319 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +010010320
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10322 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
10323
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020010324sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010325
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +010010326
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010327simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
10328 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
10329 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
10330 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
10331 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
10332 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020010333 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
10334 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
10335 standard).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010336 Example: >
10337 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
10338< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
10339 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
10340 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
10341 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
10342 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
10343
Bram Moolenaar7035fd92020-04-08 20:03:52 +020010344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10345 GetName()->simplify()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010346
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010347sin({expr}) *sin()*
10348 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
10349 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
10350 Examples: >
10351 :echo sin(100)
10352< -0.506366 >
10353 :echo sin(-4.01)
10354< 0.763301
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010355
10356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10357 Compute()->sin()
10358<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010359 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010360
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010361
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010362sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010363 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010364 [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010365 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010366 Examples: >
10367 :echo sinh(0.5)
10368< 0.521095 >
10369 :echo sinh(-0.9)
10370< -1.026517
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010371
10372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10373 Compute()->sinh()
10374<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020010375 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010376
10377
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +020010378slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +010010379 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
10380 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
10381 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010382 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +010010383 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
10384 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
10385
10386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10387 GetList()->slice(offset)
10388
10389
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +020010390sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010391 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010392
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010393 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010394 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +020010395
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010396< When {func} is omitted, is empty or zero, then sort() uses the
10397 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
10398 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
10399 current buffer use |:sort|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010400
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +020010401 When {func} is given and it is '1' or 'i' then case is
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010402 ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010403
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010010404 When {func} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
10405 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
10406 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
10407 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
10408 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
10409 case. Example: >
10410 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
10411 :language collate en_US.UTF8
10412 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10413< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
10414>
10415 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
10416 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
10417 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10418< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
10419 This does not work properly on Mac.
Bram Moolenaar55e29612020-11-01 13:57:44 +010010420
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010421 When {func} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010010422 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010423 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
10424 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
10425
Bram Moolenaarb00da1d2015-12-03 16:33:12 +010010426 When {func} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
10427 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
10428 digits will be used as the number they represent.
10429
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +010010430 When {func} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
10431 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
10432
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010433 When {func} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
10434 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010435 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
10436 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
10437 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010438
10439 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
10440 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
10441
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +020010442 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
10443 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
Bram Moolenaardb6ea062014-07-10 22:01:47 +020010444 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +020010445 same order as they were originally.
10446
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020010447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10448 mylist->sort()
10449
10450< Also see |uniq()|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010451
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010452 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010453 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10454 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
10455 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010456 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010457< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
10458 ignores overflow: >
10459 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10460 return a:i1 - a:i2
10461 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010462< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
10463 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010464<
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010465sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
10466 Stop playing all sounds.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010467 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010468
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010469 *sound_playevent()*
10470sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
10471 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
10472 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
10473 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
10474 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
10475 call sound_playevent('bell')
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010476< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
10477 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
10478 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010479
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010480 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010481 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
10482 argument is the status:
10483 0 sound was played to the end
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020010484 1 sound was interrupted
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +020010485 2 error occurred after sound started
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010486 Example: >
10487 func Callback(id, status)
10488 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
10489 endfunc
10490 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
10491
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010492< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
10493
10494 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010495 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010496
10497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10498 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
10499
10500< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010501
10502 *sound_playfile()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010503sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10504 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010505 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10506 with this command: >
10507 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010508
10509< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10510 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
10511
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020010512< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010513
10514
10515sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10516 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10517 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010518
10519 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10520 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10521
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10523 soundid->sound_stop()
10524
10525< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010526
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010527 *soundfold()*
10528soundfold({word})
10529 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010530 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
Bram Moolenaar42eeac32005-06-29 22:40:58 +000010531 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10532 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010533 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10534 the method can be quite slow.
10535
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010536 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10537 GetWord()->soundfold()
10538<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010539 *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010540spellbadword([{sentence}])
10541 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10542 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10543 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10544 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10545
10546 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10547 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10548 result is an empty string.
10549
10550 The return value is a list with two items:
10551 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10552 - The type of the spelling error:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010553 "bad" spelling mistake
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010554 "rare" rare word
10555 "local" word only valid in another region
10556 "caps" word should start with Capital
10557 Example: >
10558 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10559< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10560
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010561 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10562 of 'spelllang' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010563
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10565 GetText()->spellbadword()
10566<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010567 *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010568spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010569 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010570 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10571 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10572
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010573 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10574 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10575 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10576
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010577 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10578 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
Bram Moolenaarf461c8e2005-06-25 23:04:51 +000010579 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10580 replace a line.
10581
10582 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010583 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10584 although it may appear capitalized.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010585
10586 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010587 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010588
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10590 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010591
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010592split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
10593 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010594 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
10595 item.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010596 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +010010597 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10598 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010599 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10600 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +000010601 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10602 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010603 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010604 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010605< To split a string in individual characters: >
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010606 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +020010607< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10608 the end of the pattern: >
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +000010609 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10610< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010611 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10612 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10613< The opposite function is |join()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010614
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10616 GetString()->split()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010617
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010618sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10619 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10620 |Float|.
10621 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
10622 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
10623 Examples: >
10624 :echo sqrt(100)
10625< 10.0 >
10626 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10627< nan
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000010628 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010629
10630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10631 Compute()->sqrt()
10632<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010633 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010634
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010635
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010636srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10637 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10638 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
Bram Moolenaarf8c1f922019-11-28 22:13:14 +010010639 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10640 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10641 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10642 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10643 when a predictable sequence is intended.
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010644
10645 Examples: >
10646 :let seed = srand()
10647 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10648 :echo rand(seed)
10649
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010650state([{what}]) *state()*
10651 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10652 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10653 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10654 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010655 Yes: then do it right away.
10656 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10657 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10658 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10659 messages and callbacks).
10660 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10661 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10662 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10663 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010664 Also see |mode()|.
10665
10666 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10667 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010668 if state('s') == ''
10669 " screen has not scrolled
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010670<
Bram Moolenaard103ee72019-09-18 21:15:31 +020010671 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10672 something is busy:
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010673 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10674 stuffed command
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010675 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010676 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10677 x executing an autocommand
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010678 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010679 ch_readraw() when reading json
10680 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +010010681 |f| or a count
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010682 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10683 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10684 s screen has scrolled for messages
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010685
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010686str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
10687 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
10688 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
10689 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010690 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +010010691 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10692 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010693 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10694 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
10695 thousand.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010696 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10697 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10698 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10699 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10700 |substitute()|: >
10701 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010702<
10703 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10704 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
10705<
10706 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010707
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010708str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010709 Return a list containing the number values which represent
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010710 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010711 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10712 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10713< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10714
10715 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +010010716 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
10717 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010718 properly: >
10719 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010720
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010721< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10722 GetString()->str2list()
10723
10724
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010725str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
10726 Convert string {string} to a number.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010727 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020010728 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10729 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010730
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010731 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10732 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010733 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010734 let nr = str2nr('0123')
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010735<
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010736 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010737 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020010738 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10739 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010740 Text after the number is silently ignored.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010741
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10743 GetText()->str2nr()
10744
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010745
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010746strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010747 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010748 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010749 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
10750 composing characters separately.
10751
10752 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10753
10754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10755 GetText()->strcharlen()
10756
10757
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010758strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010759 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010760 of byte index and length.
10761 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10762 counted separately.
10763 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
10764 similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010765 When a character index is used where a character does not
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010766 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
10767 example: >
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010768 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10769< results in 'a'.
10770
10771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10772 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010773
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010774
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010775strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010776 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010777 in String {string}.
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +020010778 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10779 counted separately.
10780 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010781 |strcharlen()| always does this.
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010782
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010783 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010784
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010785 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10786 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10787 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10788 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10789 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10790 endfunction
10791 else
10792 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10793 if a:skipcc
10794 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10795 else
10796 return strchars(a:str)
10797 endif
10798 endfunction
10799 endif
10800<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10802 GetText()->strchars()
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010803
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010804strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010805 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010806 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010010807 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10808 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10809 matters for Tab characters.
Bram Moolenaar4d32c2d2010-07-18 22:10:01 +020010810 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10811 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10812 'tabstop' and 'display'.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010813 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010814 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
10815 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010816
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10818 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
10819
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010820strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10821 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10822 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10823 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10824 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10825 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10826 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010827 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010828 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10829 Examples: >
10830 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10831 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10832 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10833 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10834 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10835 Show mod time of file.c.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010836< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10837 :if exists("*strftime")
10838
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010839< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10840 GetFormat()->strftime()
10841
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010842strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
10843 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
10844 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
10845 separate characters here.
10846 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10847
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010848 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10849 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
10850
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010851stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
10852 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10853 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010854 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
10855 This can be used to find a second match: >
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010010856 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
10857 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010858< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010859 For pattern searches use |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010860 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010861 See also |strridx()|.
10862 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010863 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
10864 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
10865 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010866< *strstr()* *strchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010867 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
10868 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
10869
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10871 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010872<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010873 *string()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010874string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010875 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
10876 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010877 {expr} type result ~
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010878 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010879 Number 123
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010880 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000010881 Funcref function('name')
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010882 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010883 List [item, item]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +000010884 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010885
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010886 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010887 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
10888 will then fail.
10889
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020010890 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10891 mylist->string()
10892
10893< Also see |strtrans()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010894
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010895
10896strlen({string}) *strlen()*
10897 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
10898 {string} in bytes.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010899 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
10900 For other types an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010901 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
Bram Moolenaar641e48c2015-06-25 16:09:26 +020010902 |strchars()|.
10903 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010904
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10906 GetString()->strlen()
10907
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010908strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010909 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +000010910 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010911 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
10912 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
10913 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
10914 following composing characters).
10915 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
10916 |strcharpart()|.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010917
10918 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
10919 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010920 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
10921 end of the {src}. >
10922 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
10923 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
10924 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010925 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010926
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010927< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010928 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
10929 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010930<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010931 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10932 GetText()->strpart(5)
10933
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010934strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
10935 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
10936 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
10937 the format specified in {format}.
10938
10939 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
10940 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
10941 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
10942 matters.
10943
10944 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
10945 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
10946 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
10947 result.
10948
10949 See also |strftime()|.
10950 Examples: >
10951 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
10952< 862156163 >
10953 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
10954< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
10955 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
10956< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
10957
10958 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10959 :if exists("*strptime")
10960
10961
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010962strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
10963 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10964 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
10965 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
10966 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
10967 match: >
10968 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
10969 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
10970< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010971 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10972 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000010973 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010974 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010975 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010976< *strrchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010977 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
10978 function strrchr().
10979
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10981 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
10982
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010983strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
10984 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010985 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
10986 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
10987 echo strtrans(@a)
10988< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
10989 starting a new line.
10990
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10992 GetString()->strtrans()
10993
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010994strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010995 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010996 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010997 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010998 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010999 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020011000 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020011001
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11003 GetString()->strwidth()
11004
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011005submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011006 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
11007 substitute() function.
11008 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
11009 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020011010 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
11011 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011012 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020011013
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011014 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
11015 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020011016 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
11017 text.
11018 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
11019 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
11020 items, since there are no real line breaks.
11021
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +020011022 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
11023 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
11024
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010011025 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011026 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010011027 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011028< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
11029 A line break is included as a newline character.
11030
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020011031 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11032 GetNr()->submatch()
11033
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020011034substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
11035 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011036 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020011037 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011038 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011039
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011040 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
11041 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
11042 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010011043 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
11044 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
11045 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
11046 used.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011047
11048 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011049 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011050 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011051 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011052
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020011053 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011054 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011055
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011056 Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011057 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011058< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011059 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011060< results in "TESTING".
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020011061
11062 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
11063 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011064 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +020011065 \ '\=nr2char("0x" . submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011066
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011067< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
11068 optional argument. Example: >
11069 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
11070< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011071 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
11072 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
11073 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' . m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011074
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011075< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11076 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
11077
Bram Moolenaar20aac6c2018-09-02 21:07:30 +020011078swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020011079 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
11080 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020011081 version Vim version
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020011082 user user name
11083 host host name
11084 fname original file name
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020011085 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020011086 file
11087 mtime last modification time in seconds
11088 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020011089 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +020011090 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020011091 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
11092 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
11093 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020011094 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
11095 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020011096
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020011097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11098 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
11099
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020011100swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020011101 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020011102 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
11103 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020011104 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020011105 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020011106
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020011107 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11108 GetBufname()->swapname()
11109
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000011110synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011111 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000011112 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011113 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
11114 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000011115
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000011116 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000011117 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +020011118 Note that when the position is after the last character,
11119 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011120 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000011121
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020011122 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011123 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020011124 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011125 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
11126 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
11127 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
11128 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
11129
11130 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
11131 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
11132<
Bram Moolenaar7510fe72010-07-25 12:46:44 +020011133
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011134synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
11135 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
11136 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
11137 about a syntax item.
11138 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011139 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011140 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
11141 used (GUI, cterm or term).
11142 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
11143 {what} result
11144 "name" the name of the syntax item
11145 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
11146 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
11147 term: empty string)
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000011148 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010011149 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
11150 |highlight-font|
Bram Moolenaar391c3622020-09-29 20:59:17 +020011151 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
11152 |highlight-guisp|
11153 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011154 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
11155 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
11156 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000011157 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011158 "bold" "1" if bold
11159 "italic" "1" if italic
11160 "reverse" "1" if reverse
11161 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010011162 "standout" "1" if standout
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011163 "underline" "1" if underlined
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011164 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
Bram Moolenaarcf4b00c2017-09-02 18:33:56 +020011165 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011166
11167 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
11168 cursor): >
11169 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
11170<
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11172 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
11173
11174
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011175synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
11176 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
11177 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
11178 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
11179 ":highlight link" are followed.
11180
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011181 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11182 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
11183
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020011184synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011185 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
Bram Moolenaar4d785892017-06-22 22:00:50 +020011186 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
11187 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011188 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar4d785892017-06-22 22:00:50 +020011189 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
11190 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
11191 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
11192 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020011193 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
11194 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
11195 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
11196 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
11197 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
11198 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
11199 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020011200 and replaced by the character "X", then:
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020011201 call returns ~
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020011202 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
11203 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
11204 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
11205 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
11206 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
11207 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020011208
11209
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011210synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
11211 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011212 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
11213 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
11214 like what |synID()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011215 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
11216 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
11217 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
11218 transparent item.
11219 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
11220 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
11221 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
11222 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
11223 endfor
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +020011224< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
11225 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
11226 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
11227 valid positions.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011228
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +000011229system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011230 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a string. See
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011231 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011232
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011233 When {input} is given and is a string this string is written
11234 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
11235 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011236 separators yourself.
11237 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
11238 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
11239 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
Bram Moolenaar12c44922017-01-08 13:26:03 +010011240 list items converted to NULs).
11241 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
11242 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
11243 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
11244 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020011245
11246 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011247
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +020011248 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
Bram Moolenaar52a72462014-08-29 15:53:52 +020011249 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
11250 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
11251 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
11252 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
11253<
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011254 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
11255 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
11256 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
11257 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010011258 cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011259 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011260
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000011261 The result is a String. Example: >
11262 :let files = system("ls " . shellescape(expand('%:h')))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010011263 :let files = system('ls ' . expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011264
11265< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
11266 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
11267 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
Bram Moolenaar9d98fe92013-08-03 18:35:36 +020011268 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
11269 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
11270
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011271 The command executed is constructed using several options:
11272 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
11273 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +010011274 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011275 concatenated commands.
11276
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000011277 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
11278 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
11279
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011280 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
11281 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000011282
11283 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
11284 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
11285 when using a security agent application.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011286 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
11287 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
11288
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011289 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11290 :echo GetCmd()->system()
11291
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011292
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011293systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011294 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
11295 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
11296 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020011297 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
11298 result ends in a NL.
11299 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011300
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020011301 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
11302 use |system()| and |split()|: >
11303 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
11304<
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011305 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011306
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011307 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11308 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
11309
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011310
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011311tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000011312 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011313 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011314 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011315 omitted the current tab page is used.
11316 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
11317 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011318 let buflist = []
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011319 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011320 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011321 endfor
11322< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
11323
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011324 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11325 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011326
11327tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000011328 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11329 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar62a23252020-08-09 14:04:42 +020011330
11331 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11332 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
11333 count).
11334 # the number of the last accessed tab page
11335 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
11336 previous tab page 0 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000011337 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
11338
11339
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010011340tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
Bram Moolenaard04f4402010-08-15 13:30:34 +020011341 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011342 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
11343 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
11344 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
11345 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
11346 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
11347 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
11348 Useful examples: >
11349 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
11350 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
11351< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
11352
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11354 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
11355<
Bram Moolenaarfa1d1402006-03-25 21:59:56 +000011356 *tagfiles()*
11357tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
11358 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
11359
11360
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011361taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011362 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
Bram Moolenaarc6aafba2017-03-21 17:09:10 +010011363
11364 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
11365 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
11366 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
11367
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +000011368 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
11369 entries:
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011370 name Name of the tag.
11371 filename Name of the file where the tag is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011372 defined. It is either relative to the
11373 current directory or a full path.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011374 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
11375 the file.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011376 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011377 entry depends on the language specific
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011378 kind values. Only available when
11379 using a tags file generated by
11380 Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011381 static A file specific tag. Refer to
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011382 |static-tag| for more information.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011383 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
11384 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
11385 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
11386 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
11387 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
11388 contained in.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +000011389
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +010011390 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +000011391 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011392
11393 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
11394
11395 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010011396 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
11397 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
11398 search regular expression pattern.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011399
11400 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
11401 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
11402 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
11403
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011404 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11405 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
11406
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011407tan({expr}) *tan()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011408 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011409 in the range [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011410 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011411 Examples: >
11412 :echo tan(10)
11413< 0.648361 >
11414 :echo tan(-4.01)
11415< -1.181502
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011416
11417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11418 Compute()->tan()
11419<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020011420 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011421
11422
11423tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011424 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011425 range [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011426 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011427 Examples: >
11428 :echo tanh(0.5)
11429< 0.462117 >
11430 :echo tanh(-1)
11431< -0.761594
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011432
11433 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11434 Compute()->tanh()
11435<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020011436 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011437
11438
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011439tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
11440 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011441 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011442 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
11443 :let tmpfile = tempname()
11444 :exe "redir > " . tmpfile
11445< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
11446 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +020011447 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
11448 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011449
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020011450
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +020011451term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011452
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011453
11454terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011455 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011456 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
11457 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
11458 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010011459 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
11460 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011461 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
11462 mouse mouse type supported
11463
11464 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
11465
11466 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
11467 an empty dictionary.
11468
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011469 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011470 current cursor style.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011471 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011472 request the cursor blink status.
11473 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
11474 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
11475 and |t_RC| on startup.
11476
11477 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
11478 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
11479
11480 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
11481
11482 Also see:
11483 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
11484 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
11485 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
11486
11487
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +020011488test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +020011489
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011490
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011491 *timer_info()*
11492timer_info([{id}])
11493 Return a list with information about timers.
11494 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
11495 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
11496 returned.
11497 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
11498
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011499 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011500 these items:
11501 "id" the timer ID
11502 "time" time the timer was started with
11503 "remaining" time until the timer fires
11504 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011505 -1 means forever
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011506 "callback" the callback
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011507 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
11508
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011509 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11510 GetTimer()->timer_info()
11511
11512< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011513
11514timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
11515 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011516 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
11517 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
11518 has passed.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011519
11520 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
11521 for a short time.
11522
11523 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
11524 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
11525 See |non-zero-arg|.
11526
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11528 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
11529
11530< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011531
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011532 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011533timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11534 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11535
11536 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11537 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11538 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
11539
11540 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
Bram Moolenaarf37506f2016-08-31 22:22:10 +020011541 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011542 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11543 waiting for input.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +010011544 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010011545 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011546
11547 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11548 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
Bram Moolenaarabd468e2016-09-08 22:22:43 +020011549 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11550 the callback will be called once.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +020011551 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11552 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11553 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11554 messages.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011555
11556 Example: >
11557 func MyHandler(timer)
11558 echo 'Handler called'
11559 endfunc
11560 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11561 \ {'repeat': 3})
11562< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11563 intervals.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011564
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11566 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11567
11568< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011569 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11570
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011571timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +020011572 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11573 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011574 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011575
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11577 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
11578
11579< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011580
11581timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11582 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +020011583 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11584 timers there is no error.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011585
11586 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11587
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011588tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11589 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11590 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
11591 the string).
11592
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11594 GetText()->tolower()
11595
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011596toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11597 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11598 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
11599 the string).
11600
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11602 GetText()->toupper()
11603
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +000011604tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11605 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11606 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11607 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11608 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11609 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11610 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11611
11612 Examples: >
11613 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11614< returns "Hello THere" >
11615 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11616< returns "{blob}"
11617
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011618 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11619 GetText()->tr(from, to)
11620
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011621trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011622 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011623 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11624
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011625 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
11626 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
11627 space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011628
11629 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11630 characters:
11631 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11632 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11633 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11634 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11635
11636 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011637
11638 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011639 echo trim(" some text ")
11640< returns "some text" >
11641 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") . "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011642< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011643 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011644< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11645 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11646< returns " vim"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011647
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11649 GetText()->trim()
11650
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011651trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000011652 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011653 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11654 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
11655 Examples: >
11656 echo trunc(1.456)
11657< 1.0 >
11658 echo trunc(-5.456)
11659< -5.0 >
11660 echo trunc(4.0)
11661< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011662
11663 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11664 Compute()->trunc()
11665<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011666 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011667
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011668 *type()*
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011669type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
11670 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
11671 v:t_ variable that has the value:
11672 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
11673 String: 1 |v:t_string|
11674 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
11675 List: 3 |v:t_list|
11676 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
11677 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
11678 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011679 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
11680 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
11681 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
11682 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011683 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011684 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
11685 :if type(myvar) == type("")
11686 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
11687 :if type(myvar) == type([])
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +000011688 :if type(myvar) == type({})
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011689 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +010011690 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +010011691 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011692< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
11693 :if exists('v:t_number')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011694
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011695< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11696 mylist->type()
11697
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +010011698
11699typename({expr}) *typename()*
11700 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
11701 Example: >
11702 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
11703 list<number>
11704
11705
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011706undofile({name}) *undofile()*
11707 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
11708 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
11709 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +020011710 the undo file exists.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +020011711 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
11712 is used internally.
Bram Moolenaar80716072012-05-01 21:14:34 +020011713 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
11714 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011715 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +010011716 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011717 returns an empty string.
11718
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011719 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11720 GetFilename()->undofile()
11721
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011722undotree() *undotree()*
11723 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
11724 the following items:
11725 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
11726 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
11727 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
11728 when some changes were undone.
11729 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
11730 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
11731 something readable.
11732 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
11733 write yet.
Bram Moolenaar730cde92010-06-27 05:18:54 +020011734 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011735 tree.
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011736 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
11737 This happens when waiting from input from the
11738 user. See |undo-blocks|.
11739 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
11740 undo blocks.
11741
11742 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011743 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011744 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
11745 |:undolist|.
11746 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
11747 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
11748 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11749 that was added. This marks the last change
11750 and where further changes will be added.
11751 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11752 that was undone. This marks the current
11753 position in the undo tree, the block that will
11754 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
11755 undone after the last change this item will
11756 not appear anywhere.
11757 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
11758 write. The number is the write count. The
11759 first write has number 1, the last one the
11760 "save_last" mentioned above.
11761 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
11762 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
11763 item.
11764
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010011765uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
11766 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
11767 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
11768 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
11769 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
11770< The default compare function uses the string representation of
11771 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
11772
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011773 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11774 mylist->uniq()
11775
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011776values({dict}) *values()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011777 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010011778 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011779
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11781 mydict->values()
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011782
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011783virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
11784 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
11785 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
11786 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
11787 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
11788 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
11789 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011790 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar477933c2007-07-17 14:32:23 +000011791 For the byte position use |col()|.
11792 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
11793 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +000011794 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +000011795 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +020011796 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011797 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
11798 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
11799 The accepted positions are:
11800 . the cursor position
11801 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
11802 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
11803 plus one)
11804 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
11805 returned)
Bram Moolenaare3faf442014-12-14 01:27:49 +010011806 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
11807 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
11808 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
11809 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011810 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
11811 Examples: >
11812 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
11813 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011814 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011815< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011816 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
11817 all lines: >
11818 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
11819
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011820< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11821 GetPos()->virtcol()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011822
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011823
11824visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011825 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000011826 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
11827 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
11828 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
11829 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
11830 respectively.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011831 Example: >
11832 :exe "normal " . visualmode()
11833< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
11834 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
11835 Visual mode that was used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011836 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
11837 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011838 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000011839 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011840 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011841
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011842wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011843 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011844 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
11845 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
11846 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
11847
11848 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
11849 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
11850<
11851 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
11852
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011853win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
11854 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
11855 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011856 without triggering autocommands. When executing {command}
11857 autocommands will be triggered, this may have unexpected side
11858 effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011859 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011860 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
11861< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
11862 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011863
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020011864 *E994*
11865 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011866 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
11867 an empty string is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011868
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020011869 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
11870 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011871 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
11872
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011873win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011874 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011875 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011876
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011877 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11878 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
11879
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011880win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011881 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011882 When {win} is missing use the current window.
11883 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +010011884 number 1.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011885 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
11886 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
11887 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
11888
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11890 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
11891
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011892
11893win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
11894 Return the type of the window:
Bram Moolenaar40a019f2020-06-17 21:41:35 +020011895 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
Bram Moolenaar0fe937f2020-06-16 22:42:04 +020011896 used to execute autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011897 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
11898 (empty) normal window
Yegappan Lakshmanan28d84212021-07-31 12:43:23 +020011899 "loclist" |location-list-window|
11900 "popup" popup window |popup|
11901 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
11902 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011903 "unknown" window {nr} not found
11904
11905 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
11906 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
11907 |window-ID|.
11908
11909 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
11910 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
11911 returns "popup".
11912
11913
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011914win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
11915 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
11916 tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +010011917 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011918
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11920 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
11921
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +020011922win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011923 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
11924 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
11925 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
11926
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11928 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
11929
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011930win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
11931 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
11932 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
11933
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11935 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
11936
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011937win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
11938 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
11939 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +020011940 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +020011941 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
11942 for the current window.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011943 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011944 tabpage.
11945
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11947 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
11948<
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011949win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011950 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011951 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
11952 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
11953 then closing {nr}.
11954
11955 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +010011956 Both must be in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011957
11958 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
11959
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011960 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011961 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
11962 like with |:vsplit|.
11963 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
11964 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
11965 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
11966 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
11967 'splitright' are used.
11968
11969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11970 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
11971<
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +010011972
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011973 *winbufnr()*
11974winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011975 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011976 the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011977 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
11978 window is returned.
11979 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011980 Example: >
11981 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
11982<
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020011983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11984 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
11985<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011986 *wincol()*
11987wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
11988 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
11989 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
11990
Bram Moolenaar0c1e3742019-12-27 13:49:24 +010011991 *windowsversion()*
11992windowsversion()
11993 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
11994 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
11995 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
11996 an empty string.
11997
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011998winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
11999 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020012000 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012001 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
12002 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12003 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020012004 This excludes any window toolbar line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012005 Examples: >
12006 :echo "The current window has " . winheight(0) . " lines."
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012007
12008< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12009 GetWinid()->winheight()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012010<
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020012011winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
12012 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
12013 in a tabpage.
12014
12015 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
12016 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
12017 returns an empty list.
12018
12019 For a leaf window, it returns:
12020 ['leaf', {winid}]
12021 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
12022 returns:
12023 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
12024 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
12025 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
12026
12027 Example: >
12028 " Only one window in the tab page
12029 :echo winlayout()
12030 ['leaf', 1000]
12031 " Two horizontally split windows
12032 :echo winlayout()
12033 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010012034 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
12035 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
12036 " middle window
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020012037 :echo winlayout(2)
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010012038 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
12039 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020012040<
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012041 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12042 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
12043<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012044 *winline()*
12045winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012046 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012047 the window. The first line is one.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +000012048 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
12049 first, this may cause a scroll.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012050
12051 *winnr()*
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000012052winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
12053 window. The top window has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +010012054 Returns zero for a popup window.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020012055
12056 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
12057 $ the number of the last window (the window
12058 count).
12059 # the number of the last accessed window (where
12060 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
12061 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
12062 returned.
12063 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
12064 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
12065 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
12066 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
12067 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
12068 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
12069 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
12070 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000012071 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
12072 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +010012073 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020012074 Examples: >
12075 let window_count = winnr('$')
12076 let prev_window = winnr('#')
12077 let wnum = winnr('3k')
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012078
12079< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12080 GetWinval()->winnr()
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020012081<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012082 *winrestcmd()*
12083winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
12084 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012085 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
12086 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012087 Example: >
12088 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
12089 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
12090 :exe cmd
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012091<
12092 *winrestview()*
12093winrestview({dict})
12094 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
12095 the view of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020012096 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
12097 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
12098 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
12099 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
12100<
12101 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
12102 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
12103 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
12104 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
12105
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012106 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
12107 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
12108
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12110 GetView()->winrestview()
12111<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012112 *winsaveview()*
12113winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
12114 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
12115 restore the view.
12116 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
12117 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
12118 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +000012119 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
Bram Moolenaar07d87792014-07-19 14:04:47 +020012120 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012121 The return value includes:
12122 lnum cursor line number
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020012123 col cursor column (Note: the first column
12124 zero, as opposed to what getpos()
12125 returns)
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012126 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
12127 curswant column for vertical movement
12128 topline first line in the window
12129 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010012130 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
12131 'wrap' is off
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012132 skipcol columns skipped
12133 Note that no option values are saved.
12134
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012135
12136winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
12137 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020012138 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012139 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
12140 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12141 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
12142 Examples: >
12143 :echo "The current window has " . winwidth(0) . " columns."
12144 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012145 : 50 wincmd |
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012146 :endif
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012147< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
12148 option.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020012149
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12151 GetWinid()->winwidth()
12152
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020012153
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010012154wordcount() *wordcount()*
12155 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
12156 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
12157 |g_CTRL-G|
12158 The return value includes:
12159 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
12160 chars Number of chars in the buffer
12161 words Number of words in the buffer
12162 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
12163 (not in Visual mode)
12164 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
12165 (not in Visual mode)
12166 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
12167 (not in Visual mode)
12168 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012169 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010012170 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012171 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020012172 visual_words Number of words visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012173 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010012174
12175
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012176 *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012177writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
12178 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
12179 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
12180 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012181 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012182 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
12183 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012184
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012185 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
12186 unmodified.
12187
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012188 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +020012189 appended to the file: >
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012190 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
12191 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012192<
12193 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
12194 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
12195 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
12196 crashes.
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +010012197 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
12198 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012199 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
12200 when 'fsync' is set.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010012201
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012202 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012203 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
12204 to writefile().
12205 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
12206 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
12207 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
12208 fails.
12209 Also see |readfile()|.
12210 To copy a file byte for byte: >
12211 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
12212 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012213
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012214< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12215 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
12216
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012217
12218xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
12219 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
12220 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
12221 Example: >
12222 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012223<
12224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +020012225 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
Bram Moolenaar6ee8d892012-01-10 14:55:01 +010012226<
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012227
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012228 *feature-list*
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +010012229There are three types of features:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122301. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
12231 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
12232 :if has("cindent")
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +020012233< *gui_running*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122342. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
12235 Example: >
12236 :if has("gui_running")
12237< *has-patch*
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +0200122383. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
12239 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
12240 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012241 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +020012242< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
12243 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
12244 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
12245 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
12246 version 6.2.148 or later): >
12247 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012248
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +020012249Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
12250use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
12251
12252
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020012253acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012254all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
12255amiga Amiga version of Vim.
12256arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
12257arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012258autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020012259autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
Bram Moolenaare42a6d22017-11-12 19:21:51 +010012260autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012261balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +000012262balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012263beos BeOS version of Vim.
12264browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
12265 work.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +020012266browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012267bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012268builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
12269byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012270channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012271cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
12272clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
12273clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
Bram Moolenaar4999a7f2019-08-10 22:21:48 +020012274clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012275cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
12276cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
12277cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
12278comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012279compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +010012280conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012281cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
12282cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +010012283cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012284debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
12285dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
12286dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
12287diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
12288digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012289directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012290dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +020012291drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012292ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
12293emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
12294eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
12295 true, of course!
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012296ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012297extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
12298 |'hlsearch'|
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010012299farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012300file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012301filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
12302 read/write/filter commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012303find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
12304 |+find_in_path|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012305float Compiled with support for |Float|.
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +010012306fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
12307 this is not present).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012308folding Compiled with |folding| support.
12309footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
12310fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
12311gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
12312gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
12313gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012314gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012315gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
12316gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar98921892016-02-23 17:14:37 +010012317gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010012318gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012319gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
12320gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
12321gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012322gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +020012323gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012324gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010012325haiku Haiku version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012326hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012327hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012328iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
12329insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020012330 Insert mode. (always true)
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012331job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar352f5542020-04-13 19:04:21 +020012332ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012333jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
12334keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020012335lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012336langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
12337libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
Bram Moolenaar597a4222014-06-25 14:39:50 +020012338linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
12339 'breakindent' support.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012340linux Linux version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012341lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
12342listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
12343 and the argument list |arglist|.
12344localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
Bram Moolenaar0ba04292010-07-14 23:23:17 +020012345lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020012346mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
12347macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012348menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
12349mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
12350modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +020012351 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010012352mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012353mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
12354mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar4b8366b2019-05-04 17:34:34 +020012355mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012356mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
12357mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012358mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +020012359mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +010012360mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012361mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012362mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010012363multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +020012364multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012365multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
12366multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +000012367mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
Leah Neukirchen0a7984a2021-10-14 21:27:55 +010012368nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
Bram Moolenaarb26e6322010-05-22 21:34:09 +020012369netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012370netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020012371num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012372ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020012373osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
12374osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020012375packages Compiled with |packages| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012376path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
12377perl Compiled with Perl interface.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +020012378persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012379postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
12380printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012381profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar84b242c2018-01-28 17:45:49 +010012382python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
12383python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
12384python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
12385python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
12386python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
12387python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012388pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012389qnx QNX version of Vim.
12390quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +000012391reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012392rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
12393ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012394scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012395showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
12396signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
12397smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +020012398sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020012399sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012400spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
Bram Moolenaaref94eec2009-11-11 13:22:11 +000012401startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012402statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
12403 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012404sun SunOS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +010012405sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +000012406syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012407syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
12408 current buffer.
12409system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
12410tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
12411 |tag-binary-search|.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +020012412tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012413 |tag-old-static|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012414tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020012415termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +020012416terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012417terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
12418termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
12419textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +010012420textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012421tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
12422 or terminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010012423timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012424title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
12425toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
Bram Moolenaar2cab0e12016-11-24 15:09:07 +010012426ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
12427ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020012428unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010012429unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
Bram Moolenaarac9fb182019-04-27 13:04:13 +020012430user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010012431vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +010012432vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
12433 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012434vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012435 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012436vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010012437 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012438viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012439vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
12440vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020012441vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012442virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010012443visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
12444visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
12445 true) |blockwise-operators|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012446vms VMS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012447vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010012448vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
Bram Moolenaar5a3a49e2018-03-20 18:35:53 +010012449 out if it works in the current console).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012450wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
12451wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012452win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +010012453win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
12454 64 bits)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012455win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012456win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012457win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012458winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
12459windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012460 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012461writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
12462xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
12463xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020012464xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
12465xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
12466 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012467xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
12468xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
12469xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
12470xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
12471 xterm screen.
12472x11 Compiled with X11 support.
12473
12474 *string-match*
12475Matching a pattern in a String
12476
12477A regexp pattern as explained at |pattern| is normally used to find a match in
12478the buffer lines. When a pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost
12479everything works in the same way. The difference is that a String is handled
12480like it is one line. When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a
12481line break for the pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or
12482with ".". Example: >
12483 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
12484 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
12485 aa
12486 xx
12487 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
12488 a
12489 x
12490
12491Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
12492"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
12493"\n".
12494
12495==============================================================================
124965. Defining functions *user-functions*
12497
12498New functions can be defined. These can be called just like builtin
12499functions. The function executes a sequence of Ex commands. Normal mode
12500commands can be executed with the |:normal| command.
12501
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010012502This section is about the legacy functions. For the Vim9 functions, which
12503execute much faster, support type checking and more, see |vim9.txt|.
12504
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012505The function name must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid confusion with
12506builtin functions. To prevent from using the same name in different scripts
12507avoid obvious, short names. A good habit is to start the function name with
12508the name of the script, e.g., "HTMLcolor()".
12509
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000012510It's also possible to use curly braces, see |curly-braces-names|. And the
12511|autoload| facility is useful to define a function only when it's called.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012512
12513 *local-function*
12514A function local to a script must start with "s:". A local script function
12515can only be called from within the script and from functions, user commands
12516and autocommands defined in the script. It is also possible to call the
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000012517function from a mapping defined in the script, but then |<SID>| must be used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012518instead of "s:" when the mapping is expanded outside of the script.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012519There are only script-local functions, no buffer-local or window-local
12520functions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012521
12522 *:fu* *:function* *E128* *E129* *E123*
12523:fu[nction] List all functions and their arguments.
12524
12525:fu[nction] {name} List function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012526 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12527 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012528 :function dict.init
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000012529
12530:fu[nction] /{pattern} List functions with a name matching {pattern}.
12531 Example that lists all functions ending with "File": >
12532 :function /File$
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012533<
12534 *:function-verbose*
12535When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing a function will also display where it was
12536last defined. Example: >
12537
12538 :verbose function SetFileTypeSH
12539 function SetFileTypeSH(name)
12540 Last set from /usr/share/vim/vim-7.0/filetype.vim
12541<
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +000012542See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012543
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012544 *E124* *E125* *E853* *E884*
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012545:fu[nction][!] {name}([arguments]) [range] [abort] [dict] [closure]
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012546 Define a new function by the name {name}. The body of
12547 the function follows in the next lines, until the
12548 matching |:endfunction|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010012549
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012550 The name must be made of alphanumeric characters and
12551 '_', and must start with a capital or "s:" (see
12552 above). Note that using "b:" or "g:" is not allowed.
12553 (since patch 7.4.260 E884 is given if the function
12554 name has a colon in the name, e.g. for "foo:bar()".
12555 Before that patch no error was given).
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012556
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012557 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12558 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012559 :function dict.init(arg)
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012560< "dict" must be an existing dictionary. The entry
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012561 "init" is added if it didn't exist yet. Otherwise [!]
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012562 is required to overwrite an existing function. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012563 result is a |Funcref| to a numbered function. The
12564 function can only be used with a |Funcref| and will be
12565 deleted if there are no more references to it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012566 *E127* *E122*
12567 When a function by this name already exists and [!] is
Bram Moolenaarded5f1b2018-11-10 17:33:29 +010012568 not used an error message is given. There is one
12569 exception: When sourcing a script again, a function
12570 that was previously defined in that script will be
12571 silently replaced.
12572 When [!] is used, an existing function is silently
12573 replaced. Unless it is currently being executed, that
12574 is an error.
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012575 NOTE: Use ! wisely. If used without care it can cause
12576 an existing function to be replaced unexpectedly,
12577 which is hard to debug.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +020012578 NOTE: In Vim9 script script-local functions cannot be
12579 deleted or redefined.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012580
12581 For the {arguments} see |function-argument|.
12582
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012583 *:func-range* *a:firstline* *a:lastline*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012584 When the [range] argument is added, the function is
12585 expected to take care of a range itself. The range is
12586 passed as "a:firstline" and "a:lastline". If [range]
12587 is excluded, ":{range}call" will call the function for
12588 each line in the range, with the cursor on the start
12589 of each line. See |function-range-example|.
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010012590 The cursor is still moved to the first line of the
12591 range, as is the case with all Ex commands.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012592 *:func-abort*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012593 When the [abort] argument is added, the function will
12594 abort as soon as an error is detected.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012595 *:func-dict*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012596 When the [dict] argument is added, the function must
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012597 be invoked through an entry in a |Dictionary|. The
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012598 local variable "self" will then be set to the
12599 dictionary. See |Dictionary-function|.
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012600 *:func-closure* *E932*
12601 When the [closure] argument is added, the function
12602 can access variables and arguments from the outer
12603 scope. This is usually called a closure. In this
12604 example Bar() uses "x" from the scope of Foo(). It
12605 remains referenced even after Foo() returns: >
12606 :function! Foo()
12607 : let x = 0
12608 : function! Bar() closure
12609 : let x += 1
12610 : return x
12611 : endfunction
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +020012612 : return funcref('Bar')
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012613 :endfunction
12614
12615 :let F = Foo()
12616 :echo F()
12617< 1 >
12618 :echo F()
12619< 2 >
12620 :echo F()
12621< 3
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012622
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012623 *function-search-undo*
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012624 The last used search pattern and the redo command "."
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012625 will not be changed by the function. This also
12626 implies that the effect of |:nohlsearch| is undone
12627 when the function returns.
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012628
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012629 *:endf* *:endfunction* *E126* *E193* *W22*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012630:endf[unction] [argument]
12631 The end of a function definition. Best is to put it
12632 on a line by its own, without [argument].
12633
12634 [argument] can be:
12635 | command command to execute next
12636 \n command command to execute next
12637 " comment always ignored
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012638 anything else ignored, warning given when
12639 'verbose' is non-zero
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012640 The support for a following command was added in Vim
12641 8.0.0654, before that any argument was silently
12642 ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012643
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012644 To be able to define a function inside an `:execute`
12645 command, use line breaks instead of |:bar|: >
12646 :exe "func Foo()\necho 'foo'\nendfunc"
12647<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020012648 *:delf* *:delfunction* *E130* *E131* *E933*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012649:delf[unction][!] {name}
12650 Delete function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012651 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12652 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012653 :delfunc dict.init
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012654< This will remove the "init" entry from "dict". The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012655 function is deleted if there are no more references to
12656 it.
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012657 With the ! there is no error if the function does not
12658 exist.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012659 *:retu* *:return* *E133*
12660:retu[rn] [expr] Return from a function. When "[expr]" is given, it is
12661 evaluated and returned as the result of the function.
12662 If "[expr]" is not given, the number 0 is returned.
12663 When a function ends without an explicit ":return",
12664 the number 0 is returned.
12665 Note that there is no check for unreachable lines,
12666 thus there is no warning if commands follow ":return".
12667
12668 If the ":return" is used after a |:try| but before the
12669 matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
12670 following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
12671 are executed first. This process applies to all
12672 nested ":try"s inside the function. The function
12673 returns at the outermost ":endtry".
12674
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012675 *function-argument* *a:var*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012676An argument can be defined by giving its name. In the function this can then
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012677be used as "a:name" ("a:" for argument).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012678 *a:0* *a:1* *a:000* *E740* *...*
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012679Up to 20 arguments can be given, separated by commas. After the named
12680arguments an argument "..." can be specified, which means that more arguments
12681may optionally be following. In the function the extra arguments can be used
12682as "a:1", "a:2", etc. "a:0" is set to the number of extra arguments (which
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012683can be 0). "a:000" is set to a |List| that contains these arguments. Note
12684that "a:1" is the same as "a:000[0]".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012685 *E742*
12686The a: scope and the variables in it cannot be changed, they are fixed.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012687However, if a composite type is used, such as |List| or |Dictionary| , you can
12688change their contents. Thus you can pass a |List| to a function and have the
12689function add an item to it. If you want to make sure the function cannot
12690change a |List| or |Dictionary| use |:lockvar|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012691
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012692It is also possible to define a function without any arguments. You must
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012693still supply the () then.
12694
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010012695It is allowed to define another function inside a function body.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012696
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012697 *optional-function-argument*
12698You can provide default values for positional named arguments. This makes
12699them optional for function calls. When a positional argument is not
12700specified at a call, the default expression is used to initialize it.
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012701This only works for functions declared with `:function` or `:def`, not for
12702lambda expressions |expr-lambda|.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012703
12704Example: >
12705 function Something(key, value = 10)
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012706 echo a:key .. ": " .. a:value
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012707 endfunction
12708 call Something('empty') "empty: 10"
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012709 call Something('key', 20) "key: 20"
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012710
12711The argument default expressions are evaluated at the time of the function
12712call, not definition. Thus it is possible to use an expression which is
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012713invalid the moment the function is defined. The expressions are also only
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012714evaluated when arguments are not specified during a call.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +020012715 *none-function_argument*
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012716You can pass |v:none| to use the default expression. Note that this means you
12717cannot pass v:none as an ordinary value when an argument has a default
12718expression.
12719
12720Example: >
12721 function Something(a = 10, b = 20, c = 30)
12722 endfunction
12723 call Something(1, v:none, 3) " b = 20
12724<
12725 *E989*
12726Optional arguments with default expressions must occur after any mandatory
12727arguments. You can use "..." after all optional named arguments.
12728
12729It is possible for later argument defaults to refer to prior arguments,
12730but not the other way around. They must be prefixed with "a:", as with all
12731arguments.
12732
12733Example that works: >
12734 :function Okay(mandatory, optional = a:mandatory)
12735 :endfunction
12736Example that does NOT work: >
12737 :function NoGood(first = a:second, second = 10)
12738 :endfunction
12739<
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012740When not using "...", the number of arguments in a function call must be at
12741least equal to the number of mandatory named arguments. When using "...", the
12742number of arguments may be larger than the total of mandatory and optional
12743arguments.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012744
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012745 *local-variables*
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012746Inside a function local variables can be used. These will disappear when the
12747function returns. Global variables need to be accessed with "g:".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012748
12749Example: >
12750 :function Table(title, ...)
12751 : echohl Title
12752 : echo a:title
12753 : echohl None
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012754 : echo a:0 . " items:"
12755 : for s in a:000
12756 : echon ' ' . s
12757 : endfor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012758 :endfunction
12759
12760This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012761 call Table("Table", "line1", "line2")
12762 call Table("Empty Table")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012763
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012764To return more than one value, return a |List|: >
12765 :function Compute(n1, n2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012766 : if a:n2 == 0
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012767 : return ["fail", 0]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012768 : endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012769 : return ["ok", a:n1 / a:n2]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012770 :endfunction
12771
12772This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012773 :let [success, div] = Compute(102, 6)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012774 :if success == "ok"
12775 : echo div
12776 :endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012777<
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +000012778 *:cal* *:call* *E107* *E117*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012779:[range]cal[l] {name}([arguments])
12780 Call a function. The name of the function and its arguments
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012781 are as specified with `:function`. Up to 20 arguments can be
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012782 used. The returned value is discarded.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012783 Without a range and for functions that accept a range, the
12784 function is called once. When a range is given the cursor is
12785 positioned at the start of the first line before executing the
12786 function.
12787 When a range is given and the function doesn't handle it
12788 itself, the function is executed for each line in the range,
12789 with the cursor in the first column of that line. The cursor
12790 is left at the last line (possibly moved by the last function
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012791 call). The arguments are re-evaluated for each line. Thus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012792 this works:
12793 *function-range-example* >
12794 :function Mynumber(arg)
12795 : echo line(".") . " " . a:arg
12796 :endfunction
12797 :1,5call Mynumber(getline("."))
12798<
12799 The "a:firstline" and "a:lastline" are defined anyway, they
12800 can be used to do something different at the start or end of
12801 the range.
12802
12803 Example of a function that handles the range itself: >
12804
12805 :function Cont() range
12806 : execute (a:firstline + 1) . "," . a:lastline . 's/^/\t\\ '
12807 :endfunction
12808 :4,8call Cont()
12809<
12810 This function inserts the continuation character "\" in front
12811 of all the lines in the range, except the first one.
12812
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012813 When the function returns a composite value it can be further
12814 dereferenced, but the range will not be used then. Example: >
12815 :4,8call GetDict().method()
12816< Here GetDict() gets the range but method() does not.
12817
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012818 *E132*
12819The recursiveness of user functions is restricted with the |'maxfuncdepth'|
12820option.
12821
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +020012822It is also possible to use `:eval`. It does not support a range, but does
12823allow for method chaining, e.g.: >
12824 eval GetList()->Filter()->append('$')
12825
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +020012826A function can also be called as part of evaluating an expression or when it
12827is used as a method: >
12828 let x = GetList()
12829 let y = GetList()->Filter()
12830
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012831
12832AUTOMATICALLY LOADING FUNCTIONS ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012833 *autoload-functions*
12834When using many or large functions, it's possible to automatically define them
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012835only when they are used. There are two methods: with an autocommand and with
12836the "autoload" directory in 'runtimepath'.
12837
12838
12839Using an autocommand ~
12840
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012841This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.14|.
12842
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012843The autocommand is useful if you have a plugin that is a long Vim script file.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012844You can define the autocommand and quickly quit the script with `:finish`.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012845That makes Vim startup faster. The autocommand should then load the same file
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012846again, setting a variable to skip the `:finish` command.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012847
12848Use the FuncUndefined autocommand event with a pattern that matches the
12849function(s) to be defined. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012850
12851 :au FuncUndefined BufNet* source ~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim
12852
12853The file "~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim" should then define functions that start with
12854"BufNet". Also see |FuncUndefined|.
12855
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012856
12857Using an autoload script ~
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012858 *autoload* *E746*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012859This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.15|.
12860
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012861Using a script in the "autoload" directory is simpler, but requires using
12862exactly the right file name. A function that can be autoloaded has a name
12863like this: >
12864
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012865 :call filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012866
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012867These functions are always global, in Vim9 script "g:" needs to be used: >
12868 :call g:filename#funcname()
12869
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012870When such a function is called, and it is not defined yet, Vim will search the
12871"autoload" directories in 'runtimepath' for a script file called
12872"filename.vim". For example "~/.vim/autoload/filename.vim". That file should
12873then define the function like this: >
12874
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012875 function filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012876 echo "Done!"
12877 endfunction
12878
Bram Moolenaar60a795a2005-09-16 21:55:43 +000012879The file name and the name used before the # in the function must match
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012880exactly, and the defined function must have the name exactly as it will be
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012881called. In Vim9 script the "g:" prefix must be used: >
12882 function g:filename#funcname()
12883
12884or for a compiled function: >
12885 def g:filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012886
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012887It is possible to use subdirectories. Every # in the function name works like
12888a path separator. Thus when calling a function: >
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012889
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012890 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012891
12892Vim will look for the file "autoload/foo/bar.vim" in 'runtimepath'.
12893
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012894This also works when reading a variable that has not been set yet: >
12895
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012896 :let l = foo#bar#lvar
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012897
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000012898However, when the autoload script was already loaded it won't be loaded again
12899for an unknown variable.
12900
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012901When assigning a value to such a variable nothing special happens. This can
12902be used to pass settings to the autoload script before it's loaded: >
12903
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012904 :let foo#bar#toggle = 1
12905 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012906
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +000012907Note that when you make a mistake and call a function that is supposed to be
12908defined in an autoload script, but the script doesn't actually define the
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010012909function, you will get an error message for the missing function. If you fix
12910the autoload script it won't be automatically loaded again. Either restart
12911Vim or manually source the script.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012912
12913Also note that if you have two script files, and one calls a function in the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012914other and vice versa, before the used function is defined, it won't work.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012915Avoid using the autoload functionality at the toplevel.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012916
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000012917Hint: If you distribute a bunch of scripts you can pack them together with the
12918|vimball| utility. Also read the user manual |distribute-script|.
12919
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012920==============================================================================
129216. Curly braces names *curly-braces-names*
12922
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012923In most places where you can use a variable, you can use a "curly braces name"
12924variable. This is a regular variable name with one or more expressions
12925wrapped in braces {} like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012926 my_{adjective}_variable
12927
12928When Vim encounters this, it evaluates the expression inside the braces, puts
12929that in place of the expression, and re-interprets the whole as a variable
12930name. So in the above example, if the variable "adjective" was set to
12931"noisy", then the reference would be to "my_noisy_variable", whereas if
12932"adjective" was set to "quiet", then it would be to "my_quiet_variable".
12933
12934One application for this is to create a set of variables governed by an option
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012935value. For example, the statement >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012936 echo my_{&background}_message
12937
12938would output the contents of "my_dark_message" or "my_light_message" depending
12939on the current value of 'background'.
12940
12941You can use multiple brace pairs: >
12942 echo my_{adverb}_{adjective}_message
12943..or even nest them: >
12944 echo my_{ad{end_of_word}}_message
12945where "end_of_word" is either "verb" or "jective".
12946
12947However, the expression inside the braces must evaluate to a valid single
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000012948variable name, e.g. this is invalid: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012949 :let foo='a + b'
12950 :echo c{foo}d
12951.. since the result of expansion is "ca + bd", which is not a variable name.
12952
12953 *curly-braces-function-names*
12954You can call and define functions by an evaluated name in a similar way.
12955Example: >
12956 :let func_end='whizz'
12957 :call my_func_{func_end}(parameter)
12958
12959This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)".
12960
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012961This does NOT work: >
12962 :let i = 3
12963 :let @{i} = '' " error
12964 :echo @{i} " error
12965
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012966==============================================================================
129677. Commands *expression-commands*
12968
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012969Note: in Vim9 script `:let` is used for variable declaration, not assignment.
12970An assignment leaves out the `:let` command. |vim9-declaration|
12971
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012972:let {var-name} = {expr1} *:let* *E18*
12973 Set internal variable {var-name} to the result of the
12974 expression {expr1}. The variable will get the type
12975 from the {expr}. If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it
12976 is created.
12977
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000012978:let {var-name}[{idx}] = {expr1} *E689*
12979 Set a list item to the result of the expression
12980 {expr1}. {var-name} must refer to a list and {idx}
12981 must be a valid index in that list. For nested list
12982 the index can be repeated.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012983 This cannot be used to add an item to a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012984 This cannot be used to set a byte in a String. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012985 can do that like this: >
12986 :let var = var[0:2] . 'X' . var[4:]
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012987< When {var-name} is a |Blob| then {idx} can be the
12988 length of the blob, in which case one byte is
12989 appended.
12990
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012991 *E711* *E719*
12992:let {var-name}[{idx1}:{idx2}] = {expr1} *E708* *E709* *E710*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012993 Set a sequence of items in a |List| to the result of
12994 the expression {expr1}, which must be a list with the
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000012995 correct number of items.
12996 {idx1} can be omitted, zero is used instead.
12997 {idx2} can be omitted, meaning the end of the list.
12998 When the selected range of items is partly past the
12999 end of the list, items will be added.
13000
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020013001 *:let+=* *:let-=* *:letstar=*
13002 *:let/=* *:let%=* *:let.=* *:let..=* *E734* *E985*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013003:let {var} += {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} + {expr1}".
13004:let {var} -= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} - {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaarff697e62019-02-12 22:28:33 +010013005:let {var} *= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} * {expr1}".
13006:let {var} /= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} / {expr1}".
13007:let {var} %= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} % {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013008:let {var} .= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} . {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020013009:let {var} ..= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} .. {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013010 These fail if {var} was not set yet and when the type
13011 of {var} and {expr1} don't fit the operator.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020013012 `.=` is not supported with Vim script version 2 and
13013 later, see |vimscript-version|.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013014
13015
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013016:let ${env-name} = {expr1} *:let-environment* *:let-$*
13017 Set environment variable {env-name} to the result of
13018 the expression {expr1}. The type is always String.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +020013019
13020 On some systems making an environment variable empty
13021 causes it to be deleted. Many systems do not make a
13022 difference between an environment variable that is not
13023 set and an environment variable that is empty.
13024
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013025:let ${env-name} .= {expr1}
13026 Append {expr1} to the environment variable {env-name}.
13027 If the environment variable didn't exist yet this
13028 works like "=".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013029
13030:let @{reg-name} = {expr1} *:let-register* *:let-@*
13031 Write the result of the expression {expr1} in register
13032 {reg-name}. {reg-name} must be a single letter, and
13033 must be the name of a writable register (see
13034 |registers|). "@@" can be used for the unnamed
13035 register, "@/" for the search pattern.
13036 If the result of {expr1} ends in a <CR> or <NL>, the
13037 register will be linewise, otherwise it will be set to
13038 characterwise.
13039 This can be used to clear the last search pattern: >
13040 :let @/ = ""
13041< This is different from searching for an empty string,
13042 that would match everywhere.
13043
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013044:let @{reg-name} .= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013045 Append {expr1} to register {reg-name}. If the
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013046 register was empty it's like setting it to {expr1}.
13047
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013048:let &{option-name} = {expr1} *:let-option* *:let-&*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013049 Set option {option-name} to the result of the
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000013050 expression {expr1}. A String or Number value is
13051 always converted to the type of the option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013052 For an option local to a window or buffer the effect
13053 is just like using the |:set| command: both the local
Bram Moolenaara5fac542005-10-12 20:58:49 +000013054 value and the global value are changed.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000013055 Example: >
13056 :let &path = &path . ',/usr/local/include'
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010013057< This also works for terminal codes in the form t_xx.
13058 But only for alphanumerical names. Example: >
13059 :let &t_k1 = "\<Esc>[234;"
13060< When the code does not exist yet it will be created as
13061 a terminal key code, there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013062
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013063:let &{option-name} .= {expr1}
13064 For a string option: Append {expr1} to the value.
13065 Does not insert a comma like |:set+=|.
13066
13067:let &{option-name} += {expr1}
13068:let &{option-name} -= {expr1}
13069 For a number or boolean option: Add or subtract
13070 {expr1}.
13071
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013072:let &l:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013073:let &l:{option-name} .= {expr1}
13074:let &l:{option-name} += {expr1}
13075:let &l:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013076 Like above, but only set the local value of an option
13077 (if there is one). Works like |:setlocal|.
13078
13079:let &g:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013080:let &g:{option-name} .= {expr1}
13081:let &g:{option-name} += {expr1}
13082:let &g:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013083 Like above, but only set the global value of an option
13084 (if there is one). Works like |:setglobal|.
13085
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000013086:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1} *:let-unpack* *E687* *E688*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013087 {expr1} must evaluate to a |List|. The first item in
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000013088 the list is assigned to {name1}, the second item to
13089 {name2}, etc.
13090 The number of names must match the number of items in
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013091 the |List|.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000013092 Each name can be one of the items of the ":let"
13093 command as mentioned above.
13094 Example: >
13095 :let [s, item] = GetItem(s)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013096< Detail: {expr1} is evaluated first, then the
13097 assignments are done in sequence. This matters if
13098 {name2} depends on {name1}. Example: >
13099 :let x = [0, 1]
13100 :let i = 0
13101 :let [i, x[i]] = [1, 2]
13102 :echo x
13103< The result is [0, 2].
13104
13105:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] .= {expr1}
13106:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] += {expr1}
13107:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] -= {expr1}
13108 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013109 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000013110
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020013111:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1} *E452*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013112 Like |:let-unpack| above, but the |List| may have more
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013113 items than there are names. A list of the remaining
13114 items is assigned to {lastname}. If there are no
13115 remaining items {lastname} is set to an empty list.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000013116 Example: >
13117 :let [a, b; rest] = ["aval", "bval", 3, 4]
13118<
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013119:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] .= {expr1}
13120:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] += {expr1}
13121:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] -= {expr1}
13122 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013123 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020013124
Bram Moolenaar24582002019-07-21 14:14:26 +020013125 *:let=<<* *:let-heredoc*
13126 *E990* *E991* *E172* *E221*
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013127:let {var-name} =<< [trim] {endmarker}
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013128text...
13129text...
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013130{endmarker}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020013131 Set internal variable {var-name} to a |List|
13132 containing the lines of text bounded by the string
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +020013133 {endmarker}. The lines of text is used as a
13134 |literal-string|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013135 {endmarker} must not contain white space.
13136 {endmarker} cannot start with a lower case character.
13137 The last line should end only with the {endmarker}
13138 string without any other character. Watch out for
13139 white space after {endmarker}!
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013140
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020013141 Without "trim" any white space characters in the lines
13142 of text are preserved. If "trim" is specified before
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013143 {endmarker}, then indentation is stripped so you can
13144 do: >
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020013145 let text =<< trim END
13146 if ok
13147 echo 'done'
13148 endif
13149 END
13150< Results in: ["if ok", " echo 'done'", "endif"]
13151 The marker must line up with "let" and the indentation
13152 of the first line is removed from all the text lines.
13153 Specifically: all the leading indentation exactly
13154 matching the leading indentation of the first
13155 non-empty text line is stripped from the input lines.
13156 All leading indentation exactly matching the leading
13157 indentation before `let` is stripped from the line
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013158 containing {endmarker}. Note that the difference
13159 between space and tab matters here.
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013160
13161 If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it is created.
13162 Cannot be followed by another command, but can be
13163 followed by a comment.
13164
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013165 To avoid line continuation to be applied, consider
13166 adding 'C' to 'cpoptions': >
13167 set cpo+=C
13168 let var =<< END
13169 \ leading backslash
13170 END
13171 set cpo-=C
13172<
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013173 Examples: >
13174 let var1 =<< END
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013175 Sample text 1
13176 Sample text 2
13177 Sample text 3
13178 END
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013179
13180 let data =<< trim DATA
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013181 1 2 3 4
13182 5 6 7 8
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013183 DATA
13184<
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020013185 *E121*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013186:let {var-name} .. List the value of variable {var-name}. Multiple
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000013187 variable names may be given. Special names recognized
13188 here: *E738*
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000013189 g: global variables
13190 b: local buffer variables
13191 w: local window variables
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000013192 t: local tab page variables
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000013193 s: script-local variables
13194 l: local function variables
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000013195 v: Vim variables.
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020013196 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013197
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000013198:let List the values of all variables. The type of the
13199 variable is indicated before the value:
13200 <nothing> String
13201 # Number
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000013202 * Funcref
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020013203 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013204
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013205:unl[et][!] {name} ... *:unlet* *:unl* *E108* *E795*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013206 Remove the internal variable {name}. Several variable
13207 names can be given, they are all removed. The name
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013208 may also be a |List| or |Dictionary| item.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013209 With [!] no error message is given for non-existing
13210 variables.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013211 One or more items from a |List| can be removed: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000013212 :unlet list[3] " remove fourth item
13213 :unlet list[3:] " remove fourth item to last
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013214< One item from a |Dictionary| can be removed at a time: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000013215 :unlet dict['two']
13216 :unlet dict.two
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000013217< This is especially useful to clean up used global
13218 variables and script-local variables (these are not
13219 deleted when the script ends). Function-local
13220 variables are automatically deleted when the function
13221 ends.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013222
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020013223:unl[et] ${env-name} ... *:unlet-environment* *:unlet-$*
13224 Remove environment variable {env-name}.
13225 Can mix {name} and ${env-name} in one :unlet command.
13226 No error message is given for a non-existing
13227 variable, also without !.
13228 If the system does not support deleting an environment
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013229 variable, it is made empty.
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020013230
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020013231 *:cons* *:const*
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013232:cons[t] {var-name} = {expr1}
13233:cons[t] [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013234:cons[t] [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1}
13235:cons[t] {var-name} =<< [trim] {marker}
13236text...
13237text...
13238{marker}
13239 Similar to |:let|, but additionally lock the variable
13240 after setting the value. This is the same as locking
13241 the variable with |:lockvar| just after |:let|, thus: >
13242 :const x = 1
13243< is equivalent to: >
13244 :let x = 1
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020013245 :lockvar! x
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013246< NOTE: in Vim9 script `:const` works differently, see
13247 |vim9-const|
13248 This is useful if you want to make sure the variable
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020013249 is not modified. If the value is a List or Dictionary
13250 literal then the items also cannot be changed: >
13251 const ll = [1, 2, 3]
13252 let ll[1] = 5 " Error!
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +010013253< Nested references are not locked: >
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020013254 let lvar = ['a']
13255 const lconst = [0, lvar]
13256 let lconst[0] = 2 " Error!
13257 let lconst[1][0] = 'b' " OK
13258< *E995*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020013259 |:const| does not allow to for changing a variable: >
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013260 :let x = 1
13261 :const x = 2 " Error!
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020013262< *E996*
13263 Note that environment variables, option values and
13264 register values cannot be used here, since they cannot
13265 be locked.
13266
Bram Moolenaar85850f32019-07-19 22:05:51 +020013267:cons[t]
13268:cons[t] {var-name}
13269 If no argument is given or only {var-name} is given,
13270 the behavior is the same as |:let|.
13271
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013272:lockv[ar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:lockvar* *:lockv*
13273 Lock the internal variable {name}. Locking means that
13274 it can no longer be changed (until it is unlocked).
13275 A locked variable can be deleted: >
13276 :lockvar v
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +020013277 :let v = 'asdf' " fails!
13278 :unlet v " works
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010013279< *E741* *E940*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013280 If you try to change a locked variable you get an
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010013281 error message: "E741: Value is locked: {name}".
13282 If you try to lock or unlock a built-in variable you
13283 get an error message: "E940: Cannot lock or unlock
13284 variable {name}".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013285
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013286 [depth] is relevant when locking a |List| or
13287 |Dictionary|. It specifies how deep the locking goes:
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013288 0 Lock the variable {name} but not its
13289 value.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013290 1 Lock the |List| or |Dictionary| itself,
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013291 cannot add or remove items, but can
13292 still change their values.
13293 2 Also lock the values, cannot change
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013294 the items. If an item is a |List| or
13295 |Dictionary|, cannot add or remove
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013296 items, but can still change the
13297 values.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013298 3 Like 2 but for the |List| /
13299 |Dictionary| in the |List| /
13300 |Dictionary|, one level deeper.
13301 The default [depth] is 2, thus when {name} is a |List|
13302 or |Dictionary| the values cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013303
13304 Example with [depth] 0: >
13305 let mylist = [1, 2, 3]
13306 lockvar 0 mylist
Bram Moolenaar6e649222021-10-04 21:32:54 +010013307 let mylist[0] = 77 " OK
13308 call add(mylist, 4] " OK
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013309 let mylist = [7, 8, 9] " Error!
13310< *E743*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013311 For unlimited depth use [!] and omit [depth].
13312 However, there is a maximum depth of 100 to catch
13313 loops.
13314
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013315 Note that when two variables refer to the same |List|
13316 and you lock one of them, the |List| will also be
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000013317 locked when used through the other variable.
13318 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013319 :let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
13320 :let cl = l
13321 :lockvar l
13322 :let cl[1] = 99 " won't work!
13323< You may want to make a copy of a list to avoid this.
13324 See |deepcopy()|.
13325
13326
13327:unlo[ckvar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:unlockvar* *:unlo*
13328 Unlock the internal variable {name}. Does the
13329 opposite of |:lockvar|.
13330
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020013331:if {expr1} *:if* *:end* *:endif* *:en* *E171* *E579* *E580*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013332:en[dif] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
13333 or ":endif" if {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
13334
13335 From Vim version 4.5 until 5.0, every Ex command in
13336 between the ":if" and ":endif" is ignored. These two
13337 commands were just to allow for future expansions in a
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +010013338 backward compatible way. Nesting was allowed. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013339 that any ":else" or ":elseif" was ignored, the "else"
13340 part was not executed either.
13341
13342 You can use this to remain compatible with older
13343 versions: >
13344 :if version >= 500
13345 : version-5-specific-commands
13346 :endif
13347< The commands still need to be parsed to find the
13348 "endif". Sometimes an older Vim has a problem with a
13349 new command. For example, ":silent" is recognized as
13350 a ":substitute" command. In that case ":execute" can
13351 avoid problems: >
13352 :if version >= 600
13353 : execute "silent 1,$delete"
13354 :endif
13355<
13356 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
13357 properly in between ":if" and ":endif".
13358
13359 *:else* *:el* *E581* *E583*
13360:el[se] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
13361 or ":endif" if they previously were not being
13362 executed.
13363
13364 *:elseif* *:elsei* *E582* *E584*
13365:elsei[f] {expr1} Short for ":else" ":if", with the addition that there
13366 is no extra ":endif".
13367
13368:wh[ile] {expr1} *:while* *:endwhile* *:wh* *:endw*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013369 *E170* *E585* *E588* *E733*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013370:endw[hile] Repeat the commands between ":while" and ":endwhile",
13371 as long as {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
13372 When an error is detected from a command inside the
13373 loop, execution continues after the "endwhile".
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013374 Example: >
13375 :let lnum = 1
13376 :while lnum <= line("$")
13377 :call FixLine(lnum)
13378 :let lnum = lnum + 1
13379 :endwhile
13380<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013381 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000013382 properly inside a ":while" and ":for" loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013383
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013384:for {var} in {object} *:for* *E690* *E732*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013385:endfo[r] *:endfo* *:endfor*
13386 Repeat the commands between ":for" and ":endfor" for
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013387 each item in {object}. {object} can be a |List| or
13388 a |Blob|. Variable {var} is set to the value of each
13389 item. When an error is detected for a command inside
13390 the loop, execution continues after the "endfor".
13391 Changing {object} inside the loop affects what items
13392 are used. Make a copy if this is unwanted: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +000013393 :for item in copy(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013394<
13395 When {object} is a |List| and not making a copy, Vim
13396 stores a reference to the next item in the |List|
13397 before executing the commands with the current item.
13398 Thus the current item can be removed without effect.
13399 Removing any later item means it will not be found.
13400 Thus the following example works (an inefficient way
13401 to make a |List| empty): >
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013402 for item in mylist
13403 call remove(mylist, 0)
13404 endfor
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013405< Note that reordering the |List| (e.g., with sort() or
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000013406 reverse()) may have unexpected effects.
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013407
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013408 When {object} is a |Blob|, Vim always makes a copy to
13409 iterate over. Unlike with |List|, modifying the
13410 |Blob| does not affect the iteration.
13411
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013412:for [{var1}, {var2}, ...] in {listlist}
13413:endfo[r]
13414 Like ":for" above, but each item in {listlist} must be
13415 a list, of which each item is assigned to {var1},
13416 {var2}, etc. Example: >
13417 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 5], [3, 8]]
13418 :echo getline(lnum)[col]
13419 :endfor
13420<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013421 *:continue* *:con* *E586*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013422:con[tinue] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, jumps back
13423 to the start of the loop.
13424 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
13425 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
13426 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
13427 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
13428 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
13429 ":endtry" then jumps back to the start of the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013430
13431 *:break* *:brea* *E587*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013432:brea[k] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, skips to
13433 the command after the matching ":endwhile" or
13434 ":endfor".
13435 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
13436 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
13437 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
13438 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
13439 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
13440 ":endtry" then jumps to the command after the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013441
13442:try *:try* *:endt* *:endtry* *E600* *E601* *E602*
13443:endt[ry] Change the error handling for the commands between
13444 ":try" and ":endtry" including everything being
13445 executed across ":source" commands, function calls,
13446 or autocommand invocations.
13447
13448 When an error or interrupt is detected and there is
13449 a |:finally| command following, execution continues
13450 after the ":finally". Otherwise, or when the
13451 ":endtry" is reached thereafter, the next
13452 (dynamically) surrounding ":try" is checked for
13453 a corresponding ":finally" etc. Then the script
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013454 processing is terminated. Whether a function
13455 definition has an "abort" argument does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013456 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013457 try | call Unknown() | finally | echomsg "cleanup" | endtry
13458 echomsg "not reached"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013459<
13460 Moreover, an error or interrupt (dynamically) inside
13461 ":try" and ":endtry" is converted to an exception. It
13462 can be caught as if it were thrown by a |:throw|
13463 command (see |:catch|). In this case, the script
13464 processing is not terminated.
13465
13466 The value "Vim:Interrupt" is used for an interrupt
13467 exception. An error in a Vim command is converted
13468 to a value of the form "Vim({command}):{errmsg}",
13469 other errors are converted to a value of the form
13470 "Vim:{errmsg}". {command} is the full command name,
13471 and {errmsg} is the message that is displayed if the
13472 error exception is not caught, always beginning with
13473 the error number.
13474 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013475 try | sleep 100 | catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ | endtry
13476 try | edit | catch /^Vim(edit):E\d\+/ | echo "error" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013477<
13478 *:cat* *:catch* *E603* *E604* *E605*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013479:cat[ch] /{pattern}/ The following commands until the next |:catch|,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013480 |:finally|, or |:endtry| that belongs to the same
13481 |:try| as the ":catch" are executed when an exception
13482 matching {pattern} is being thrown and has not yet
13483 been caught by a previous ":catch". Otherwise, these
13484 commands are skipped.
13485 When {pattern} is omitted all errors are caught.
13486 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +010013487 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ " catch interrupts (CTRL-C)
13488 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E/ " catch all Vim errors
13489 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:/ " catch errors and interrupts
13490 :catch /^Vim(write):/ " catch all errors in :write
13491 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E123:/ " catch error E123
13492 :catch /my-exception/ " catch user exception
13493 :catch /.*/ " catch everything
13494 :catch " same as /.*/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013495<
13496 Another character can be used instead of / around the
13497 {pattern}, so long as it does not have a special
13498 meaning (e.g., '|' or '"') and doesn't occur inside
13499 {pattern}.
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +020013500 Information about the exception is available in
13501 |v:exception|. Also see |throw-variables|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013502 NOTE: It is not reliable to ":catch" the TEXT of
13503 an error message because it may vary in different
13504 locales.
13505
13506 *:fina* *:finally* *E606* *E607*
13507:fina[lly] The following commands until the matching |:endtry|
13508 are executed whenever the part between the matching
13509 |:try| and the ":finally" is left: either by falling
13510 through to the ":finally" or by a |:continue|,
13511 |:break|, |:finish|, or |:return|, or by an error or
13512 interrupt or exception (see |:throw|).
13513
13514 *:th* *:throw* *E608*
13515:th[row] {expr1} The {expr1} is evaluated and thrown as an exception.
13516 If the ":throw" is used after a |:try| but before the
13517 first corresponding |:catch|, commands are skipped
13518 until the first ":catch" matching {expr1} is reached.
13519 If there is no such ":catch" or if the ":throw" is
13520 used after a ":catch" but before the |:finally|, the
13521 commands following the ":finally" (if present) up to
13522 the matching |:endtry| are executed. If the ":throw"
13523 is after the ":finally", commands up to the ":endtry"
13524 are skipped. At the ":endtry", this process applies
13525 again for the next dynamically surrounding ":try"
13526 (which may be found in a calling function or sourcing
13527 script), until a matching ":catch" has been found.
13528 If the exception is not caught, the command processing
13529 is terminated.
13530 Example: >
13531 :try | throw "oops" | catch /^oo/ | echo "caught" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010013532< Note that "catch" may need to be on a separate line
13533 for when an error causes the parsing to skip the whole
13534 line and not see the "|" that separates the commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013535
13536 *:ec* *:echo*
13537:ec[ho] {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, with a space in between. The
13538 first {expr1} starts on a new line.
13539 Also see |:comment|.
13540 Use "\n" to start a new line. Use "\r" to move the
13541 cursor to the first column.
13542 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13543 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13544 Example: >
13545 :echo "the value of 'shell' is" &shell
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013546< *:echo-redraw*
13547 A later redraw may make the message disappear again.
13548 And since Vim mostly postpones redrawing until it's
13549 finished with a sequence of commands this happens
13550 quite often. To avoid that a command from before the
13551 ":echo" causes a redraw afterwards (redraws are often
13552 postponed until you type something), force a redraw
13553 with the |:redraw| command. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013554 :new | redraw | echo "there is a new window"
13555<
13556 *:echon*
13557:echon {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, without anything added. Also see
13558 |:comment|.
13559 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13560 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13561 Example: >
13562 :echon "the value of 'shell' is " &shell
13563<
13564 Note the difference between using ":echo", which is a
13565 Vim command, and ":!echo", which is an external shell
13566 command: >
13567 :!echo % --> filename
13568< The arguments of ":!" are expanded, see |:_%|. >
13569 :!echo "%" --> filename or "filename"
13570< Like the previous example. Whether you see the double
13571 quotes or not depends on your 'shell'. >
13572 :echo % --> nothing
13573< The '%' is an illegal character in an expression. >
13574 :echo "%" --> %
13575< This just echoes the '%' character. >
13576 :echo expand("%") --> filename
13577< This calls the expand() function to expand the '%'.
13578
13579 *:echoh* *:echohl*
13580:echoh[l] {name} Use the highlight group {name} for the following
13581 |:echo|, |:echon| and |:echomsg| commands. Also used
13582 for the |input()| prompt. Example: >
13583 :echohl WarningMsg | echo "Don't panic!" | echohl None
13584< Don't forget to set the group back to "None",
13585 otherwise all following echo's will be highlighted.
13586
13587 *:echom* *:echomsg*
13588:echom[sg] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as a true message, saving the
13589 message in the |message-history|.
13590 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
13591 |:echo| command. But unprintable characters are
13592 displayed, not interpreted.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013593 The parsing works slightly different from |:echo|,
13594 more like |:execute|. All the expressions are first
13595 evaluated and concatenated before echoing anything.
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013596 If expressions does not evaluate to a Number or
13597 String, string() is used to turn it into a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013598 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13599 Example: >
13600 :echomsg "It's a Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz, as you can plainly see."
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013601< See |:echo-redraw| to avoid the message disappearing
13602 when the screen is redrawn.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013603 *:echoe* *:echoerr*
13604:echoe[rr] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as an error message, saving the
13605 message in the |message-history|. When used in a
13606 script or function the line number will be added.
13607 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013608 |:echomsg| command. When used inside a try conditional,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013609 the message is raised as an error exception instead
13610 (see |try-echoerr|).
13611 Example: >
13612 :echoerr "This script just failed!"
13613< If you just want a highlighted message use |:echohl|.
13614 And to get a beep: >
13615 :exe "normal \<Esc>"
Bram Moolenaar4c868302021-03-22 16:19:45 +010013616
13617:echoc[onsole] {expr1} .. *:echoc* *:echoconsole*
13618 Intended for testing: works like `:echomsg` but when
13619 running in the GUI and started from a terminal write
13620 the text to stdout.
13621
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013622 *:eval*
13623:eval {expr} Evaluate {expr} and discard the result. Example: >
13624 :eval Getlist()->Filter()->append('$')
13625
13626< The expression is supposed to have a side effect,
13627 since the resulting value is not used. In the example
13628 the `append()` call appends the List with text to the
13629 buffer. This is similar to `:call` but works with any
13630 expression.
13631
13632 The command can be shortened to `:ev` or `:eva`, but
13633 these are hard to recognize and therefore not to be
13634 used.
13635
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013636 The command cannot be followed by "|" and another
13637 command, since "|" is seen as part of the expression.
13638
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013639
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013640 *:exe* *:execute*
13641:exe[cute] {expr1} .. Executes the string that results from the evaluation
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013642 of {expr1} as an Ex command.
13643 Multiple arguments are concatenated, with a space in
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010013644 between. To avoid the extra space use the ".."
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013645 operator to concatenate strings into one argument.
13646 {expr1} is used as the processed command, command line
13647 editing keys are not recognized.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013648 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13649 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013650 :execute "buffer" nextbuf
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +010013651 :execute "normal" count .. "w"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013652<
13653 ":execute" can be used to append a command to commands
13654 that don't accept a '|'. Example: >
13655 :execute '!ls' | echo "theend"
13656
13657< ":execute" is also a nice way to avoid having to type
13658 control characters in a Vim script for a ":normal"
13659 command: >
13660 :execute "normal ixxx\<Esc>"
13661< This has an <Esc> character, see |expr-string|.
13662
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013663 Be careful to correctly escape special characters in
13664 file names. The |fnameescape()| function can be used
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000013665 for Vim commands, |shellescape()| for |:!| commands.
13666 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +010013667 :execute "e " .. fnameescape(filename)
13668 :execute "!ls " .. shellescape(filename, 1)
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013669<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013670 Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010013671 starting or ending "if", "while" and "for" does not
13672 always work, because when commands are skipped the
13673 ":execute" is not evaluated and Vim loses track of
13674 where blocks start and end. Also "break" and
13675 "continue" should not be inside ":execute".
13676 This example does not work, because the ":execute" is
13677 not evaluated and Vim does not see the "while", and
13678 gives an error for finding an ":endwhile": >
13679 :if 0
13680 : execute 'while i > 5'
13681 : echo "test"
13682 : endwhile
13683 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013684<
13685 It is allowed to have a "while" or "if" command
13686 completely in the executed string: >
13687 :execute 'while i < 5 | echo i | let i = i + 1 | endwhile'
13688<
13689
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013690 *:exe-comment*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013691 ":execute", ":echo" and ":echon" cannot be followed by
13692 a comment directly, because they see the '"' as the
13693 start of a string. But, you can use '|' followed by a
13694 comment. Example: >
13695 :echo "foo" | "this is a comment
13696
13697==============================================================================
136988. Exception handling *exception-handling*
13699
13700The Vim script language comprises an exception handling feature. This section
13701explains how it can be used in a Vim script.
13702
13703Exceptions may be raised by Vim on an error or on interrupt, see
13704|catch-errors| and |catch-interrupt|. You can also explicitly throw an
13705exception by using the ":throw" command, see |throw-catch|.
13706
13707
13708TRY CONDITIONALS *try-conditionals*
13709
13710Exceptions can be caught or can cause cleanup code to be executed. You can
13711use a try conditional to specify catch clauses (that catch exceptions) and/or
13712a finally clause (to be executed for cleanup).
13713 A try conditional begins with a |:try| command and ends at the matching
13714|:endtry| command. In between, you can use a |:catch| command to start
13715a catch clause, or a |:finally| command to start a finally clause. There may
13716be none or multiple catch clauses, but there is at most one finally clause,
13717which must not be followed by any catch clauses. The lines before the catch
13718clauses and the finally clause is called a try block. >
13719
13720 :try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013721 : ...
13722 : ... TRY BLOCK
13723 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013724 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013725 : ...
13726 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13727 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013728 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013729 : ...
13730 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13731 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013732 :finally
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013733 : ...
13734 : ... FINALLY CLAUSE
13735 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013736 :endtry
13737
13738The try conditional allows to watch code for exceptions and to take the
13739appropriate actions. Exceptions from the try block may be caught. Exceptions
13740from the try block and also the catch clauses may cause cleanup actions.
13741 When no exception is thrown during execution of the try block, the control
13742is transferred to the finally clause, if present. After its execution, the
13743script continues with the line following the ":endtry".
13744 When an exception occurs during execution of the try block, the remaining
13745lines in the try block are skipped. The exception is matched against the
13746patterns specified as arguments to the ":catch" commands. The catch clause
13747after the first matching ":catch" is taken, other catch clauses are not
13748executed. The catch clause ends when the next ":catch", ":finally", or
13749":endtry" command is reached - whatever is first. Then, the finally clause
13750(if present) is executed. When the ":endtry" is reached, the script execution
13751continues in the following line as usual.
13752 When an exception that does not match any of the patterns specified by the
13753":catch" commands is thrown in the try block, the exception is not caught by
13754that try conditional and none of the catch clauses is executed. Only the
13755finally clause, if present, is taken. The exception pends during execution of
13756the finally clause. It is resumed at the ":endtry", so that commands after
13757the ":endtry" are not executed and the exception might be caught elsewhere,
13758see |try-nesting|.
13759 When during execution of a catch clause another exception is thrown, the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013760remaining lines in that catch clause are not executed. The new exception is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013761not matched against the patterns in any of the ":catch" commands of the same
13762try conditional and none of its catch clauses is taken. If there is, however,
13763a finally clause, it is executed, and the exception pends during its
13764execution. The commands following the ":endtry" are not executed. The new
13765exception might, however, be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13766 When during execution of the finally clause (if present) an exception is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013767thrown, the remaining lines in the finally clause are skipped. If the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013768clause has been taken because of an exception from the try block or one of the
13769catch clauses, the original (pending) exception is discarded. The commands
13770following the ":endtry" are not executed, and the exception from the finally
13771clause is propagated and can be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13772
13773The finally clause is also executed, when a ":break" or ":continue" for
13774a ":while" loop enclosing the complete try conditional is executed from the
13775try block or a catch clause. Or when a ":return" or ":finish" is executed
13776from the try block or a catch clause of a try conditional in a function or
13777sourced script, respectively. The ":break", ":continue", ":return", or
13778":finish" pends during execution of the finally clause and is resumed when the
13779":endtry" is reached. It is, however, discarded when an exception is thrown
13780from the finally clause.
13781 When a ":break" or ":continue" for a ":while" loop enclosing the complete
13782try conditional or when a ":return" or ":finish" is encountered in the finally
13783clause, the rest of the finally clause is skipped, and the ":break",
13784":continue", ":return" or ":finish" is executed as usual. If the finally
13785clause has been taken because of an exception or an earlier ":break",
13786":continue", ":return", or ":finish" from the try block or a catch clause,
13787this pending exception or command is discarded.
13788
13789For examples see |throw-catch| and |try-finally|.
13790
13791
13792NESTING OF TRY CONDITIONALS *try-nesting*
13793
13794Try conditionals can be nested arbitrarily. That is, a complete try
13795conditional can be put into the try block, a catch clause, or the finally
13796clause of another try conditional. If the inner try conditional does not
13797catch an exception thrown in its try block or throws a new exception from one
13798of its catch clauses or its finally clause, the outer try conditional is
13799checked according to the rules above. If the inner try conditional is in the
13800try block of the outer try conditional, its catch clauses are checked, but
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013801otherwise only the finally clause is executed. It does not matter for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013802nesting, whether the inner try conditional is directly contained in the outer
13803one, or whether the outer one sources a script or calls a function containing
13804the inner try conditional.
13805
13806When none of the active try conditionals catches an exception, just their
13807finally clauses are executed. Thereafter, the script processing terminates.
13808An error message is displayed in case of an uncaught exception explicitly
13809thrown by a ":throw" command. For uncaught error and interrupt exceptions
13810implicitly raised by Vim, the error message(s) or interrupt message are shown
13811as usual.
13812
13813For examples see |throw-catch|.
13814
13815
13816EXAMINING EXCEPTION HANDLING CODE *except-examine*
13817
13818Exception handling code can get tricky. If you are in doubt what happens, set
13819'verbose' to 13 or use the ":13verbose" command modifier when sourcing your
13820script file. Then you see when an exception is thrown, discarded, caught, or
13821finished. When using a verbosity level of at least 14, things pending in
13822a finally clause are also shown. This information is also given in debug mode
13823(see |debug-scripts|).
13824
13825
13826THROWING AND CATCHING EXCEPTIONS *throw-catch*
13827
13828You can throw any number or string as an exception. Use the |:throw| command
13829and pass the value to be thrown as argument: >
13830 :throw 4711
13831 :throw "string"
13832< *throw-expression*
13833You can also specify an expression argument. The expression is then evaluated
13834first, and the result is thrown: >
13835 :throw 4705 + strlen("string")
13836 :throw strpart("strings", 0, 6)
13837
13838An exception might be thrown during evaluation of the argument of the ":throw"
13839command. Unless it is caught there, the expression evaluation is abandoned.
13840The ":throw" command then does not throw a new exception.
13841 Example: >
13842
13843 :function! Foo(arg)
13844 : try
13845 : throw a:arg
13846 : catch /foo/
13847 : endtry
13848 : return 1
13849 :endfunction
13850 :
13851 :function! Bar()
13852 : echo "in Bar"
13853 : return 4710
13854 :endfunction
13855 :
13856 :throw Foo("arrgh") + Bar()
13857
13858This throws "arrgh", and "in Bar" is not displayed since Bar() is not
13859executed. >
13860 :throw Foo("foo") + Bar()
13861however displays "in Bar" and throws 4711.
13862
13863Any other command that takes an expression as argument might also be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013864abandoned by an (uncaught) exception during the expression evaluation. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013865exception is then propagated to the caller of the command.
13866 Example: >
13867
13868 :if Foo("arrgh")
13869 : echo "then"
13870 :else
13871 : echo "else"
13872 :endif
13873
13874Here neither of "then" or "else" is displayed.
13875
13876 *catch-order*
13877Exceptions can be caught by a try conditional with one or more |:catch|
13878commands, see |try-conditionals|. The values to be caught by each ":catch"
13879command can be specified as a pattern argument. The subsequent catch clause
13880gets executed when a matching exception is caught.
13881 Example: >
13882
13883 :function! Foo(value)
13884 : try
13885 : throw a:value
13886 : catch /^\d\+$/
13887 : echo "Number thrown"
13888 : catch /.*/
13889 : echo "String thrown"
13890 : endtry
13891 :endfunction
13892 :
13893 :call Foo(0x1267)
13894 :call Foo('string')
13895
13896The first call to Foo() displays "Number thrown", the second "String thrown".
13897An exception is matched against the ":catch" commands in the order they are
13898specified. Only the first match counts. So you should place the more
13899specific ":catch" first. The following order does not make sense: >
13900
13901 : catch /.*/
13902 : echo "String thrown"
13903 : catch /^\d\+$/
13904 : echo "Number thrown"
13905
13906The first ":catch" here matches always, so that the second catch clause is
13907never taken.
13908
13909 *throw-variables*
13910If you catch an exception by a general pattern, you may access the exact value
13911in the variable |v:exception|: >
13912
13913 : catch /^\d\+$/
13914 : echo "Number thrown. Value is" v:exception
13915
13916You may also be interested where an exception was thrown. This is stored in
13917|v:throwpoint|. Note that "v:exception" and "v:throwpoint" are valid for the
13918exception most recently caught as long it is not finished.
13919 Example: >
13920
13921 :function! Caught()
13922 : if v:exception != ""
13923 : echo 'Caught "' . v:exception . '" in ' . v:throwpoint
13924 : else
13925 : echo 'Nothing caught'
13926 : endif
13927 :endfunction
13928 :
13929 :function! Foo()
13930 : try
13931 : try
13932 : try
13933 : throw 4711
13934 : finally
13935 : call Caught()
13936 : endtry
13937 : catch /.*/
13938 : call Caught()
13939 : throw "oops"
13940 : endtry
13941 : catch /.*/
13942 : call Caught()
13943 : finally
13944 : call Caught()
13945 : endtry
13946 :endfunction
13947 :
13948 :call Foo()
13949
13950This displays >
13951
13952 Nothing caught
13953 Caught "4711" in function Foo, line 4
13954 Caught "oops" in function Foo, line 10
13955 Nothing caught
13956
13957A practical example: The following command ":LineNumber" displays the line
13958number in the script or function where it has been used: >
13959
13960 :function! LineNumber()
13961 : return substitute(v:throwpoint, '.*\D\(\d\+\).*', '\1', "")
13962 :endfunction
13963 :command! LineNumber try | throw "" | catch | echo LineNumber() | endtry
13964<
13965 *try-nested*
13966An exception that is not caught by a try conditional can be caught by
13967a surrounding try conditional: >
13968
13969 :try
13970 : try
13971 : throw "foo"
13972 : catch /foobar/
13973 : echo "foobar"
13974 : finally
13975 : echo "inner finally"
13976 : endtry
13977 :catch /foo/
13978 : echo "foo"
13979 :endtry
13980
13981The inner try conditional does not catch the exception, just its finally
13982clause is executed. The exception is then caught by the outer try
13983conditional. The example displays "inner finally" and then "foo".
13984
13985 *throw-from-catch*
13986You can catch an exception and throw a new one to be caught elsewhere from the
13987catch clause: >
13988
13989 :function! Foo()
13990 : throw "foo"
13991 :endfunction
13992 :
13993 :function! Bar()
13994 : try
13995 : call Foo()
13996 : catch /foo/
13997 : echo "Caught foo, throw bar"
13998 : throw "bar"
13999 : endtry
14000 :endfunction
14001 :
14002 :try
14003 : call Bar()
14004 :catch /.*/
14005 : echo "Caught" v:exception
14006 :endtry
14007
14008This displays "Caught foo, throw bar" and then "Caught bar".
14009
14010 *rethrow*
14011There is no real rethrow in the Vim script language, but you may throw
14012"v:exception" instead: >
14013
14014 :function! Bar()
14015 : try
14016 : call Foo()
14017 : catch /.*/
14018 : echo "Rethrow" v:exception
14019 : throw v:exception
14020 : endtry
14021 :endfunction
14022< *try-echoerr*
14023Note that this method cannot be used to "rethrow" Vim error or interrupt
14024exceptions, because it is not possible to fake Vim internal exceptions.
14025Trying so causes an error exception. You should throw your own exception
14026denoting the situation. If you want to cause a Vim error exception containing
14027the original error exception value, you can use the |:echoerr| command: >
14028
14029 :try
14030 : try
14031 : asdf
14032 : catch /.*/
14033 : echoerr v:exception
14034 : endtry
14035 :catch /.*/
14036 : echo v:exception
14037 :endtry
14038
14039This code displays
14040
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014041 Vim(echoerr):Vim:E492: Not an editor command: asdf ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014042
14043
14044CLEANUP CODE *try-finally*
14045
14046Scripts often change global settings and restore them at their end. If the
14047user however interrupts the script by pressing CTRL-C, the settings remain in
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014048an inconsistent state. The same may happen to you in the development phase of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014049a script when an error occurs or you explicitly throw an exception without
14050catching it. You can solve these problems by using a try conditional with
14051a finally clause for restoring the settings. Its execution is guaranteed on
14052normal control flow, on error, on an explicit ":throw", and on interrupt.
14053(Note that errors and interrupts from inside the try conditional are converted
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014054to exceptions. When not caught, they terminate the script after the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014055clause has been executed.)
14056Example: >
14057
14058 :try
14059 : let s:saved_ts = &ts
14060 : set ts=17
14061 :
14062 : " Do the hard work here.
14063 :
14064 :finally
14065 : let &ts = s:saved_ts
14066 : unlet s:saved_ts
14067 :endtry
14068
14069This method should be used locally whenever a function or part of a script
14070changes global settings which need to be restored on failure or normal exit of
14071that function or script part.
14072
14073 *break-finally*
14074Cleanup code works also when the try block or a catch clause is left by
14075a ":continue", ":break", ":return", or ":finish".
14076 Example: >
14077
14078 :let first = 1
14079 :while 1
14080 : try
14081 : if first
14082 : echo "first"
14083 : let first = 0
14084 : continue
14085 : else
14086 : throw "second"
14087 : endif
14088 : catch /.*/
14089 : echo v:exception
14090 : break
14091 : finally
14092 : echo "cleanup"
14093 : endtry
14094 : echo "still in while"
14095 :endwhile
14096 :echo "end"
14097
14098This displays "first", "cleanup", "second", "cleanup", and "end". >
14099
14100 :function! Foo()
14101 : try
14102 : return 4711
14103 : finally
14104 : echo "cleanup\n"
14105 : endtry
14106 : echo "Foo still active"
14107 :endfunction
14108 :
14109 :echo Foo() "returned by Foo"
14110
14111This displays "cleanup" and "4711 returned by Foo". You don't need to add an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014112extra ":return" in the finally clause. (Above all, this would override the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014113return value.)
14114
14115 *except-from-finally*
14116Using either of ":continue", ":break", ":return", ":finish", or ":throw" in
14117a finally clause is possible, but not recommended since it abandons the
14118cleanup actions for the try conditional. But, of course, interrupt and error
14119exceptions might get raised from a finally clause.
14120 Example where an error in the finally clause stops an interrupt from
14121working correctly: >
14122
14123 :try
14124 : try
14125 : echo "Press CTRL-C for interrupt"
14126 : while 1
14127 : endwhile
14128 : finally
14129 : unlet novar
14130 : endtry
14131 :catch /novar/
14132 :endtry
14133 :echo "Script still running"
14134 :sleep 1
14135
14136If you need to put commands that could fail into a finally clause, you should
14137think about catching or ignoring the errors in these commands, see
14138|catch-errors| and |ignore-errors|.
14139
14140
14141CATCHING ERRORS *catch-errors*
14142
14143If you want to catch specific errors, you just have to put the code to be
14144watched in a try block and add a catch clause for the error message. The
14145presence of the try conditional causes all errors to be converted to an
14146exception. No message is displayed and |v:errmsg| is not set then. To find
14147the right pattern for the ":catch" command, you have to know how the format of
14148the error exception is.
14149 Error exceptions have the following format: >
14150
14151 Vim({cmdname}):{errmsg}
14152or >
14153 Vim:{errmsg}
14154
14155{cmdname} is the name of the command that failed; the second form is used when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014156the command name is not known. {errmsg} is the error message usually produced
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014157when the error occurs outside try conditionals. It always begins with
14158a capital "E", followed by a two or three-digit error number, a colon, and
14159a space.
14160
14161Examples:
14162
14163The command >
14164 :unlet novar
14165normally produces the error message >
14166 E108: No such variable: "novar"
14167which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
14168 Vim(unlet):E108: No such variable: "novar"
14169
14170The command >
14171 :dwim
14172normally produces the error message >
14173 E492: Not an editor command: dwim
14174which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
14175 Vim:E492: Not an editor command: dwim
14176
14177You can catch all ":unlet" errors by a >
14178 :catch /^Vim(unlet):/
14179or all errors for misspelled command names by a >
14180 :catch /^Vim:E492:/
14181
14182Some error messages may be produced by different commands: >
14183 :function nofunc
14184and >
14185 :delfunction nofunc
14186both produce the error message >
14187 E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14188which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
14189 Vim(function):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14190or >
14191 Vim(delfunction):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14192respectively. You can catch the error by its number independently on the
14193command that caused it if you use the following pattern: >
14194 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E128:/
14195
14196Some commands like >
14197 :let x = novar
14198produce multiple error messages, here: >
14199 E121: Undefined variable: novar
14200 E15: Invalid expression: novar
14201Only the first is used for the exception value, since it is the most specific
14202one (see |except-several-errors|). So you can catch it by >
14203 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E121:/
14204
14205You can catch all errors related to the name "nofunc" by >
14206 :catch /\<nofunc\>/
14207
14208You can catch all Vim errors in the ":write" and ":read" commands by >
14209 :catch /^Vim(\(write\|read\)):E\d\+:/
14210
14211You can catch all Vim errors by the pattern >
14212 :catch /^Vim\((\a\+)\)\=:E\d\+:/
14213<
14214 *catch-text*
14215NOTE: You should never catch the error message text itself: >
14216 :catch /No such variable/
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +010014217only works in the English locale, but not when the user has selected
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014218a different language by the |:language| command. It is however helpful to
14219cite the message text in a comment: >
14220 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E108:/ " No such variable
14221
14222
14223IGNORING ERRORS *ignore-errors*
14224
14225You can ignore errors in a specific Vim command by catching them locally: >
14226
14227 :try
14228 : write
14229 :catch
14230 :endtry
14231
14232But you are strongly recommended NOT to use this simple form, since it could
14233catch more than you want. With the ":write" command, some autocommands could
14234be executed and cause errors not related to writing, for instance: >
14235
14236 :au BufWritePre * unlet novar
14237
14238There could even be such errors you are not responsible for as a script
14239writer: a user of your script might have defined such autocommands. You would
14240then hide the error from the user.
14241 It is much better to use >
14242
14243 :try
14244 : write
14245 :catch /^Vim(write):/
14246 :endtry
14247
14248which only catches real write errors. So catch only what you'd like to ignore
14249intentionally.
14250
14251For a single command that does not cause execution of autocommands, you could
14252even suppress the conversion of errors to exceptions by the ":silent!"
14253command: >
14254 :silent! nunmap k
14255This works also when a try conditional is active.
14256
14257
14258CATCHING INTERRUPTS *catch-interrupt*
14259
14260When there are active try conditionals, an interrupt (CTRL-C) is converted to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014261the exception "Vim:Interrupt". You can catch it like every exception. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014262script is not terminated, then.
14263 Example: >
14264
14265 :function! TASK1()
14266 : sleep 10
14267 :endfunction
14268
14269 :function! TASK2()
14270 : sleep 20
14271 :endfunction
14272
14273 :while 1
14274 : let command = input("Type a command: ")
14275 : try
14276 : if command == ""
14277 : continue
14278 : elseif command == "END"
14279 : break
14280 : elseif command == "TASK1"
14281 : call TASK1()
14282 : elseif command == "TASK2"
14283 : call TASK2()
14284 : else
14285 : echo "\nIllegal command:" command
14286 : continue
14287 : endif
14288 : catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
14289 : echo "\nCommand interrupted"
14290 : " Caught the interrupt. Continue with next prompt.
14291 : endtry
14292 :endwhile
14293
14294You can interrupt a task here by pressing CTRL-C; the script then asks for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014295a new command. If you press CTRL-C at the prompt, the script is terminated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014296
14297For testing what happens when CTRL-C would be pressed on a specific line in
14298your script, use the debug mode and execute the |>quit| or |>interrupt|
14299command on that line. See |debug-scripts|.
14300
14301
14302CATCHING ALL *catch-all*
14303
14304The commands >
14305
14306 :catch /.*/
14307 :catch //
14308 :catch
14309
14310catch everything, error exceptions, interrupt exceptions and exceptions
14311explicitly thrown by the |:throw| command. This is useful at the top level of
14312a script in order to catch unexpected things.
14313 Example: >
14314
14315 :try
14316 :
14317 : " do the hard work here
14318 :
14319 :catch /MyException/
14320 :
14321 : " handle known problem
14322 :
14323 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
14324 : echo "Script interrupted"
14325 :catch /.*/
14326 : echo "Internal error (" . v:exception . ")"
14327 : echo " - occurred at " . v:throwpoint
14328 :endtry
14329 :" end of script
14330
14331Note: Catching all might catch more things than you want. Thus, you are
14332strongly encouraged to catch only for problems that you can really handle by
14333specifying a pattern argument to the ":catch".
14334 Example: Catching all could make it nearly impossible to interrupt a script
14335by pressing CTRL-C: >
14336
14337 :while 1
14338 : try
14339 : sleep 1
14340 : catch
14341 : endtry
14342 :endwhile
14343
14344
14345EXCEPTIONS AND AUTOCOMMANDS *except-autocmd*
14346
14347Exceptions may be used during execution of autocommands. Example: >
14348
14349 :autocmd User x try
14350 :autocmd User x throw "Oops!"
14351 :autocmd User x catch
14352 :autocmd User x echo v:exception
14353 :autocmd User x endtry
14354 :autocmd User x throw "Arrgh!"
14355 :autocmd User x echo "Should not be displayed"
14356 :
14357 :try
14358 : doautocmd User x
14359 :catch
14360 : echo v:exception
14361 :endtry
14362
14363This displays "Oops!" and "Arrgh!".
14364
14365 *except-autocmd-Pre*
14366For some commands, autocommands get executed before the main action of the
14367command takes place. If an exception is thrown and not caught in the sequence
14368of autocommands, the sequence and the command that caused its execution are
14369abandoned and the exception is propagated to the caller of the command.
14370 Example: >
14371
14372 :autocmd BufWritePre * throw "FAIL"
14373 :autocmd BufWritePre * echo "Should not be displayed"
14374 :
14375 :try
14376 : write
14377 :catch
14378 : echo "Caught:" v:exception "from" v:throwpoint
14379 :endtry
14380
14381Here, the ":write" command does not write the file currently being edited (as
14382you can see by checking 'modified'), since the exception from the BufWritePre
14383autocommand abandons the ":write". The exception is then caught and the
14384script displays: >
14385
14386 Caught: FAIL from BufWrite Auto commands for "*"
14387<
14388 *except-autocmd-Post*
14389For some commands, autocommands get executed after the main action of the
14390command has taken place. If this main action fails and the command is inside
14391an active try conditional, the autocommands are skipped and an error exception
14392is thrown that can be caught by the caller of the command.
14393 Example: >
14394
14395 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "File successfully written!"
14396 :
14397 :try
14398 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14399 :catch
14400 : echo v:exception
14401 :endtry
14402
14403This just displays: >
14404
14405 Vim(write):E212: Can't open file for writing (/i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e)
14406
14407If you really need to execute the autocommands even when the main action
14408fails, trigger the event from the catch clause.
14409 Example: >
14410
14411 :autocmd BufWritePre * set noreadonly
14412 :autocmd BufWritePost * set readonly
14413 :
14414 :try
14415 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14416 :catch
14417 : doautocmd BufWritePost /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14418 :endtry
14419<
14420You can also use ":silent!": >
14421
14422 :let x = "ok"
14423 :let v:errmsg = ""
14424 :autocmd BufWritePost * if v:errmsg != ""
14425 :autocmd BufWritePost * let x = "after fail"
14426 :autocmd BufWritePost * endif
14427 :try
14428 : silent! write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14429 :catch
14430 :endtry
14431 :echo x
14432
14433This displays "after fail".
14434
14435If the main action of the command does not fail, exceptions from the
14436autocommands will be catchable by the caller of the command: >
14437
14438 :autocmd BufWritePost * throw ":-("
14439 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "Should not be displayed"
14440 :
14441 :try
14442 : write
14443 :catch
14444 : echo v:exception
14445 :endtry
14446<
14447 *except-autocmd-Cmd*
14448For some commands, the normal action can be replaced by a sequence of
14449autocommands. Exceptions from that sequence will be catchable by the caller
14450of the command.
14451 Example: For the ":write" command, the caller cannot know whether the file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014452had actually been written when the exception occurred. You need to tell it in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014453some way. >
14454
14455 :if !exists("cnt")
14456 : let cnt = 0
14457 :
14458 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if &modified
14459 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * let cnt = cnt + 1
14460 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 2
14461 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
14462 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14463 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * write | set nomodified
14464 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 0
14465 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
14466 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14467 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * echo "File successfully written!"
14468 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14469 :endif
14470 :
14471 :try
14472 : write
14473 :catch /^BufWriteCmdError$/
14474 : if &modified
14475 : echo "Error on writing (file contents not changed)"
14476 : else
14477 : echo "Error after writing"
14478 : endif
14479 :catch /^Vim(write):/
14480 : echo "Error on writing"
14481 :endtry
14482
14483When this script is sourced several times after making changes, it displays
14484first >
14485 File successfully written!
14486then >
14487 Error on writing (file contents not changed)
14488then >
14489 Error after writing
14490etc.
14491
14492 *except-autocmd-ill*
14493You cannot spread a try conditional over autocommands for different events.
14494The following code is ill-formed: >
14495
14496 :autocmd BufWritePre * try
14497 :
14498 :autocmd BufWritePost * catch
14499 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo v:exception
14500 :autocmd BufWritePost * endtry
14501 :
14502 :write
14503
14504
14505EXCEPTION HIERARCHIES AND PARAMETERIZED EXCEPTIONS *except-hier-param*
14506
14507Some programming languages allow to use hierarchies of exception classes or to
14508pass additional information with the object of an exception class. You can do
14509similar things in Vim.
14510 In order to throw an exception from a hierarchy, just throw the complete
14511class name with the components separated by a colon, for instance throw the
14512string "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW" for an overflow in a mathematical library.
14513 When you want to pass additional information with your exception class, add
14514it in parentheses, for instance throw the string "EXCEPT:IO:WRITEERR(myfile)"
14515for an error when writing "myfile".
14516 With the appropriate patterns in the ":catch" command, you can catch for
14517base classes or derived classes of your hierarchy. Additional information in
14518parentheses can be cut out from |v:exception| with the ":substitute" command.
14519 Example: >
14520
14521 :function! CheckRange(a, func)
14522 : if a:a < 0
14523 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE(" . a:func . ")"
14524 : endif
14525 :endfunction
14526 :
14527 :function! Add(a, b)
14528 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Add")
14529 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Add")
14530 : let c = a:a + a:b
14531 : if c < 0
14532 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW"
14533 : endif
14534 : return c
14535 :endfunction
14536 :
14537 :function! Div(a, b)
14538 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Div")
14539 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Div")
14540 : if (a:b == 0)
14541 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:ZERODIV"
14542 : endif
14543 : return a:a / a:b
14544 :endfunction
14545 :
14546 :function! Write(file)
14547 : try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014548 : execute "write" fnameescape(a:file)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014549 : catch /^Vim(write):/
14550 : throw "EXCEPT:IO(" . getcwd() . ", " . a:file . "):WRITEERR"
14551 : endtry
14552 :endfunction
14553 :
14554 :try
14555 :
14556 : " something with arithmetics and I/O
14557 :
14558 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE/
14559 : let function = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(\a\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14560 : echo "Range error in" function
14561 :
14562 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR/ " catches OVERFLOW and ZERODIV
14563 : echo "Math error"
14564 :
14565 :catch /^EXCEPT:IO/
14566 : let dir = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(.\+\),\s*.\+).*', '\1', "")
14567 : let file = substitute(v:exception, '.*(.\+,\s*\(.\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14568 : if file !~ '^/'
14569 : let file = dir . "/" . file
14570 : endif
14571 : echo 'I/O error for "' . file . '"'
14572 :
14573 :catch /^EXCEPT/
14574 : echo "Unspecified error"
14575 :
14576 :endtry
14577
14578The exceptions raised by Vim itself (on error or when pressing CTRL-C) use
14579a flat hierarchy: they are all in the "Vim" class. You cannot throw yourself
14580exceptions with the "Vim" prefix; they are reserved for Vim.
14581 Vim error exceptions are parameterized with the name of the command that
14582failed, if known. See |catch-errors|.
14583
14584
14585PECULIARITIES
14586 *except-compat*
14587The exception handling concept requires that the command sequence causing the
14588exception is aborted immediately and control is transferred to finally clauses
14589and/or a catch clause.
14590
14591In the Vim script language there are cases where scripts and functions
14592continue after an error: in functions without the "abort" flag or in a command
14593after ":silent!", control flow goes to the following line, and outside
14594functions, control flow goes to the line following the outermost ":endwhile"
14595or ":endif". On the other hand, errors should be catchable as exceptions
14596(thus, requiring the immediate abortion).
14597
14598This problem has been solved by converting errors to exceptions and using
14599immediate abortion (if not suppressed by ":silent!") only when a try
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014600conditional is active. This is no restriction since an (error) exception can
14601be caught only from an active try conditional. If you want an immediate
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014602termination without catching the error, just use a try conditional without
14603catch clause. (You can cause cleanup code being executed before termination
14604by specifying a finally clause.)
14605
14606When no try conditional is active, the usual abortion and continuation
14607behavior is used instead of immediate abortion. This ensures compatibility of
14608scripts written for Vim 6.1 and earlier.
14609
14610However, when sourcing an existing script that does not use exception handling
14611commands (or when calling one of its functions) from inside an active try
14612conditional of a new script, you might change the control flow of the existing
14613script on error. You get the immediate abortion on error and can catch the
14614error in the new script. If however the sourced script suppresses error
14615messages by using the ":silent!" command (checking for errors by testing
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014616|v:errmsg| if appropriate), its execution path is not changed. The error is
14617not converted to an exception. (See |:silent|.) So the only remaining cause
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014618where this happens is for scripts that don't care about errors and produce
14619error messages. You probably won't want to use such code from your new
14620scripts.
14621
14622 *except-syntax-err*
14623Syntax errors in the exception handling commands are never caught by any of
14624the ":catch" commands of the try conditional they belong to. Its finally
14625clauses, however, is executed.
14626 Example: >
14627
14628 :try
14629 : try
14630 : throw 4711
14631 : catch /\(/
14632 : echo "in catch with syntax error"
14633 : catch
14634 : echo "inner catch-all"
14635 : finally
14636 : echo "inner finally"
14637 : endtry
14638 :catch
14639 : echo 'outer catch-all caught "' . v:exception . '"'
14640 : finally
14641 : echo "outer finally"
14642 :endtry
14643
14644This displays: >
14645 inner finally
14646 outer catch-all caught "Vim(catch):E54: Unmatched \("
14647 outer finally
14648The original exception is discarded and an error exception is raised, instead.
14649
14650 *except-single-line*
14651The ":try", ":catch", ":finally", and ":endtry" commands can be put on
14652a single line, but then syntax errors may make it difficult to recognize the
14653"catch" line, thus you better avoid this.
14654 Example: >
14655 :try | unlet! foo # | catch | endtry
14656raises an error exception for the trailing characters after the ":unlet!"
14657argument, but does not see the ":catch" and ":endtry" commands, so that the
14658error exception is discarded and the "E488: Trailing characters" message gets
14659displayed.
14660
14661 *except-several-errors*
14662When several errors appear in a single command, the first error message is
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020014663usually the most specific one and therefore converted to the error exception.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014664 Example: >
14665 echo novar
14666causes >
14667 E121: Undefined variable: novar
14668 E15: Invalid expression: novar
14669The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14670 Vim(echo):E121: Undefined variable: novar
14671< *except-syntax-error*
14672But when a syntax error is detected after a normal error in the same command,
14673the syntax error is used for the exception being thrown.
14674 Example: >
14675 unlet novar #
14676causes >
14677 E108: No such variable: "novar"
14678 E488: Trailing characters
14679The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14680 Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters
14681This is done because the syntax error might change the execution path in a way
14682not intended by the user. Example: >
14683 try
14684 try | unlet novar # | catch | echo v:exception | endtry
14685 catch /.*/
14686 echo "outer catch:" v:exception
14687 endtry
14688This displays "outer catch: Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters", and then
14689a "E600: Missing :endtry" error message is given, see |except-single-line|.
14690
14691==============================================================================
146929. Examples *eval-examples*
14693
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014694Printing in Binary ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014695>
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010014696 :" The function Nr2Bin() returns the binary string representation of a number.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014697 :func Nr2Bin(nr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014698 : let n = a:nr
14699 : let r = ""
14700 : while n
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014701 : let r = '01'[n % 2] . r
14702 : let n = n / 2
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014703 : endwhile
14704 : return r
14705 :endfunc
14706
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014707 :" The function String2Bin() converts each character in a string to a
14708 :" binary string, separated with dashes.
14709 :func String2Bin(str)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014710 : let out = ''
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014711 : for ix in range(strlen(a:str))
14712 : let out = out . '-' . Nr2Bin(char2nr(a:str[ix]))
14713 : endfor
14714 : return out[1:]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014715 :endfunc
14716
14717Example of its use: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014718 :echo Nr2Bin(32)
14719result: "100000" >
14720 :echo String2Bin("32")
14721result: "110011-110010"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014722
14723
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014724Sorting lines ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014725
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014726This example sorts lines with a specific compare function. >
14727
14728 :func SortBuffer()
14729 : let lines = getline(1, '$')
14730 : call sort(lines, function("Strcmp"))
14731 : call setline(1, lines)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014732 :endfunction
14733
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014734As a one-liner: >
14735 :call setline(1, sort(getline(1, '$'), function("Strcmp")))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014736
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014737
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014738scanf() replacement ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014739 *sscanf*
14740There is no sscanf() function in Vim. If you need to extract parts from a
14741line, you can use matchstr() and substitute() to do it. This example shows
14742how to get the file name, line number and column number out of a line like
14743"foobar.txt, 123, 45". >
14744 :" Set up the match bit
14745 :let mx='\(\f\+\),\s*\(\d\+\),\s*\(\d\+\)'
14746 :"get the part matching the whole expression
14747 :let l = matchstr(line, mx)
14748 :"get each item out of the match
14749 :let file = substitute(l, mx, '\1', '')
14750 :let lnum = substitute(l, mx, '\2', '')
14751 :let col = substitute(l, mx, '\3', '')
14752
14753The input is in the variable "line", the results in the variables "file",
14754"lnum" and "col". (idea from Michael Geddes)
14755
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014756
14757getting the scriptnames in a Dictionary ~
14758 *scriptnames-dictionary*
14759The |:scriptnames| command can be used to get a list of all script files that
14760have been sourced. There is no equivalent function or variable for this
14761(because it's rarely needed). In case you need to manipulate the list this
14762code can be used: >
14763 " Get the output of ":scriptnames" in the scriptnames_output variable.
14764 let scriptnames_output = ''
14765 redir => scriptnames_output
14766 silent scriptnames
14767 redir END
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010014768
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014769 " Split the output into lines and parse each line. Add an entry to the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014770 " "scripts" dictionary.
14771 let scripts = {}
14772 for line in split(scriptnames_output, "\n")
14773 " Only do non-blank lines.
14774 if line =~ '\S'
14775 " Get the first number in the line.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014776 let nr = matchstr(line, '\d\+')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014777 " Get the file name, remove the script number " 123: ".
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014778 let name = substitute(line, '.\+:\s*', '', '')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014779 " Add an item to the Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014780 let scripts[nr] = name
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014781 endif
14782 endfor
14783 unlet scriptnames_output
14784
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014785==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001478610. Vim script versions *vimscript-version* *vimscript-versions*
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014787 *scriptversion*
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014788Over time many features have been added to Vim script. This includes Ex
14789commands, functions, variable types, etc. Each individual feature can be
14790checked with the |has()| and |exists()| functions.
14791
14792Sometimes old syntax of functionality gets in the way of making Vim better.
14793When support is taken away this will break older Vim scripts. To make this
14794explicit the |:scriptversion| command can be used. When a Vim script is not
14795compatible with older versions of Vim this will give an explicit error,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014796instead of failing in mysterious ways.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014797
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014798 *scriptversion-1* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014799 :scriptversion 1
14800< This is the original Vim script, same as not using a |:scriptversion|
14801 command. Can be used to go back to old syntax for a range of lines.
14802 Test for support with: >
14803 has('vimscript-1')
14804
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014805< *scriptversion-2* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014806 :scriptversion 2
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020014807< String concatenation with "." is not supported, use ".." instead.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014808 This avoids the ambiguity using "." for Dict member access and
14809 floating point numbers. Now ".5" means the number 0.5.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014810
14811 *scriptversion-3* >
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014812 :scriptversion 3
14813< All |vim-variable|s must be prefixed by "v:". E.g. "version" doesn't
14814 work as |v:version| anymore, it can be used as a normal variable.
14815 Same for some obvious names as "count" and others.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014816
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014817 Test for support with: >
14818 has('vimscript-3')
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014819<
14820 *scriptversion-4* >
14821 :scriptversion 4
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014822< Numbers with a leading zero are not recognized as octal. "0o" or "0O"
14823 is still recognized as octal. With the
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014824 previous version you get: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014825 echo 017 " displays 15 (octal)
14826 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14827 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014828< with script version 4: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014829 echo 017 " displays 17 (decimal)
14830 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14831 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014832< Also, it is possible to use single quotes inside numbers to make them
14833 easier to read: >
14834 echo 1'000'000
14835< The quotes must be surrounded by digits.
14836
14837 Test for support with: >
14838 has('vimscript-4')
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014839
14840==============================================================================
1484111. No +eval feature *no-eval-feature*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014842
14843When the |+eval| feature was disabled at compile time, none of the expression
14844evaluation commands are available. To prevent this from causing Vim scripts
14845to generate all kinds of errors, the ":if" and ":endif" commands are still
14846recognized, though the argument of the ":if" and everything between the ":if"
14847and the matching ":endif" is ignored. Nesting of ":if" blocks is allowed, but
14848only if the commands are at the start of the line. The ":else" command is not
14849recognized.
14850
14851Example of how to avoid executing commands when the |+eval| feature is
14852missing: >
14853
14854 :if 1
14855 : echo "Expression evaluation is compiled in"
14856 :else
14857 : echo "You will _never_ see this message"
14858 :endif
14859
Bram Moolenaar773a97c2019-06-06 20:39:55 +020014860To execute a command only when the |+eval| feature is disabled can be done in
14861two ways. The simplest is to exit the script (or Vim) prematurely: >
14862 if 1
14863 echo "commands executed with +eval"
14864 finish
14865 endif
14866 args " command executed without +eval
14867
14868If you do not want to abort loading the script you can use a trick, as this
14869example shows: >
Bram Moolenaar45d2cca2017-04-30 16:36:05 +020014870
14871 silent! while 0
14872 set history=111
14873 silent! endwhile
14874
14875When the |+eval| feature is available the command is skipped because of the
14876"while 0". Without the |+eval| feature the "while 0" is an error, which is
14877silently ignored, and the command is executed.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +020014878
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014879==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001488012. The sandbox *eval-sandbox* *sandbox* *E48*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014881
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +020014882The 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr', 'includeexpr', 'indentexpr', 'statusline' and
14883'foldtext' options may be evaluated in a sandbox. This means that you are
14884protected from these expressions having nasty side effects. This gives some
14885safety for when these options are set from a modeline. It is also used when
14886the command from a tags file is executed and for CTRL-R = in the command line.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014887The sandbox is also used for the |:sandbox| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014888
14889These items are not allowed in the sandbox:
14890 - changing the buffer text
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014891 - defining or changing mapping, autocommands, user commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014892 - setting certain options (see |option-summary|)
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014893 - setting certain v: variables (see |v:var|) *E794*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014894 - executing a shell command
14895 - reading or writing a file
14896 - jumping to another buffer or editing a file
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000014897 - executing Python, Perl, etc. commands
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014898This is not guaranteed 100% secure, but it should block most attacks.
14899
14900 *:san* *:sandbox*
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +000014901:san[dbox] {cmd} Execute {cmd} in the sandbox. Useful to evaluate an
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014902 option that may have been set from a modeline, e.g.
14903 'foldexpr'.
14904
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014905 *sandbox-option*
14906A few options contain an expression. When this expression is evaluated it may
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +000014907have to be done in the sandbox to avoid a security risk. But the sandbox is
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014908restrictive, thus this only happens when the option was set from an insecure
14909location. Insecure in this context are:
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +000014910- sourcing a .vimrc or .exrc in the current directory
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014911- while executing in the sandbox
14912- value coming from a modeline
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014913- executing a function that was defined in the sandbox
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014914
14915Note that when in the sandbox and saving an option value and restoring it, the
14916option will still be marked as it was set in the sandbox.
14917
14918==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001491913. Textlock *textlock*
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014920
14921In a few situations it is not allowed to change the text in the buffer, jump
14922to another window and some other things that might confuse or break what Vim
14923is currently doing. This mostly applies to things that happen when Vim is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014924actually doing something else. For example, evaluating the 'balloonexpr' may
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014925happen any moment the mouse cursor is resting at some position.
14926
14927This is not allowed when the textlock is active:
14928 - changing the buffer text
14929 - jumping to another buffer or window
14930 - editing another file
14931 - closing a window or quitting Vim
14932 - etc.
14933
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014934
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020014935 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: