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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
84byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
87 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
88ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
89ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
90ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
91ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
92ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
93 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
94ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
96ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
97ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
98ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
99ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
100ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
101ch_open({address} [, {options}])
102 Channel open a channel to {address}
103ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
104ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
105 Blob read Blob from {handle}
106ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
107 String read raw from {handle}
108ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
109 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
110ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
112ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
113 none set options for {handle}
114ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
115 String status of channel {handle}
116changenr() Number current change number
117char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
118charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
119charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
120charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
121 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
122chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
123cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
124clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
125col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
126complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
127complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
128complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
129complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
130confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
131 Number number of choice picked by user
132copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
133cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
134cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
135count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
136 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
137cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
138 Number checks existence of cscope connection
139cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
140 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
141cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
142debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
143deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
144delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
145deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
146 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
147did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
148diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
149diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
150digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
151digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
152digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
153digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
154echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
155empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
156environ() Dict return environment variables
157escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
158eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
159eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
160executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
161execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
162exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
163exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
164exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
165exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
166expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
167 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100168expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
169 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000170extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
171 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
172extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
173 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
174 List or Dictionary
175feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
176filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
177filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
178filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
179 remove items from {expr1} where
180 {expr2} is 0
181finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
182 String find directory {name} in {path}
183findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
184 String find file {name} in {path}
185flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
186flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
187 List flatten a copy of {list}
188float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
189floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
190fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
191fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
192fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
193foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
195foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
196foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
197foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
198foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100199fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000200funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
201 Funcref reference to function {name}
202function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
203 Funcref named reference to function {name}
204garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
205get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
206get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
207get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
208getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
209getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
210 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
211getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
212 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
213getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
214getchar([expr]) Number or String
215 get one character from the user
216getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
217getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
218getcharsearch() Dict last character search
219getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100220getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
221 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getcmdline() String return the current command-line
223getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100224getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
225 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
227getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
228getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
229 List list of cmdline completion matches
230getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
231getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
232getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
233getenv({name}) String return environment variable
234getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
235getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
236getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
237getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
238getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
239getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
240getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
241 List list of jump list items
242getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
243getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
244getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
245getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
246getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
247getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
248getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
249getpid() Number process ID of Vim
250getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
251getqflist() List list of quickfix items
252getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
253getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
254 String or List contents of a register
255getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
256getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100257getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000258gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
259gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
260 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
261gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
262 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
263gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
264gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
265getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
266getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
267getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
268getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
269getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
270 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
271glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
272 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
273glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
274globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
275 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
276has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
277has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
278haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
279 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
280 or |:tcd|
281hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
282 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
283histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
284histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
285histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
286histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
287hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
288hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
289hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
290hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
291hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
292iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
293indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
294index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
295 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100296indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
297 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000298input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
299 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100300inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000301 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
302inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
303inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
304inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
305inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
306insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
307interrupt() none interrupt script execution
308invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100309isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
311isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
312 (positive or negative)
313islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
314isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
315items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
316job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
317job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
318job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
319job_start({command} [, {options}])
320 Job start a job
321job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
322job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
323join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
324js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
325js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
326json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
327json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
328keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100329keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
330 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000331len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
332libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
333libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
334line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
335line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
336lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
337list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
338list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
339listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
340 Number add a callback to listen to changes
341listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
342listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
343localtime() Number current time
344log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
345log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
346luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
347map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
348 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
349maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
350 String or Dict
351 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
352mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
353 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100354maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000355mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
356 like |map()| but creates a new List or
357 Dictionary
358mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
359match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
360 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
361matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
362 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
363matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
364 Number highlight positions with {group}
365matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
366matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
367matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
368 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
369matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
370 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
371matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
372 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
373matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
374 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
375matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
376 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
377matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
378 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
379max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
380menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
381min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
382mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
383 Number create directory {name}
384mode([expr]) String current editing mode
385mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
386nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
387nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
388or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
389pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
390perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
391popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
392popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
393popup_clear() none close all popup windows
394popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
395popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
396popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
397popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
398popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100399popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
401popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
402popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
403popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
404popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
405popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
406popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
407popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
408popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
409popup_notification({what}, {options})
410 Number create a notification popup window
411popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
412 none set options for popup window {id}
413popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
414popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
415pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
416prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
417printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
418prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
419prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
420prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
421prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
422prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
423prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
424 none add multiple text properties
425prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
426 none remove all text properties
427prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
428 Dict search for a text property
429prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
430prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
431 Number remove a text property
432prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
433prop_type_change({name}, {props})
434 none change an existing property type
435prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
436 none delete a property type
437prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
438 Dict get property type values
439prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
440pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
441pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
442py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
443pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
444pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
445rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
446range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
447 List items from {expr} to {max}
448readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
449readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
450 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
451readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
452 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
453readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
454 List get list of lines from file {fname}
455reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
456 any reduce {object} using {func}
457reg_executing() String get the executing register name
458reg_recording() String get the recording register name
459reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
460reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
461reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
462remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
463 String send expression
464remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
465remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
466 Number check for reply string
467remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
468 String read reply string
469remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
470 String send key sequence
471remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
472remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
473 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
474remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
475 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
476remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
477rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100478repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
479 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000480resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
481reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
482round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
483rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
484screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
485screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
486screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
487screencol() Number current cursor column
488screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
489screenrow() Number current cursor row
490screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
491search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
492 Number search for {pattern}
493searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
494searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
495 Number search for variable declaration
496searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
497 Number search for other end of start/end pair
498searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
499 List search for other end of start/end pair
500searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
501 List search for {pattern}
502server2client({clientid}, {string})
503 Number send reply string
504serverlist() String get a list of available servers
505setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
506 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
507 {expr}
508setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
509 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
510setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
511setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
512setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100513setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000514setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
515setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
516setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
517setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
518setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
519setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
520 Number modify location list using {list}
521setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
522 Number modify specific location list props
523setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
524setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
525setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
526setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
527 Number modify specific quickfix list props
528setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
529settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
530settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
531 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
532 page {tabnr} to {val}
533settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
534 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
535setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
536sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
537shellescape({string} [, {special}])
538 String escape {string} for use as shell
539 command argument
540shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
541sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
542sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
543sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
544sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
545 List get a list of placed signs
546sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
547 Number jump to a sign
548sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
549 Number place a sign
550sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
551sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
552sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
553sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
554 Number unplace a sign
555sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
556simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
557sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
558sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
559slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
560 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000561sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
562 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000563sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
564sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
565 Number play an event sound
566sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
567 Number play sound file {path}
568sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
569soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
570spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
571spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
572 List spelling suggestions
573split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
574 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
575sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
576srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
577state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
578str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
579str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
580 ASCII/UTF-8 value
581str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
582 Number convert String to Number
583strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
584strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
585 String {len} characters of {str} at
586 character {start}
587strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
588strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
589strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
590strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
591stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
592 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
593string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
594strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
595strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
596 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
597 byte {start}
598strptime({format}, {timestring})
599 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
600strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
601 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
602strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
603strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
604submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
605 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
606substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
607 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
608swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
609swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
610synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
611synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
612 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
613synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
614synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
615synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
616system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
617systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
618tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
619tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
620tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
621tagfiles() List tags files used
622taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
623tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
624tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
625tempname() String name for a temporary file
626term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
627 Number display difference between two dumps
628term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
629 Number displaying a screen dump
630term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
631 none dump terminal window contents
632term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
633term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
634term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
635term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
636term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
637term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
638term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
639term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
640term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
641term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
642term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
643term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
644term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
645term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
646term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
647 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
648term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
649term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
650term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
651term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
652 none set the size of a terminal
653term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
654term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
655terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
656test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
657 none make memory allocation fail
658test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
659test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
660test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
661test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
662test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000663test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000664test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
665test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
666test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
667test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
668test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
669test_null_job() Job null value for testing
670test_null_list() List null value for testing
671test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
672test_null_string() String null value for testing
673test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
674test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
675test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000676test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
677test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
678test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
679test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
680test_void() any void value for testing
681timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
682timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
683timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
684 Number create a timer
685timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
686timer_stopall() none stop all timers
687tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
688toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
689tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
690 to chars in {tostr}
691trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
692 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
693trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
694type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
695typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
696undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
697undotree() List undo file tree
698uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
699 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
700values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100701virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
702 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100703virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
704 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000705visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
706wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
707win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
708 String execute {command} in window {id}
709win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
710win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
711win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
712win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
713win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
714win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000715win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
716win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000717win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
718win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
719 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
720winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
721wincol() Number window column of the cursor
722windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
723winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
724winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
725winline() Number window line of the cursor
726winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
727winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
728winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
729winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
730winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
731wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
732writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
733 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
734xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
735
736==============================================================================
7372. Details *builtin-function-details*
738
739Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
740specific functionality.
741
742abs({expr}) *abs()*
743 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
744 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
745 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
746 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
747 Examples: >
748 echo abs(1.456)
749< 1.456 >
750 echo abs(-5.456)
751< 5.456 >
752 echo abs(-4)
753< 4
754
755 Can also be used as a |method|: >
756 Compute()->abs()
757
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000758
759acos({expr}) *acos()*
760 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
761 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
762 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100763 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000764 Examples: >
765 :echo acos(0)
766< 1.570796 >
767 :echo acos(-0.5)
768< 2.094395
769
770 Can also be used as a |method|: >
771 Compute()->acos()
772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000773
774add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
775 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
776 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
777 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
778 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
779< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
780 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
781 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
782 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100783 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000784
785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
786 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
787
788
789and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
790 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
791 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100792 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000793 Example: >
794 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
795< Can also be used as a |method|: >
796 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
797
798
799append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
800 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
801 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
802 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
803 the current buffer.
804 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
805 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
806 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
807 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
808 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
809 negative number results in an error. Example: >
810 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
811 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
812
813< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
814 passed as the second argument: >
815 mylist->append(lnum)
816
817
818appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
819 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
820
821 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
822 |bufload()| if needed.
823
824 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
825
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000826 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
827 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
828 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
829 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000830
831 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
832 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
833
834 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
835 error message is given. Example: >
836 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
837<
838 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
839 passed as the second argument: >
840 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
841
842
843argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
844 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
845 |arglist|.
846 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
847 window is used.
848 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
849 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
850 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
851 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
852
853 *argidx()*
854argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
855 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
856
857 *arglistid()*
858arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
859 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
860 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
861 global argument list. See |arglist|.
862 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
863
864 Without arguments use the current window.
865 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
866 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
867 page.
868 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
869
870 *argv()*
871argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
872 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
873 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
874 :let i = 0
875 :while i < argc()
876 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000877 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000878 : let i = i + 1
879 :endwhile
880< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
881 the whole |arglist| is returned.
882
883 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
884 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
885
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100886 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
887 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
888 argument is invalid.
889
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000890asin({expr}) *asin()*
891 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
892 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
893 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
894 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100895 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
896 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000897 Examples: >
898 :echo asin(0.8)
899< 0.927295 >
900 :echo asin(-0.5)
901< -0.523599
902
903 Can also be used as a |method|: >
904 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000905
906
907assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
908
909
910
911atan({expr}) *atan()*
912 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
913 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
914 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100915 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000916 Examples: >
917 :echo atan(100)
918< 1.560797 >
919 :echo atan(-4.01)
920< -1.326405
921
922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
923 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000924
925
926atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
927 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
928 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
929 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100930 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
931 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000932 Examples: >
933 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
934< -0.785398 >
935 :echo atan2(1, -1)
936< 2.356194
937
938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
939 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000940
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100941
942autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
943 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
944
945 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
946 the following optional items:
947 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
948 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
949 item is ignored.
950 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
951 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100952 This can be either a String with a single
953 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100954 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
955 If this group doesn't exist then it is
956 created. If not specified or empty, then the
957 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100958 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
959 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100960 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100961 which executes only once. Refer to
962 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100963 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
964 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100965 present, then this item is ignored. This can
966 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
967 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100968 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
969 commands associated with the specified autocmd
970 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
971 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100972 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100973
974 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
975 Examples: >
976 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
977 let acmd = {}
978 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
979 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
980 let acmd.bufnr = 5
981 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
982 call autocmd_add([acmd])
983
984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
985 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
986<
987autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
988 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
989
990 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
991 the following optional items:
992 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
993 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
994 item is ignored.
995 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
996 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
997 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
998 group are deleted.
999 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1000 If not specified or empty, then the default
1001 group is used.
1002 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1003 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1004 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1005 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1006 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1007 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1008 present, then this item is ignored.
1009
1010 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1011 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1012 is deleted.
1013
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001014 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001015 Examples: >
1016 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1017 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1018 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1019 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1020 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1021 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1022 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1023 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1024 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1025 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1026 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1027 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1028 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1029 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1030 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1031 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1032<
1033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1034 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1035
1036autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1037 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1038 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1039
1040 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1041 items:
1042 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1043 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1044 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1045 error message. If set to an empty string,
1046 then the default autocmd group is used.
1047 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1048 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1049 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1050 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1051 results in an error message.
1052 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1053 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1054 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1055 {opts}.
1056
1057 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1058 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1059 the autocmd is defined.
1060 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1061 event Autocmd event name.
1062 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001063 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1064 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1065 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1066 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001067 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1068 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1069 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1070 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1071
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001072 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1073 or event or pattern is not found.
1074
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001075 Examples: >
1076 " :autocmd MyGroup
1077 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1078 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1079 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1080 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1081 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1082 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1083 " :autocmd Syntax
1084 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1085 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1086 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1087 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1088 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1089<
1090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1091 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1092<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001093balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1094 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001095 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1096 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001097
1098balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1099 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1100 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1101 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1102 split with |balloon_split()|.
1103 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1104
1105 Example: >
1106 func GetBalloonContent()
1107 " ... initiate getting the content
1108 return ''
1109 endfunc
1110 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1111
1112 func BalloonCallback(result)
1113 call balloon_show(a:result)
1114 endfunc
1115< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1116 GetText()->balloon_show()
1117<
1118 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1119 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1120 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1121 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001122 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001123
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001124 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1125 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001126 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1127 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1128
1129balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1130 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1131 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1132 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001133 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1134 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1136 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1137
1138< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1139 feature}
1140
1141blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1142 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1143 {blob}. Examples: >
1144 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1145 blob2list(0z) returns []
1146< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1147 opposite.
1148
1149 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1150 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001151<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001152 *browse()*
1153browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1154 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1155 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1156 The input fields are:
1157 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1158 {title} title for the requester
1159 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1160 {default} default file name
1161 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1162 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1163
1164 *browsedir()*
1165browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1166 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1167 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1168 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1169 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1170 to be used.
1171 The input fields are:
1172 {title} title for the requester
1173 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1174 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1175 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1176
1177bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001178 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1179 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001180 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1181 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1182 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1183 buffer is always created.
1184 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1185 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1186 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1187 call bufload(bufnr)
1188 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001189< Returns 0 on error.
1190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001191 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1192
1193bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1194 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1195 {buf} exists.
1196 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1197 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1198
1199 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1200 exactly. The name can be:
1201 - Relative to the current directory.
1202 - A full path.
1203 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1204 - A URL name.
1205 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1206 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1207 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1208 long name to be able to find them.
1209 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1210 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1211 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1212 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1213 file name.
1214
1215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1216 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1217<
1218 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1219
1220buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1221 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1222 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1223 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1224
1225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1226 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1227
1228bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1229 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1230 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1231 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001232 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
1233 file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001234 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1235 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1236 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1237
1238 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1239 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1240
1241bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1242 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1243 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1244 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1245
1246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1247 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1248
1249bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1250 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1251 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1252 "[No Name]".
1253 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1254 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1255 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1256 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1257 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1258 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1259 match an empty string is returned.
1260 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1261 alternate buffer.
1262 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1263 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1264 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1265 pattern.
1266 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1267 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1268 buffers are searched for.
1269 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1270 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1271 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1272< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1273 echo bufnr->bufname()
1274
1275< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1276 string is returned. >
1277 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1278 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1279 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1280 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1281< *buffer_name()*
1282 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1283
1284 *bufnr()*
1285bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1286 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1287 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1288 above.
1289
1290 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1291 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1292 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1293 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1294< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1295 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1296
1297 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1298 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1299< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1300 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1301 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1302 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1303
1304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1305 echo bufref->bufnr()
1306<
1307 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1308 *last_buffer_nr()*
1309 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1310
1311bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1312 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1313 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1314 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1315 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1316
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001317 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001318<
1319 Only deals with the current tab page.
1320
1321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1322 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1323
1324bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1325 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1326 |window-ID|.
1327 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1328 is returned. Example: >
1329
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001330 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001331
1332< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1333 |:wincmd|.
1334
1335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1336 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1337
1338byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1339 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1340 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1341 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1342 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1343 one.
1344 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1345
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001346 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1347
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1349 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1350
1351< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1352 feature}
1353
1354byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1355 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1356 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1357 zero.
1358 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1359 equal to {nr}.
1360 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1361 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1362 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1363 separately.
1364 Example : >
1365 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1366< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1367 same: >
1368 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1369 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1370< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1371
1372 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1373 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1374 in bytes is returned.
1375
1376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1377 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1378
1379byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1380 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1381 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001382 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001383 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1384 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1385 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1386< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1387 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1388 one byte).
1389 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1390 to a Unicode encoding.
1391
1392 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1393 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1394
1395call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1396 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1397 arguments.
1398 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1399 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1400 Returns the return value of the called function.
1401 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1402 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1403
1404 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1405 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1406
1407ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1408 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1409 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1410 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1411 Examples: >
1412 echo ceil(1.456)
1413< 2.0 >
1414 echo ceil(-5.456)
1415< -5.0 >
1416 echo ceil(4.0)
1417< 4.0
1418
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001419 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1420
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001421 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1422 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001423
1424
1425ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1426
1427
1428changenr() *changenr()*
1429 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1430 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1431 with the |:undo| command.
1432 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1433 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1434 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001435 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001436
1437char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001438 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001439 Examples: >
1440 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1441 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1442< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1443 Example for "utf-8": >
1444 char2nr("á") returns 225
1445 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1446< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1447 A combining character is a separate character.
1448 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1449 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1450 let str = "ABC"
1451 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1452< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1453
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001454 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1455
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1457 GetChar()->char2nr()
1458
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001459charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1460 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1461 The character class is one of:
1462 0 blank
1463 1 punctuation
1464 2 word character
1465 3 emoji
1466 other specific Unicode class
1467 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001468 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001469
1470
1471charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1472 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1473 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1474
1475 Example:
1476 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1477 charcol('.') returns 3
1478 col('.') returns 7
1479
1480< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1481 GetPos()->col()
1482<
1483 *charidx()*
1484charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1485 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1486 The index of the first character is zero.
1487 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1488 equal to {idx}.
1489 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1490 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1491 added to the preceding base character.
1492 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1493 counted as separate characters.
1494 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1495 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1496 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1497 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1498 and is not zero or one.
1499 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1500 from the character index.
1501 Examples: >
1502 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1503 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1504 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1505<
1506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1507 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1508
1509chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1510 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1511 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1512 window:
1513 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1514 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1515 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1516 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1517 directory.
1518 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1519 {dir} must be a String.
1520 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1521 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1522 On failure, returns an empty string.
1523
1524 Example: >
1525 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1526 if save_dir != ""
1527 " ... do some work
1528 call chdir(save_dir)
1529 endif
1530
1531< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1532 GetDir()->chdir()
1533<
1534cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1535 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1536 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1537 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1538 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001539 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001540 See |C-indenting|.
1541
1542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1543 GetLnum()->cindent()
1544
1545clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1546 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1547 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1548 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1549 window ID instead of the current window.
1550
1551 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1552 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1553<
1554 *col()*
1555col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1556 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1557 . the cursor position
1558 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1559 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1560 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1561 returned)
1562 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1563 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1564 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1565 that it's updated right away.
1566 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1567 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1568 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1569 out of range then col() returns zero.
1570 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1571 |getpos()|.
1572 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1573 character position use |charcol()|.
1574 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1575 Examples: >
1576 col(".") column of cursor
1577 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1578 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001579 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001580< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001581 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1582 buffer.
1583 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1584 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1585 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1586 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1587 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001588 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001589 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1590
1591< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1592 GetPos()->col()
1593<
1594
1595complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1596 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1597 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1598 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1599 or with an expression mapping.
1600 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1601 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1602 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1603 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1604 match.
1605 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1606 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1607 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1608 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1609 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1610 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1611 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1612 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1613 Example: >
1614 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1615
1616 func! ListMonths()
1617 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1618 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1619 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1620 return ''
1621 endfunc
1622< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1623 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1624
1625 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1626 second argument: >
1627 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1628
1629complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1630 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1631 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1632 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1633 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1634 the list.
1635 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1636 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1637
1638 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1639 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1640
1641complete_check() *complete_check()*
1642 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1643 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1644 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1645 zero otherwise.
1646 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1647 'completefunc' option.
1648
1649
1650complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1651 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1652 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1653 The items are:
1654 mode Current completion mode name string.
1655 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1656 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1657 See |pumvisible()|.
1658 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1659 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1660 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1661 See |complete-items|.
1662 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1663 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1664 typed text only, or the last completion after
1665 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1666 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001667 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001668
1669 *complete_info_mode*
1670 mode values are:
1671 "" Not in completion mode
1672 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1673 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1674 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1675 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1676 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1677 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1678 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1679 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1680 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1681 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1682 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1683 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1684 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1685 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1686 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1687 "eval" |complete()| completion
1688 "unknown" Other internal modes
1689
1690 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1691 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1692 {what} are silently ignored.
1693
1694 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1695 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1696 |CompleteChanged| event.
1697
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001698 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1699
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001700 Examples: >
1701 " Get all items
1702 call complete_info()
1703 " Get only 'mode'
1704 call complete_info(['mode'])
1705 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1706 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1707
1708< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1709 GetItems()->complete_info()
1710<
1711 *confirm()*
1712confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1713 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1714 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1715 choice this is 1.
1716 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1717 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1718
1719 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1720 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1721 used (and translated).
1722 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1723 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1724
1725 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1726 by '\n', e.g. >
1727 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1728< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1729 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1730 not need to be the first letter: >
1731 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1732< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1733 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1734
1735 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1736 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1737 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1738 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1739
1740 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1741 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1742 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1743 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1744 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1745 used.
1746
1747 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1748 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1749
1750 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001751 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001752 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001753 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001754 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001755 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001756 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001757 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001758 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001759 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001760< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1761 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1762 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1763 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1764 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1765 the horizontal layout is always used.
1766
1767 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1768 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1769<
1770 *copy()*
1771copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1772 different from using {expr} directly.
1773 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1774 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1775 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1776 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1777 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1778 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1779 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1780 mylist->copy()
1781
1782cos({expr}) *cos()*
1783 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1784 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001785 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001786 Examples: >
1787 :echo cos(100)
1788< 0.862319 >
1789 :echo cos(-4.01)
1790< -0.646043
1791
1792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1793 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001794
1795
1796cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1797 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1798 [1, inf].
1799 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001800 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001801 Examples: >
1802 :echo cosh(0.5)
1803< 1.127626 >
1804 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1805< -1.127626
1806
1807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1808 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001809
1810
1811count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1812 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1813 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1814
1815 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1816 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1817
1818 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1819
1820 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1821 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1822 {expr} is an empty string.
1823
1824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1825 mylist->count(val)
1826<
1827 *cscope_connection()*
1828cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1829 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1830 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1831 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1832 if there are no cscope connections;
1833 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1834
1835 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1836 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1837
1838 {num} Description of existence check
1839 ----- ------------------------------
1840 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1841 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1842 {dbpath}.
1843 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1844 {dbpath}.
1845 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1846 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1847 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1848 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1849
1850 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1851
1852 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1853
1854 # pid database name prepend path
1855 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1856<
1857 Invocation Return Val ~
1858 ---------- ---------- >
1859 cscope_connection() 1
1860 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1861 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1862 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1863 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1864 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1865 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1866 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1867<
1868cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1869cursor({list})
1870 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1871 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1872
1873 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1874 with two, three or four item:
1875 [{lnum}, {col}]
1876 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1877 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1878 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1879 but without the first item.
1880
1881 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1882 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1883
1884 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001885 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1886 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001887 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1888 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001889 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1890 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1891 line.
1892 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1893 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1894 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1895
1896 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1897 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1898 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1899 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1900
1901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1902 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1903
1904debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1905 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1906 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1907 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1908 {only available on MS-Windows}
1909
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001910 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1911 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1912
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001913 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1914 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1915
1916deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1917 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1918 different from using {expr} directly.
1919 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1920 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1921 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1922 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1923 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1924 the original |List|.
1925 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1926
1927 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1928 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1929 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1930 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1931 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1932 *E724*
1933 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1934 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1935 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1936 Also see |copy()|.
1937
1938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1939 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1940
1941delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1942 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001943 name {fname}.
1944
1945 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1946 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001947
1948 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1949 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1950
1951 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1952 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1953 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1954 that is being used.
1955
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001956 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1957 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1958 or partly failed.
1959
1960 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1961 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1962 |deletebufline()|.
1963
1964 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1965 GetName()->delete()
1966
1967deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1968 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1969 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1970 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1971
1972 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1973 |bufload()| if needed.
1974
1975 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1976
1977 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1978 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1979 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1980
1981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1982 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1983<
1984 *did_filetype()*
1985did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1986 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1987 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1988 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1989 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1990 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1991 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1992 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1993 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1994 file.
1995
1996diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
1997 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
1998 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
1999 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2000 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2001 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2002 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2003 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2004
2005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2006 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2007
2008diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2009 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2010 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2011 diff change zero is returned.
2012 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2013 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2014 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2015 line.
2016 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2017 syntax information about the highlighting.
2018
2019 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2020 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2021<
2022
2023digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2024 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2025 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2026 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2027 is given and an empty string is returned.
2028
2029 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2030 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2031 available, it might fail.
2032
2033 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2034
2035 Examples: >
2036 " Get a built-in digraph
2037 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2038
2039 " Get a user-defined digraph
2040 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2041 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2042<
2043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2044 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2045<
2046 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2047 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2048 display an error message.
2049
2050
2051digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2052 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2053 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2054 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2055
2056 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2057 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2058 available, it might fail.
2059
2060 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2061
2062 Examples: >
2063 " Get user-defined digraphs
2064 :echo digraph_getlist()
2065
2066 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2067 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2068<
2069 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2070 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2071<
2072 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2073 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2074 display an error message.
2075
2076
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002077digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002078 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2079 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002080 encoded character. *E1215*
2081 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2082 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2083 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002084
2085 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2086 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2087
2088 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2089 |digraph_setlist()|.
2090
2091 Example: >
2092 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2093<
2094 Can be used as a |method|: >
2095 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2096<
2097 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2098 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2099 display an error message.
2100
2101
2102digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2103 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2104 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2105 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002106 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002107 Example: >
2108 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2109<
2110 It is similar to the following: >
2111 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2112 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2113 endfor
2114< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2115 following digraphs will not be added.
2116
2117 Can be used as a |method|: >
2118 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2119<
2120 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2121 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2122 display an error message.
2123
2124
2125echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2126 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2127 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2128 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2129 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2130< and to enable it again: >
2131 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2132< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2133
2134
2135empty({expr}) *empty()*
2136 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2137 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2138 items.
2139 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2140 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2141 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2142 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2143 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2144 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2145
2146 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2147 length with zero.
2148
2149 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2150 mylist->empty()
2151
2152environ() *environ()*
2153 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2154 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2155 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2156< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2157 use this: >
2158 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2159
2160escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2161 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2162 backslash. Example: >
2163 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2164< results in: >
2165 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2166< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2167
2168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2169 GetText()->escape(' \')
2170<
2171 *eval()*
2172eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2173 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2174 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2175 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2176 functions.
2177
2178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2179 argv->join()->eval()
2180
2181eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2182 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2183 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2184 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2185 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2186
2187executable({expr}) *executable()*
2188 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2189 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2190 arguments.
2191 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2192 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2193 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2194 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2195 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2196 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2197 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2198 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2199 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2200 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2201 directory, not if it's really executable.
2202 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002203 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2204 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2205 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2206 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002207 The result is a Number:
2208 1 exists
2209 0 does not exist
2210 -1 not implemented on this system
2211 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2212
2213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2214 GetCommand()->executable()
2215
2216execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2217 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2218 string.
2219 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2220 lines are executed one by one.
2221 This is equivalent to: >
2222 redir => var
2223 {command}
2224 redir END
2225<
2226 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2227 "" no `:silent` used
2228 "silent" `:silent` used
2229 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2230 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2231 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2232 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2233 *E930*
2234 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2235
2236 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002237 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002238
2239< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2240 use `win_execute()`.
2241
2242 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2243 included in the output of the higher level call.
2244
2245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2246 GetCommand()->execute()
2247
2248exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2249 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2250 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2251 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2252 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2253 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2254< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2255 an empty string is returned.
2256
2257 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2258 GetCommand()->exepath()
2259<
2260 *exists()*
2261exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2262 zero otherwise.
2263
2264 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2265 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2266 at compile time.
2267
2268 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2269 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2270
2271 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002272 varname internal variable (see
2273 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2274 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2275 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002276 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002277 Does not work for local variables in a
2278 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002279 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2280 script, since it can be used as a
2281 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002282 Beware that evaluating an index may
2283 cause an error message for an invalid
2284 expression. E.g.: >
2285 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2286 :echo exists("l[5]")
2287< 0 >
2288 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2289< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2290 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002291 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2292 not if it really works)
2293 +option-name Vim option that works.
2294 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2295 done by comparing with an empty
2296 string)
2297 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2298 or user defined function (see
2299 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2300 Also works for a variable that is a
2301 Funcref.
2302 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2303 implemented; to be used to check if
2304 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002305 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2306 command or command modifier |:command|.
2307 Returns:
2308 1 for match with start of a command
2309 2 full match with a command
2310 3 matches several user commands
2311 To check for a supported command
2312 always check the return value to be 2.
2313 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002314 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2315 probably should not use it, it is
2316 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002317 #event autocommand defined for this event
2318 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2319 pattern (the pattern is taken
2320 literally and compared to the
2321 autocommand patterns character by
2322 character)
2323 #group autocommand group exists
2324 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2325 event.
2326 #group#event#pattern
2327 autocommand defined for this group,
2328 event and pattern.
2329 ##event autocommand for this event is
2330 supported.
2331
2332 Examples: >
2333 exists("&shortname")
2334 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2335 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002336 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2337 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002338 exists("bufcount")
2339 exists(":Make")
2340 exists("#CursorHold")
2341 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2342 exists("#filetypeindent")
2343 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2344 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2345 exists("##ColorScheme")
2346< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2347 name.
2348 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002349 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2350 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002351 Working example: >
2352 exists(":make")
2353< NOT working example: >
2354 exists(":make install")
2355
2356< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2357 variable itself. For example: >
2358 exists(bufcount)
2359< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2360 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2361
2362 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2363 Varname()->exists()
2364<
2365
2366exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2367 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2368 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2369 give an error: >
2370 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2371 ThatFunction('works')
2372 endif
2373< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2374 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2375
2376 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2377 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2378 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2379
2380
2381exp({expr}) *exp()*
2382 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2383 [0, inf].
2384 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002385 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002386 Examples: >
2387 :echo exp(2)
2388< 7.389056 >
2389 :echo exp(-1)
2390< 0.367879
2391
2392 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2393 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002394
2395
2396expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2397 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2398 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2399
2400 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2401 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2402 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2403 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2404 file name contains a space]
2405
2406 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2407 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2408 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2409
2410 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2411 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2412 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2413
2414 % current file name
2415 # alternate file name
2416 #n alternate file name n
2417 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2418 <afile> autocmd file name
2419 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2420 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2421 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2422 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2423 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2424 line number
2425 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2426 a function
2427 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2428 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002429 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2430 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002431 <stack> call stack
2432 <cword> word under the cursor
2433 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2434 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2435 message |server2client()|
2436 Modifiers:
2437 :p expand to full path
2438 :h head (last path component removed)
2439 :t tail (last path component only)
2440 :r root (one extension removed)
2441 :e extension only
2442
2443 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002444 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002445< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2446 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2447 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2448< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002449 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002450< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2451 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2452 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2453 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2454 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2455<
2456 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2457 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2458 to modify normal file names.
2459
2460 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2461 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2462 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2463 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002464 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2465 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2466 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002467
2468 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2469 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2470 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2471 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2472 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2473 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2474 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2475 :echo expand("**/README")
2476<
2477 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2478 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2479 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2480 |expr-env-expand|.
2481 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2482 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2483 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2484 "$FOOBAR".
2485
2486 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2487 getting the raw output of an external command.
2488
2489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2490 Getpattern()->expand()
2491
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002492expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002493 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2494 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2495 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2496 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2497 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002498
2499 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2500 argument:
2501 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2502 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2503 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2504
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002505 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2506 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002507
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002508 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002509 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002510 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2511 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2512<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002514 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2515<
2516extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2517 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2518 |Dictionaries|.
2519
2520 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2521 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2522 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2523 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2524 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2525 Examples: >
2526 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2527 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2528< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2529 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2530 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2531 (where N is the original length of the List).
2532 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2533 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2534 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2535<
2536 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2537 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2538 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2539 used to decide what to do:
2540 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2541 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2542 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2543 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2544
2545 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2546 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2547 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2548 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2549 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002550 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002551
2552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2553 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2554
2555
2556extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2557 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2558 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2559 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2560 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2561
2562
2563feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2564 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2565 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2566
2567 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2568 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2569 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2570 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2571 characters from a mapping.
2572
2573 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2574 {string}.
2575
2576 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2577 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2578 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2579 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2580 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2581 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2582
2583 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2584 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2585 keys are remapped.
2586 'n' Do not remap keys.
2587 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2588 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2589 opening folds, etc.
2590 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2591 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2592 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2593 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2594 the internal "got_int" flag.
2595 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2596 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2597 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2598 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2599 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2600 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2601 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2602 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2603 script continues.
2604 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2605 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2606 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002607 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2608 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002609 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002610 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002611 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2612 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2613 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2614
2615 Return value is always 0.
2616
2617 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2618 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2619
2620filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2621 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2622 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2623 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2624 expression, which is used as a String.
2625 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2626 |glob()|.
2627 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2628 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2629 0
2630 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2631 1
2632
2633< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2634 GetName()->filereadable()
2635< *file_readable()*
2636 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2637
2638
2639filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2640 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2641 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2642 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2643 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2644
2645 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2646 GetName()->filewritable()
2647
2648
2649filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2650 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2651 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2652 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2653 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002654 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002655
2656 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2657
2658 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2659 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2660 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2661 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2662 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2663 current character.
2664 Examples: >
2665 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2666< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2667 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2668< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2669 call filter(var, 0)
2670< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2671
2672 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2673 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2674 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2675
2676 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2677 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2678 2. the value of the current item.
2679 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2680 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2681 func Odd(idx, val)
2682 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2683 endfunc
2684 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002685< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2686 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2687< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002688 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2689< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2690 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2691<
2692 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2693 Other values will result in a type error.
2694
2695 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2696 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2697 first: >
2698 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2699
2700< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002701 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002702 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2703 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2704 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2705 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2706
2707 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2708 mylist->filter(expr2)
2709
2710finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2711 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2712 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2713 for the syntax of {path}.
2714
2715 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2716 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2717 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2718 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2719
2720 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2721 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2722 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2723
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002724 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2725
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002726 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002727
2728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2729 GetName()->finddir()
2730
2731findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2732 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2733 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2734 Example: >
2735 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2736< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2737 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2738
2739 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2740 GetName()->findfile()
2741
2742flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2743 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2744 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2745 a very large number.
2746 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2747 not want that.
2748 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002749 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002750 *E900*
2751 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2752 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2753 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2754
2755 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2756
2757 Example: >
2758 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2759< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2760 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2761< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2762
2763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2764 mylist->flatten()
2765<
2766flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2767 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2768
2769
2770float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2771 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2772 decimal point.
2773 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002774 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002775 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2776 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2777 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2778 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2779 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2780 Examples: >
2781 echo float2nr(3.95)
2782< 3 >
2783 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2784< -23 >
2785 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2786< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2787 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2788< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2789 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2790< 0
2791
2792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2793 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002794
2795
2796floor({expr}) *floor()*
2797 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2798 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2799 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002800 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002801 Examples: >
2802 echo floor(1.856)
2803< 1.0 >
2804 echo floor(-5.456)
2805< -6.0 >
2806 echo floor(4.0)
2807< 4.0
2808
2809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2810 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002811
2812
2813fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2814 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2815 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2816 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2817 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2818 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2819 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2820 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002821 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2822 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002823 Examples: >
2824 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2825< 0.13 >
2826 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2827< -0.13
2828
2829 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2830 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002831
2832
2833fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2834 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2835 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2836 are escaped with a backslash.
2837 For most systems the characters escaped are
2838 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2839 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2840 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2841 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002842 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002843 Example: >
2844 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002845 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002846< results in executing: >
2847 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2848<
2849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2850 GetName()->fnameescape()
2851
2852fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2853 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2854 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2855 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2856 Example: >
2857 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2858< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002859 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002860< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2861 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002862 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2863 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2864 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2865 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002866 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2867 |expand()| first then.
2868
2869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2870 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2871
2872foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2873 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2874 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2875 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2876 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2877 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2878
2879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2880 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2881
2882foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2883 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2884 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2885 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2886 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2887 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2888
2889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2890 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2891
2892foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2893 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2894 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2895 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2896 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2897 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2898 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2899 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2900 previous line is usually available.
2901 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2902 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2903
2904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2905 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2906<
2907 *foldtext()*
2908foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2909 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2910 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2911 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2912 The returned string looks like this: >
2913 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2914< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2915 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2916 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2917 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2918 'commentstring' options is removed.
2919 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2920 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2921 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002922 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002923 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2924
2925foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2926 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2927 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2928 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2929 returned.
2930 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2931 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2932 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2933 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2934
2935
2936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2937 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2938<
2939 *foreground()*
2940foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2941 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2942 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2943 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2944 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002945 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002946 Win32 console version}
2947
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002948fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002949 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2950 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2951
2952 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2953 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002954 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
2955 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
2956 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
2957
2958 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
2959 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
2960 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
2961 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002962
2963 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2964 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2965
2966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2967 GetName()->fullcommand()
2968<
2969 *funcref()*
2970funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2971 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2972 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2973 function {name} is redefined later.
2974
2975 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002976 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2977 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2978 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2979 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002980 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002981
2982 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2983 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2984<
2985 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2986function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2987 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2988 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2989 internal function.
2990
2991 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2992 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2993 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2994 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2995 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2996<
2997 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
2998 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
2999 same function.
3000
3001 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3002 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3003 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3004
3005 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3006 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3007 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3008 ...
3009 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3010 ...
3011 call Partial('name')
3012< Invokes the function as with: >
3013 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3014
3015< With a |method|: >
3016 func Callback(one, two, three)
3017 ...
3018 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3019 ...
3020 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3021< Invokes the function as with: >
3022 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3023
3024< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3025 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3026 arguments. Example: >
3027 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003028 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003029 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3030 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003031 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003032 call Func2('name')
3033< Invokes the function as with: >
3034 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3035
3036< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3037 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3038 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003039 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003040 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003041 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003042 let context = {"name": "example"}
3043 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003044 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003045 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3046< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003047 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3048 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003049 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3050 let Func = context.Callback
3051
3052< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3053 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003054 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003055 let context = {"name": "example"}
3056 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003057 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003058 call Func(500)
3059< Invokes the function as with: >
3060 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3061<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003062 Returns 0 on error.
3063
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3065 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3066
3067
3068garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3069 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3070 that have circular references.
3071
3072 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3073 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3074 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3075 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3076 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3077 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3078 for a long time.
3079
3080 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3081 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3082 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3083
3084 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3085 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3086 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3087 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3088
3089get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3090 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3091 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3092 omitted.
3093 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3094 mylist->get(idx)
3095get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3096 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3097 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3098 omitted.
3099 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3100 myblob->get(idx)
3101get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3102 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3103 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3104 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3105 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3106< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3107 'default' when it does not exist.
3108 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3109 mydict->get(key)
3110get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003111 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003112 {what} are:
3113 "name" The function name
3114 "func" The function
3115 "dict" The dictionary
3116 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003117 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003118 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3119 myfunc->get(what)
3120<
3121 *getbufinfo()*
3122getbufinfo([{buf}])
3123getbufinfo([{dict}])
3124 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3125
3126 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3127 returned.
3128
3129 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3130 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3131 be specified in {dict}:
3132 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3133 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3134 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3135
3136 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3137 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3138 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3139 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3140
3141 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3142 entries:
3143 bufnr Buffer number.
3144 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3145 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3146 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3147 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3148 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3149 last used.
3150 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3151 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3152 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3153 opened in the current window.
3154 Only valid if the buffer has been
3155 displayed in the window in the past.
3156 If you want the line number of the
3157 last known cursor position in a given
3158 window, use |line()|: >
3159 :echo line('.', {winid})
3160<
3161 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3162 valid when loaded)
3163 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3164 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3165 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3166 Each list item is a dictionary with
3167 the following fields:
3168 id sign identifier
3169 lnum line number
3170 name sign name
3171 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3172 buffer-local variables.
3173 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3174 buffer
3175 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3176 display this buffer
3177
3178 Examples: >
3179 for buf in getbufinfo()
3180 echo buf.name
3181 endfor
3182 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3183 if buf.changed
3184 ....
3185 endif
3186 endfor
3187<
3188 To get buffer-local options use: >
3189 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3190<
3191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3192 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3193<
3194
3195 *getbufline()*
3196getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3197 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3198 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
3199 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
3200
3201 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3202
3203 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3204 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3205
3206 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3207 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3208
3209 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3210 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3211 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3212 returned.
3213
3214 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3215 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3216
3217 Example: >
3218 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3219
3220< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3221 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3222
3223getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3224 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3225 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3226 must be used.
3227 The {varname} argument is a string.
3228 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3229 buffer-local variables.
3230 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3231 the buffer-local options.
3232 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3233 a buffer-local option.
3234 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3235 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3236 window-local option.
3237 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3238 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3239 string is returned, there is no error message.
3240 Examples: >
3241 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003242 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003243
3244< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3245 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3246<
3247getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3248 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3249 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3250 exist, an empty list is returned.
3251
3252 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3253 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3254 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3255 entries:
3256 col column number
3257 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3258 lnum line number
3259 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3260 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3261 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3262
3263 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3264 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3265
3266getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3267 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3268 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3269 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3270 Return zero otherwise.
3271 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3272 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3273 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3274
3275 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3276 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003277 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003278 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3279 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3280 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3281 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3282 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3283 that is not included in the character.
3284
3285 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3286 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3287 sequence.
3288
3289 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3290 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3291 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3292
3293 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3294
3295 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3296 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3297 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3298 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3299 ignored.
3300 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3301 let c = getchar()
3302 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003303 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003304 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003305 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003306 endif
3307<
3308 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3309 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3310 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3311
3312 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3313 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3314 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3315 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3316
3317 There is no mapping for the character.
3318 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3319 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3320 sequence. Examples: >
3321 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3322 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3323< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3324 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3325 :function FindChar()
3326 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3327 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3328 : normal l
3329 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3330 : break
3331 : endif
3332 : endwhile
3333 :endfunction
3334<
3335 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3336 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3337 another character: >
3338 :function GetKey()
3339 : let c = getchar()
3340 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3341 : let c = getchar()
3342 : endwhile
3343 : return c
3344 :endfunction
3345
3346getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3347 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3348 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3349 These values are added together:
3350 2 shift
3351 4 control
3352 8 alt (meta)
3353 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3354 32 mouse double click
3355 64 mouse triple click
3356 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3357 128 command (Macintosh only)
3358 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3359 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003360 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003361
3362 *getcharpos()*
3363getcharpos({expr})
3364 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3365 column number in the returned List is a character index
3366 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003367 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3368 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003369 of the last character.
3370
3371 Example:
3372 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3373 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3374 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3375<
3376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3377 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3378
3379getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3380 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3381 with the following entries:
3382
3383 char character previously used for a character
3384 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3385 if no character search has been performed
3386 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3387 0 for backward
3388 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3389 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3390 character search
3391
3392 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3393 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3394 character search: >
3395 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3396 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3397< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3398
3399
3400getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3401 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3402 string.
3403 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3404 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3405 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3406 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3407 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3408 if no character is available.
3409 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3410 result is converted to a string.
3411
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003412getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3413 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3414 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3415 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003416 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003417 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3418 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003419 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003420
3421getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3422 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3423 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3424 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3425 Example: >
3426 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003427< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3428 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003429 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3430 |inputsecret()|.
3431
3432getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3433 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3434 byte count. The first column is 1.
3435 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3436 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3437 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003438 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3439 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003440
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003441getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3442 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3443 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3444 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3445 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3446 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3447 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003448 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3449 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003450
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003451getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3452 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3453 are:
3454 : normal Ex command
3455 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3456 / forward search command
3457 ? backward search command
3458 @ |input()| command
3459 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3460 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3461 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3462 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3463 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3464 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3465
3466getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3467 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3468 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3469 when not in the command-line window.
3470
3471getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3472 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3473 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3474 types are supported:
3475
3476 arglist file names in argument list
3477 augroup autocmd groups
3478 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003479 behave |:behave| suboptions
3480 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003481 color color schemes
3482 command Ex command
3483 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3484 compiler compilers
3485 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3486 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3487 dir directory names
3488 environment environment variable names
3489 event autocommand events
3490 expression Vim expression
3491 file file and directory names
3492 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3493 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3494 function function name
3495 help help subjects
3496 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003497 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003498 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3499 mapclear buffer argument
3500 mapping mapping name
3501 menu menus
3502 messages |:messages| suboptions
3503 option options
3504 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003505 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003506 shellcmd Shell command
3507 sign |:sign| suboptions
3508 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3509 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3510 tag tags
3511 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3512 user user names
3513 var user variables
3514
3515 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3516 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3517 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3518
3519 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3520 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3521 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3522
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003523 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3524 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003525 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3526 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3527 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3528 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003529
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003530 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3531 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3532 a ":call" command: >
3533 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3534<
3535 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3536 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3537
3538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3539 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3540<
3541 *getcurpos()*
3542getcurpos([{winid}])
3543 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3544 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3545 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3546 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003547 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3548 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003549 |getpos()|.
3550 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3551 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3552 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3553
3554 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3555 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3556 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3557 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3558 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3559
3560 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3561 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3562 MoveTheCursorAround
3563 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3564< Note that this only works within the window. See
3565 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3566
3567 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3568 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3569<
3570 *getcursorcharpos()*
3571getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3572 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3573 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3574
3575 Example:
3576 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3577 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3578 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3579<
3580 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3581 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3582
3583< *getcwd()*
3584getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3585 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3586 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3587
3588 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3589 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3590 the |window-ID|.
3591 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3592 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3593
3594 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3595 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3596 the working directory of the tabpage.
3597 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3598 use the current tabpage.
3599 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3600 the current window.
3601 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3602
3603 Examples: >
3604 " Get the working directory of the current window
3605 :echo getcwd()
3606 :echo getcwd(0)
3607 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3608 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3609 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3610 " Get the global working directory
3611 :echo getcwd(-1)
3612 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3613 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3614 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3615 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3616
3617< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3618 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3619
3620getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3621 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3622 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3623 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3624
3625< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3626 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3627 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3628 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3629
3630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3631 GetVarname()->getenv()
3632
3633getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3634 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3635 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3636 |hl-Normal|.
3637 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3638 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3639 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3640 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3641 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3642 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3643 function just after the GUI has started.
3644 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3645 a valid name does not work.
3646
3647getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3648 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3649 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3650 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3651 empty string is returned.
3652 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3653 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3654 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3655 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3656 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3657 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3658 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3659< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3660 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3661
3662 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3663 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3664<
3665 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3666
3667getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3668 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3669 given file {fname}.
3670 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3671 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3672 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3673 is returned.
3674
3675 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3676 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3677
3678getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3679 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3680 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3681 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3682 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3683 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3684
3685 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3686 GetFilename()->getftime()
3687
3688getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3689 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3690 file of the given file {fname}.
3691 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3692 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3693 results:
3694 Normal file "file"
3695 Directory "dir"
3696 Symbolic link "link"
3697 Block device "bdev"
3698 Character device "cdev"
3699 Socket "socket"
3700 FIFO "fifo"
3701 All other "other"
3702 Example: >
3703 getftype("/home")
3704< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3705 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3706 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3707 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3708
3709 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3710 GetFilename()->getftype()
3711
3712getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3713 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003714 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003715 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3716
3717getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3718 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3719
3720 Without arguments use the current window.
3721 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3722 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3723 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003724 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3725 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003726
3727 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3728 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3729 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3730 the following entries:
3731 bufnr buffer number
3732 col column number
3733 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3734 filename filename if available
3735 lnum line number
3736
3737 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3738 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3739
3740< *getline()*
3741getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3742 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3743 from the current buffer. Example: >
3744 getline(1)
3745< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3746 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3747 To get the line under the cursor: >
3748 getline(".")
3749< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3750 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3751
3752 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3753 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3754 including line {end}.
3755 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3756 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3757 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3758 Example: >
3759 :let start = line('.')
3760 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3761 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3762
3763< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3764 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3765
3766< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3767
3768getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3769 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3770 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3771 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3772
3773 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3774 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3775 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3776
3777 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3778 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3779 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3780
3781 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3782 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3783
3784 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3785 from the location list. This field is
3786 applicable only when called from a
3787 location list window. See
3788 |location-list-file-window| for more
3789 details.
3790
3791 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3792 location list for the window {nr}.
3793 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3794
3795 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3796 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3797 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3798
3799
3800getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3801 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3802 about all the global marks. |mark|
3803
3804 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3805 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003806 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3807 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003808
3809 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3810 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3811 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3812 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3813 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3814 file file name
3815
3816 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3817 mark.
3818
3819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3820 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3821
3822getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3823 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3824 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3825 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3826 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3827 |getmatches()|.
3828 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003829 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3830 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003831 Example: >
3832 :echo getmatches()
3833< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3834 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3835 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3836 :let m = getmatches()
3837 :call clearmatches()
3838 :echo getmatches()
3839< [] >
3840 :call setmatches(m)
3841 :echo getmatches()
3842< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3843 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3844 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3845 :unlet m
3846<
3847getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3848 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3849 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3850 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3851 screenrow screen row
3852 screencol screen column
3853 winid Window ID of the click
3854 winrow row inside "winid"
3855 wincol column inside "winid"
3856 line text line inside "winid"
3857 column text column inside "winid"
3858 All numbers are 1-based.
3859
3860 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3861 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3862
3863 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3864 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3865 are zero.
3866
3867 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3868 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3869
3870 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3871
3872 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3873 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3874
3875 *getpid()*
3876getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3877 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3878 exits.
3879
3880 *getpos()*
3881getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3882 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3883 |getcurpos()|.
3884 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3885 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3886 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3887 is the buffer number of the mark.
3888 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3889 column is 1.
3890 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3891 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3892 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3893 character.
3894 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3895 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003896 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003897 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3898 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3899 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003900 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3901 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003902 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003903 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3904 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3905 ...
3906 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3907< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3908
3909 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3910 GetMark()->getpos()
3911
3912getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3913 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3914 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3915 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3916 bufname() to get the name
3917 module module name
3918 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3919 end_lnum
3920 end of line number if the item is multiline
3921 col column number (first column is 1)
3922 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3923 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3924 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3925 nr error number
3926 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3927 text description of the error
3928 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3929 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3930
3931 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3932 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3933 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3934 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3935 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3936
3937 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3938 do something with them: >
3939 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3940 :for d in getqflist()
3941 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3942 :endfor
3943<
3944 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3945 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3946 following string items are supported in {what}:
3947 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3948 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3949 context get the |quickfix-context|
3950 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3951 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3952 value is used.
3953 id get information for the quickfix list with
3954 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3955 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3956 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3957 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3958 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3959 See |quickfix-index|
3960 items quickfix list entries
3961 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3962 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3963 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3964 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3965 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3966 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3967 the last quickfix list
3968 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3969 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3970 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3971 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3972 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3973 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3974 all all of the above quickfix properties
3975 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3976 particular item, set it to zero.
3977 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3978 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3979 specified by "id" is used.
3980 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3981 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3982 contains the quickfix stack size.
3983 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3984 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3985 "items" with the list of entries.
3986
3987 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3988 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3989 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3990 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3991 If not present, set to "".
3992 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3993 present, set to 0.
3994 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3995 present, set to 0.
3996 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
3997 an empty list.
3998 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
3999 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4000 window. If not present, set to 0.
4001 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4002 present, set to 0.
4003 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4004 to "".
4005 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4006
4007 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4008 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4009 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4010 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4011<
4012getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4013 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4014 {regname}. Example: >
4015 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4016< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4017 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004018 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004019
4020 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4021 register. (For use in maps.)
4022 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4023 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4024 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4025
4026 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4027 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4028 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4029 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4030 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4031 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4032
4033 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4034 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4035 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4036
4037 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4038 GetRegname()->getreg()
4039
4040getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4041 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4042 Dictionary with the following entries:
4043 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4044 {regname}, like
4045 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4046 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4047 |getregtype()|.
4048 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4049 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4050 register.
4051 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4052 single letter name of the register
4053 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4054 For example, after deleting a line
4055 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4056 which is the register that got the
4057 deleted text.
4058
4059 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4060 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4061 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4062 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4063 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4064 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4065
4066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4067 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4068
4069getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4070 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4071 The value will be one of:
4072 "v" for |characterwise| text
4073 "V" for |linewise| text
4074 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4075 "" for an empty or unknown register
4076 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4077 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4078 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4079 |v:register| is used.
4080 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4081
4082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4083 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4084
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004085getscriptinfo([{opts}) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004086 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004087 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4088 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004089
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004090 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4091 optional items:
4092 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4093 and "sid" is not specified, information about
4094 scripts with name that match the pattern
4095 "name" are returned.
4096 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4097 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4098 returned and "name" is ignored.
4099
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004100 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4101 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004102 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004103 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4104 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004105 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4106 the script. Present only when a particular
4107 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4108 {opts}.
4109 name Vim script file name.
4110 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4111 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004112 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4113 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004114 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
4115 Present only when the a particular script is
4116 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4117 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4118 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4119 this dictionary.
4120 version Vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004121
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004122 Examples: >
4123 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4124 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4125<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004126gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4127 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4128 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4129 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4130 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4131 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4132
4133 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4134 tabnr tab page number.
4135 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4136 tabpage-local variables
4137 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4138
4139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4140 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4141
4142gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4143 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4144 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4145 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4146 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4147 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4148 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4149 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4150 string is returned, there is no error message.
4151
4152 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4153 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4154
4155gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4156 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4157 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4158 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4159 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4160 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4161 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4162 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4163 window-local option.
4164 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4165 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4166 use |getwinvar()|.
4167 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4168 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4169 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4170 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4171 or buffer-local variable.
4172 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4173 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4174 Examples: >
4175 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004176 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004177<
4178 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4179 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4180
4181< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4182 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4183
4184gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4185 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4186 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4187 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4188 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4189
4190 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4191 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4192 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4193 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4194 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4195 is a dictionary containing the
4196 entries described below.
4197 length Number of entries in the stack.
4198
4199 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4200 entries:
4201 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4202 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4203 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4204 returned list.
4205 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4206 multiple matching tags are found for a
4207 name.
4208 tagname name of the tag
4209
4210 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4211
4212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4213 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4214
4215
4216gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4217 Translate String {text} if possible.
4218 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4219 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4220 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4221 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4222 called.
4223 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4224 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4225 strings.
4226
4227
4228getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4229 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4230
4231 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4232 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4233 exist the result is an empty list.
4234
4235 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4236 tab pages is returned.
4237
4238 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4239 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4240 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4241 height window height (excluding winbar)
4242 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4243 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4244 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4245 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4246 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4247 {only with the +terminal feature}
4248 tabnr tab page number
4249 topline first displayed buffer line
4250 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4251 window-local variables
4252 width window width
4253 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4254 otherwise
4255 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4256 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4257 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4258 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4259 number in front of the text
4260 winid |window-ID|
4261 winnr window number
4262 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4263 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4264
4265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4266 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4267
4268getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4269 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4270 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4271 [x-pos, y-pos]
4272 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4273 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4274 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4275 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4276 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4277 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4278 do some work in the meantime: >
4279 while 1
4280 let res = getwinpos(1)
4281 if res[0] >= 0
4282 break
4283 endif
4284 " Do some work here
4285 endwhile
4286<
4287
4288 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4289 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4290<
4291 *getwinposx()*
4292getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4293 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4294 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4295 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4296 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4297
4298 *getwinposy()*
4299getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4300 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4301 a timeout of 100 msec).
4302 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4303 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4304
4305getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4306 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4307 Examples: >
4308 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004309 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004310
4311< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4312 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4313<
4314glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4315 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4316 use of special characters.
4317
4318 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4319 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4320 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4321 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4322 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4323
4324 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4325 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4326 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4327 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4328 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4329
4330 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4331
4332 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4333 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4334
4335 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4336 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4337 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4338 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4339
4340 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4341 any external command. Example: >
4342 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4343 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4344< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4345 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4346
4347 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4348 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4349
4350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4351 GetExpr()->glob()
4352
4353glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4354 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4355 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4356 is a file name. E.g. >
4357 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4358< This is equivalent to: >
4359 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4360< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4361 empty string.
4362 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4363 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4364
4365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4366 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4367< *globpath()*
4368globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4369 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4370 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4371 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4372<
4373 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4374 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4375 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4376 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4377 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4378 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4379 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4380 error message.
4381
4382 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4383 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4384 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4385 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4386
4387 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4388 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4389 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4390 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4391 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4392 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4393<
4394 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4395
4396 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4397 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4398 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4399 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4400< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4401 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4402
4403 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4404 second argument: >
4405 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4406<
4407 *has()*
4408has({feature} [, {check}])
4409 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4410 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4411 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4412 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4413
4414 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4415 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4416 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4417 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4418 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4419 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4420 current Vim version.
4421
4422 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4423
4424 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4425 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4426 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4427 separate line: >
4428 if has('feature')
4429 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4430 endif
4431< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4432 would not be found.
4433
4434
4435has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4436 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004437 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4438 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4439 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4440 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4441 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004442
4443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4444 mydict->has_key(key)
4445
4446haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4447 The result is a Number:
4448 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4449 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4450 0 otherwise.
4451
4452 Without arguments use the current window.
4453 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4454 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4455 page.
4456 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4457 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4458 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4459 Examples: >
4460 if haslocaldir() == 1
4461 " window local directory case
4462 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4463 " tab-local directory case
4464 else
4465 " global directory case
4466 endif
4467
4468 " current window
4469 :echo haslocaldir()
4470 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4471 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4472 " window n in current tab page
4473 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4474 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4475 " window n in tab page m
4476 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4477 " tab page m
4478 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4479<
4480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4481 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4482
4483hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4484 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4485 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4486 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4487 indicated by {mode}.
4488 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4489 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4490 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4491 Command-line mode.
4492 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4493 buffer are checked for a match.
4494 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4495 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4496 n Normal mode
4497 v Visual and Select mode
4498 x Visual mode
4499 s Select mode
4500 o Operator-pending mode
4501 i Insert mode
4502 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4503 c Command-line mode
4504 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4505
4506 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4507 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4508 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4509 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4510 :endif
4511< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4512 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4513
4514 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4515 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4516
4517histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4518 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4519 one of: *hist-names*
4520 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4521 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4522 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4523 "input" or "@" input line history
4524 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4525 empty the current or last used history
4526 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4527 character is sufficient.
4528 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4529 shifted to become the newest entry.
4530 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4531 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4532
4533 Example: >
4534 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4535 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4536< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4537
4538 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4539 second argument: >
4540 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4541
4542histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4543 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4544 for the possible values of {history}.
4545
4546 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4547 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4548 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4549 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4550 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4551 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4552 be removed if it exists.
4553
4554 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4555 is returned.
4556
4557 Examples:
4558 Clear expression register history: >
4559 :call histdel("expr")
4560<
4561 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4562 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4563<
4564 The following three are equivalent: >
4565 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4566 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004567 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004568<
4569 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4570 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4571 :call histdel("search", -1)
4572 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4573<
4574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4575 GetHistory()->histdel()
4576
4577histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4578 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4579 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4580 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4581 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4582 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4583
4584 Examples:
4585 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004586 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004587
4588< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4589 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4590 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4591<
4592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4593 GetHistory()->histget()
4594
4595histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4596 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4597 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4598 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4599
4600 Example: >
4601 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4602
4603< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4604 GetHistory()->histnr()
4605<
4606hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4607 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4608 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4609 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4610 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4611 item.
4612 *highlight_exists()*
4613 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4614
4615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4616 GetName()->hlexists()
4617<
4618hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4619 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4620 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4621 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4622 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4623
4624 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4625 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4626 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4627 resolved highlight group are returned.
4628
4629 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4630 following items:
4631 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4632 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4633 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4634 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4635 ctermbg cterm background color.
4636 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4637 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4638 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4639 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4640 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4641 group link is a default link. See
4642 |highlight-default|.
4643 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4644 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4645 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4646 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4647 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4648 id highlight group ID.
4649 linksto linked highlight group name.
4650 See |:highlight-link|.
4651 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4652 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4653 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4654 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4655
4656 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4657 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4658 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4659 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4660
4661 Example(s): >
4662 :echo hlget()
4663 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4664 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4665<
4666 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4667 GetName()->hlget()
4668<
4669hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4670 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4671 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4672 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4673 supported items in this dictionary.
4674
4675 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4676 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4677
4678 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4679 a link for an existing highlight group
4680 with attributes.
4681
4682 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4683 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4684 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4685 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4686 modified.
4687
4688 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4689 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4690 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4691 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4692
4693 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4694 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4695
4696 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4697
4698 Example(s): >
4699 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4700 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4701 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4702 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4703 :let l = hlget()
4704 :call hlset(l)
4705 " clear the Search highlight group
4706 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4707 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4708 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4709 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4710 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4711 " remove the MyHlg group link
4712 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4713 " clear the attributes and a link
4714 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4715 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4716<
4717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4718 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4719<
4720 *hlID()*
4721hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4722 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4723 zero is returned.
4724 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4725 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4726 "Comment" group: >
4727 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4728< *highlightID()*
4729 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4730
4731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4732 GetName()->hlID()
4733
4734hostname() *hostname()*
4735 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4736 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4737 256 characters long are truncated.
4738
4739iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4740 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4741 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4742 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4743 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4744 are replaced with "?".
4745 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4746 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4747 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4748 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4749 can be done.
4750 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4751 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4752 UTF-8 and use: >
4753 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4754< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4755 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4756 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4757
4758 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4759 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4760<
4761 *indent()*
4762indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4763 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4764 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4765 |getline()|.
4766 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4767 error is given.
4768
4769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4770 GetLnum()->indent()
4771
4772index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004773 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004774 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004775
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004776 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4777 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4778 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4779 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004780 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4781 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004782
4783 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4784 value is equal to {expr}.
4785
4786 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4787 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004788
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004789 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4790 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004791
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004792 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4793 Example: >
4794 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4795 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4796
4797< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4798 GetObject()->index(what)
4799
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004800indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4801 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4802 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4803
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004804 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004805 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4806 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004807
4808 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004809 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4810 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004811
4812 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4813
4814 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4815 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4816 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4817 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4818 |v:val| has the byte value.
4819
4820 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4821 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4822 2. the value of the current item.
4823 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4824 search should stop.
4825
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004826 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004827 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004828 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4829 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4830 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004831 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4832 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004833 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4834 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4835 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4836 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004837
4838< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4839 mylist->indexof(expr)
4840
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004841input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4842 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4843 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4844 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4845 in the prompt to start a new line.
4846 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4847 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4848 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4849 for lines typed for input().
4850 Example: >
4851 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4852 : echo "Cheers!"
4853 :endif
4854<
4855 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4856 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4857 Example: >
4858 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4859
4860< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4861 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4862 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4863 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4864 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4865 more information. Example: >
4866 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4867<
4868 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4869 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4870 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4871 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4872 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4873 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4874 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4875 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4876 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4877
4878 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004879 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004880 :function GetFoo()
4881 : call inputsave()
4882 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4883 : call inputrestore()
4884 :endfunction
4885
4886< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4887 GetPrompt()->input()
4888
4889inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4890 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4891 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4892 Example: >
4893 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4894 :if n != ""
4895 : let &sw = n
4896 :endif
4897< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4898 omitted an empty string is returned.
4899 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4900 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4901 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4902
4903 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4904 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4905
4906inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4907 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4908 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4909 enter a number, which is returned.
4910 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4911 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4912 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4913 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4914 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4915 length of {textlist} is returned.
4916 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4917 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4918 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4919 Example: >
4920 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4921 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4922
4923< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4924 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4925
4926inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4927 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4928 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4929 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4930 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4931
4932inputsave() *inputsave()*
4933 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4934 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4935 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4936 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4937 many inputrestore() calls.
4938 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4939
4940inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4941 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4942 two exceptions:
4943 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4944 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4945 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4946 |history| stack.
4947 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4948 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4949 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4950
4951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4952 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4953
4954insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4955 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4956 of it.
4957
4958 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4959 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4960 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4961 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4962
4963 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4964 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4965 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4966 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4967< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4968 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4969 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4970
4971 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4972 mylist->insert(item)
4973
4974interrupt() *interrupt()*
4975 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4976 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4977 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4978 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4979 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4980 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4981 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4982 : call interrupt()
4983 : endif
4984 :endfunction
4985 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4986
4987invert({expr}) *invert()*
4988 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4989 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4990 :let bits = invert(bits)
4991< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4992 :let bits = bits->invert()
4993
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004994isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004995 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4996 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004997 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004998 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4999 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5000 are always absolute.
5001 Example: >
5002 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5003 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5004 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5005 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5006 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005007<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005008 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5009 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5010
5011
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005012isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5013 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5014 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5015 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5016 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5017
5018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5019 GetName()->isdirectory()
5020
5021isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5022 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5023 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5024 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5025< 1 >
5026 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5027< -1
5028
5029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5030 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005031
5032islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5033 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5034 name of a locked variable.
5035 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5036 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5037 Example: >
5038 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5039 :lockvar 1 alist
5040 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5041 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5042
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005043< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5044 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5045 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5046 |exists()| to check for existence.
5047 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005048
5049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5050 GetName()->islocked()
5051
5052isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5053 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5054 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5055< 1
5056
5057 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5058 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005059
5060items({dict}) *items()*
5061 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5062 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5063 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5064 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5065 Example: >
5066 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005067 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005068 endfor
5069
5070< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5071 mydict->items()
5072
5073job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5074
5075
5076join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5077 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5078 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5079 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5080 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5081 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005082 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005083< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5084 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5085 The opposite function is |split()|.
5086
5087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5088 mylist->join()
5089
5090js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5091 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5092 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5093 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5094 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5095 result in v:none items.
5096
5097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5098 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5099
5100js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5101 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5102 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5103 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5104 commas.
5105 For example, the Vim object:
5106 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5107 Will be encoded as:
5108 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5109 While json_encode() would produce:
5110 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5111 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5112 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5113
5114 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5115 GetObject()->js_encode()
5116
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005117json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005118 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5119 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5120 JSON and Vim values.
5121 The decoding is permissive:
5122 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5123 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5124 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5125 same as {"1":2}.
5126 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5127 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5128 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5129 are accepted.
5130 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5131 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5132 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5133 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5134 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5135 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5136 character in string) for "\t".
5137 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5138 and results in v:none.
5139 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5140 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5141 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5142 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5143 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5144 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5145 *E938*
5146 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5147 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5148 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5149
5150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5151 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5152
5153json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5154 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5155 The encoding is specified in:
5156 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005157 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005158 |Number| decimal number
5159 |Float| floating point number
5160 Float nan "NaN"
5161 Float inf "Infinity"
5162 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5163 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5164 |Funcref| not possible, error
5165 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5166 used recursively: []
5167 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5168 used recursively: {}
5169 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5170 v:false "false"
5171 v:true "true"
5172 v:none "null"
5173 v:null "null"
5174 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5175 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5176 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005177 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5178 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005179
5180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5181 GetObject()->json_encode()
5182
5183keys({dict}) *keys()*
5184 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5185 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5186
5187 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5188 mydict->keys()
5189
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005190keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5191 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5192 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5193 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5194 :echo keytrans(xx)
5195< <C-Home>
5196
5197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5198 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5199
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005200< *len()* *E701*
5201len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5202 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5203 used, as with |strlen()|.
5204 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5205 returned.
5206 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5207 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5208 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005209 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005210
5211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5212 mylist->len()
5213
5214< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5215libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5216 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5217 with single argument {argument}.
5218 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5219 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5220 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5221 limited.
5222 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5223 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5224 to Vim.
5225 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5226 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5227 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5228 null-terminated string.
5229 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5230
5231 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5232 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5233 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5234 very probably crash.
5235
5236 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5237 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5238 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5239 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5240 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5241 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5242 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5243 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5244 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5245 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5246
5247 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5248 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5249 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5250 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5251 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5252 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5253 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5254 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5255 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5256 feature is present}
5257 Examples: >
5258 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5259
5260< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5261 third argument: >
5262 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5263<
5264 *libcallnr()*
5265libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5266 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5267 int instead of a string.
5268 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5269 feature is present}
5270 Examples: >
5271 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5272 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5273 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5274<
5275 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5276 third argument: >
5277 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5278<
5279
5280line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5281 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5282 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005283 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005284 . the cursor position
5285 $ the last line in the current buffer
5286 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5287 returned)
5288 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5289 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5290 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5291 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5292 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5293 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5294 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5295 that it's updated right away.
5296 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5297 then applies to another buffer.
5298 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5299 |getpos()|.
5300 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5301 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005302 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005303 Examples: >
5304 line(".") line number of the cursor
5305 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5306 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005307 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005308<
5309 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5310 |last-position-jump|.
5311
5312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5313 GetValue()->line()
5314
5315line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5316 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5317 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5318 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5319 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5320 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5321 below the last line: >
5322 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5323< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5324 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5325 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5326 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5327 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5328
5329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5330 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5331
5332lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5333 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5334 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5335 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5336 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005337 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005338 error is given.
5339
5340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5341 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5342
5343list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5344 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5345 Examples: >
5346 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5347 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5348< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5349 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5350
5351 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5352
5353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5354 GetList()->list2blob()
5355
5356list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5357 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5358 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5359 list2str([32]) returns " "
5360 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5361< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5362 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5363< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5364
5365 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5366 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5367 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5368 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5369<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005370 Returns an empty string on error.
5371
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5373 GetList()->list2str()
5374
5375listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5376 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5377 been made to buffer {buf}.
5378 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5379 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5380 buffer is used.
5381 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5382
5383 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005384 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5385 start first changed line number
5386 end first line number below the change
5387 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005388 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005389 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005390
5391 Example: >
5392 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5393 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5394 endfunc
5395 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5396
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005397< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005398 dictionary with these entries:
5399 lnum the first line number of the change
5400 end the first line below the change
5401 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5402 deleted
5403 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5404 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5405 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5406 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005407 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5408 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005409 lnum line above which the new line is added
5410 end equal to "lnum"
5411 added number of lines inserted
5412 col 1
5413 When lines are deleted the values are:
5414 lnum the first deleted line
5415 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5416 the deletion was done
5417 added negative, number of lines deleted
5418 col 1
5419 When lines are changed:
5420 lnum the first changed line
5421 end the line below the last changed line
5422 added 0
5423 col first column with a change or 1
5424
5425 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5426 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5427 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5428 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5429
5430 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5431 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5432 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5433 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5434
5435 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5436 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5437 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5438
5439 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5440 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5441 of a buffer.
5442 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5443 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5444
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005445 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5446
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005447 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5448 second argument: >
5449 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5450
5451listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5452 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5453 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5454
5455 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5456 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5457 buffer is used.
5458
5459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5460 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5461
5462listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5463 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5464 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5465 removed.
5466
5467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5468 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5469
5470localtime() *localtime()*
5471 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5472 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5473
5474
5475log({expr}) *log()*
5476 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5477 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5478 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005479 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005480 Examples: >
5481 :echo log(10)
5482< 2.302585 >
5483 :echo log(exp(5))
5484< 5.0
5485
5486 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5487 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005488
5489
5490log10({expr}) *log10()*
5491 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5492 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005493 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005494 Examples: >
5495 :echo log10(1000)
5496< 3.0 >
5497 :echo log10(0.01)
5498< -2.0
5499
5500 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5501 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005502
5503luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5504 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5505 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5506 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5507 Strings are returned as they are.
5508 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005509 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005510 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5511 as-is.
5512 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5513 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5514 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5515 to {expr}.
5516
5517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5518 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5519
5520< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5521
5522map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5523 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005524 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005525 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5526 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5527 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5528 characters, is replaced.
5529 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5530 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5531 Vim9 script.
5532
5533 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5534
5535 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5536 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5537 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5538 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5539 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5540 current character.
5541 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005542 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005543< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5544
5545 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5546 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5547 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5548 still have to double ' quotes
5549
5550 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5551 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5552 2. the value of the current item.
5553 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5554 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5555 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005556 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005557 endfunc
5558 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5559< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005560 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005561< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005562 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005563< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005564 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005565<
5566 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5567 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005568 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005569
5570< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5571 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5572 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5573 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5574 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5575 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5576
5577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5578 mylist->map(expr2)
5579
5580
5581maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5582 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5583 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5584 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005585 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5586 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005587
5588 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005589 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5590 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5591 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005592
5593 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5594 command.
5595
5596 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5597 "n" Normal
5598 "v" Visual (including Select)
5599 "o" Operator-pending
5600 "i" Insert
5601 "c" Cmd-line
5602 "s" Select
5603 "x" Visual
5604 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5605 "t" Terminal-Job
5606 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5607 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5608
5609 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5610 instead of mappings.
5611
5612 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5613 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005614 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005615 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5616 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5617 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5618 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5619 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5620 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5621 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5622 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5623 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5624 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5625 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5626 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5627 characters will be used:
5628 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5629 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5630 (|mapmode-ic|)
5631 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5632 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005633 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005634 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005635 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5636 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5637 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005638 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005639 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5640 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5641 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5642 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005643
5644 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5645 |mapset()|.
5646
5647 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5648 then the global mappings.
5649 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5650 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005651 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005652
5653< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5654 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5655
5656mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5657 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5658 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5659 {name}.
5660 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5661 instead of mappings.
5662 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5663 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5664
5665 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5666 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5667 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5668 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5669 mapcheck("b") no no no
5670
5671 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5672 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5673 mapping for {name} exactly.
5674 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5675 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5676 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5677 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5678 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5679 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5680 then the global mappings.
5681 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5682 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5683 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5684 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5685 :endif
5686< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5687 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5688
5689 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5690 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5691
5692
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005693maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5694 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5695 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5696 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5697 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5698
5699 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5700 vim9script
5701 echo maplist()->filter(
5702 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005703< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5704 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5705 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5706 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5707 can do: >
5708 vim9script
5709 var saved_maps = []
5710 for m in maplist()
5711 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5712 saved_maps->add(m)
5713 endif
5714 endfor
5715 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5716< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5717 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5718 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5719 vim9script
5720 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5721 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5722 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5723 ounmap xyzzy
5724 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005725
5726
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005727mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5728 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5729 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5730 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5731 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5732
5733
5734mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005735mapset({dict})
5736 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5737 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5738 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005739 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005740 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5741 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5742 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5743 or 'v'. *E1276*
5744
5745 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5746 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005747 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5748 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5749 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5750 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5751 nnoremap K somethingelse
5752 ...
5753 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5754< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005755 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5756 all of them, when they might differ.
5757
5758 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5759 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5760 Example: >
5761 vim9script
5762 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5763 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5764 nnoremap K somethingelse
5765 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5766 # ...
5767 unmap K
5768 for d in save_maps
5769 mapset(d)
5770 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005771
5772
5773match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5774 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5775 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5776 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5777
5778 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5779 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5780 {pat} matches.
5781
5782 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5783 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5784
5785 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5786 Example: >
5787 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5788 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5789< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5790 *strpbrk()*
5791 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5792 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5793< *strcasestr()*
5794 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5795 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5796 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5797<
5798 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5799 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5800 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5801 first character/item. Example: >
5802 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5803< result is again "4". >
5804 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5805< result is again "4". >
5806 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5807< result is "3".
5808 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5809 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5810 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5811 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5812 backwards compatible).
5813 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5814 the index is counted from the end.
5815 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5816 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5817
5818 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5819 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5820 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5821 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5822< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5823 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5824 see above.
5825
5826 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5827 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5828 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5829 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5830 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5831 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5832 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5833 further down in the text.
5834
5835 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5836 GetText()->match('word')
5837 GetList()->match('word')
5838<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005839 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005840matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5841 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5842 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5843 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5844 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5845 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5846 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5847 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5848 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5849 concealed.
5850
5851 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5852 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5853 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5854 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5855 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5856 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5857 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5858 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5859 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5860 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5861
5862 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5863 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5864 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5865 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5866 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005867 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5868 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005869 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005870 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005871
5872 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5873 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5874 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5875 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5876
5877 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5878 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5879 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5880 window Instead of the current window use the
5881 window with this number or window ID.
5882
5883 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5884 the |:match| commands.
5885
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005886 Returns -1 on error.
5887
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005888 Example: >
5889 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5890 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5891< Deletion of the pattern: >
5892 :call matchdelete(m)
5893
5894< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5895 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5896 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5897
5898 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5899 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5900<
5901 *matchaddpos()*
5902matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5903 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5904 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5905 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5906 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5907 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5908 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5909
5910 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5911 these:
5912 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5913 line has number 1.
5914 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5915 number will be highlighted.
5916 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5917 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5918 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5919 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5920 be highlighted.
5921 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5922 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5923
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005924 Returns -1 on error.
5925
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005926 Example: >
5927 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5928 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5929< Deletion of the pattern: >
5930 :call matchdelete(m)
5931
5932< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5933 |getmatches()|.
5934
5935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5936 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5937
5938matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5939 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5940 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5941 Return a |List| with two elements:
5942 The name of the highlight group used
5943 The pattern used.
5944 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5945 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5946 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5947 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5948 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5949
5950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5951 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5952
5953matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5954 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5955 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5956 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5957 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5958 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5959 window ID instead of the current window.
5960
5961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5962 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5963
5964matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5965 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5966 after the match. Example: >
5967 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5968< results in "7".
5969 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5970 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5971 do it with matchend(): >
5972 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5973 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5974< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5975
5976 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5977 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5978< results in "7". >
5979 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5980< result is "-1".
5981 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5982
5983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5984 GetText()->matchend('word')
5985
5986
5987matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5988 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5989 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5990 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5991
5992 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5993 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005994 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5995 that contain the characters in {str} in the
5996 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01005997 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5998 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005999
6000 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6001 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006002 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006003 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6004 string.
6005 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6006 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6007 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6008 argument and return the text for that item to
6009 use for fuzzy matching.
6010
6011 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6012 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6013 is 256.
6014
6015 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6016 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6017
6018 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6019 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6020 256, then returns an empty list.
6021
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006022 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6023 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6024
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006025 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006026 matching strings.
6027
6028 Example: >
6029 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6030< results in ["clay"]. >
6031 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6032< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6033 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6034< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6035 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6036 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6037 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6038< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6039 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6040 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6041< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6042 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6043< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6044 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6045< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6046 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6047 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6048< results in ['two one'].
6049
6050matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6051 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6052 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6053 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6054 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6055 position.
6056
6057 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6058 positions for the best match is returned.
6059
6060 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6061 list with three empty list items is returned.
6062
6063 Example: >
6064 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6065< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6066 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6067< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6068 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6069< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6070
6071matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6072 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6073 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6074 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6075 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6076 empty string is used. Example: >
6077 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6078< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6079 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6080
6081 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6082
6083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6084 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6085
6086matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6087 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6088 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6089< results in "ing".
6090 When there is no match "" is returned.
6091 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6092 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6093< results in "ing". >
6094 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6095< result is "".
6096 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6097 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6098
6099 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6100 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6101
6102matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6103 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6104 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6105 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6106< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6107 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6108 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6109 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6110< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6111 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6112< result is ["", -1, -1].
6113 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6114 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6115 end position of the match are returned. >
6116 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6117< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6118 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6119
6120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6121 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6122<
6123
6124 *max()*
6125max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6126 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6127
6128< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6129 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6130 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6131 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6132 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6133
6134 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6135 mylist->max()
6136
6137
6138menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6139 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6140 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6141 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6142 menu names are returned.
6143
6144 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6145 "n" Normal
6146 "v" Visual (including Select)
6147 "o" Operator-pending
6148 "i" Insert
6149 "c" Cmd-line
6150 "s" Select
6151 "x" Visual
6152 "t" Terminal-Job
6153 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6154 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6155 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6156
6157 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6158 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6159 display display name (name without '&')
6160 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6161 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6162 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6163 |toolbar-icon|
6164 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6165 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6166 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6167 characters will be used:
6168 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6169 name menu item name.
6170 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6171 remappable else v:false.
6172 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6173 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6174 string has special characters translated like
6175 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6176 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6177 "<Nop>" is returned.
6178 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6179 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6180 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6181 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6182 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6183 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6184 submenus |List| containing the names of
6185 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6186 item has submenus.
6187
6188 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6189
6190 Examples: >
6191 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6192 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6193
6194 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6195 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6196 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6197 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6198 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6199 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6200 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6201 endfor
6202 endfunc
6203 new
6204 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6205 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6206 endfor
6207<
6208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6209 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6210
6211
6212< *min()*
6213min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6214 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6215
6216< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6217 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6218 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6219 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6220 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6221
6222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6223 mylist->min()
6224
6225< *mkdir()* *E739*
6226mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6227 Create directory {name}.
6228
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006229 If {path} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6230 created as necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6231
6232 If {path} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
6233 the current function, as with: >
6234 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6235<
6236 If {path} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
6237 the end of the current function, as with: >
6238 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6239< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6240 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6241 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6242 E.g. when using: >
6243 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6244< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6245 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6246 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6247< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6248 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006249
6250 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6251 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6252 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6253 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6254 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6255 created with 0o755.
6256 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006257 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006258
6259< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6260
6261 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6262 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6263 "p" option the call will fail.
6264
6265 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6266 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6267 failed.
6268
6269 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6270 :if exists("*mkdir")
6271
6272< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6273 GetName()->mkdir()
6274<
6275 *mode()*
6276mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6277 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6278 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6279 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6280 Also see |state()|.
6281
6282 n Normal
6283 no Operator-pending
6284 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6285 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6286 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6287 CTRL-V is one character
6288 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6289 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6290 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6291 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6292 v Visual by character
6293 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6294 V Visual by line
6295 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6296 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6297 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6298 s Select by character
6299 S Select by line
6300 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6301 i Insert
6302 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6303 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6304 R Replace |R|
6305 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6306 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6307 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6308 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6309 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6310 c Command-line editing
6311 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6312 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6313 r Hit-enter prompt
6314 rm The -- more -- prompt
6315 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6316 ! Shell or external command is executing
6317 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6318
6319 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6320 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6321 "c" or "n".
6322 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6323 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6324 the leading character(s).
6325 Also see |visualmode()|.
6326
6327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6328 DoFull()->mode()
6329
6330mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6331 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6332 converted to Vim data structures.
6333 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6334 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6335 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6336 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6337 converted to strings.
6338 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6339 Examples: >
6340 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6341 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6342 :echo mzeval("l")
6343 :echo mzeval("h")
6344<
6345 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6346 to {expr}.
6347
6348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6349 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6350<
6351 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6352
6353nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6354 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6355 that is not blank. Example: >
6356 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6357< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6358 below it, zero is returned.
6359 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6360 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6361
6362 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6363 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6364
6365nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6366 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6367 value {expr}. Examples: >
6368 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6369 nr2char(32) returns " "
6370< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6371 Example for "utf-8": >
6372 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6373< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6374 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6375 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6376 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6377 string, thus results in an empty string.
6378 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6379 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6380 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6381< Result: "ABC"
6382
6383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6384 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6385
6386or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6387 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6388 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006389 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006390 Example: >
6391 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6392< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6393 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6394
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006395< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6396 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6397 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6398 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6399
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006400
6401pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6402 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6403 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6404 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6405 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6406 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6407 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6408< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6409>
6410 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6411< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6412 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006413 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006414
6415 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6416 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6417
6418perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6419 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6420 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6421 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6422 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6423 reference to it.
6424 Example: >
6425 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6426< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6427
6428 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6429 to {expr}.
6430
6431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6432 GetExpr()->perleval()
6433
6434< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6435
6436
6437popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6438
6439
6440pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6441 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6442 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006443 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006444 Examples: >
6445 :echo pow(3, 3)
6446< 27.0 >
6447 :echo pow(2, 16)
6448< 65536.0 >
6449 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6450< 2.0
6451
6452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6453 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006454
6455prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6456 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6457 that is not blank. Example: >
6458 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6459< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6460 above it, zero is returned.
6461 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6462 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6463
6464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6465 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6466
6467printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6468 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6469 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6470 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6471< May result in:
6472 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6473
6474 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6475 argument: >
6476 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006477<
6478 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006479
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006480 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006481 %s string
6482 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6483 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6484 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6485 %c single byte
6486 %d decimal number
6487 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6488 %x hex number
6489 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6490 %X hex number using upper case letters
6491 %o octal number
6492 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6493 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6494 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6495 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6496 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6497 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6498 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6499 %% the % character itself
6500
6501 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6502 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6503 the result.
6504
6505 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6506 arguments appear in sequence:
6507
6508 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6509
6510 flags
6511 Zero or more of the following flags:
6512
6513 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6514 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6515 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6516 of the number is increased to force the first
6517 character of the output string to a zero (except
6518 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6519 precision of zero).
6520 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6521 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6522 prepended to it.
6523 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6524 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6525 prepended to it.
6526
6527 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6528 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6529 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6530 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6531 flag is ignored.
6532
6533 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6534 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6535 The converted value is padded on the right with
6536 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6537 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6538
6539 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6540 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6541
6542 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6543 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6544 a space if both are used.
6545
6546 field-width
6547 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6548 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6549 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6550 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6551 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6552 conversion the count is in cells.
6553
6554 .precision
6555 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6556 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6557 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6558 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6559 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6560 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6561 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6562 string for S conversions.
6563 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6564 the decimal point.
6565
6566 type
6567 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6568 be applied, see below.
6569
6570 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6571 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6572 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6573 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6574 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6575 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6576 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6577< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6578 "width" bytes.
6579
6580 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6581
6582 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6583 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6584 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6585 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6586 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6587 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6588 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6589 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6590 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6591 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6592 zeros.
6593 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6594 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6595 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6596 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6597 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6598 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6599 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6600 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6601 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6602
6603 i alias for d
6604 D alias for ld
6605 U alias for lu
6606 O alias for lo
6607
6608 *printf-c*
6609 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6610 resulting character is written.
6611
6612 *printf-s*
6613 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6614 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6615 specified are used.
6616 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6617 automatically converted to text with the same format
6618 as ":echo".
6619 *printf-S*
6620 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6621 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6622 number specified are used.
6623
6624 *printf-f* *E807*
6625 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6626 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6627 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6628 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6629 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6630 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6631 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6632 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6633 Example: >
6634 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6635< 12.12
6636 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6637 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6638
6639 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6640 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6641 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6642 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6643 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6644
6645 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6646 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6647 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6648 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6649 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6650 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6651 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6652 results in 1.0e7.
6653
6654 *printf-%*
6655 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6656 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6657
6658 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6659 accepted and automatically converted.
6660 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6661 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6662 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6663
6664 *E766* *E767*
6665 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6666 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6667 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6668
6669
6670prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6671 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6672 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6673
6674 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6675 string is returned.
6676
6677 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6678 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6679
6680< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6681
6682
6683prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6684 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6685 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6686 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6687
6688 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6689 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6690 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6691 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6692 line.
6693 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6694 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6695 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6696 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6697 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6698 if the user only typed Enter.
6699 Example: >
6700 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6701 func s:TextEntered(text)
6702 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6703 stopinsert
6704 close
6705 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006706 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006707 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6708 set nomodified
6709 endif
6710 endfunc
6711
6712< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6713 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6714
6715< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6716
6717prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6718 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6719 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6720 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6721
6722 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6723 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6724 as in any buffer.
6725
6726 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6727 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6728
6729< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6730
6731prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6732 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6733 {text} to end in a space.
6734 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6735 "prompt". Example: >
6736 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6737<
6738 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6739 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6740
6741< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6742
6743prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6744
6745pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6746 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6747 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6748 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6749 height nr of items visible
6750 width screen cells
6751 row top screen row (0 first row)
6752 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6753 size total nr of items
6754 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6755
6756 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6757 |CompleteChanged|.
6758
6759pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6760 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6761 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6762 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6763 popup menu.
6764
6765py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6766 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6767 converted to Vim data structures.
6768 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6769 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6770 'encoding').
6771 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6772 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6773 keys converted to strings.
6774 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6775 to {expr}.
6776
6777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6778 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6779
6780< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6781
6782 *E858* *E859*
6783pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6784 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6785 converted to Vim data structures.
6786 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6787 copied though).
6788 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6789 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6790 non-string keys result in error.
6791 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6792 to {expr}.
6793
6794 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6795 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6796
6797< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6798
6799pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6800 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6801 converted to Vim data structures.
6802 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6803 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6804
6805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6806 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6807
6808< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6809 |+python3| feature}
6810
6811rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6812 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6813 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6814 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6815 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6816 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6817 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006818 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006819
6820 Examples: >
6821 :echo rand()
6822 :let seed = srand()
6823 :echo rand(seed)
6824 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6825<
6826
6827 *E726* *E727*
6828range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6829 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6830 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6831 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6832 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6833 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6834 producing a value past {max}).
6835 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6836 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6837 start this is an error.
6838 Examples: >
6839 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6840 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6841 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6842 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6843 range(0) " []
6844 range(2, 0) " error!
6845<
6846 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6847 GetExpr()->range()
6848<
6849
6850readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6851 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6852 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6853 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6854 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6855
6856
6857readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6858 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6859 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6860 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6861 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6862 argument below for changing the sort order.
6863
6864 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6865 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6866 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6867 be handled.
6868 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6869 added to the list.
6870 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6871 to the list.
6872 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6873 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6874 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6875 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6876 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6877< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6878 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006879< *E857*
6880 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006881 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6882 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6883
6884 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6885 Valid values are:
6886 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6887 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6888 each character, technically, using
6889 strcmp()) (default)
6890 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6891 using strcasecmp())
6892 "collate" sort using the collation order
6893 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6894 (technically using strcoll())
6895 Other values are silently ignored.
6896
6897 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6898 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6899 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6900< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6901 function! s:tree(dir)
6902 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6903 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006904 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006905 endfunction
6906 echo s:tree(".")
6907<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006908 Returns an empty List on error.
6909
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006910 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6911 GetDirName()->readdir()
6912<
6913readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6914 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6915 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6916 information in {directory}.
6917 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6918 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6919 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6920 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6921 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6922 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6923 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6924 argument, see |readdir()|.
6925
6926 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6927 following items:
6928 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6929 name Name of the entry.
6930 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6931 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6932 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6933 type Type of the entry.
6934 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6935 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6936 Other symlink "link"
6937 On MS-Windows:
6938 Normal file "file"
6939 Directory "dir"
6940 Junction "junction"
6941 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6942 Other symlink "link"
6943 Other reparse point "reparse"
6944 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6945 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6946 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6947 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6948 itself because of performance reasons.
6949
6950 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6951 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6952 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6953 be handled.
6954 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6955 added to the list.
6956 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6957 to the list.
6958 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6959 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6960 of the entry.
6961 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6962 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6963 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6964<
6965 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6966 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6967 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006968<
6969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6970 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6971<
6972
6973 *readfile()*
6974readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6975 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6976 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6977 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6978 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6979 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6980 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6981 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6982 added.
6983 - No CR characters are removed.
6984 Otherwise:
6985 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6986 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6987 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6988 removed from the text.
6989 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6990 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6991 lines of a file: >
6992 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6993 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6994 :endfor
6995< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6996 are returned, or as many as there are.
6997 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6998 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6999 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7000 file into a buffer if you need to.
7001 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7002 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7003 unmodified.
7004 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7005 the result is an empty list.
7006 Also see |writefile()|.
7007
7008 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7009 GetFileName()->readfile()
7010
7011reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7012 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7013 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7014 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007015 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007016
7017 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7018 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7019 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7020 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7021
7022 Examples: >
7023 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7024 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7025 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7026 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7027<
7028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7029 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7030
7031
7032reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7033 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7034 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7035 See |@|.
7036
7037reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7038 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7039 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7040
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007041reltime()
7042reltime({start})
7043reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007044 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7045 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7046 list<any> can be used.
7047 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007048 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7049 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7050 var startTime = reltime()
7051 Work()
7052 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7053<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007054 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007055 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007056 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007057 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7058 specified in the argument.
7059 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7060 and {end}.
7061
7062 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007063 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7064 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007065
7066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7067 GetStart()->reltime()
7068<
7069 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7070
7071reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7072 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7073 Example: >
7074 let start = reltime()
7075 call MyFunction()
7076 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7077< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7078 Also see |profiling|.
7079 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7080 script an error is given.
7081
7082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7083 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7084
7085< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7086
7087reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7088 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7089 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7090 microseconds. Example: >
7091 let start = reltime()
7092 call MyFunction()
7093 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7094< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7095 The accuracy depends on the system.
7096 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7097 can use split() to remove it. >
7098 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7099< Also see |profiling|.
7100 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7101 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7102
7103 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7104 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7105
7106< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7107
7108 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7109remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007110 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7111 string, also see |{server}|.
7112
7113 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7114 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7115 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7116 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7117 "\n").
7118
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007119 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7120 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7121 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007122
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007123 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7124 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007125
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007126 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7127 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7128 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7129 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7130 and the result will be the empty string.
7131
7132 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7133 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7134 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7135 arguments can be evaluated.
7136
7137 Examples: >
7138 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7139 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7140<
7141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7142 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7143
7144remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7145 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007146 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007147 This works like: >
7148 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7149< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7150 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7151 to bring itself to the foreground.
7152 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7153 like foreground() does.
7154 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7155
7156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7157 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7158
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007159< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007160 Win32 console version}
7161
7162
7163remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7164 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7165 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7166 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7167 name of a variable.
7168 Returns zero if none are available.
7169 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7170 See also |clientserver|.
7171 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7172 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7173 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007174 :let repl = ""
7175 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007176
7177< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7178 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7179
7180remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7181 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7182 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007183 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7184 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007185 See also |clientserver|.
7186 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7187 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7188 Example: >
7189 :echo remote_read(id)
7190
7191< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7192 ServerId()->remote_read()
7193<
7194 *remote_send()* *E241*
7195remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007196 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7197 string, also see |{server}|.
7198
7199 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7200 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7201 |:map|.
7202
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007203 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7204 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7205 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007206
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007207 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7208 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7209 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7210
7211 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7212 up the display.
7213 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007214 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007215 \ remote_read(serverid)
7216
7217 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7218 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007219 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007220 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7221<
7222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7223 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7224<
7225 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7226remote_startserver({name})
7227 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7228 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7229
7230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7231 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7232
7233< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7234
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007235remove({list}, {idx})
7236remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007237 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7238 return the item.
7239 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7240 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7241 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7242 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7243 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007244 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007245 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007246 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007247 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7248<
7249 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7250
7251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7252 mylist->remove(idx)
7253
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007254remove({blob}, {idx})
7255remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007256 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7257 return the byte.
7258 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7259 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7260 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7261 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007262 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007263 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007264 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007265 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7266
7267remove({dict}, {key})
7268 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7269 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007270 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007271< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007272 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007273
7274rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7275 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7276 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7277 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7278 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7279 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7280 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7281
7282 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7283 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7284
7285repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7286 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7287 result. Example: >
7288 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7289< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007290 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7291 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007292 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7293< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7294
7295 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7296 mylist->repeat(count)
7297
7298resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7299 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7300 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7301 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7302 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7303 removed, return {filename}.
7304 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7305 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7306 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7307 stopped after 100 iterations.
7308 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7309 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7310 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7311 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7312 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7313
7314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7315 GetName()->resolve()
7316
7317reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7318 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7319 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7320 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007321 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007322 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7323 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7324< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7325 mylist->reverse()
7326
7327round({expr}) *round()*
7328 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7329 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7330 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7331 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007332 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007333 Examples: >
7334 echo round(0.456)
7335< 0.0 >
7336 echo round(4.5)
7337< 5.0 >
7338 echo round(-4.5)
7339< -5.0
7340
7341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7342 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007343
7344rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7345 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7346 converted to Vim data structures.
7347 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7348 are copied though).
7349 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7350 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7351 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7352 "Object#to_s" method.
7353 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7354 to {expr}.
7355
7356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7357 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7358
7359< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7360
7361screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7362 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7363 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7364 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007365 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007366
7367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7368 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7369
7370screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7371 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7372 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7373 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7374 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7375 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7376 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7377 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7378 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7379
7380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7381 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7382
7383screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7384 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7385 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7386 composing characters on top of the base character.
7387 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7388 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7389
7390 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7391 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7392
7393screencol() *screencol()*
7394 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7395 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7396 This function is mainly used for testing.
7397
7398 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7399 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7400 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7401 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7402 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007403 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007404 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7405 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7406<
7407screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7408 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7409 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7410 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7411 The Dict has these members:
7412 row screen row
7413 col first screen column
7414 endcol last screen column
7415 curscol cursor screen column
7416 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7417 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7418 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7419 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7420 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7421 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7422 width character it would be the same as "col".
7423 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7424 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7425 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7426 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007427 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7428 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007429 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007430
7431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7432 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7433
7434screenrow() *screenrow()*
7435 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7436 cursor. The top line has number one.
7437 This function is mainly used for testing.
7438 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7439
7440 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7441
7442screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7443 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7444 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7445 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7446 characters.
7447 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7448 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7449
7450 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7451 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7452<
7453 *search()*
7454search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7455 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7456 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7457
7458 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7459 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7460 move. No error message is given.
7461
7462 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7463 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7464 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7465 'e' move to the End of the match
7466 'n' do Not move the cursor
7467 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7468 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7469 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7470 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7471 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7472 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7473
7474 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7475 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7476 flag.
7477
7478 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7479
7480 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7481 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7482 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7483 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007484 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7485 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7486 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7487
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007488 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7489 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7490 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7491 file).
7492
7493 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7494 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7495 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7496 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7497 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7498< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7499 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7500 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007501 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007502 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7503 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7504 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7505 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7506 giving the argument.
7507 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7508
7509 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7510 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7511 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7512 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7513 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7514 function reference or a lambda.
7515 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7516 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7517 and -1 returned.
7518 *search()-sub-match*
7519 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7520 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7521 whole pattern did match.
7522 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7523
7524 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7525 flag is used.
7526
7527 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7528 :let n = 1
7529 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007530 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007531 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7532 : " first search to find match at start of file
7533 : normal G$
7534 : let flags = "w"
7535 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7536 : s/foo/bar/g
7537 : let flags = "W"
7538 : endwhile
7539 : update " write the file if modified
7540 : let n = n + 1
7541 :endwhile
7542<
7543 Example for using some flags: >
7544 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7545< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7546 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7547 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7548 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7549 line:
7550 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7551 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7552 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7553 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7554 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7555
7556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7557 GetPattern()->search()
7558
7559searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7560 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7561 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7562 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7563
7564 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7565 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7566
7567 key type meaning ~
7568 current |Number| current position of match;
7569 0 if the cursor position is
7570 before the first match
7571 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7572 "pos", otherwise 0
7573 total |Number| total count of matches found
7574 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7575 1: recomputing was timed out
7576 2: max count exceeded
7577
7578 For {options} see further down.
7579
7580 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7581 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7582 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7583 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7584 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7585
7586 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7587 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7588
7589 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7590 " to 1)
7591 let result = searchcount()
7592<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007593 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007594 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7595 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7596 if empty(result)
7597 return ''
7598 endif
7599 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7600 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7601 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7602 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7603 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7604 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7605 \ result.current, result.total)
7606 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7607 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7608 \ result.current, result.total)
7609 endif
7610 endif
7611 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7612 \ result.current, result.total)
7613 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007614 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007615
7616 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7617 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007618 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007619 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7620<
7621 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7622 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7623
7624 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7625 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7626 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7627 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7628 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7629 call searchcount(#{
7630 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7631 redrawstatus
7632 endif
7633 endfunction
7634<
7635 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7636 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7637
7638 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7639 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7640 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7641
7642 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7643 " search again
7644 call searchcount()
7645<
7646 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7647 key type meaning ~
7648 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7649 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7650 otherwise returns the last
7651 computed result (when |n| or
7652 |N| was used when "S" is not
7653 in 'shortmess', or this
7654 function was called).
7655 (default: |TRUE|)
7656 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7657 and different with |@/|.
7658 this works as same as the
7659 below command is executed
7660 before calling this function >
7661 let @/ = pattern
7662< (default: |@/|)
7663 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7664 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7665 for recomputing the result
7666 (default: 0)
7667 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7668 limit. max count of matched
7669 text while recomputing the
7670 result. if search exceeded
7671 total count, "total" value
7672 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7673 (default: 99)
7674 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7675 when recomputing the result.
7676 this changes "current" result
7677 value. see |cursor()|,
7678 |getpos()|
7679 (default: cursor's position)
7680
7681 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7682 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7683<
7684searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7685 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7686
7687 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7688 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7689 first match in the function.
7690
7691 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7692 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7693 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7694
7695 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7696 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7697 Example: >
7698 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7699 echo getline('.')
7700 endif
7701<
7702 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7703 GetName()->searchdecl()
7704<
7705 *searchpair()*
7706searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7707 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7708 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7709 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7710 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7711 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7712 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7713 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7714 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7715 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7716 given.
7717
7718 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7719 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7720 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7721 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7722 typical use is: >
7723 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7724< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7725
7726 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7727 |search()|. Additionally:
7728 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7729 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7730 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7731 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7732 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7733 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7734
7735 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7736 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7737 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7738 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7739 or a string.
7740 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7741 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7742 and -1 returned.
7743 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7744 Anything else makes the function fail.
7745 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7746 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7747
7748 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7749
7750 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7751 patterns are used like it's on.
7752
7753 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7754 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7755 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7756 if 1
7757 if 2
7758 endif 2
7759 endif 1
7760< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7761 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7762 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7763 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7764 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7765 "endif 2".
7766 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7767 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7768 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7769 the matching start.
7770
7771 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7772
7773 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7774 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7775
7776< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7777 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7778 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7779 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7780 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7781 match.
7782 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7783
7784 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7785
7786< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7787 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7788 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7789
7790 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7791 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7792<
7793 *searchpairpos()*
7794searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7795 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7796 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7797 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7798 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7799 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7800 returns [0, 0]. >
7801
7802 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7803<
7804 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7805
7806 *searchpos()*
7807searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7808 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7809 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7810 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7811 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7812 returns [0, 0].
7813 Example: >
7814 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7815
7816< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7817 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7818 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7819< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7820 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7821
7822 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7823 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7824
7825server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7826 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7827 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7828 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7829 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7830 Note:
7831 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7832 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7833 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7834 See also |clientserver|.
7835 Example: >
7836 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7837
7838< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7839 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7840<
7841serverlist() *serverlist()*
7842 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7843 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7844 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7845 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7846 Example: >
7847 :echo serverlist()
7848<
7849setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7850 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7851 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7852
7853 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7854 |bufload()| if needed.
7855
7856 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7857 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7858
7859 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7860 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7861 line then those lines are added.
7862
7863 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7864
7865 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7866 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7867 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7868 added below the last line.
7869
7870 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7871 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7872 error is given.
7873 On success 0 is returned.
7874
7875 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7876 third argument: >
7877 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7878
7879setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7880 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7881 {val}.
7882 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7883 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7884 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7885 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7886 The {varname} argument is a string.
7887 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7888 Examples: >
7889 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7890 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7891< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7892
7893 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7894 third argument: >
7895 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7896
7897
7898setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7899 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7900 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7901 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7902 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7903 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7904
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007905< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007906 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7907 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7908 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7909 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7910 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7911 the character width in screen cells.
7912 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7913 range overlaps with another.
7914 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7915
7916 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7917 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7918
7919 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7920 setcellwidths([]);
7921< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7922 the effect for known emoji characters.
7923
7924setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7925 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7926 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7927
7928 Example:
7929 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7930 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7931< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7932 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7933< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7934
7935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7936 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7937
7938setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7939 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7940 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7941
7942 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7943 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7944 character search
7945 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7946 0 for backward
7947 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7948 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7949 character search
7950
7951 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7952 from a script: >
7953 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7954 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7955 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7956< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7957
7958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7959 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7960
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01007961setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
7962 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
7963 {pos}.
7964 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
7965 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
7966 line.
7967
7968 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7969 GetText()->setcmdline()
7970
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007971setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7972 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7973 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7974 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7975 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7976 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7977 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7978 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7979 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7980 before inserting the resulting text.
7981 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7982 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01007983 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
7984 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007985
7986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7987 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7988
7989setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7990setcursorcharpos({list})
7991 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7992 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7993
7994 Example:
7995 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7996 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7997< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7998 call cursor(4, 3)
7999< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8000
8001 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8002 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8003
8004
8005setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8006 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8007 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8008
8009< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8010 See also |expr-env|.
8011
8012 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8013 second argument: >
8014 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8015
8016setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8017 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8018 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8019 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8020 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8021 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8022 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8023 characters are not supported.
8024
8025 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8026 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8027 would do the same thing.
8028
8029 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8030
8031 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8032 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8033<
8034 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8035
8036
8037setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8038 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8039 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8040 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8041
8042 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8043 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8044 added below the last line.
8045 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
8046 converted to a String.
8047
8048 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8049 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8050 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8051
8052 Example: >
8053 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8054
8055< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8056 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8057 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8058< This is equivalent to: >
8059 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8060 : call setline(n, l)
8061 :endfor
8062
8063< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8064
8065 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8066 second argument: >
8067 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8068
8069setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8070 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8071 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8072 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8073
8074 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8075 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8076 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8077 Also see |location-list|.
8078
8079 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8080
8081 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8082 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8083 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8084
8085 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8086 second argument: >
8087 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8088
8089setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8090 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8091 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8092 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8093 example for |getmatches()|.
8094 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8095 window ID instead of the current window.
8096
8097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8098 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8099<
8100 *setpos()*
8101setpos({expr}, {list})
8102 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8103 . the cursor
8104 'x mark x
8105
8106 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8107 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8108 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8109
8110 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8111 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8112 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8113 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8114 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8115 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8116 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8117 Does not change the jumplist.
8118
8119 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8120 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8121 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8122 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8123
8124 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8125 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8126 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8127 character.
8128
8129 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8130 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8131 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8132 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8133 mark position it is not used.
8134
8135 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8136 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8137 before '>.
8138
8139 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8140 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8141
8142 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8143
8144 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8145 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8146 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8147 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8148 |winrestview()|.
8149
8150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8151 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8152
8153setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8154 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8155
8156 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8157 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8158 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8159 {what}.
8160 *setqflist-what*
8161 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8162 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8163 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8164 entries:
8165
8166 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8167 buffer
8168 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8169 present or it is invalid.
8170 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8171 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8172 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008173 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008174 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8175 col column number
8176 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8177 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008178 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008179 nr error number
8180 text description of the error
8181 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8182 valid recognized error message
8183
8184 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8185 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8186 locate a matching error line.
8187 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8188 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8189 item will not be handled as an error line.
8190 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8191 be used.
8192 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8193 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8194 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8195 cleared.
8196 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8197 |getqflist()| returns.
8198
8199 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8200 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8201 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8202 new list is created.
8203
8204 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8205 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8206 clear the list: >
8207 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8208<
8209 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8210 freed.
8211
8212 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8213 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8214 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8215 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8216 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8217
8218 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8219 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8220 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8221 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8222 'errorformat' option value is used.
8223 See |quickfix-parse|
8224 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8225 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8226 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8227 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8228 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8229 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8230 argument.
8231 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8232 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8233 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8234 See |quickfix-parse|
8235 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8236 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8237 the last quickfix list.
8238 quickfixtextfunc
8239 function to get the text to display in the
8240 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8241 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8242 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8243 of how to write the function and an example.
8244 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8245 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8246 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8247 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8248 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8249 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8250 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8251 specify the list.
8252
8253 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8254 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8255 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8256 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8257<
8258 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8259
8260 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8261 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8262 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8263
8264 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8265 second argument: >
8266 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8267<
8268 *setreg()*
8269setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8270 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8271 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8272 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8273 {regname} must be one character.
8274
8275 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8276 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8277 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8278 then the value is appended.
8279
8280 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8281 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8282 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8283 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8284 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8285 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8286 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8287 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8288
8289 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8290 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8291 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8292 mode is never selected automatically.
8293 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8294
8295 *E883*
8296 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8297 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8298 items act like empty strings.
8299
8300 Examples: >
8301 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8302 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8303 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8304 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8305
8306< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8307 register: >
8308 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8309 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8310< or: >
8311 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8312 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8313 ....
8314 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8315< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8316 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8317 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8318 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8319
8320 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8321 nothing: >
8322 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8323
8324< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8325 second argument: >
8326 GetText()->setreg('a')
8327
8328settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8329 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8330 |t:var|
8331 The {varname} argument is a string.
8332 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8333 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8334 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8335 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8336 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8337
8338 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8339 third argument: >
8340 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8341
8342settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8343 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8344 {val}.
8345 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8346 use |setwinvar()|.
8347 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8348 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8349 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8350 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8351 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8352 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8353 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8354 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8355 Examples: >
8356 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8357 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8358< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8359
8360 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8361 fourth argument: >
8362 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8363
8364settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8365 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8366 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8367
8368 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8369 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8370 stack.
8371 *E962*
8372 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8373 argument:
8374 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8375 stack is replaced.
8376 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8377 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8378 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8379 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8380 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8381
8382 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8383 stack after the modification.
8384
8385 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8386
8387 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8388 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8389 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8390
8391< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8392 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8393 " do something else
8394 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8395 unlet stack
8396<
8397 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8398 second argument: >
8399 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8400
8401setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8402 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8403 Examples: >
8404 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8405 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8406
8407< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8408 third argument: >
8409 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8410
8411sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8412 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8413 checksum of {string}.
8414
8415 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8416 GetText()->sha256()
8417
8418< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8419
8420shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8421 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8422 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008423 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008424 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8425 quotes.
8426 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8427 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8428 {string}.
8429 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8430 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8431
8432 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8433 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8434 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8435 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8436 command.
8437
8438 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8439 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8440 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8441 even when inside single quotes.
8442
8443 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8444 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8445 escaped a second time.
8446
8447 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8448 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8449 character inside single quotes.
8450
8451 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008452 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008453< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8454 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008455 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008456< See also |::S|.
8457
8458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8459 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8460
8461shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8462 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8463 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8464 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8465 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8466 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8467
8468 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8469 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8470 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8471 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8472
8473 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8474 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8475
8476sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8477
8478
8479simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8480 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8481 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8482 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8483 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8484 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8485 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8486 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8487 standard).
8488 Example: >
8489 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8490< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8491 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8492 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8493 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8494 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8495
8496 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8497 GetName()->simplify()
8498
8499sin({expr}) *sin()*
8500 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8501 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008502 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008503 Examples: >
8504 :echo sin(100)
8505< -0.506366 >
8506 :echo sin(-4.01)
8507< 0.763301
8508
8509 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8510 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008511
8512
8513sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8514 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8515 [-inf, inf].
8516 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008517 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008518 Examples: >
8519 :echo sinh(0.5)
8520< 0.521095 >
8521 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8522< -1.026517
8523
8524 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8525 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008526
8527
8528slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8529 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8530 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8531 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8532 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8533 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8534 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008535 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008536
8537 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8538 GetList()->slice(offset)
8539
8540
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008541sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008542 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8543
8544 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8545 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8546
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008547< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008548 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8549 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8550 current buffer use |:sort|.
8551
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008552 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8553 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8554 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008555
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008556 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008557 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8558 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8559 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8560 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8561 case. Example: >
8562 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8563 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8564 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8565< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8566>
8567 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8568 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8569 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8570< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8571 This does not work properly on Mac.
8572
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008573 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008574 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8575 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8576 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8577
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008578 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008579 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8580 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8581
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008582 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008583 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8584
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008585 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008586 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8587 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8588 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8589 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8590
8591 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8592 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8593
8594 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8595 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8596 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8597 same order as they were originally.
8598
8599 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8600 mylist->sort()
8601
8602< Also see |uniq()|.
8603
8604 Example: >
8605 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8606 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8607 endfunc
8608 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8609< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8610 ignores overflow: >
8611 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8612 return a:i1 - a:i2
8613 endfunc
8614< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8615 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8616<
8617sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8618 Stop playing all sounds.
8619
8620 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8621 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8622
8623 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8624
8625 *sound_playevent()*
8626sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8627 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8628 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8629 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8630 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8631 call sound_playevent('bell')
8632< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8633 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8634 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01008635 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
8636 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
8637 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008638
8639 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8640 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8641 argument is the status:
8642 0 sound was played to the end
8643 1 sound was interrupted
8644 2 error occurred after sound started
8645 Example: >
8646 func Callback(id, status)
8647 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8648 endfunc
8649 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8650
8651< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8652
8653 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8654 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8655
8656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8657 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8658
8659< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8660
8661 *sound_playfile()*
8662sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8663 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8664 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8665 with this command: >
8666 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8667
8668< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8669 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8670
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008671< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008672
8673
8674sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8675 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8676 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8677
8678 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8679 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8680
8681 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8682 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8683
8684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8685 soundid->sound_stop()
8686
8687< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8688
8689 *soundfold()*
8690soundfold({word})
8691 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8692 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8693 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8694 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8695 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8696 the method can be quite slow.
8697
8698 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8699 GetWord()->soundfold()
8700<
8701 *spellbadword()*
8702spellbadword([{sentence}])
8703 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8704 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8705 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8706 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8707
8708 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8709 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8710 result is an empty string.
8711
8712 The return value is a list with two items:
8713 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8714 - The type of the spelling error:
8715 "bad" spelling mistake
8716 "rare" rare word
8717 "local" word only valid in another region
8718 "caps" word should start with Capital
8719 Example: >
8720 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8721< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8722
8723 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8724 of 'spelllang' are used.
8725
8726 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8727 GetText()->spellbadword()
8728<
8729 *spellsuggest()*
8730spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8731 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8732 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8733 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8734
8735 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8736 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8737 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8738
8739 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8740 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8741 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8742 replace a line.
8743
8744 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8745 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8746 although it may appear capitalized.
8747
8748 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8749 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8750
8751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8752 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8753
8754split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8755 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8756 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8757 item.
8758 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8759 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8760 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8761 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8762 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8763 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8764 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8765 Example: >
8766 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8767< To split a string in individual characters: >
8768 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8769< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8770 the end of the pattern: >
8771 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8772< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8773 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8774 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8775< The opposite function is |join()|.
8776
8777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8778 GetString()->split()
8779
8780sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8781 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8782 |Float|.
8783 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008784 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8785 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008786 Examples: >
8787 :echo sqrt(100)
8788< 10.0 >
8789 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8790< nan
8791 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8792
8793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8794 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008795
8796
8797srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8798 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8799 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8800 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8801 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8802 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8803 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8804 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8805
8806 Examples: >
8807 :let seed = srand()
8808 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8809 :echo rand(seed)
8810
8811state([{what}]) *state()*
8812 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8813 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8814 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8815 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8816 Yes: then do it right away.
8817 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8818 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8819 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8820 messages and callbacks).
8821 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8822 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8823 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8824 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8825 Also see |mode()|.
8826
8827 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8828 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8829 if state('s') == ''
8830 " screen has not scrolled
8831<
8832 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8833 something is busy:
8834 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8835 stuffed command
8836 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8837 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8838 x executing an autocommand
8839 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8840 ch_readraw() when reading json
8841 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8842 |f| or a count
8843 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8844 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8845 s screen has scrolled for messages
8846
8847str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8848 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8849 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8850 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8851 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8852 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8853 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8854 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8855 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8856 thousand.
8857 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8858 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8859 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8860 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8861 |substitute()|: >
8862 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8863<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008864 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8865
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8867 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008868
8869str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8870 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8871 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8872 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8873 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8874< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8875
8876 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8877 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8878 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8879 properly: >
8880 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8881
8882< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8883 GetString()->str2list()
8884
8885
8886str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8887 Convert string {string} to a number.
8888 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8889 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8890 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8891
8892 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8893 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8894 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8895 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8896<
8897 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8898 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8899 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8900 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8901 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8902
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008903 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8904
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8906 GetText()->str2nr()
8907
8908
8909strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8910 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8911 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8912 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8913 composing characters separately.
8914
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008915 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8916
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008917 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8918
8919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8920 GetText()->strcharlen()
8921
8922
8923strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8924 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8925 of byte index and length.
8926 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8927 counted separately.
8928 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8929 similar to |slice()|.
8930 When a character index is used where a character does not
8931 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8932 example: >
8933 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8934< results in 'a'.
8935
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008936 Returns an empty string on error.
8937
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8939 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8940
8941
8942strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8943 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8944 in String {string}.
8945 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8946 counted separately.
8947 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8948 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8949
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008950 Returns zero on error.
8951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008952 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8953
8954 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8955 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8956 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8957 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8958 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8959 endfunction
8960 else
8961 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8962 if a:skipcc
8963 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8964 else
8965 return strchars(a:str)
8966 endif
8967 endfunction
8968 endif
8969<
8970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8971 GetText()->strchars()
8972
8973strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8974 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8975 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8976 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8977 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8978 matters for Tab characters.
8979 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8980 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8981 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8982 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8983 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008984 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008985 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8986
8987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8988 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8989
8990strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8991 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8992 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8993 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8994 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8995 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8996 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8997 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8998 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8999 Examples: >
9000 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9001 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9002 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9003 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9004 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9005 Show mod time of file.c.
9006< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9007 :if exists("*strftime")
9008
9009< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9010 GetFormat()->strftime()
9011
9012strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009013 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9014 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9015 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9016 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9017 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009018 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009019 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9020
9021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9022 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9023
9024stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9025 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9026 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9027 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9028 This can be used to find a second match: >
9029 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9030 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9031< The search is done case-sensitive.
9032 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9033 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9034 See also |strridx()|.
9035 Examples: >
9036 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9037 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9038 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9039< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9040 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9041 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9042
9043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9044 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9045<
9046 *string()*
9047string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9048 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9049 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9050 {expr} type result ~
9051 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9052 Number 123
9053 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9054 Funcref function('name')
9055 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9056 List [item, item]
9057 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
9058
9059 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9060 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9061 will then fail.
9062
9063 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9064 mylist->string()
9065
9066< Also see |strtrans()|.
9067
9068
9069strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9070 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9071 {string} in bytes.
9072 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009073 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009074 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9075 |strchars()|.
9076 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9077
9078 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9079 GetString()->strlen()
9080
9081strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9082 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9083 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9084 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9085 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9086 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9087 following composing characters).
9088 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9089 |strcharpart()|.
9090
9091 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9092 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9093 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9094 end of the {src}. >
9095 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9096 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9097 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9098 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9099
9100< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9101 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9102 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9103<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009104 Returns an empty string on error.
9105
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009106 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9107 GetText()->strpart(5)
9108
9109strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9110 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9111 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9112 the format specified in {format}.
9113
9114 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9115 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9116 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9117 matters.
9118
9119 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9120 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9121 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9122 result.
9123
9124 See also |strftime()|.
9125 Examples: >
9126 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9127< 862156163 >
9128 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9129< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9130 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9131< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9132
9133 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9134 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9135<
9136 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9137 :if exists("*strptime")
9138
9139strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9140 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9141 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9142 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9143 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9144 match: >
9145 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9146 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9147< The search is done case-sensitive.
9148 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9149 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9150 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9151 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9152 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9153< *strrchr()*
9154 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9155 function strrchr().
9156
9157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9158 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9159
9160strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9161 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9162 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9163 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9164 echo strtrans(@a)
9165< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9166 starting a new line.
9167
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009168 Returns an empty string on error.
9169
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9171 GetString()->strtrans()
9172
9173strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9174 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9175 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9176 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9177 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9178 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009179 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009180 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9181
9182 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9183 GetString()->strwidth()
9184
9185submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9186 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9187 substitute() function.
9188 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9189 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9190 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9191 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9192 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9193
9194 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9195 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9196 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9197 text.
9198 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9199 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9200 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9201
9202 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9203 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9204
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009205 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9206
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009207 Examples: >
9208 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9209 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9210< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9211 A line break is included as a newline character.
9212
9213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9214 GetNr()->submatch()
9215
9216substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9217 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9218 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9219 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9220 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9221
9222 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9223 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9224 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9225 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9226 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9227 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9228 used.
9229
9230 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9231 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9232 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9233 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9234
9235 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9236 unmodified.
9237
9238 Example: >
9239 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9240< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9241 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9242< results in "TESTING".
9243
9244 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9245 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9246 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009247 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009248
9249< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9250 optional argument. Example: >
9251 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9252< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9253 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9254 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009255 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009256
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009257< Returns an empty string on error.
9258
9259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009260 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9261
9262swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9263 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9264 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9265 version Vim version
9266 user user name
9267 host host name
9268 fname original file name
9269 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9270 file
9271 mtime last modification time in seconds
9272 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9273 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9274 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9275 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9276 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9277 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9278 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9279 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9280
9281 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9282 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9283
9284swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9285 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9286 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9287 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9288 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9289 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9290
9291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9292 GetBufname()->swapname()
9293
9294synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9295 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9296 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9297 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9298 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9299
9300 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9301 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9302 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9303 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9304 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9305
9306 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9307 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9308 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9309 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9310 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9311 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9312 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9313
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009314 Returns zero on error.
9315
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009316 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9317 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9318<
9319
9320synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9321 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9322 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9323 about a syntax item.
9324 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9325 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9326 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9327 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9328 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9329 {what} result
9330 "name" the name of the syntax item
9331 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9332 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9333 term: empty string)
9334 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9335 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9336 |highlight-font|
9337 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9338 |highlight-guisp|
9339 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9340 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9341 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9342 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9343 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9344 "bold" "1" if bold
9345 "italic" "1" if italic
9346 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9347 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9348 "standout" "1" if standout
9349 "underline" "1" if underlined
9350 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9351 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009352 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009353
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009354 Returns an empty string on error.
9355
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009356 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9357 cursor): >
9358 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9359<
9360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9361 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9362
9363
9364synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9365 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9366 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9367 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9368 ":highlight link" are followed.
9369
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009370 Returns zero on error.
9371
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9373 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9374
9375synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9376 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9377 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9378 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9379 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9380 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9381 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9382 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9383 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9384 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9385 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9386 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9387 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9388 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9389 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9390 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9391 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9392 call returns ~
9393 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9394 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9395 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9396 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9397 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9398 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9399
9400
9401synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9402 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9403 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9404 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9405 like what |synID()| returns.
9406 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9407 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9408 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9409 transparent item.
9410 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9411 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9412 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9413 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9414 endfor
9415< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009416 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009417 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9418 valid positions.
9419
9420system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9421 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9422 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9423
9424 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9425 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9426 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9427 separators yourself.
9428 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9429 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9430 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9431 list items converted to NULs).
9432 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9433 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9434 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9435 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9436
9437 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9438
9439 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9440 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9441 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9442 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9443 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9444<
9445 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9446 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9447 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9448 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9449 cause trouble.
9450 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9451
9452 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009453 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9454 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009455
9456< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9457 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9458 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9459 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9460 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9461
9462 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9463 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9464 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9465 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9466 concatenated commands.
9467
9468 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9469 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9470
9471 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9472 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9473
9474 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9475 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9476 when using a security agent application.
9477 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9478 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9479
9480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9481 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9482
9483
9484systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9485 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9486 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9487 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9488 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9489 result ends in a NL.
9490 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9491
9492 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9493 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9494 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9495<
9496 Returns an empty string on error.
9497
9498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9499 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9500
9501
9502tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9503 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9504 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9505 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9506 omitted the current tab page is used.
9507 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9508 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9509 let buflist = []
9510 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9511 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9512 endfor
9513< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9514
9515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9516 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9517
9518tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9519 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9520 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9521
9522 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9523 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9524 count).
9525 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9526 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9527 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9528 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9529
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009530 Returns zero on error.
9531
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009532
9533tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9534 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9535 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9536 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9537 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9538 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9539 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9540 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9541 Useful examples: >
9542 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9543 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9544< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9545
9546 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9547 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9548<
9549 *tagfiles()*
9550tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9551 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9552
9553
9554taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9555 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9556
9557 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9558 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9559 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9560
9561 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9562 entries:
9563 name Name of the tag.
9564 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9565 defined. It is either relative to the
9566 current directory or a full path.
9567 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9568 the file.
9569 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9570 entry depends on the language specific
9571 kind values. Only available when
9572 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009573 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009574 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9575 |static-tag| for more information.
9576 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9577 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9578 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9579 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9580 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9581 contained in.
9582
9583 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9584 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9585
9586 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9587
9588 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9589 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9590 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9591 search regular expression pattern.
9592
9593 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9594 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9595 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9596
9597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9598 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9599
9600tan({expr}) *tan()*
9601 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9602 in the range [-inf, inf].
9603 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009604 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009605 Examples: >
9606 :echo tan(10)
9607< 0.648361 >
9608 :echo tan(-4.01)
9609< -1.181502
9610
9611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9612 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009613
9614
9615tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9616 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9617 range [-1, 1].
9618 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009619 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009620 Examples: >
9621 :echo tanh(0.5)
9622< 0.462117 >
9623 :echo tanh(-1)
9624< -0.761594
9625
9626 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9627 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009628
9629
9630tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9631 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9632 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9633 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9634 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009635 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009636< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9637 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9638 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9639 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9640
9641
9642term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9643
9644
9645terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9646 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9647 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9648 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9649 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9650 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9651 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9652 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9653 mouse mouse type supported
9654
9655 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9656
9657 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9658 an empty dictionary.
9659
9660 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9661 current cursor style.
9662 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9663 request the cursor blink status.
9664 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9665 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9666 and |t_RC| on startup.
9667
9668 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9669 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9670
9671 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9672
9673 Also see:
9674 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9675 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9676 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9677
9678
9679test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9680
9681
9682 *timer_info()*
9683timer_info([{id}])
9684 Return a list with information about timers.
9685 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9686 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9687 returned.
9688 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9689
9690 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9691 these items:
9692 "id" the timer ID
9693 "time" time the timer was started with
9694 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9695 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9696 -1 means forever
9697 "callback" the callback
9698 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9699
9700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9701 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9702
9703< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9704
9705timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9706 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9707 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9708 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9709 has passed.
9710
9711 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9712 for a short time.
9713
9714 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9715 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9716 See |non-zero-arg|.
9717
9718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9719 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9720
9721< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9722
9723 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9724timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9725 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9726
9727 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9728 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9729 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9730
9731 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9732 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9733 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9734 waiting for input.
9735 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9736 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9737
9738 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9739 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9740 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9741 the callback will be called once.
9742 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9743 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9744 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9745 messages.
9746
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009747 Returns -1 on error.
9748
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009749 Example: >
9750 func MyHandler(timer)
9751 echo 'Handler called'
9752 endfunc
9753 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9754 \ {'repeat': 3})
9755< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9756 intervals.
9757
9758 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9759 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9760
9761< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9762 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9763
9764timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9765 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9766 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9767 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9768
9769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9770 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9771
9772< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9773
9774timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9775 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9776 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9777 timers there is no error.
9778
9779 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9780
9781tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9782 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9783 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009784 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009785
9786 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9787 GetText()->tolower()
9788
9789toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9790 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9791 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009792 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009793
9794 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9795 GetText()->toupper()
9796
9797tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9798 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9799 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9800 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9801 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9802 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9803 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9804
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009805 Returns an empty string on error.
9806
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009807 Examples: >
9808 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9809< returns "Hello THere" >
9810 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9811< returns "{blob}"
9812
9813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9814 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9815
9816trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9817 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9818 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9819
9820 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9821 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9822 space character 0xa0.
9823
9824 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9825 characters:
9826 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9827 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9828 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9829 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9830
9831 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009832 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009833
9834 Examples: >
9835 echo trim(" some text ")
9836< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009837 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009838< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9839 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9840< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9841 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9842< returns " vim"
9843
9844 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9845 GetText()->trim()
9846
9847trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9848 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9849 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9850 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009851 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009852 Examples: >
9853 echo trunc(1.456)
9854< 1.0 >
9855 echo trunc(-5.456)
9856< -5.0 >
9857 echo trunc(4.0)
9858< 4.0
9859
9860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9861 Compute()->trunc()
9862<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009863 *type()*
9864type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9865 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9866 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9867 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9868 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9869 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9870 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9871 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9872 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9873 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9874 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9875 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9876 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9877 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9878 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9879 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9880 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9881 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9882 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9883 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9884 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9885 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9886 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9887< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9888 :if exists('v:t_number')
9889
9890< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9891 mylist->type()
9892
9893
9894typename({expr}) *typename()*
9895 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9896 Example: >
9897 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9898 list<number>
9899
9900
9901undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9902 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9903 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9904 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9905 the undo file exists.
9906 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9907 is used internally.
9908 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9909 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9910 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9911 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9912 returns an empty string.
9913
9914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9915 GetFilename()->undofile()
9916
9917undotree() *undotree()*
9918 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9919 the following items:
9920 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9921 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9922 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9923 when some changes were undone.
9924 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9925 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9926 something readable.
9927 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9928 write yet.
9929 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9930 tree.
9931 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9932 This happens when waiting from input from the
9933 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9934 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9935 undo blocks.
9936
9937 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9938 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9939 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9940 |:undolist|.
9941 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9942 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9943 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9944 that was added. This marks the last change
9945 and where further changes will be added.
9946 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9947 that was undone. This marks the current
9948 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9949 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9950 undone after the last change this item will
9951 not appear anywhere.
9952 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9953 write. The number is the write count. The
9954 first write has number 1, the last one the
9955 "save_last" mentioned above.
9956 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9957 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9958 item.
9959
9960uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9961 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9962 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9963 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9964 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9965< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9966 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9967
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009968 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
9969
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9971 mylist->uniq()
9972
9973values({dict}) *values()*
9974 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9975 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009976 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009977
9978 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9979 mydict->values()
9980
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009981virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009982 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9983 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9984 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9985 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9986 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9987 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9988 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9989 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009990
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009991 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009992
9993 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
9994 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
9995 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
9996 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
9997 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9998 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
9999 |'virtualedit'|
10000
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010001 The accepted positions are:
10002 . the cursor position
10003 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10004 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10005 plus one)
10006 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10007 returned)
10008 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10009 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10010 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10011 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010012
10013 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
10014 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
10015 character.
10016
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010017 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10018 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010019 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10020
10021 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10022 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10023 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10024
10025 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10026
10027 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010028< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
10029 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10030 all lines: >
10031 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10032
10033< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10034 GetPos()->virtcol()
10035
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010036virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10037 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10038 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10039 column {col}.
10040
10041 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10042 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10043 virtual column is returned.
10044
10045 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10046 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10047
10048 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10049 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10050
10051 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10052
10053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10054 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010055
10056visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10057 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10058 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10059 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10060 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10061 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10062 respectively.
10063 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010064 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010065< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10066 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10067 Visual mode that was used.
10068 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10069 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10070 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10071 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10072 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10073
10074wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10075 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10076 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10077 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10078 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10079
10080 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10081 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10082<
10083 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10084
10085win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10086 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10087 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10088 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10089 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10090 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10091 Example: >
10092 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10093< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10094 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010095 *E994*
10096 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10097 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10098 an empty string is returned.
10099
10100 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10101 second argument: >
10102 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10103
10104win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10105 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10106 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10107
10108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10109 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10110
10111win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10112 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10113 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10114 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10115 number 1.
10116 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10117 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10118 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10119
10120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10121 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10122
10123
10124win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10125 Return the type of the window:
10126 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10127 used to execute autocommands.
10128 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10129 (empty) normal window
10130 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10131 "popup" popup window |popup|
10132 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10133 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10134 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10135
10136 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10137 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10138 |window-ID|.
10139
10140 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10141 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10142 returns "popup".
10143
10144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10145 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10146<
10147win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10148 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10149 tabpage.
10150 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10151
10152 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10153 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10154
10155win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10156 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10157 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10158 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10159
10160 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10161 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10162
10163win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10164 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10165 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10166
10167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10168 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10169
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010170win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10171 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10172 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10173 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10174 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10175 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10176 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10177 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10178 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10179 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10180 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010181 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10182 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010183
10184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10185 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10186
10187win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10188 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10189 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10190 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10191 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10192 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10193 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10194 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10195 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10196 be found and FALSE otherwise.
10197
10198 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10199 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10200
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010201win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10202 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10203 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10204 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10205 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10206 for the current window.
10207 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10208 tabpage.
10209
10210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10211 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10212<
10213win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10214 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10215 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10216 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10217 then closing {nr}.
10218
10219 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10220 Both must be in the current tab page.
10221
10222 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10223
10224 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10225 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10226 like with |:vsplit|.
10227 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10228 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10229 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10230 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10231 'splitright' are used.
10232
10233 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10234 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10235<
10236
10237 *winbufnr()*
10238winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10239 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10240 the |window-ID|.
10241 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10242 window is returned.
10243 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10244 Example: >
10245 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10246<
10247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10248 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10249<
10250 *wincol()*
10251wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10252 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10253 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10254
10255 *windowsversion()*
10256windowsversion()
10257 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10258 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10259 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10260 an empty string.
10261
10262winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10263 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10264 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10265 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10266 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10267 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10268 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10269 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010270 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010271
10272< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10273 GetWinid()->winheight()
10274<
10275winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10276 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10277 in a tabpage.
10278
10279 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10280 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10281 returns an empty list.
10282
10283 For a leaf window, it returns:
10284 ['leaf', {winid}]
10285 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10286 returns:
10287 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10288 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10289 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10290
10291 Example: >
10292 " Only one window in the tab page
10293 :echo winlayout()
10294 ['leaf', 1000]
10295 " Two horizontally split windows
10296 :echo winlayout()
10297 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10298 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10299 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10300 " middle window
10301 :echo winlayout(2)
10302 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10303 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10304<
10305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10306 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10307<
10308 *winline()*
10309winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10310 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10311 the window. The first line is one.
10312 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10313 first, this may cause a scroll.
10314
10315 *winnr()*
10316winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10317 window. The top window has number 1.
10318 Returns zero for a popup window.
10319
10320 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10321 $ the number of the last window (the window
10322 count).
10323 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10324 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10325 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10326 returned.
10327 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10328 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10329 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10330 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10331 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10332 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10333 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10334 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10335 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10336 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010337 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010338 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10339 Examples: >
10340 let window_count = winnr('$')
10341 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10342 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10343
10344< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10345 GetWinval()->winnr()
10346<
10347 *winrestcmd()*
10348winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10349 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10350 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10351 unchanged.
10352 Example: >
10353 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10354 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10355 :exe cmd
10356<
10357 *winrestview()*
10358winrestview({dict})
10359 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10360 the view of the current window.
10361 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10362 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10363 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10364 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10365<
10366 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10367 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10368 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10369 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10370
10371 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10372 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10373
10374 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10375 GetView()->winrestview()
10376<
10377 *winsaveview()*
10378winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10379 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10380 restore the view.
10381 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10382 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10383 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10384 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10385 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10386 The return value includes:
10387 lnum cursor line number
10388 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010389 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010390 returns)
10391 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010392 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10393 the first column is zero, as opposed
10394 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10395 |$| command it will be a very large
10396 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010397 topline first line in the window
10398 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10399 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10400 'wrap' is off
10401 skipcol columns skipped
10402 Note that no option values are saved.
10403
10404
10405winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10406 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10407 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10408 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10409 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10410 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10411 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010412 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010413 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10414 : 50 wincmd |
10415 :endif
10416< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10417 option.
10418
10419 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10420 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10421
10422
10423wordcount() *wordcount()*
10424 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10425 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10426 |g_CTRL-G|
10427 The return value includes:
10428 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10429 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10430 words Number of words in the buffer
10431 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10432 (not in Visual mode)
10433 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10434 (not in Visual mode)
10435 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10436 (not in Visual mode)
10437 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10438 (only in Visual mode)
10439 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10440 (only in Visual mode)
10441 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10442 (only in Visual mode)
10443
10444
10445 *writefile()*
10446writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10447 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10448 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10449 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010450 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10451 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10452 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010453
10454 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10455 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10456
10457 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10458
10459 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10460 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10461 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10462
10463 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10464 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10465 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10466<
10467 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10468 works like: >
10469 :defer delete({fname})
10470< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10471
10472 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10473 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10474 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10475
10476 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10477
10478 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10479 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10480
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010481 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010482
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010483 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10484 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10485 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010486
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010487 Also see |readfile()|.
10488 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10489 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10490 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10491
10492< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10493 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10494
10495
10496xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10497 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10498 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010499 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010500 Example: >
10501 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10502<
10503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10504 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10505<
10506
10507==============================================================================
105083. Feature list *feature-list*
10509
10510There are three types of features:
105111. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10512 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10513 :if has("cindent")
10514< *gui_running*
105152. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10516 Example: >
10517 :if has("gui_running")
10518< *has-patch*
105193. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10520 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10521 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10522 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10523< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10524 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10525 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10526 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10527 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10528 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10529
10530Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10531use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10532
10533
10534acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010535all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10536 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010537amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10538arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10539arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10540autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10541autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10542autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10543balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10544balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10545beos BeOS version of Vim.
10546browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10547 work.
10548browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10549bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010550builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010551byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10552channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010553cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010554clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10555clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10556clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10557cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10558cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10559cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10560comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10561compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10562conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10563cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10564cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10565cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10566debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10567dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10568dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10569diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10570digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10571directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10572dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10573drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10574ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10575emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10576eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10577 true, of course!
10578ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10579extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10580 |'hlsearch'|
10581farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010582file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10583 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010584filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10585 read/write/filter commands
10586find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10587 |+find_in_path|.
10588float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10589fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10590 this is not present).
10591folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10592footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10593fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10594gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10595gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010596gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010597gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10598gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10599gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10600gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10601gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10602gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10603gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10604gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10605gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10606gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10607gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10608haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10609hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10610hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10611iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10612insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10613 Insert mode. (always true)
10614job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10615ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010616jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010617keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10618lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10619langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10620libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10621linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10622 'breakindent' support.
10623linux Linux version of Vim.
10624lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010625 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010626listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10627 and the argument list |arglist|.
10628localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10629lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10630mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10631macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10632menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10633mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10634modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10635 (always true)
10636mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10637mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10638mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10639mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10640mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10641mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10642mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10643mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10644mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10645mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10646mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10647multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10648multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10649multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10650multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10651mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10652nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10653netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10654netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010655num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010656ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10657osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10658osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10659packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10660path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10661perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10662persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10663postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10664printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10665profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10666python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10667python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10668python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10669python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10670python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10671python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10672pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10673qnx QNX version of Vim.
10674quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10675reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10676rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10677ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10678scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10679showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10680signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010681smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010682sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10683sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10684spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10685startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10686statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10687 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10688sun SunOS version of Vim.
10689sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10690syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10691syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10692 current buffer.
10693system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10694tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010695 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010696tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10697 |tag-old-static|.
10698tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10699termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10700terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10701terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10702termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10703textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10704textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10705tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10706 or terminfo file.
10707timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10708title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010709 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010710toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10711ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10712ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10713unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10714unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10715user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10716vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10717vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10718 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10719vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10720 (always true)
10721vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10722 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010723vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010724viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10725vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10726vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10727vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010728vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010729virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10730visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10731visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10732 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10733vms VMS version of Vim.
10734vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10735vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10736 out if it works in the current console).
10737wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10738wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10739win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10740win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10741 64 bits)
10742win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10743win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10744win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10745winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10746windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10747 (always true)
10748writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10749xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10750xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10751xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10752xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10753 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10754xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10755xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10756xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10757xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10758 xterm screen.
10759x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10760
10761
10762==============================================================================
107634. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10764
10765This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10766|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10767pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10768same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10769When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10770pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10771>
10772 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10773 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10774 aa
10775 xx
10776 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10777 a
10778 x
10779
10780Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10781"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10782"\n".
10783
10784 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: