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Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
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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}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
150diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
151diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
152digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
153digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
154digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
155digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
156echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
157empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
158environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100159err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000160escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
161eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
162eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
163executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
164execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
165exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
166exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
167exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
168exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
169expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
170 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100171expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
172 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000173extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
174 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
175extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
177 List or Dictionary
178feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
179filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
180filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
181filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
182 remove items from {expr1} where
183 {expr2} is 0
184finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
185 String find directory {name} in {path}
186findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find file {name} in {path}
188flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
189flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
190 List flatten a copy of {list}
191float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
192floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
193fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
194fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
195fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
196foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
197foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
198foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
199foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
200foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
201foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100202fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000203funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
204 Funcref reference to function {name}
205function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
206 Funcref named reference to function {name}
207garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
208get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
209get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
210get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
211getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
212getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
213 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000214getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000215getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
216 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000217getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000218getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
219getchar([expr]) Number or String
220 get one character from the user
221getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
222getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
223getcharsearch() Dict last character search
224getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100225getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
226 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000227getcmdline() String return the current command-line
228getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
230 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
232getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
233getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
234 List list of cmdline completion matches
235getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
236getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
237getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
238getenv({name}) String return environment variable
239getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
240getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
241getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
242getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
243getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
244getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
245getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
246 List list of jump list items
247getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
248getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
249getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
250getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
251getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
252getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
253getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000254getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000255getpid() Number process ID of Vim
256getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
257getqflist() List list of quickfix items
258getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
259getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
260 String or List contents of a register
261getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
262getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100263getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000264gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
265gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
266 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
267gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
268 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
269gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
270gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
271getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000272getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000273getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
274getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
275getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
276 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
277glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
278 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
279glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
280globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
281 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
282has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
283has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
284haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
285 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
286 or |:tcd|
287hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
288 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
289histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
290histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
291histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
292histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
293hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
294hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
295hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
296hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
297hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
298iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
299indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
300index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
301 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100302indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
303 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000304input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
305 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100306inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000307 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
308inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
309inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
310inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
311inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
312insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200313instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000314interrupt() none interrupt script execution
315invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100316isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000317isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
318isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
319 (positive or negative)
320islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
321isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
322items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
323job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
324job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
325job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
326job_start({command} [, {options}])
327 Job start a job
328job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
329job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
330join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
331js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
332js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
333json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
334json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
335keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100336keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
337 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000338len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
339libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
340libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
341line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
342line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
343lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
344list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
345list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
346listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
347 Number add a callback to listen to changes
348listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
349listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
350localtime() Number current time
351log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
352log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
353luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
354map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
355 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
356maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
357 String or Dict
358 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
359mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
360 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100361maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000362mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
363 like |map()| but creates a new List or
364 Dictionary
365mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
366match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
367 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
368matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
369 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
370matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
371 Number highlight positions with {group}
372matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
373matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
374matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
375 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
376matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
377 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
378matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
379 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
380matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
381 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
382matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
383 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
384matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
385 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
386max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
387menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
388min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000389mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000390 Number create directory {name}
391mode([expr]) String current editing mode
392mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
393nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
394nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
395or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
396pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
397perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
398popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
399popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
400popup_clear() none close all popup windows
401popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
402popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
403popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
404popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
405popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100406popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000407popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
408popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
409popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
410popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
411popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
412popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
413popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
414popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
415popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
416popup_notification({what}, {options})
417 Number create a notification popup window
418popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
419 none set options for popup window {id}
420popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
421popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
422pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
423prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
424printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
425prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
426prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
427prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
428prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
429prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
430prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
431 none add multiple text properties
432prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
433 none remove all text properties
434prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
435 Dict search for a text property
436prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
437prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
438 Number remove a text property
439prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
440prop_type_change({name}, {props})
441 none change an existing property type
442prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
443 none delete a property type
444prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
445 Dict get property type values
446prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
447pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
448pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
449py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
450pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
451pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
452rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
453range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
454 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100455readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
456 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000457readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
458 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
459readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
460 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
461readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
462 List get list of lines from file {fname}
463reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
464 any reduce {object} using {func}
465reg_executing() String get the executing register name
466reg_recording() String get the recording register name
467reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
468reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
469reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
470remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
471 String send expression
472remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
473remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
474 Number check for reply string
475remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
476 String read reply string
477remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
478 String send key sequence
479remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
480remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
481 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
482remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
483 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
484remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
485rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100486repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
487 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000488resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100489reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
490 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000491round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
492rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
493screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
494screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
495screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
496screencol() Number current cursor column
497screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
498screenrow() Number current cursor row
499screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
500search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
501 Number search for {pattern}
502searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
503searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
504 Number search for variable declaration
505searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
506 Number search for other end of start/end pair
507searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
508 List search for other end of start/end pair
509searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
510 List search for {pattern}
511server2client({clientid}, {string})
512 Number send reply string
513serverlist() String get a list of available servers
514setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
515 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
516 {expr}
517setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
518 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
519setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
520setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
521setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100522setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000523setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
524setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
525setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
526setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
527setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
528setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
529 Number modify location list using {list}
530setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
531 Number modify specific location list props
532setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
533setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
534setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
535setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
536 Number modify specific quickfix list props
537setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
538settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
539settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
540 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
541 page {tabnr} to {val}
542settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
543 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
544setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
545sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
546shellescape({string} [, {special}])
547 String escape {string} for use as shell
548 command argument
549shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
550sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
551sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
552sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
553sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
554 List get a list of placed signs
555sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
556 Number jump to a sign
557sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
558 Number place a sign
559sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
560sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
561sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
562sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
563 Number unplace a sign
564sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
565simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
566sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
567sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
568slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
569 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000570sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
571 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000572sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
573sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
574 Number play an event sound
575sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
576 Number play sound file {path}
577sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
578soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
579spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
580spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
581 List spelling suggestions
582split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
583 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
584sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
585srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
586state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
587str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
588str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
589 ASCII/UTF-8 value
590str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
591 Number convert String to Number
592strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
593strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
594 String {len} characters of {str} at
595 character {start}
596strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
597strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
598strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
599strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
600stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
601 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
602string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
603strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
604strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
605 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
606 byte {start}
607strptime({format}, {timestring})
608 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
609strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
610 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
611strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100612strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
613 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000614strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
615submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
616 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
617substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
618 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000619swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000620swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
621swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
622synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
623synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
624 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
625synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
626synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
627synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
628system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
629systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
630tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
631tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
632tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
633tagfiles() List tags files used
634taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
635tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
636tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
637tempname() String name for a temporary file
638term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
639 Number display difference between two dumps
640term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
641 Number displaying a screen dump
642term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
643 none dump terminal window contents
644term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
645term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
646term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
647term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
648term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
649term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
650term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
651term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
652term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
653term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
654term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
655term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
656term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
657term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
658term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
659 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
660term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
661term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
662term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
663term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
664 none set the size of a terminal
665term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
666term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
667terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
668test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
669 none make memory allocation fail
670test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
671test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
672test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
673test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
674test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000675test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000676test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000677test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
678 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000679test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
680test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
681test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
682test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
683test_null_job() Job null value for testing
684test_null_list() List null value for testing
685test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
686test_null_string() String null value for testing
687test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
688test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
689test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000690test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
691test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
692test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
693test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
694test_void() any void value for testing
695timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
696timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
697timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
698 Number create a timer
699timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
700timer_stopall() none stop all timers
701tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
702toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
703tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
704 to chars in {tostr}
705trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
706 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
707trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
708type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
709typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
710undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500711undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000712uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
713 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100714utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
715 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000716values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200717virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
718 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100719 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100720virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
721 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000722visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
723wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
724win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
725 String execute {command} in window {id}
726win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
727win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
728win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
729win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
730win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
731win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000732win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
733win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000734win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
735win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
736 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
737winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
738wincol() Number window column of the cursor
739windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
740winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
741winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
742winline() Number window line of the cursor
743winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
744winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
745winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
746winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
747winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
748wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
749writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
750 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
751xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
752
753==============================================================================
7542. Details *builtin-function-details*
755
756Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
757specific functionality.
758
759abs({expr}) *abs()*
760 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
761 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
762 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
763 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
764 Examples: >
765 echo abs(1.456)
766< 1.456 >
767 echo abs(-5.456)
768< 5.456 >
769 echo abs(-4)
770< 4
771
772 Can also be used as a |method|: >
773 Compute()->abs()
774
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000775
776acos({expr}) *acos()*
777 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
778 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
779 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100780 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000781 Examples: >
782 :echo acos(0)
783< 1.570796 >
784 :echo acos(-0.5)
785< 2.094395
786
787 Can also be used as a |method|: >
788 Compute()->acos()
789
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000790
791add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
792 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
793 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
794 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
795 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
796< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
797 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
798 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
799 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100800 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000801
802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
803 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
804
805
806and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
807 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
808 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100809 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000810 Example: >
811 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
812< Can also be used as a |method|: >
813 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
814
815
816append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
817 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
818 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
819 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
820 the current buffer.
821 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
822 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
823 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
824 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000825 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
826 no matter the value of {lnum}.
827 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
828 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000829 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
830 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
831
832< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
833 passed as the second argument: >
834 mylist->append(lnum)
835
836
837appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
838 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
839
840 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
841 |bufload()| if needed.
842
843 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
844
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000845 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
846 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
847 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
848 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000849
850 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
851 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
852
853 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
854 error message is given. Example: >
855 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000856< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
857 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
858
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000859 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
860 passed as the second argument: >
861 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
862
863
864argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
865 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
866 |arglist|.
867 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
868 window is used.
869 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
870 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
871 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
872 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
873
874 *argidx()*
875argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
876 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
877
878 *arglistid()*
879arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
880 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
881 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
882 global argument list. See |arglist|.
883 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
884
885 Without arguments use the current window.
886 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
887 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
888 page.
889 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
890
891 *argv()*
892argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
893 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
894 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
895 :let i = 0
896 :while i < argc()
897 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000898 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000899 : let i = i + 1
900 :endwhile
901< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
902 the whole |arglist| is returned.
903
904 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
905 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
906
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100907 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
908 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
909 argument is invalid.
910
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000911asin({expr}) *asin()*
912 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
913 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
914 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
915 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100916 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
917 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000918 Examples: >
919 :echo asin(0.8)
920< 0.927295 >
921 :echo asin(-0.5)
922< -0.523599
923
924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
925 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000926
927
928assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
929
930
931
932atan({expr}) *atan()*
933 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
934 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
935 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100936 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000937 Examples: >
938 :echo atan(100)
939< 1.560797 >
940 :echo atan(-4.01)
941< -1.326405
942
943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
944 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000945
946
947atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
948 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
949 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
950 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100951 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
952 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000953 Examples: >
954 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
955< -0.785398 >
956 :echo atan2(1, -1)
957< 2.356194
958
959 Can also be used as a |method|: >
960 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000961
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100962
963autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
964 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
965
966 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
967 the following optional items:
968 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
969 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
970 item is ignored.
971 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
972 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100973 This can be either a String with a single
974 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100975 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
976 If this group doesn't exist then it is
977 created. If not specified or empty, then the
978 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100979 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
980 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100981 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100982 which executes only once. Refer to
983 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100984 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
985 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100986 present, then this item is ignored. This can
987 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
988 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100989 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
990 commands associated with the specified autocmd
991 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
992 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100993 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100994
995 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
996 Examples: >
997 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
998 let acmd = {}
999 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1000 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1001 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1002 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1003 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001004<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1006 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1007<
1008autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1009 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1010
1011 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1012 the following optional items:
1013 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1014 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1015 item is ignored.
1016 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1017 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1018 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1019 group are deleted.
1020 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1021 If not specified or empty, then the default
1022 group is used.
1023 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1024 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1025 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1026 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1027 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1028 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1029 present, then this item is ignored.
1030
1031 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1032 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1033 is deleted.
1034
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001035 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001036 Examples: >
1037 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1038 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1039 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1040 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1041 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1042 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1043 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1044 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1045 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1046 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1047 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1048 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1049 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1050 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1051 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1052 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1053<
1054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1055 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1056
1057autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1058 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1059 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1060
1061 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1062 items:
1063 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1064 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1065 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1066 error message. If set to an empty string,
1067 then the default autocmd group is used.
1068 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1069 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1070 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1071 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1072 results in an error message.
1073 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1074 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1075 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1076 {opts}.
1077
1078 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1079 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1080 the autocmd is defined.
1081 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1082 event Autocmd event name.
1083 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001084 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1085 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1086 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1087 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001088 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1089 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1090 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1091 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1092
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001093 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1094 or event or pattern is not found.
1095
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001096 Examples: >
1097 " :autocmd MyGroup
1098 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1099 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1100 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1101 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1102 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1103 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1104 " :autocmd Syntax
1105 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1106 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1107 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1108 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1109 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1110<
1111 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1112 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1113<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001114balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1115 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001116 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1117 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001118
1119balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1120 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1121 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1122 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1123 split with |balloon_split()|.
1124 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1125
1126 Example: >
1127 func GetBalloonContent()
1128 " ... initiate getting the content
1129 return ''
1130 endfunc
1131 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1132
1133 func BalloonCallback(result)
1134 call balloon_show(a:result)
1135 endfunc
1136< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1137 GetText()->balloon_show()
1138<
1139 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1140 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1141 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1142 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001143 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001144
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001145 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1146 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001147 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1148 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1149
1150balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1151 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1152 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1153 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001154 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1155 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1157 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1158
1159< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1160 feature}
1161
1162blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1163 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1164 {blob}. Examples: >
1165 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1166 blob2list(0z) returns []
1167< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1168 opposite.
1169
1170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1171 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001172<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001173 *browse()*
1174browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1175 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1176 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1177 The input fields are:
1178 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1179 {title} title for the requester
1180 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1181 {default} default file name
1182 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1183 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1184
1185 *browsedir()*
1186browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1187 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1188 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1189 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1190 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1191 to be used.
1192 The input fields are:
1193 {title} title for the requester
1194 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1195 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1196 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1197
1198bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001199 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1200 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001201 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1202 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1203 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1204 buffer is always created.
1205 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1206 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1207 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1208 call bufload(bufnr)
1209 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001210< Returns 0 on error.
1211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001212 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1213
1214bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1215 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1216 {buf} exists.
1217 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1218 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1219
1220 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1221 exactly. The name can be:
1222 - Relative to the current directory.
1223 - A full path.
1224 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1225 - A URL name.
1226 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1227 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1228 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1229 long name to be able to find them.
1230 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1231 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1232 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1233 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1234 file name.
1235
1236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1237 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1238<
1239 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1240
1241buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1242 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1243 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1244 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1245
1246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1247 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1248
1249bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1250 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1251 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1252 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001253 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001254 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001255 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1256 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1257 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1258
1259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1260 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1261
1262bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1263 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1264 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1265 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1266
1267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1268 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1269
1270bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1271 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1272 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1273 "[No Name]".
1274 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1275 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1276 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1277 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1278 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1279 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1280 match an empty string is returned.
1281 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1282 alternate buffer.
1283 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1284 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1285 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1286 pattern.
1287 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1288 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1289 buffers are searched for.
1290 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1291 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1292 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1293< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1294 echo bufnr->bufname()
1295
1296< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1297 string is returned. >
1298 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1299 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1300 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1301 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1302< *buffer_name()*
1303 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1304
1305 *bufnr()*
1306bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1307 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1308 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1309 above.
1310
1311 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1312 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1313 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1314 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1315< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1316 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1317
1318 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1319 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1320< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1321 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1322 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1323 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1324
1325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1326 echo bufref->bufnr()
1327<
1328 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1329 *last_buffer_nr()*
1330 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1331
1332bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1333 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1334 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1335 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1336 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1337
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001338 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001339<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001340 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1341 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001342
1343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1344 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1345
1346bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1347 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1348 |window-ID|.
1349 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1350 is returned. Example: >
1351
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001352 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001353
1354< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1355 |:wincmd|.
1356
1357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1358 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1359
1360byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1361 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1362 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1363 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1364 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1365 one.
1366 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1367
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001368 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1369
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001370 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1371 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1372
1373< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1374 feature}
1375
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001376byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001377 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1378 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1379 zero.
1380 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1381 equal to {nr}.
1382 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1383 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1384 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1385 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001386 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1387 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1388 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1389 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1390 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1391 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1392 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001393 Example : >
1394 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1395< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1396 same: >
1397 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1398 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1399< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1400
1401 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1402 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1403 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001404 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1405 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1406 Examples: >
1407 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1408 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1409 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1410<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1412 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1413
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001414byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001415 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1416 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001417 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001418 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1419 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1420 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1421< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1422 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1423 one byte).
1424 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1425 to a Unicode encoding.
1426
1427 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1428 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1429
1430call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1431 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1432 arguments.
1433 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1434 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1435 Returns the return value of the called function.
1436 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1437 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1438
1439 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1440 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1441
1442ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1443 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1444 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1445 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1446 Examples: >
1447 echo ceil(1.456)
1448< 2.0 >
1449 echo ceil(-5.456)
1450< -5.0 >
1451 echo ceil(4.0)
1452< 4.0
1453
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001454 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1455
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1457 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001458
1459
1460ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1461
1462
1463changenr() *changenr()*
1464 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1465 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1466 with the |:undo| command.
1467 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1468 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1469 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001470 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001471
1472char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001473 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001474 Examples: >
1475 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1476 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1477< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1478 Example for "utf-8": >
1479 char2nr("á") returns 225
1480 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1481< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1482 A combining character is a separate character.
1483 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1484 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1485 let str = "ABC"
1486 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1487< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1488
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001489 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1490
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1492 GetChar()->char2nr()
1493
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001494charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1495 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1496 The character class is one of:
1497 0 blank
1498 1 punctuation
1499 2 word character
1500 3 emoji
1501 other specific Unicode class
1502 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001503 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001504
1505
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001506charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001507 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1508 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1509
1510 Example:
1511 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1512 charcol('.') returns 3
1513 col('.') returns 7
1514
1515< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1516 GetPos()->col()
1517<
1518 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001519charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001520 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1521 The index of the first character is zero.
1522 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1523 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001524
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001525 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001526 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1527 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001528 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1529 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001530
1531 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1532 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1533
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001534 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1535 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1536 of the string in characters is returned.
1537
1538 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1539 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1540 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001541
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001542 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001543 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1544 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1545 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001546 Examples: >
1547 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1548 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1549 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001550 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001551<
1552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1553 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1554
1555chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1556 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1557 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1558 window:
1559 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1560 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1561 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1562 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1563 directory.
1564 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1565 {dir} must be a String.
1566 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1567 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1568 On failure, returns an empty string.
1569
1570 Example: >
1571 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1572 if save_dir != ""
1573 " ... do some work
1574 call chdir(save_dir)
1575 endif
1576
1577< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1578 GetDir()->chdir()
1579<
1580cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1581 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1582 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1583 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1584 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001585 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001586 See |C-indenting|.
1587
1588 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1589 GetLnum()->cindent()
1590
1591clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1592 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1593 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1594 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1595 window ID instead of the current window.
1596
1597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1598 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1599<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001600col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001601 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001602 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1603 . the cursor position
1604 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1605 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1606 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1607 returned)
1608 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1609 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1610 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1611 that it's updated right away.
1612 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1613 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1614 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1615 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001616 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1617 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001618 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1619 |getpos()|.
1620 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1621 character position use |charcol()|.
1622 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1623 Examples: >
1624 col(".") column of cursor
1625 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1626 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001627 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001628< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1629 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001630 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1631 buffer.
1632 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1633 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001634 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1635 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001636 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001637
1638< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1639 GetPos()->col()
1640<
1641
1642complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1643 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1644 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1645 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1646 or with an expression mapping.
1647 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1648 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1649 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1650 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1651 match.
1652 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1653 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1654 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1655 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1656 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1657 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1658 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1659 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1660 Example: >
1661 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1662
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001663 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001664 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1665 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1666 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1667 return ''
1668 endfunc
1669< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1670 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1671
1672 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1673 second argument: >
1674 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1675
1676complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1677 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1678 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1679 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1680 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1681 the list.
1682 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1683 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1684
1685 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1686 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1687
1688complete_check() *complete_check()*
1689 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1690 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1691 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1692 zero otherwise.
1693 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1694 'completefunc' option.
1695
1696
1697complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1698 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1699 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1700 The items are:
1701 mode Current completion mode name string.
1702 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1703 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1704 See |pumvisible()|.
1705 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1706 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1707 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1708 See |complete-items|.
1709 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1710 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1711 typed text only, or the last completion after
1712 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1713 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001714 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001715
1716 *complete_info_mode*
1717 mode values are:
1718 "" Not in completion mode
1719 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1720 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1721 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1722 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1723 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1724 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1725 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1726 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1727 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1728 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1729 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1730 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1731 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1732 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1733 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1734 "eval" |complete()| completion
1735 "unknown" Other internal modes
1736
1737 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1738 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1739 {what} are silently ignored.
1740
1741 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1742 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1743 |CompleteChanged| event.
1744
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001745 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1746
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001747 Examples: >
1748 " Get all items
1749 call complete_info()
1750 " Get only 'mode'
1751 call complete_info(['mode'])
1752 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1753 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1754
1755< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1756 GetItems()->complete_info()
1757<
1758 *confirm()*
1759confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1760 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1761 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1762 choice this is 1.
1763 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1764 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1765
1766 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1767 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1768 used (and translated).
1769 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1770 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1771
1772 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1773 by '\n', e.g. >
1774 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1775< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1776 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1777 not need to be the first letter: >
1778 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1779< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1780 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1781
1782 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1783 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1784 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1785 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1786
1787 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1788 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1789 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1790 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1791 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1792 used.
1793
1794 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1795 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1796
1797 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001798 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001799 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001800 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001801 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001802 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001803 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001804 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001805 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001806 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001807< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1808 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1809 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1810 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1811 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1812 the horizontal layout is always used.
1813
1814 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1815 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1816<
1817 *copy()*
1818copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1819 different from using {expr} directly.
1820 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1821 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1822 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1823 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1824 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1825 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1827 mylist->copy()
1828
1829cos({expr}) *cos()*
1830 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1831 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001832 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001833 Examples: >
1834 :echo cos(100)
1835< 0.862319 >
1836 :echo cos(-4.01)
1837< -0.646043
1838
1839 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1840 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001841
1842
1843cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1844 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1845 [1, inf].
1846 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001847 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001848 Examples: >
1849 :echo cosh(0.5)
1850< 1.127626 >
1851 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1852< -1.127626
1853
1854 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1855 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001856
1857
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001858count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001859 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1860 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1861
1862 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1863 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1864
1865 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1866
1867 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1868 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1869 {expr} is an empty string.
1870
1871 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1872 mylist->count(val)
1873<
1874 *cscope_connection()*
1875cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1876 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1877 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1878 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1879 if there are no cscope connections;
1880 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1881
1882 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1883 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1884
1885 {num} Description of existence check
1886 ----- ------------------------------
1887 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1888 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1889 {dbpath}.
1890 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1891 {dbpath}.
1892 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1893 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1894 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1895 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1896
1897 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1898
1899 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1900
1901 # pid database name prepend path
1902 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1903<
1904 Invocation Return Val ~
1905 ---------- ---------- >
1906 cscope_connection() 1
1907 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1908 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1909 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1910 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1911 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1912 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1913 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1914<
1915cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1916cursor({list})
1917 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1918 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1919
1920 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1921 with two, three or four item:
1922 [{lnum}, {col}]
1923 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1924 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1925 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1926 but without the first item.
1927
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001928 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001929 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1930
1931 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001932 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1933 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001934 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1935 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001936 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1937 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1938 line.
1939 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1940 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1941 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1942
1943 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1944 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1945 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1946 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1947
1948 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1949 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1950
1951debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1952 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1953 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1954 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1955 {only available on MS-Windows}
1956
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001957 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1958 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1959
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001960 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1961 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1962
1963deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1964 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1965 different from using {expr} directly.
1966 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1967 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1968 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1969 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1970 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1971 the original |List|.
1972 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1973
1974 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1975 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1976 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1977 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1978 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1979 *E724*
1980 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1981 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1982 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1983 Also see |copy()|.
1984
1985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1986 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1987
1988delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1989 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001990 name {fname}.
1991
1992 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1993 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001994
1995 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1996 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1997
1998 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1999 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2000 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2001 that is being used.
2002
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002003 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2004 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2005 or partly failed.
2006
2007 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2008 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2009 |deletebufline()|.
2010
2011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2012 GetName()->delete()
2013
2014deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2015 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2016 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2017 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2018
2019 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2020 |bufload()| if needed.
2021
2022 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2023
2024 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2025 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2026 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2027
2028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2029 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2030<
2031 *did_filetype()*
2032did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2033 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2034 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2035 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2036 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2037 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2038 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2039 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2040 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2041 file.
2042
2043diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2044 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2045 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2046 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2047 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2048 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2049 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2050 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2051
2052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2053 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2054
2055diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2056 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2057 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2058 diff change zero is returned.
2059 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2060 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2061 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2062 line.
2063 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2064 syntax information about the highlighting.
2065
2066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2067 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2068<
2069
2070digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2071 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2072 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2073 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2074 is given and an empty string is returned.
2075
2076 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2077 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2078 available, it might fail.
2079
2080 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2081
2082 Examples: >
2083 " Get a built-in digraph
2084 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2085
2086 " Get a user-defined digraph
2087 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2088 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2089<
2090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2091 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2092<
2093 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2094 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2095 display an error message.
2096
2097
2098digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2099 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2100 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2101 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2102
2103 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2104 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2105 available, it might fail.
2106
2107 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2108
2109 Examples: >
2110 " Get user-defined digraphs
2111 :echo digraph_getlist()
2112
2113 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2114 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2115<
2116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2118<
2119 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2120 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2121 display an error message.
2122
2123
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002124digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002125 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2126 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002127 encoded character. *E1215*
2128 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2129 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2130 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002131
2132 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2133 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2134
2135 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2136 |digraph_setlist()|.
2137
2138 Example: >
2139 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2140<
2141 Can be used as a |method|: >
2142 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2143<
2144 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2145 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2146 display an error message.
2147
2148
2149digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2150 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2151 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2152 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002153 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002154 Example: >
2155 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2156<
2157 It is similar to the following: >
2158 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2159 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2160 endfor
2161< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2162 following digraphs will not be added.
2163
2164 Can be used as a |method|: >
2165 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2166<
2167 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2168 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2169 display an error message.
2170
2171
2172echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2173 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2174 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2175 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2176 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2177< and to enable it again: >
2178 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2179< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2180
2181
2182empty({expr}) *empty()*
2183 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2184 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2185 items.
2186 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2187 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2188 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2189 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2190 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2191 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2192
2193 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2194 length with zero.
2195
2196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2197 mylist->empty()
2198
2199environ() *environ()*
2200 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2201 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2202 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2203< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2204 use this: >
2205 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2206
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002207
2208err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2209 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002210 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002211 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2212 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2213 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2214
2215
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002216escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2217 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2218 backslash. Example: >
2219 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2220< results in: >
2221 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2222< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2223
2224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2225 GetText()->escape(' \')
2226<
2227 *eval()*
2228eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2229 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2230 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2231 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2232 functions.
2233
2234 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2235 argv->join()->eval()
2236
2237eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2238 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2239 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2240 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2241 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2242
2243executable({expr}) *executable()*
2244 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2245 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2246 arguments.
2247 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2248 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2249 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2250 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2251 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2252 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2253 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2254 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2255 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2256 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2257 directory, not if it's really executable.
2258 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002259 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2260 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2261 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2262 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002263 The result is a Number:
2264 1 exists
2265 0 does not exist
2266 -1 not implemented on this system
2267 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2268
2269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2270 GetCommand()->executable()
2271
2272execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2273 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2274 string.
2275 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2276 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002277 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002278 redir => var
2279 {command}
2280 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002281< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2282
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002283 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2284 "" no `:silent` used
2285 "silent" `:silent` used
2286 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2287 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2288 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2289 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2290 *E930*
2291 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2292
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002293 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002294 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002295
2296< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2297 use `win_execute()`.
2298
2299 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2300 included in the output of the higher level call.
2301
2302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2303 GetCommand()->execute()
2304
2305exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2306 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2307 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2308 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2309 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2310 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2311< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2312 an empty string is returned.
2313
2314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2315 GetCommand()->exepath()
2316<
2317 *exists()*
2318exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2319 zero otherwise.
2320
2321 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2322 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2323 at compile time.
2324
2325 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2326 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2327
2328 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002329 varname internal variable (see
2330 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2331 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2332 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002333 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002334 Does not work for local variables in a
2335 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002336 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2337 script, since it can be used as a
2338 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002339 Beware that evaluating an index may
2340 cause an error message for an invalid
2341 expression. E.g.: >
2342 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2343 :echo exists("l[5]")
2344< 0 >
2345 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2346< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2347 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002348 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2349 not if it really works)
2350 +option-name Vim option that works.
2351 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2352 done by comparing with an empty
2353 string)
2354 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2355 or user defined function (see
2356 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2357 Also works for a variable that is a
2358 Funcref.
2359 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2360 implemented; to be used to check if
2361 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002362 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2363 command or command modifier |:command|.
2364 Returns:
2365 1 for match with start of a command
2366 2 full match with a command
2367 3 matches several user commands
2368 To check for a supported command
2369 always check the return value to be 2.
2370 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002371 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2372 probably should not use it, it is
2373 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002374 #event autocommand defined for this event
2375 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2376 pattern (the pattern is taken
2377 literally and compared to the
2378 autocommand patterns character by
2379 character)
2380 #group autocommand group exists
2381 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2382 event.
2383 #group#event#pattern
2384 autocommand defined for this group,
2385 event and pattern.
2386 ##event autocommand for this event is
2387 supported.
2388
2389 Examples: >
2390 exists("&shortname")
2391 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2392 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002393 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2394 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002395 exists("bufcount")
2396 exists(":Make")
2397 exists("#CursorHold")
2398 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2399 exists("#filetypeindent")
2400 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2401 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2402 exists("##ColorScheme")
2403< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2404 name.
2405 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002406 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2407 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002408 Working example: >
2409 exists(":make")
2410< NOT working example: >
2411 exists(":make install")
2412
2413< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2414 variable itself. For example: >
2415 exists(bufcount)
2416< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2417 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2418
2419 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2420 Varname()->exists()
2421<
2422
2423exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2424 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2425 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2426 give an error: >
2427 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2428 ThatFunction('works')
2429 endif
2430< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2431 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2432
2433 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2434 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2435 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2436
2437
2438exp({expr}) *exp()*
2439 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2440 [0, inf].
2441 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002442 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002443 Examples: >
2444 :echo exp(2)
2445< 7.389056 >
2446 :echo exp(-1)
2447< 0.367879
2448
2449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2450 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002451
2452
2453expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2454 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2455 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2456
2457 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2458 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2459 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2460 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2461 file name contains a space]
2462
2463 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2464 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2465 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2466
2467 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2468 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2469 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2470
2471 % current file name
2472 # alternate file name
2473 #n alternate file name n
2474 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2475 <afile> autocmd file name
2476 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2477 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2478 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2479 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2480 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2481 line number
2482 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2483 a function
2484 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2485 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002486 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2487 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002488 <stack> call stack
2489 <cword> word under the cursor
2490 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2491 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2492 message |server2client()|
2493 Modifiers:
2494 :p expand to full path
2495 :h head (last path component removed)
2496 :t tail (last path component only)
2497 :r root (one extension removed)
2498 :e extension only
2499
2500 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002501 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002502< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2503 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2504 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2505< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002506 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002507< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2508 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2509 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2510 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2511 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2512<
2513 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2514 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2515 to modify normal file names.
2516
2517 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2518 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2519 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2520 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002521 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2522 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2523 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002524
2525 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2526 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2527 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2528 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2529 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2530 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2531 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2532 :echo expand("**/README")
2533<
2534 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2535 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2536 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2537 |expr-env-expand|.
2538 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2539 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2540 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2541 "$FOOBAR".
2542
2543 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2544 getting the raw output of an external command.
2545
2546 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2547 Getpattern()->expand()
2548
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002549expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002550 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2551 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2552 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2553 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2554 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002555
2556 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2557 argument:
2558 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2559 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2560 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2561
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002562 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2563 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002564
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002565 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002566 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002567 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2568 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2569<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002570 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002571 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2572<
2573extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2574 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2575 |Dictionaries|.
2576
2577 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2578 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2579 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2580 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2581 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2582 Examples: >
2583 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2584 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2585< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2586 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2587 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2588 (where N is the original length of the List).
2589 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2590 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2591 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2592<
2593 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2594 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2595 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2596 used to decide what to do:
2597 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2598 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2599 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2600 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2601
2602 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2603 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2604 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2605 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2606 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002607 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002608
2609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2610 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2611
2612
2613extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2614 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2615 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002616 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002617
2618
2619feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2620 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2621 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2622
2623 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2624 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2625 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2626 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2627 characters from a mapping.
2628
2629 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2630 {string}.
2631
2632 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2633 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2634 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2635 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2636 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2637 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2638
2639 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2640 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2641 keys are remapped.
2642 'n' Do not remap keys.
2643 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2644 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2645 opening folds, etc.
2646 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2647 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2648 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2649 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2650 the internal "got_int" flag.
2651 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2652 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2653 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2654 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2655 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2656 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2657 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2658 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2659 script continues.
2660 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2661 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2662 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002663 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2664 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002665 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002666 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002667 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2668 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2669 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2670
2671 Return value is always 0.
2672
2673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2674 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2675
2676filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2677 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2678 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2679 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2680 expression, which is used as a String.
2681 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2682 |glob()|.
2683 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2684 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2685 0
2686 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2687 1
2688
2689< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2690 GetName()->filereadable()
2691< *file_readable()*
2692 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2693
2694
2695filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2696 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2697 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2698 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2699 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2700
2701 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2702 GetName()->filewritable()
2703
2704
2705filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2706 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2707 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2708 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2709 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002710 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002711
2712 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2713
2714 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2715 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2716 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2717 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2718 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2719 current character.
2720 Examples: >
2721 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2722< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2723 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2724< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2725 call filter(var, 0)
2726< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2727
2728 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2729 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2730 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2731
2732 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2733 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2734 2. the value of the current item.
2735 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2736 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2737 func Odd(idx, val)
2738 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2739 endfunc
2740 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002741< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2742 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2743< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002744 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2745< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2746 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2747<
2748 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2749 Other values will result in a type error.
2750
2751 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2752 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2753 first: >
2754 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2755
2756< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002757 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002758 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2759 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2760 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2761 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2762
2763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2764 mylist->filter(expr2)
2765
2766finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2767 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2768 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2769 for the syntax of {path}.
2770
2771 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2772 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2773 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2774 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2775
2776 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2777 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2778 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2779
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002780 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2781
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002782 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002783
2784 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2785 GetName()->finddir()
2786
2787findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2788 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2789 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2790 Example: >
2791 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2792< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2793 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2794
2795 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2796 GetName()->findfile()
2797
2798flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2799 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2800 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2801 a very large number.
2802 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2803 not want that.
2804 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002805 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002806 *E900*
2807 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2808 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2809 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2810
2811 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2812
2813 Example: >
2814 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2815< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2816 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2817< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2818
2819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2820 mylist->flatten()
2821<
2822flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2823 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2824
2825
2826float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2827 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2828 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002829 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002830 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002831 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2832 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2833 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2834 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2835 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2836 Examples: >
2837 echo float2nr(3.95)
2838< 3 >
2839 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2840< -23 >
2841 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2842< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2843 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2844< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2845 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2846< 0
2847
2848 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2849 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002850
2851
2852floor({expr}) *floor()*
2853 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2854 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2855 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002856 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002857 Examples: >
2858 echo floor(1.856)
2859< 1.0 >
2860 echo floor(-5.456)
2861< -6.0 >
2862 echo floor(4.0)
2863< 4.0
2864
2865 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2866 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002867
2868
2869fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2870 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2871 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2872 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2873 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2874 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2875 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2876 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002877 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2878 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002879 Examples: >
2880 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2881< 0.13 >
2882 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2883< -0.13
2884
2885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2886 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002887
2888
2889fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2890 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2891 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2892 are escaped with a backslash.
2893 For most systems the characters escaped are
2894 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2895 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2896 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2897 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002898 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002899 Example: >
2900 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002901 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002902< results in executing: >
2903 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2904<
2905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2906 GetName()->fnameescape()
2907
2908fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2909 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2910 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2911 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2912 Example: >
2913 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2914< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002915 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002916< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2917 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002918 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2919 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2920 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2921 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002922 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2923 |expand()| first then.
2924
2925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2926 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2927
2928foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2929 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2930 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2931 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2932 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2933 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2934
2935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2936 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2937
2938foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2939 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2940 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2941 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2942 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2943 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2944
2945 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2946 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2947
2948foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2949 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2950 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2951 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2952 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2953 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2954 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2955 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2956 previous line is usually available.
2957 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2958 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2959
2960 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2961 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2962<
2963 *foldtext()*
2964foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2965 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2966 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2967 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2968 The returned string looks like this: >
2969 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2970< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2971 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2972 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2973 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2974 'commentstring' options is removed.
2975 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2976 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2977 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002978 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002979 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2980
2981foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2982 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2983 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2984 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2985 returned.
2986 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2987 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2988 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2989 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2990
2991
2992 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2993 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2994<
2995 *foreground()*
2996foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2997 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2998 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2999 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3000 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003001 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003002 Win32 console version}
3003
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003004fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003005 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3006 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3007
3008 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3009 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003010 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3011 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3012 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3013
3014 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3015 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3016 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3017 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003018
3019 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3020 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3021
3022 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3023 GetName()->fullcommand()
3024<
3025 *funcref()*
3026funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3027 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3028 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3029 function {name} is redefined later.
3030
3031 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003032 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3033 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3034 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3035 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003036 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003037
3038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3039 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3040<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003041 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003042function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3043 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3044 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3045 internal function.
3046
3047 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3048 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3049 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3050 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3051 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3052<
3053 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3054 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3055 same function.
3056
3057 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3058 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3059 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3060
3061 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3062 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3063 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3064 ...
3065 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3066 ...
3067 call Partial('name')
3068< Invokes the function as with: >
3069 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3070
3071< With a |method|: >
3072 func Callback(one, two, three)
3073 ...
3074 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3075 ...
3076 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3077< Invokes the function as with: >
3078 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3079
3080< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3081 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3082 arguments. Example: >
3083 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003084 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003085 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3086 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003087 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003088 call Func2('name')
3089< Invokes the function as with: >
3090 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3091
3092< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3093 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3094 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003095 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003096 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003097 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003098 let context = {"name": "example"}
3099 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003100 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003101 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3102< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003103 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3104 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003105 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3106 let Func = context.Callback
3107
3108< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3109 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003110 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003111 let context = {"name": "example"}
3112 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003113 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003114 call Func(500)
3115< Invokes the function as with: >
3116 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3117<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003118 Returns 0 on error.
3119
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3121 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3122
3123
3124garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3125 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3126 that have circular references.
3127
3128 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3129 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3130 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3131 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3132 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3133 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3134 for a long time.
3135
3136 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3137 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3138 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3139
3140 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3141 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3142 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3143 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3144
3145get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3146 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3147 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3148 omitted.
3149 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3150 mylist->get(idx)
3151get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3152 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3153 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3154 omitted.
3155 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3156 myblob->get(idx)
3157get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3158 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3159 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3160 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3161 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3162< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3163 'default' when it does not exist.
3164 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3165 mydict->get(key)
3166get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003167 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003168 {what} are:
3169 "name" The function name
3170 "func" The function
3171 "dict" The dictionary
3172 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003173 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003174 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3175 myfunc->get(what)
3176<
3177 *getbufinfo()*
3178getbufinfo([{buf}])
3179getbufinfo([{dict}])
3180 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3181
3182 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3183 returned.
3184
3185 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3186 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3187 be specified in {dict}:
3188 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3189 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3190 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3191
3192 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3193 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3194 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3195 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3196
3197 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3198 entries:
3199 bufnr Buffer number.
3200 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3201 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3202 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3203 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3204 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3205 last used.
3206 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3207 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3208 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3209 opened in the current window.
3210 Only valid if the buffer has been
3211 displayed in the window in the past.
3212 If you want the line number of the
3213 last known cursor position in a given
3214 window, use |line()|: >
3215 :echo line('.', {winid})
3216<
3217 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3218 valid when loaded)
3219 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3220 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3221 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3222 Each list item is a dictionary with
3223 the following fields:
3224 id sign identifier
3225 lnum line number
3226 name sign name
3227 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3228 buffer-local variables.
3229 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3230 buffer
3231 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3232 display this buffer
3233
3234 Examples: >
3235 for buf in getbufinfo()
3236 echo buf.name
3237 endfor
3238 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3239 if buf.changed
3240 ....
3241 endif
3242 endfor
3243<
3244 To get buffer-local options use: >
3245 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3246<
3247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3248 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3249<
3250
3251 *getbufline()*
3252getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3253 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3254 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003255 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3256 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003257
3258 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3259
3260 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3261 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3262
3263 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3264 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3265
3266 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3267 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3268 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3269 returned.
3270
3271 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3272 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3273
3274 Example: >
3275 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3276
3277< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3278 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003279<
3280 *getbufoneline()*
3281getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3282 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3283 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003284
3285getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3286 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3287 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3288 must be used.
3289 The {varname} argument is a string.
3290 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3291 buffer-local variables.
3292 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3293 the buffer-local options.
3294 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3295 a buffer-local option.
3296 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3297 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3298 window-local option.
3299 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3300 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3301 string is returned, there is no error message.
3302 Examples: >
3303 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003304 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003305
3306< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3307 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3308<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003309getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3310 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3311 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3312 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3313 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3314
3315
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003316getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3317 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3318 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3319 exist, an empty list is returned.
3320
3321 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3322 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3323 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3324 entries:
3325 col column number
3326 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3327 lnum line number
3328 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3329 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3330 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3331
3332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3333 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3334
3335getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3336 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3337 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3338 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3339 Return zero otherwise.
3340 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3341 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3342 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3343
3344 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3345 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003346 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003347 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3348 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3349 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3350 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3351 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3352 that is not included in the character.
3353
3354 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3355 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3356 sequence.
3357
3358 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3359 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3360 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3361
3362 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3363
3364 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3365 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3366 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3367 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3368 ignored.
3369 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3370 let c = getchar()
3371 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003372 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003373 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003374 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003375 endif
3376<
3377 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3378 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3379 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3380
3381 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3382 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3383 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3384 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3385
3386 There is no mapping for the character.
3387 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3388 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3389 sequence. Examples: >
3390 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3391 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3392< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3393 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3394 :function FindChar()
3395 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3396 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3397 : normal l
3398 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3399 : break
3400 : endif
3401 : endwhile
3402 :endfunction
3403<
3404 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3405 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3406 another character: >
3407 :function GetKey()
3408 : let c = getchar()
3409 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3410 : let c = getchar()
3411 : endwhile
3412 : return c
3413 :endfunction
3414
3415getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3416 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3417 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3418 These values are added together:
3419 2 shift
3420 4 control
3421 8 alt (meta)
3422 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3423 32 mouse double click
3424 64 mouse triple click
3425 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3426 128 command (Macintosh only)
3427 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3428 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003429 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003430
3431 *getcharpos()*
3432getcharpos({expr})
3433 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3434 column number in the returned List is a character index
3435 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003436 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3437 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003438 of the last character.
3439
3440 Example:
3441 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3442 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3443 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3444<
3445 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3446 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3447
3448getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3449 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3450 with the following entries:
3451
3452 char character previously used for a character
3453 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3454 if no character search has been performed
3455 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3456 0 for backward
3457 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3458 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3459 character search
3460
3461 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3462 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3463 character search: >
3464 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3465 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3466< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3467
3468
3469getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3470 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3471 string.
3472 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3473 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3474 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3475 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3476 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3477 if no character is available.
3478 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3479 result is converted to a string.
3480
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003481getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3482 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3483 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3484 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003485 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003486 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3487 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003488 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003489
3490getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3491 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3492 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3493 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3494 Example: >
3495 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003496< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3497 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003498 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3499 |inputsecret()|.
3500
3501getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3502 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3503 byte count. The first column is 1.
3504 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3505 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3506 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003507 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3508 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003509
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003510getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3511 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3512 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3513 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3514 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3515 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3516 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003517 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3518 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003519
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003520getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3521 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3522 are:
3523 : normal Ex command
3524 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3525 / forward search command
3526 ? backward search command
3527 @ |input()| command
3528 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3529 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3530 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3531 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3532 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3533 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3534
3535getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3536 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3537 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3538 when not in the command-line window.
3539
3540getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3541 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3542 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3543 types are supported:
3544
3545 arglist file names in argument list
3546 augroup autocmd groups
3547 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003548 behave |:behave| suboptions
3549 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003550 color color schemes
3551 command Ex command
3552 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3553 compiler compilers
3554 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003555 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3556 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003557 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3558 dir directory names
3559 environment environment variable names
3560 event autocommand events
3561 expression Vim expression
3562 file file and directory names
3563 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3564 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3565 function function name
3566 help help subjects
3567 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003568 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003569 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3570 mapclear buffer argument
3571 mapping mapping name
3572 menu menus
3573 messages |:messages| suboptions
3574 option options
3575 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003576 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003577 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003578 shellcmd Shell command
3579 sign |:sign| suboptions
3580 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3581 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3582 tag tags
3583 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3584 user user names
3585 var user variables
3586
3587 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3588 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3589 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3590
3591 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3592 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3593 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3594
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003595 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3596 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003597 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3598 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3599 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3600 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003601
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003602 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3603 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3604 a ":call" command: >
3605 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3606<
3607 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3608 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3609
3610 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3611 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3612<
3613 *getcurpos()*
3614getcurpos([{winid}])
3615 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3616 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3617 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3618 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003619 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3620 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003621 |getpos()|.
3622 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3623 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3624 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3625
3626 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3627 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3628 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3629 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3630 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3631
3632 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3633 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3634 MoveTheCursorAround
3635 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3636< Note that this only works within the window. See
3637 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3638
3639 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3640 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3641<
3642 *getcursorcharpos()*
3643getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3644 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3645 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3646
3647 Example:
3648 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3649 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3650 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3651<
3652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3653 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3654
3655< *getcwd()*
3656getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3657 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3658 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3659
3660 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3661 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3662 the |window-ID|.
3663 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3664 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3665
3666 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3667 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3668 the working directory of the tabpage.
3669 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3670 use the current tabpage.
3671 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3672 the current window.
3673 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3674
3675 Examples: >
3676 " Get the working directory of the current window
3677 :echo getcwd()
3678 :echo getcwd(0)
3679 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3680 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3681 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3682 " Get the global working directory
3683 :echo getcwd(-1)
3684 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3685 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3686 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3687 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3688
3689< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3690 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3691
3692getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3693 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3694 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3695 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3696
3697< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3698 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3699 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3700 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3701
3702 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3703 GetVarname()->getenv()
3704
3705getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3706 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3707 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3708 |hl-Normal|.
3709 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3710 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3711 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3712 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3713 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3714 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3715 function just after the GUI has started.
3716 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3717 a valid name does not work.
3718
3719getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3720 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3721 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3722 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3723 empty string is returned.
3724 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3725 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3726 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3727 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3728 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3729 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3730 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3731< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3732 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3733
3734 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3735 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3736<
3737 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3738
3739getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3740 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3741 given file {fname}.
3742 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3743 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3744 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3745 is returned.
3746
3747 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3748 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3749
3750getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3751 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3752 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3753 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3754 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3755 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3756
3757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3758 GetFilename()->getftime()
3759
3760getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3761 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3762 file of the given file {fname}.
3763 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3764 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3765 results:
3766 Normal file "file"
3767 Directory "dir"
3768 Symbolic link "link"
3769 Block device "bdev"
3770 Character device "cdev"
3771 Socket "socket"
3772 FIFO "fifo"
3773 All other "other"
3774 Example: >
3775 getftype("/home")
3776< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3777 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3778 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3779 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3780
3781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3782 GetFilename()->getftype()
3783
3784getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3785 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003786 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003787 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3788
3789getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3790 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3791
3792 Without arguments use the current window.
3793 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3794 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3795 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003796 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3797 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003798
3799 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3800 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3801 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3802 the following entries:
3803 bufnr buffer number
3804 col column number
3805 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3806 filename filename if available
3807 lnum line number
3808
3809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3810 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3811
3812< *getline()*
3813getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3814 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3815 from the current buffer. Example: >
3816 getline(1)
3817< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3818 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3819 To get the line under the cursor: >
3820 getline(".")
3821< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3822 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3823
3824 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3825 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3826 including line {end}.
3827 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3828 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3829 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3830 Example: >
3831 :let start = line('.')
3832 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3833 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3834
3835< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3836 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3837
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003838< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3839 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003840
3841getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3842 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3843 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3844 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3845
3846 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3847 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3848 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3849
3850 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3851 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3852 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3853
3854 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3855 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3856
3857 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3858 from the location list. This field is
3859 applicable only when called from a
3860 location list window. See
3861 |location-list-file-window| for more
3862 details.
3863
3864 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3865 location list for the window {nr}.
3866 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3867
3868 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3869 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3870 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3871
3872
3873getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3874 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3875 about all the global marks. |mark|
3876
3877 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3878 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003879 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3880 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003881
3882 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3883 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3884 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3885 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3886 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3887 file file name
3888
3889 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3890 mark.
3891
3892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3893 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3894
3895getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3896 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3897 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3898 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3899 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3900 |getmatches()|.
3901 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003902 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3903 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003904 Example: >
3905 :echo getmatches()
3906< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3907 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3908 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3909 :let m = getmatches()
3910 :call clearmatches()
3911 :echo getmatches()
3912< [] >
3913 :call setmatches(m)
3914 :echo getmatches()
3915< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3916 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3917 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3918 :unlet m
3919<
3920getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3921 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3922 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3923 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3924 screenrow screen row
3925 screencol screen column
3926 winid Window ID of the click
3927 winrow row inside "winid"
3928 wincol column inside "winid"
3929 line text line inside "winid"
3930 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02003931 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
3932 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003933 All numbers are 1-based.
3934
3935 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3936 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3937
3938 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3939 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3940 are zero.
3941
3942 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3943 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3944
3945 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3946
3947 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3948 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3949
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00003950getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
3951 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
3952 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
3953 is unknown an empty string is returned.
3954 This function is mainly intended for testing.
3955
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003956 *getpid()*
3957getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3958 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3959 exits.
3960
3961 *getpos()*
3962getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3963 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3964 |getcurpos()|.
3965 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3966 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3967 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3968 is the buffer number of the mark.
3969 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3970 column is 1.
3971 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3972 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3973 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3974 character.
3975 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3976 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003977 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003978 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3979 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3980 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003981 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3982 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003983 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003984 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3985 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3986 ...
3987 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3988< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3989
3990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3991 GetMark()->getpos()
3992
3993getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3994 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3995 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3996 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3997 bufname() to get the name
3998 module module name
3999 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4000 end_lnum
4001 end of line number if the item is multiline
4002 col column number (first column is 1)
4003 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4004 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4005 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4006 nr error number
4007 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4008 text description of the error
4009 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4010 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004011 user_data
4012 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004013 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004014
4015 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4016 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4017 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4018 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4019 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4020
4021 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4022 do something with them: >
4023 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4024 :for d in getqflist()
4025 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4026 :endfor
4027<
4028 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4029 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4030 following string items are supported in {what}:
4031 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4032 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4033 context get the |quickfix-context|
4034 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4035 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4036 value is used.
4037 id get information for the quickfix list with
4038 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4039 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4040 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4041 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4042 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4043 See |quickfix-index|
4044 items quickfix list entries
4045 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4046 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4047 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4048 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4049 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4050 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4051 the last quickfix list
4052 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4053 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4054 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4055 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4056 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4057 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4058 all all of the above quickfix properties
4059 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4060 particular item, set it to zero.
4061 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4062 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4063 specified by "id" is used.
4064 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4065 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4066 contains the quickfix stack size.
4067 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4068 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4069 "items" with the list of entries.
4070
4071 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4072 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4073 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4074 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4075 If not present, set to "".
4076 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4077 present, set to 0.
4078 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4079 present, set to 0.
4080 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4081 an empty list.
4082 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4083 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4084 window. If not present, set to 0.
4085 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4086 present, set to 0.
4087 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4088 to "".
4089 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4090
4091 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4092 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4093 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4094 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4095<
4096getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4097 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4098 {regname}. Example: >
4099 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4100< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4101 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004102 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004103
4104 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4105 register. (For use in maps.)
4106 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4107 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4108 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4109
4110 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4111 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4112 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4113 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4114 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4115 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4116
4117 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4118 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4119 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4120
4121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4122 GetRegname()->getreg()
4123
4124getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4125 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4126 Dictionary with the following entries:
4127 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4128 {regname}, like
4129 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4130 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4131 |getregtype()|.
4132 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4133 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4134 register.
4135 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4136 single letter name of the register
4137 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4138 For example, after deleting a line
4139 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4140 which is the register that got the
4141 deleted text.
4142
4143 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4144 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4145 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4146 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4147 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4148 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4149
4150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4151 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4152
4153getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4154 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4155 The value will be one of:
4156 "v" for |characterwise| text
4157 "V" for |linewise| text
4158 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4159 "" for an empty or unknown register
4160 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4161 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4162 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4163 |v:register| is used.
4164 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4165
4166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4167 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4168
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004169getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004170 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004171 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4172 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004173
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004174 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4175 optional items:
4176 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4177 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004178 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004179 "name" are returned.
4180 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4181 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4182 returned and "name" is ignored.
4183
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004184 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4185 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004186 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004187 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4188 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004189 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4190 the script. Present only when a particular
4191 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4192 {opts}.
4193 name Vim script file name.
4194 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4195 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004196 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4197 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004198 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004199 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004200 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4201 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4202 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4203 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004204 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004205
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004206 Examples: >
4207 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4208 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4209<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004210gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4211 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4212 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4213 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4214 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4215 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4216
4217 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4218 tabnr tab page number.
4219 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4220 tabpage-local variables
4221 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4222
4223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4224 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4225
4226gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4227 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4228 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4229 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4230 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4231 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4232 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4233 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4234 string is returned, there is no error message.
4235
4236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4237 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4238
4239gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4240 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4241 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4242 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4243 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4244 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4245 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4246 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4247 window-local option.
4248 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4249 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4250 use |getwinvar()|.
4251 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4252 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4253 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4254 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4255 or buffer-local variable.
4256 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4257 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4258 Examples: >
4259 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004260 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004261<
4262 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4263 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4264
4265< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4266 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4267
4268gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4269 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4270 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4271 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4272 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4273
4274 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4275 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4276 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4277 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4278 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4279 is a dictionary containing the
4280 entries described below.
4281 length Number of entries in the stack.
4282
4283 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4284 entries:
4285 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4286 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4287 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4288 returned list.
4289 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4290 multiple matching tags are found for a
4291 name.
4292 tagname name of the tag
4293
4294 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4295
4296 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4297 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4298
4299
4300gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4301 Translate String {text} if possible.
4302 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4303 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4304 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4305 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4306 called.
4307 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4308 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4309 strings.
4310
4311
4312getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4313 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4314
4315 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4316 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4317 exist the result is an empty list.
4318
4319 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4320 tab pages is returned.
4321
4322 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4323 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4324 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4325 height window height (excluding winbar)
4326 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4327 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4328 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4329 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4330 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4331 {only with the +terminal feature}
4332 tabnr tab page number
4333 topline first displayed buffer line
4334 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4335 window-local variables
4336 width window width
4337 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4338 otherwise
4339 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4340 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4341 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4342 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4343 number in front of the text
4344 winid |window-ID|
4345 winnr window number
4346 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4347 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4348
4349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4350 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4351
4352getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4353 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4354 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4355 [x-pos, y-pos]
4356 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4357 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4358 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4359 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4360 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4361 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4362 do some work in the meantime: >
4363 while 1
4364 let res = getwinpos(1)
4365 if res[0] >= 0
4366 break
4367 endif
4368 " Do some work here
4369 endwhile
4370<
4371
4372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4373 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4374<
4375 *getwinposx()*
4376getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4377 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4378 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4379 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4380 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4381
4382 *getwinposy()*
4383getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4384 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4385 a timeout of 100 msec).
4386 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4387 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4388
4389getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4390 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4391 Examples: >
4392 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004393 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004394
4395< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4396 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4397<
4398glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4399 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4400 use of special characters.
4401
4402 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4403 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4404 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4405 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4406 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4407
4408 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4409 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4410 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4411 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4412 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4413
4414 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4415
4416 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4417 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4418
4419 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4420 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4421 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4422 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4423
4424 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4425 any external command. Example: >
4426 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4427 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4428< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4429 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4430
4431 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4432 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4433
4434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4435 GetExpr()->glob()
4436
4437glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4438 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4439 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4440 is a file name. E.g. >
4441 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4442< This is equivalent to: >
4443 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4444< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4445 empty string.
4446 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4447 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4448
4449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4450 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4451< *globpath()*
4452globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4453 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4454 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4455 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4456<
4457 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4458 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4459 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4460 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4461 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4462 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4463 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4464 error message.
4465
4466 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4467 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4468 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4469 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4470
4471 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4472 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4473 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4474 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4475 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4476 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4477<
4478 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4479
4480 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4481 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4482 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4483 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4484< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4485 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4486
4487 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4488 second argument: >
4489 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4490<
4491 *has()*
4492has({feature} [, {check}])
4493 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4494 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4495 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4496 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4497
4498 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4499 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4500 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4501 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4502 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4503 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4504 current Vim version.
4505
4506 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4507
4508 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4509 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4510 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4511 separate line: >
4512 if has('feature')
4513 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4514 endif
4515< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4516 would not be found.
4517
4518
4519has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4520 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004521 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4522 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4523 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4524 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4525 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004526
4527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4528 mydict->has_key(key)
4529
4530haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4531 The result is a Number:
4532 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4533 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4534 0 otherwise.
4535
4536 Without arguments use the current window.
4537 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4538 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4539 page.
4540 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4541 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4542 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4543 Examples: >
4544 if haslocaldir() == 1
4545 " window local directory case
4546 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4547 " tab-local directory case
4548 else
4549 " global directory case
4550 endif
4551
4552 " current window
4553 :echo haslocaldir()
4554 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4555 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4556 " window n in current tab page
4557 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4558 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4559 " window n in tab page m
4560 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4561 " tab page m
4562 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4563<
4564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4565 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4566
4567hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4568 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4569 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4570 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4571 indicated by {mode}.
4572 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4573 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4574 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4575 Command-line mode.
4576 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4577 buffer are checked for a match.
4578 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4579 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4580 n Normal mode
4581 v Visual and Select mode
4582 x Visual mode
4583 s Select mode
4584 o Operator-pending mode
4585 i Insert mode
4586 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4587 c Command-line mode
4588 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4589
4590 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4591 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4592 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4593 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4594 :endif
4595< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4596 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4597
4598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4599 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4600
4601histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4602 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4603 one of: *hist-names*
4604 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4605 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4606 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4607 "input" or "@" input line history
4608 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4609 empty the current or last used history
4610 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4611 character is sufficient.
4612 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4613 shifted to become the newest entry.
4614 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4615 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4616
4617 Example: >
4618 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4619 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4620< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4621
4622 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4623 second argument: >
4624 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4625
4626histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4627 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4628 for the possible values of {history}.
4629
4630 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4631 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4632 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4633 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4634 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4635 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4636 be removed if it exists.
4637
4638 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4639 is returned.
4640
4641 Examples:
4642 Clear expression register history: >
4643 :call histdel("expr")
4644<
4645 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4646 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4647<
4648 The following three are equivalent: >
4649 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4650 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004651 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004652<
4653 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4654 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4655 :call histdel("search", -1)
4656 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4657<
4658 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4659 GetHistory()->histdel()
4660
4661histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4662 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4663 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4664 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4665 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4666 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4667
4668 Examples:
4669 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004670 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004671
4672< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4673 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4674 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4675<
4676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4677 GetHistory()->histget()
4678
4679histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4680 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4681 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4682 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4683
4684 Example: >
4685 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4686
4687< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4688 GetHistory()->histnr()
4689<
4690hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4691 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4692 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4693 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4694 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4695 item.
4696 *highlight_exists()*
4697 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4698
4699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4700 GetName()->hlexists()
4701<
4702hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4703 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4704 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4705 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4706 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4707
4708 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4709 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4710 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4711 resolved highlight group are returned.
4712
4713 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4714 following items:
4715 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4716 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4717 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4718 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4719 ctermbg cterm background color.
4720 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4721 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4722 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4723 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4724 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4725 group link is a default link. See
4726 |highlight-default|.
4727 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4728 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4729 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4730 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4731 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4732 id highlight group ID.
4733 linksto linked highlight group name.
4734 See |:highlight-link|.
4735 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4736 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4737 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4738 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4739
4740 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4741 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4742 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4743 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4744
4745 Example(s): >
4746 :echo hlget()
4747 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4748 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4749<
4750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4751 GetName()->hlget()
4752<
4753hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4754 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4755 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4756 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4757 supported items in this dictionary.
4758
4759 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4760 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4761
4762 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4763 a link for an existing highlight group
4764 with attributes.
4765
4766 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4767 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4768 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4769 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4770 modified.
4771
4772 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4773 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4774 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4775 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4776
4777 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4778 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4779
4780 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4781
4782 Example(s): >
4783 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4784 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4785 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4786 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4787 :let l = hlget()
4788 :call hlset(l)
4789 " clear the Search highlight group
4790 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4791 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4792 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4793 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4794 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4795 " remove the MyHlg group link
4796 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4797 " clear the attributes and a link
4798 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4799 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4800<
4801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4802 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4803<
4804 *hlID()*
4805hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4806 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4807 zero is returned.
4808 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4809 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4810 "Comment" group: >
4811 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4812< *highlightID()*
4813 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4814
4815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4816 GetName()->hlID()
4817
4818hostname() *hostname()*
4819 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4820 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4821 256 characters long are truncated.
4822
4823iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4824 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4825 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4826 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4827 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4828 are replaced with "?".
4829 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4830 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4831 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4832 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4833 can be done.
4834 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4835 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4836 UTF-8 and use: >
4837 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4838< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4839 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4840 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4841
4842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4843 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4844<
4845 *indent()*
4846indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4847 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4848 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4849 |getline()|.
4850 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4851 error is given.
4852
4853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4854 GetLnum()->indent()
4855
4856index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004857 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004858 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004859
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004860 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4861 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4862 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4863 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004864 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4865 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004866
4867 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4868 value is equal to {expr}.
4869
4870 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4871 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004872
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004873 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4874 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004875
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004876 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4877 Example: >
4878 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4879 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4880
4881< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4882 GetObject()->index(what)
4883
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004884indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4885 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4886 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4887
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004888 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004889 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4890 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004891
4892 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004893 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4894 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004895
4896 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4897
4898 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4899 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4900 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4901 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4902 |v:val| has the byte value.
4903
4904 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4905 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4906 2. the value of the current item.
4907 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4908 search should stop.
4909
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004910 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004911 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004912 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4913 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4914 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004915 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4916 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004917 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4918 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4919 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4920 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004921
4922< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4923 mylist->indexof(expr)
4924
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004925input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4926 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4927 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4928 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4929 in the prompt to start a new line.
4930 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4931 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4932 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4933 for lines typed for input().
4934 Example: >
4935 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4936 : echo "Cheers!"
4937 :endif
4938<
4939 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4940 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4941 Example: >
4942 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4943
4944< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4945 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4946 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4947 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4948 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4949 more information. Example: >
4950 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4951<
4952 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4953 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4954 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4955 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4956 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4957 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4958 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4959 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4960 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4961
4962 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004963 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004964 :function GetFoo()
4965 : call inputsave()
4966 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4967 : call inputrestore()
4968 :endfunction
4969
4970< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4971 GetPrompt()->input()
4972
4973inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4974 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4975 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4976 Example: >
4977 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4978 :if n != ""
4979 : let &sw = n
4980 :endif
4981< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4982 omitted an empty string is returned.
4983 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4984 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4985 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4986
4987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4988 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4989
4990inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4991 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4992 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4993 enter a number, which is returned.
4994 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4995 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4996 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4997 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4998 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4999 length of {textlist} is returned.
5000 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5001 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5002 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5003 Example: >
5004 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5005 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5006
5007< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5008 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5009
5010inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5011 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5012 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5013 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5014 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5015
5016inputsave() *inputsave()*
5017 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5018 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5019 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5020 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5021 many inputrestore() calls.
5022 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5023
5024inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5025 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5026 two exceptions:
5027 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5028 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5029 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5030 |history| stack.
5031 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5032 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5033 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5034
5035 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5036 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5037
5038insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5039 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5040 of it.
5041
5042 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5043 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5044 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5045 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5046
5047 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5048 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5049 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5050 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5051< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5052 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5053 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5054
5055 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5056 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005057<
5058 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5059instanceof({object}, {class})
5060 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005061 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5062 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5063 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005064 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005065 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005066 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005067
5068< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5069 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5070
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005071interrupt() *interrupt()*
5072 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5073 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5074 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5075 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5076 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5077 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5078 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5079 : call interrupt()
5080 : endif
5081 :endfunction
5082 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5083
5084invert({expr}) *invert()*
5085 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5086 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5087 :let bits = invert(bits)
5088< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5089 :let bits = bits->invert()
5090
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005091isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005092 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5093 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005094 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005095 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5096 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5097 are always absolute.
5098 Example: >
5099 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5100 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5101 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5102 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5103 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005104<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005105 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5106 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5107
5108
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005109isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5110 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5111 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5112 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5113 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5114
5115 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5116 GetName()->isdirectory()
5117
5118isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5119 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5120 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5121 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5122< 1 >
5123 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5124< -1
5125
5126 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5127 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005128
5129islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5130 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5131 name of a locked variable.
5132 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5133 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5134 Example: >
5135 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5136 :lockvar 1 alist
5137 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5138 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5139
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005140< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5141 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5142 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5143 |exists()| to check for existence.
5144 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005145
5146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5147 GetName()->islocked()
5148
5149isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5150 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5151 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5152< 1
5153
5154 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5155 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005156
5157items({dict}) *items()*
5158 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5159 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5160 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5161 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5162 Example: >
5163 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005164 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005165 endfor
5166
5167< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5168 mydict->items()
5169
5170job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5171
5172
5173join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5174 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5175 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5176 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5177 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5178 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005179 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005180< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5181 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5182 The opposite function is |split()|.
5183
5184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5185 mylist->join()
5186
5187js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5188 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5189 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5190 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5191 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5192 result in v:none items.
5193
5194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5195 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5196
5197js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5198 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5199 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5200 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5201 commas.
5202 For example, the Vim object:
5203 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5204 Will be encoded as:
5205 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5206 While json_encode() would produce:
5207 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5208 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5209 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5210
5211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5212 GetObject()->js_encode()
5213
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005214json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005215 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5216 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5217 JSON and Vim values.
5218 The decoding is permissive:
5219 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5220 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5221 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5222 same as {"1":2}.
5223 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5224 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5225 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5226 are accepted.
5227 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5228 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5229 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5230 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5231 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5232 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5233 character in string) for "\t".
5234 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5235 and results in v:none.
5236 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5237 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5238 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5239 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5240 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5241 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5242 *E938*
5243 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5244 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5245 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5246
5247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5248 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5249
5250json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5251 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5252 The encoding is specified in:
5253 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005254 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005255 |Number| decimal number
5256 |Float| floating point number
5257 Float nan "NaN"
5258 Float inf "Infinity"
5259 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5260 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5261 |Funcref| not possible, error
5262 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5263 used recursively: []
5264 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5265 used recursively: {}
5266 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5267 v:false "false"
5268 v:true "true"
5269 v:none "null"
5270 v:null "null"
5271 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5272 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5273 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005274 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5275 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005276
5277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5278 GetObject()->json_encode()
5279
5280keys({dict}) *keys()*
5281 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5282 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5283
5284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5285 mydict->keys()
5286
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005287keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5288 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5289 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5290 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5291 :echo keytrans(xx)
5292< <C-Home>
5293
5294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5295 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5296
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005297< *len()* *E701*
5298len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5299 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5300 used, as with |strlen()|.
5301 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5302 returned.
5303 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5304 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5305 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005306 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005307
5308 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5309 mylist->len()
5310
5311< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5312libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5313 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5314 with single argument {argument}.
5315 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5316 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5317 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5318 limited.
5319 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5320 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5321 to Vim.
5322 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5323 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5324 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5325 null-terminated string.
5326 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5327
5328 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5329 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5330 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5331 very probably crash.
5332
5333 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5334 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5335 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5336 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5337 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5338 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5339 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5340 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5341 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5342 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5343
5344 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5345 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5346 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5347 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5348 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5349 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5350 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5351 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5352 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5353 feature is present}
5354 Examples: >
5355 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5356
5357< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5358 third argument: >
5359 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5360<
5361 *libcallnr()*
5362libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5363 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5364 int instead of a string.
5365 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5366 feature is present}
5367 Examples: >
5368 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5369 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5370 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5371<
5372 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5373 third argument: >
5374 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5375<
5376
5377line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5378 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5379 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005380 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005381 . the cursor position
5382 $ the last line in the current buffer
5383 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5384 returned)
5385 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5386 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5387 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5388 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5389 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5390 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5391 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5392 that it's updated right away.
5393 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5394 then applies to another buffer.
5395 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5396 |getpos()|.
5397 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5398 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005399 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005400 Examples: >
5401 line(".") line number of the cursor
5402 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5403 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005404 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005405<
5406 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5407 |last-position-jump|.
5408
5409 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5410 GetValue()->line()
5411
5412line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5413 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5414 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5415 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5416 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5417 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5418 below the last line: >
5419 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5420< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5421 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5422 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5423 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5424 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5425
5426 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5427 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5428
5429lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5430 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5431 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5432 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5433 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005434 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005435 error is given.
5436
5437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5438 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5439
5440list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5441 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5442 Examples: >
5443 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5444 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5445< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5446 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5447
5448 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5449
5450 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5451 GetList()->list2blob()
5452
5453list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5454 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5455 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5456 list2str([32]) returns " "
5457 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5458< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5459 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5460< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5461
5462 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5463 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5464 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5465 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5466<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005467 Returns an empty string on error.
5468
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005469 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5470 GetList()->list2str()
5471
5472listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5473 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5474 been made to buffer {buf}.
5475 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5476 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5477 buffer is used.
5478 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5479
5480 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005481 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5482 start first changed line number
5483 end first line number below the change
5484 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005485 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005486 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005487
5488 Example: >
5489 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5490 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5491 endfunc
5492 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5493
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005494< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005495 dictionary with these entries:
5496 lnum the first line number of the change
5497 end the first line below the change
5498 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5499 deleted
5500 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5501 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5502 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5503 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005504 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5505 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005506 lnum line above which the new line is added
5507 end equal to "lnum"
5508 added number of lines inserted
5509 col 1
5510 When lines are deleted the values are:
5511 lnum the first deleted line
5512 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5513 the deletion was done
5514 added negative, number of lines deleted
5515 col 1
5516 When lines are changed:
5517 lnum the first changed line
5518 end the line below the last changed line
5519 added 0
5520 col first column with a change or 1
5521
5522 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5523 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5524 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5525 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5526
5527 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5528 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5529 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5530 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5531
5532 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5533 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5534 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5535
5536 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5537 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5538 of a buffer.
5539 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5540 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5541
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005542 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5543
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005544 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5545 second argument: >
5546 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5547
5548listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5549 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5550 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5551
5552 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5553 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5554 buffer is used.
5555
5556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5557 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5558
5559listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5560 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5561 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5562 removed.
5563
5564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5565 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5566
5567localtime() *localtime()*
5568 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5569 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5570
5571
5572log({expr}) *log()*
5573 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5574 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5575 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005576 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005577 Examples: >
5578 :echo log(10)
5579< 2.302585 >
5580 :echo log(exp(5))
5581< 5.0
5582
5583 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5584 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005585
5586
5587log10({expr}) *log10()*
5588 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5589 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005590 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005591 Examples: >
5592 :echo log10(1000)
5593< 3.0 >
5594 :echo log10(0.01)
5595< -2.0
5596
5597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5598 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005599
5600luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5601 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5602 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5603 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5604 Strings are returned as they are.
5605 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005606 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005607 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5608 as-is.
5609 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5610 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5611 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5612 to {expr}.
5613
5614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5615 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5616
5617< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5618
5619map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5620 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005621 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005622 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5623 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5624 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5625 characters, is replaced.
5626 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5627 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5628 Vim9 script.
5629
5630 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5631
5632 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5633 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5634 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5635 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5636 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5637 current character.
5638 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005639 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005640< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5641
5642 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5643 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5644 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5645 still have to double ' quotes
5646
5647 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5648 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5649 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005650 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5651 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5652 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5653
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005654 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5655 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5656 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005657 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005658 endfunc
5659 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5660< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005661 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005662< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005663 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005664< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005665 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005666<
5667 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5668 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005669 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005670
5671< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5672 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5673 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5674 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5675 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5676 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5677
5678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5679 mylist->map(expr2)
5680
5681
5682maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5683 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5684 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5685 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005686 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5687 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005688
5689 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005690 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5691 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5692 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005693
5694 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5695 command.
5696
5697 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5698 "n" Normal
5699 "v" Visual (including Select)
5700 "o" Operator-pending
5701 "i" Insert
5702 "c" Cmd-line
5703 "s" Select
5704 "x" Visual
5705 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5706 "t" Terminal-Job
5707 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5708 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5709
5710 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5711 instead of mappings.
5712
5713 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5714 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005715 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005716 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5717 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5718 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5719 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5720 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5721 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5722 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5723 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5724 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5725 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5726 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5727 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5728 characters will be used:
5729 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5730 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5731 (|mapmode-ic|)
5732 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005733 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005734 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005735 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005736 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5737 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5738 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005739 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005740 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5741 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5742 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5743 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005744
5745 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5746 |mapset()|.
5747
5748 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5749 then the global mappings.
5750 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5751 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005752 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005753
5754< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5755 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5756
5757mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5758 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5759 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5760 {name}.
5761 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5762 instead of mappings.
5763 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5764 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5765
5766 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5767 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5768 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5769 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5770 mapcheck("b") no no no
5771
5772 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5773 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5774 mapping for {name} exactly.
5775 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5776 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5777 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5778 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5779 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5780 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5781 then the global mappings.
5782 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5783 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5784 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5785 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5786 :endif
5787< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5788 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5789
5790 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5791 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5792
5793
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005794maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5795 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5796 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5797 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5798 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5799
5800 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5801 vim9script
5802 echo maplist()->filter(
5803 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005804< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5805 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5806 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5807 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5808 can do: >
5809 vim9script
5810 var saved_maps = []
5811 for m in maplist()
5812 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5813 saved_maps->add(m)
5814 endif
5815 endfor
5816 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5817< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5818 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5819 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5820 vim9script
5821 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5822 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5823 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5824 ounmap xyzzy
5825 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005826
5827
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005828mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5829 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5830 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5831 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5832 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5833
5834
5835mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005836mapset({dict})
5837 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5838 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5839 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005840 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005841 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5842 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5843 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5844 or 'v'. *E1276*
5845
5846 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5847 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005848 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5849 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5850 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5851 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5852 nnoremap K somethingelse
5853 ...
5854 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5855< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005856 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5857 all of them, when they might differ.
5858
5859 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5860 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5861 Example: >
5862 vim9script
5863 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5864 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5865 nnoremap K somethingelse
5866 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5867 # ...
5868 unmap K
5869 for d in save_maps
5870 mapset(d)
5871 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005872
5873
5874match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5875 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5876 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5877 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5878
5879 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5880 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5881 {pat} matches.
5882
5883 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5884 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5885
5886 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5887 Example: >
5888 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5889 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5890< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5891 *strpbrk()*
5892 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5893 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5894< *strcasestr()*
5895 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5896 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5897 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5898<
5899 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5900 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5901 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5902 first character/item. Example: >
5903 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5904< result is again "4". >
5905 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5906< result is again "4". >
5907 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5908< result is "3".
5909 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5910 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5911 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5912 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5913 backwards compatible).
5914 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5915 the index is counted from the end.
5916 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5917 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5918
5919 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5920 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5921 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5922 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5923< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5924 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5925 see above.
5926
5927 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5928 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5929 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5930 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5931 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5932 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5933 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5934 further down in the text.
5935
5936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5937 GetText()->match('word')
5938 GetList()->match('word')
5939<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005940 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005941matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5942 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5943 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5944 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5945 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5946 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5947 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5948 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5949 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5950 concealed.
5951
5952 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5953 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5954 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5955 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5956 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5957 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5958 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5959 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5960 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5961 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5962
5963 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5964 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5965 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5966 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5967 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005968 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5969 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005970 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005971 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005972
5973 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5974 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5975 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5976 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5977
5978 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5979 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5980 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5981 window Instead of the current window use the
5982 window with this number or window ID.
5983
5984 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5985 the |:match| commands.
5986
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005987 Returns -1 on error.
5988
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005989 Example: >
5990 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5991 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5992< Deletion of the pattern: >
5993 :call matchdelete(m)
5994
5995< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5996 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5997 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5998
5999 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6000 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6001<
6002 *matchaddpos()*
6003matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6004 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6005 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6006 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6007 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6008 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6009 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6010
6011 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6012 these:
6013 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6014 line has number 1.
6015 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6016 number will be highlighted.
6017 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6018 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6019 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6020 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6021 be highlighted.
6022 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6023 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6024
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006025 Returns -1 on error.
6026
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006027 Example: >
6028 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6029 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6030< Deletion of the pattern: >
6031 :call matchdelete(m)
6032
6033< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6034 |getmatches()|.
6035
6036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6037 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6038
6039matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6040 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6041 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6042 Return a |List| with two elements:
6043 The name of the highlight group used
6044 The pattern used.
6045 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6046 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6047 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6048 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6049 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6050
6051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6052 GetMatch()->matcharg()
6053
6054matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6055 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6056 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6057 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6058 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6059 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6060 window ID instead of the current window.
6061
6062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6063 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6064
6065matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6066 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6067 after the match. Example: >
6068 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6069< results in "7".
6070 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6071 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6072 do it with matchend(): >
6073 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6074 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6075< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6076
6077 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6078 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6079< results in "7". >
6080 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6081< result is "-1".
6082 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6083
6084 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6085 GetText()->matchend('word')
6086
6087
6088matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6089 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6090 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6091 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6092
6093 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6094 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006095 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6096 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6097 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006098 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6099 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006100
6101 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6102 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006103 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006104 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6105 string.
6106 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6107 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6108 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6109 argument and return the text for that item to
6110 use for fuzzy matching.
6111
6112 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6113 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6114 is 256.
6115
6116 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6117 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6118
6119 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6120 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6121 256, then returns an empty list.
6122
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006123 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6124 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6125
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006126 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006127 matching strings.
6128
6129 Example: >
6130 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6131< results in ["clay"]. >
6132 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6133< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6134 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6135< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6136 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6137 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6138 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6139< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6140 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6141 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6142< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6143 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6144< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6145 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6146< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6147 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6148 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6149< results in ['two one'].
6150
6151matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6152 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6153 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6154 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6155 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6156 position.
6157
6158 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6159 positions for the best match is returned.
6160
6161 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6162 list with three empty list items is returned.
6163
6164 Example: >
6165 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6166< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6167 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6168< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6169 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6170< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6171
6172matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6173 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6174 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6175 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6176 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6177 empty string is used. Example: >
6178 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6179< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6180 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6181
6182 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6183
6184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6185 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6186
6187matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6188 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6189 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6190< results in "ing".
6191 When there is no match "" is returned.
6192 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6193 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6194< results in "ing". >
6195 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6196< result is "".
6197 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6198 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6199
6200 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6201 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6202
6203matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6204 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6205 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6206 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6207< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6208 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6209 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6210 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6211< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6212 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6213< result is ["", -1, -1].
6214 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6215 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6216 end position of the match are returned. >
6217 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6218< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6219 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6220
6221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6222 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6223<
6224
6225 *max()*
6226max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6227 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6228
6229< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6230 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6231 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6232 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6233 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6234
6235 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6236 mylist->max()
6237
6238
6239menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6240 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6241 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6242 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6243 menu names are returned.
6244
6245 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6246 "n" Normal
6247 "v" Visual (including Select)
6248 "o" Operator-pending
6249 "i" Insert
6250 "c" Cmd-line
6251 "s" Select
6252 "x" Visual
6253 "t" Terminal-Job
6254 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6255 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6256 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6257
6258 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6259 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6260 display display name (name without '&')
6261 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6262 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6263 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6264 |toolbar-icon|
6265 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6266 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6267 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6268 characters will be used:
6269 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6270 name menu item name.
6271 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6272 remappable else v:false.
6273 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6274 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6275 string has special characters translated like
6276 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6277 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6278 "<Nop>" is returned.
6279 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6280 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6281 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6282 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6283 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6284 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6285 submenus |List| containing the names of
6286 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6287 item has submenus.
6288
6289 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6290
6291 Examples: >
6292 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6293 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6294
6295 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6296 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6297 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6298 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6299 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6300 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6301 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6302 endfor
6303 endfunc
6304 new
6305 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6306 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6307 endfor
6308<
6309 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6310 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6311
6312
6313< *min()*
6314min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6315 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6316
6317< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6318 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6319 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6320 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6321 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6322
6323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6324 mylist->min()
6325
6326< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006327mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006328 Create directory {name}.
6329
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006330 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6331 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006332
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006333 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6334 created as necessary.
6335
6336 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006337 the current function, as with: >
6338 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6339<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006340 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006341 the end of the current function, as with: >
6342 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6343< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6344 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6345 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6346 E.g. when using: >
6347 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6348< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6349 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6350 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6351< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6352 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006353
6354 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6355 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6356 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6357 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6358 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6359 created with 0o755.
6360 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006361 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006362
6363< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6364
6365 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6366 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6367 "p" option the call will fail.
6368
6369 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6370 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6371 failed.
6372
6373 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6374 :if exists("*mkdir")
6375
6376< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6377 GetName()->mkdir()
6378<
6379 *mode()*
6380mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6381 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6382 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6383 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6384 Also see |state()|.
6385
6386 n Normal
6387 no Operator-pending
6388 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6389 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6390 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6391 CTRL-V is one character
6392 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6393 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6394 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6395 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6396 v Visual by character
6397 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6398 V Visual by line
6399 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6400 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6401 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6402 s Select by character
6403 S Select by line
6404 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6405 i Insert
6406 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6407 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6408 R Replace |R|
6409 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6410 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6411 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6412 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6413 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6414 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006415 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006416 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006417 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006418 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006419 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6420 r Hit-enter prompt
6421 rm The -- more -- prompt
6422 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6423 ! Shell or external command is executing
6424 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6425
6426 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6427 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6428 "c" or "n".
6429 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6430 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6431 the leading character(s).
6432 Also see |visualmode()|.
6433
6434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6435 DoFull()->mode()
6436
6437mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6438 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6439 converted to Vim data structures.
6440 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6441 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6442 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6443 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6444 converted to strings.
6445 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6446 Examples: >
6447 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6448 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6449 :echo mzeval("l")
6450 :echo mzeval("h")
6451<
6452 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6453 to {expr}.
6454
6455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6456 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6457<
6458 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6459
6460nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6461 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6462 that is not blank. Example: >
6463 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6464< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6465 below it, zero is returned.
6466 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6467 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6468
6469 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6470 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6471
6472nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6473 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6474 value {expr}. Examples: >
6475 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6476 nr2char(32) returns " "
6477< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6478 Example for "utf-8": >
6479 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6480< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6481 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6482 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6483 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6484 string, thus results in an empty string.
6485 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6486 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6487 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6488< Result: "ABC"
6489
6490 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6491 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6492
6493or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6494 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6495 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006496 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006497 Example: >
6498 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6499< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6500 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6501
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006502< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6503 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6504 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6505 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6506
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006507
6508pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6509 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6510 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6511 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6512 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6513 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6514 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6515< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6516>
6517 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6518< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6519 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006520 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006521
6522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6523 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6524
6525perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6526 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6527 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6528 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6529 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6530 reference to it.
6531 Example: >
6532 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6533< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6534
6535 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6536 to {expr}.
6537
6538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6539 GetExpr()->perleval()
6540
6541< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6542
6543
6544popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6545
6546
6547pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6548 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6549 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006550 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006551 Examples: >
6552 :echo pow(3, 3)
6553< 27.0 >
6554 :echo pow(2, 16)
6555< 65536.0 >
6556 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6557< 2.0
6558
6559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6560 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006561
6562prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6563 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6564 that is not blank. Example: >
6565 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6566< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6567 above it, zero is returned.
6568 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6569 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6570
6571 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6572 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6573
6574printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6575 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6576 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6577 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6578< May result in:
6579 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6580
6581 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6582 argument: >
6583 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006584<
6585 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006586
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006587 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006588 %s string
6589 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6590 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6591 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6592 %c single byte
6593 %d decimal number
6594 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6595 %x hex number
6596 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6597 %X hex number using upper case letters
6598 %o octal number
6599 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6600 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6601 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6602 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6603 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6604 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6605 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6606 %% the % character itself
6607
6608 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6609 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6610 the result.
6611
6612 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6613 arguments appear in sequence:
6614
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006615 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6616
6617 pos-argument
6618 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6619 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006620
6621 flags
6622 Zero or more of the following flags:
6623
6624 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6625 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6626 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6627 of the number is increased to force the first
6628 character of the output string to a zero (except
6629 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6630 precision of zero).
6631 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6632 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6633 prepended to it.
6634 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6635 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6636 prepended to it.
6637
6638 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6639 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6640 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6641 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6642 flag is ignored.
6643
6644 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6645 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6646 The converted value is padded on the right with
6647 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6648 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6649
6650 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6651 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6652
6653 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6654 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6655 a space if both are used.
6656
6657 field-width
6658 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6659 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6660 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6661 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6662 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6663 conversion the count is in cells.
6664
6665 .precision
6666 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6667 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6668 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6669 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6670 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6671 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6672 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6673 string for S conversions.
6674 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6675 the decimal point.
6676
6677 type
6678 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6679 be applied, see below.
6680
6681 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6682 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6683 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6684 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6685 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6686 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6687 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6688< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6689 "width" bytes.
6690
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006691 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a posional
6692 argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate that a
6693 number argument is to be used to specify the width or
6694 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
6695 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
6696
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006697 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6698
6699 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6700 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6701 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6702 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6703 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6704 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6705 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6706 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6707 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6708 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6709 zeros.
6710 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6711 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6712 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6713 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6714 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02006715 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
6716 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
6717 depending on your platform.
6718 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6719 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
6720 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
6721 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006722 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6723 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6724
6725 i alias for d
6726 D alias for ld
6727 U alias for lu
6728 O alias for lo
6729
6730 *printf-c*
6731 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6732 resulting character is written.
6733
6734 *printf-s*
6735 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6736 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6737 specified are used.
6738 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6739 automatically converted to text with the same format
6740 as ":echo".
6741 *printf-S*
6742 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6743 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6744 number specified are used.
6745
6746 *printf-f* *E807*
6747 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6748 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6749 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6750 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6751 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6752 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6753 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6754 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6755 Example: >
6756 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6757< 12.12
6758 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6759 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6760
6761 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6762 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6763 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6764 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6765 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6766
6767 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6768 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6769 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6770 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6771 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6772 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6773 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6774 results in 1.0e7.
6775
6776 *printf-%*
6777 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6778 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6779
6780 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6781 accepted and automatically converted.
6782 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6783 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6784 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6785
6786 *E766* *E767*
6787 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6788 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6789 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6790
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006791 *printf-$*
6792 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
6793 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02006794 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006795 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
6796 used to indicate this. For instance: >
6797
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006798 #, c-format
6799 msgid "%s returning %s"
6800 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006801<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006802 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
6803 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006804
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006805 echo printf(
6806 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
6807 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
6808< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006809
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006810 echo printf(
6811 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
6812 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
6813< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006814
6815 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
6816 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
6817 argument list. >
6818
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006819 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
6820< 001 >
6821 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
6822< 2 >
6823 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
6824< 03 >
6825 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
6826< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006827
6828 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
6829 and via positional arguments: >
6830
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006831 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
6832< 1.414214 >
6833 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
6834< 1.4142 >
6835 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
6836< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006837
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02006838 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006839 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006840 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
6841< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
6842 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006843
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02006844 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006845 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006846 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
6847< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
6848 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006849
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02006850 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006851 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006852 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
6853< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006854
6855 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006856 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
6857< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
6858 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006859
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02006860 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006861 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
6862 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006863 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
6864< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
6865 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006866
6867 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006868 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
6869< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
6870 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006871
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02006872 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006873 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006874 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
6875< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006876
6877 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006878 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
6879< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
6880 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006881
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02006882 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006883 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
6884 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09006885 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
6886< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
6887 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006888
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02006889 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08006890 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
6891 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
6892 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
6893 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
6894 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02006895
6896
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006897prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6898 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6899 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6900
6901 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6902 string is returned.
6903
6904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6905 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6906
6907< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6908
6909
6910prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6911 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6912 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6913 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6914
6915 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6916 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6917 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6918 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6919 line.
6920 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6921 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6922 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6923 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6924 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6925 if the user only typed Enter.
6926 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006927 func s:TextEntered(text)
6928 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6929 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01006930 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6931 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
6932 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006933 close
6934 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01006935 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
6936 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006937 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006938 endif
6939 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01006940 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006941
6942< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6943 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6944
6945< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6946
6947prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6948 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6949 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6950 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6951
6952 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6953 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6954 as in any buffer.
6955
6956 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6957 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6958
6959< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6960
6961prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6962 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6963 {text} to end in a space.
6964 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6965 "prompt". Example: >
6966 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6967<
6968 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6969 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6970
6971< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6972
6973prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6974
6975pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6976 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6977 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6978 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6979 height nr of items visible
6980 width screen cells
6981 row top screen row (0 first row)
6982 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6983 size total nr of items
6984 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6985
6986 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6987 |CompleteChanged|.
6988
6989pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6990 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6991 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6992 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6993 popup menu.
6994
6995py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6996 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6997 converted to Vim data structures.
6998 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6999 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7000 'encoding').
7001 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7002 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7003 keys converted to strings.
7004 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7005 to {expr}.
7006
7007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7008 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7009
7010< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7011
7012 *E858* *E859*
7013pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7014 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7015 converted to Vim data structures.
7016 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7017 copied though).
7018 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7019 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7020 non-string keys result in error.
7021 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7022 to {expr}.
7023
7024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7025 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7026
7027< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7028
7029pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7030 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7031 converted to Vim data structures.
7032 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7033 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7034
7035 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7036 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7037
7038< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7039 |+python3| feature}
7040
7041rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7042 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7043 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7044 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7045 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7046 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7047 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007048 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007049
7050 Examples: >
7051 :echo rand()
7052 :let seed = srand()
7053 :echo rand(seed)
7054 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7055<
7056
7057 *E726* *E727*
7058range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7059 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7060 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7061 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7062 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7063 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7064 producing a value past {max}).
7065 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7066 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7067 start this is an error.
7068 Examples: >
7069 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7070 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7071 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7072 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7073 range(0) " []
7074 range(2, 0) " error!
7075<
7076 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7077 GetExpr()->range()
7078<
7079
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007080readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007081 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007082 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7083 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7084 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7085 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7086< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7087 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7088 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7089< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7090 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007091 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7092 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7093 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7094 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7095 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7096< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007097 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007098 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7099 empty blob.
7100 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7101 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007102 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7103
7104
7105readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7106 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7107 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7108 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7109 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7110 argument below for changing the sort order.
7111
7112 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7113 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7114 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7115 be handled.
7116 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7117 added to the list.
7118 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7119 to the list.
7120 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7121 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7122 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7123 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7124 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7125< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7126 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007127< *E857*
7128 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007129 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7130 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7131
7132 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7133 Valid values are:
7134 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7135 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7136 each character, technically, using
7137 strcmp()) (default)
7138 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7139 using strcasecmp())
7140 "collate" sort using the collation order
7141 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7142 (technically using strcoll())
7143 Other values are silently ignored.
7144
7145 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7146 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7147 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7148< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7149 function! s:tree(dir)
7150 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7151 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007152 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007153 endfunction
7154 echo s:tree(".")
7155<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007156 Returns an empty List on error.
7157
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7159 GetDirName()->readdir()
7160<
7161readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7162 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7163 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7164 information in {directory}.
7165 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7166 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7167 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7168 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7169 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7170 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7171 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7172 argument, see |readdir()|.
7173
7174 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7175 following items:
7176 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7177 name Name of the entry.
7178 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7179 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7180 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7181 type Type of the entry.
7182 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7183 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7184 Other symlink "link"
7185 On MS-Windows:
7186 Normal file "file"
7187 Directory "dir"
7188 Junction "junction"
7189 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7190 Other symlink "link"
7191 Other reparse point "reparse"
7192 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7193 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7194 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7195 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7196 itself because of performance reasons.
7197
7198 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7199 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7200 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7201 be handled.
7202 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7203 added to the list.
7204 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7205 to the list.
7206 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7207 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7208 of the entry.
7209 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7210 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7211 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7212<
7213 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7214 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7215 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007216<
7217 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7218 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7219<
7220
7221 *readfile()*
7222readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7223 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7224 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7225 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7226 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7227 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7228 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7229 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7230 added.
7231 - No CR characters are removed.
7232 Otherwise:
7233 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7234 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7235 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7236 removed from the text.
7237 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7238 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7239 lines of a file: >
7240 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7241 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7242 :endfor
7243< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7244 are returned, or as many as there are.
7245 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7246 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7247 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7248 file into a buffer if you need to.
7249 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7250 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7251 unmodified.
7252 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7253 the result is an empty list.
7254 Also see |writefile()|.
7255
7256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7257 GetFileName()->readfile()
7258
7259reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7260 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7261 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7262 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007263 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007264
7265 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7266 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7267 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7268 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7269
7270 Examples: >
7271 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7272 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7273 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7274 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7275<
7276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7277 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7278
7279
7280reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7281 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7282 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7283 See |@|.
7284
7285reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7286 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7287 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7288
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007289reltime()
7290reltime({start})
7291reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007292 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7293 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007294 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007295 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007296 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7297 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7298 var startTime = reltime()
7299 Work()
7300 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7301<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007302 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007303 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007304 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007305 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7306 specified in the argument.
7307 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7308 and {end}.
7309
7310 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007311 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7312 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007313
7314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7315 GetStart()->reltime()
7316<
7317 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7318
7319reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7320 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7321 Example: >
7322 let start = reltime()
7323 call MyFunction()
7324 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7325< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7326 Also see |profiling|.
7327 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7328 script an error is given.
7329
7330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7331 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7332
7333< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7334
7335reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7336 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7337 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7338 microseconds. Example: >
7339 let start = reltime()
7340 call MyFunction()
7341 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7342< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007343 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7344 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007345 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7346 can use split() to remove it. >
7347 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7348< Also see |profiling|.
7349 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7350 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7351
7352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7353 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7354
7355< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7356
7357 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7358remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007359 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7360 string, also see |{server}|.
7361
7362 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7363 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7364 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7365 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7366 "\n").
7367
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007368 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7369 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7370 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007371
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007372 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7373 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007374
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007375 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7376 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7377 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7378 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7379 and the result will be the empty string.
7380
7381 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7382 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7383 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7384 arguments can be evaluated.
7385
7386 Examples: >
7387 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7388 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7389<
7390 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7391 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7392
7393remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7394 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007395 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007396 This works like: >
7397 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7398< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7399 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7400 to bring itself to the foreground.
7401 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7402 like foreground() does.
7403 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7404
7405 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7406 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7407
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007408< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007409 Win32 console version}
7410
7411
7412remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7413 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7414 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7415 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7416 name of a variable.
7417 Returns zero if none are available.
7418 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7419 See also |clientserver|.
7420 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7421 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7422 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007423 :let repl = ""
7424 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007425
7426< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7427 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7428
7429remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7430 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7431 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007432 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7433 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007434 See also |clientserver|.
7435 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7436 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7437 Example: >
7438 :echo remote_read(id)
7439
7440< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7441 ServerId()->remote_read()
7442<
7443 *remote_send()* *E241*
7444remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007445 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7446 string, also see |{server}|.
7447
7448 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7449 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7450 |:map|.
7451
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007452 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7453 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7454 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007455
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007456 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7457 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7458 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7459
7460 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7461 up the display.
7462 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007463 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007464 \ remote_read(serverid)
7465
7466 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7467 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007468 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007469 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7470<
7471 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7472 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7473<
7474 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7475remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007476 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7477 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7478 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007479
7480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7481 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7482
7483< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7484
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007485remove({list}, {idx})
7486remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007487 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7488 return the item.
7489 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7490 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7491 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7492 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7493 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007494 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007495 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007496 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007497 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7498<
7499 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7500
7501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7502 mylist->remove(idx)
7503
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007504remove({blob}, {idx})
7505remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007506 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7507 return the byte.
7508 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7509 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7510 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7511 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007512 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007513 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007514 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007515 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7516
7517remove({dict}, {key})
7518 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7519 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007520 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007521< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007522 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007523
7524rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7525 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7526 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7527 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7528 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7529 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7530 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7531
7532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7533 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7534
7535repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7536 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7537 result. Example: >
7538 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7539< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007540 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7541 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007542 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7543< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7544
7545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7546 mylist->repeat(count)
7547
7548resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7549 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7550 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7551 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7552 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7553 removed, return {filename}.
7554 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7555 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7556 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7557 stopped after 100 iterations.
7558 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7559 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7560 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7561 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7562 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7563
7564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7565 GetName()->resolve()
7566
7567reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007568 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7569 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7570 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7571 For a String a new String is returned.
7572 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7573 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7574 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007575 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7576< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7577 mylist->reverse()
7578
7579round({expr}) *round()*
7580 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7581 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7582 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7583 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007584 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007585 Examples: >
7586 echo round(0.456)
7587< 0.0 >
7588 echo round(4.5)
7589< 5.0 >
7590 echo round(-4.5)
7591< -5.0
7592
7593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7594 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007595
7596rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7597 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7598 converted to Vim data structures.
7599 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7600 are copied though).
7601 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7602 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7603 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7604 "Object#to_s" method.
7605 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7606 to {expr}.
7607
7608 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7609 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7610
7611< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7612
7613screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7614 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7615 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7616 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007617 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007618
7619 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7620 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7621
7622screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7623 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7624 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7625 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7626 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7627 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7628 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7629 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7630 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7631
7632 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7633 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7634
7635screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7636 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7637 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7638 composing characters on top of the base character.
7639 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7640 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7641
7642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7643 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7644
7645screencol() *screencol()*
7646 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7647 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7648 This function is mainly used for testing.
7649
7650 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7651 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7652 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7653 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7654 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007655 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007656 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7657 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7658<
7659screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7660 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7661 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7662 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7663 The Dict has these members:
7664 row screen row
7665 col first screen column
7666 endcol last screen column
7667 curscol cursor screen column
7668 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7669 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7670 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7671 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7672 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7673 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7674 width character it would be the same as "col".
7675 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7676 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7677 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7678 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007679 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7680 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007681 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007682
7683 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7684 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7685
7686screenrow() *screenrow()*
7687 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7688 cursor. The top line has number one.
7689 This function is mainly used for testing.
7690 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7691
7692 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7693
7694screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7695 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7696 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7697 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7698 characters.
7699 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7700 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7701
7702 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7703 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7704<
7705 *search()*
7706search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7707 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7708 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7709
7710 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7711 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7712 move. No error message is given.
7713
7714 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7715 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7716 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7717 'e' move to the End of the match
7718 'n' do Not move the cursor
7719 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7720 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7721 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7722 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7723 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7724 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7725
7726 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7727 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7728 flag.
7729
7730 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7731
7732 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7733 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7734 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7735 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007736 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7737 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7738 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7739
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007740 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7741 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7742 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7743 file).
7744
7745 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7746 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7747 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7748 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7749 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7750< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7751 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7752 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007753 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007754 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7755 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7756 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7757 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7758 giving the argument.
7759 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7760
7761 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7762 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7763 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7764 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7765 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7766 function reference or a lambda.
7767 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7768 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7769 and -1 returned.
7770 *search()-sub-match*
7771 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7772 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7773 whole pattern did match.
7774 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7775
7776 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7777 flag is used.
7778
7779 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7780 :let n = 1
7781 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007782 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007783 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7784 : " first search to find match at start of file
7785 : normal G$
7786 : let flags = "w"
7787 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7788 : s/foo/bar/g
7789 : let flags = "W"
7790 : endwhile
7791 : update " write the file if modified
7792 : let n = n + 1
7793 :endwhile
7794<
7795 Example for using some flags: >
7796 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7797< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7798 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7799 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7800 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7801 line:
7802 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7803 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7804 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7805 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7806 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7807
7808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7809 GetPattern()->search()
7810
7811searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7812 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7813 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7814 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7815
7816 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7817 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7818
7819 key type meaning ~
7820 current |Number| current position of match;
7821 0 if the cursor position is
7822 before the first match
7823 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7824 "pos", otherwise 0
7825 total |Number| total count of matches found
7826 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7827 1: recomputing was timed out
7828 2: max count exceeded
7829
7830 For {options} see further down.
7831
7832 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7833 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7834 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7835 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7836 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7837
7838 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7839 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7840
7841 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7842 " to 1)
7843 let result = searchcount()
7844<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007845 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007846 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7847 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7848 if empty(result)
7849 return ''
7850 endif
7851 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7852 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7853 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7854 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7855 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7856 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7857 \ result.current, result.total)
7858 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7859 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7860 \ result.current, result.total)
7861 endif
7862 endif
7863 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7864 \ result.current, result.total)
7865 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007866 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007867
7868 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7869 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007870 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007871 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7872<
7873 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7874 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7875
7876 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7877 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7878 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7879 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7880 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7881 call searchcount(#{
7882 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7883 redrawstatus
7884 endif
7885 endfunction
7886<
7887 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7888 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7889
7890 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7891 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7892 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7893
7894 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7895 " search again
7896 call searchcount()
7897<
7898 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7899 key type meaning ~
7900 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7901 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7902 otherwise returns the last
7903 computed result (when |n| or
7904 |N| was used when "S" is not
7905 in 'shortmess', or this
7906 function was called).
7907 (default: |TRUE|)
7908 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7909 and different with |@/|.
7910 this works as same as the
7911 below command is executed
7912 before calling this function >
7913 let @/ = pattern
7914< (default: |@/|)
7915 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7916 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7917 for recomputing the result
7918 (default: 0)
7919 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7920 limit. max count of matched
7921 text while recomputing the
7922 result. if search exceeded
7923 total count, "total" value
7924 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7925 (default: 99)
7926 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7927 when recomputing the result.
7928 this changes "current" result
7929 value. see |cursor()|,
7930 |getpos()|
7931 (default: cursor's position)
7932
7933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7934 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7935<
7936searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7937 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7938
7939 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7940 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7941 first match in the function.
7942
7943 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7944 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7945 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7946
7947 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7948 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7949 Example: >
7950 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7951 echo getline('.')
7952 endif
7953<
7954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7955 GetName()->searchdecl()
7956<
7957 *searchpair()*
7958searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7959 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7960 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7961 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7962 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7963 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7964 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7965 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7966 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7967 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7968 given.
7969
7970 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7971 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7972 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7973 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7974 typical use is: >
7975 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7976< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7977
7978 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7979 |search()|. Additionally:
7980 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7981 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7982 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7983 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7984 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7985 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7986
7987 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7988 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7989 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7990 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7991 or a string.
7992 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7993 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7994 and -1 returned.
7995 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7996 Anything else makes the function fail.
7997 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7998 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7999
8000 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8001
8002 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8003 patterns are used like it's on.
8004
8005 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8006 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8007 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8008 if 1
8009 if 2
8010 endif 2
8011 endif 1
8012< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8013 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8014 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8015 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8016 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8017 "endif 2".
8018 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8019 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8020 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8021 the matching start.
8022
8023 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8024
8025 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8026 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8027
8028< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8029 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8030 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8031 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8032 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8033 match.
8034 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8035
8036 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8037
8038< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8039 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8040 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8041
8042 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8043 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8044<
8045 *searchpairpos()*
8046searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8047 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8048 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8049 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8050 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8051 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8052 returns [0, 0]. >
8053
8054 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8055<
8056 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8057
8058 *searchpos()*
8059searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8060 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8061 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8062 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8063 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8064 returns [0, 0].
8065 Example: >
8066 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8067
8068< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8069 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8070 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8071< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8072 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8073
8074 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8075 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8076
8077server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8078 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8079 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8080 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8081 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8082 Note:
8083 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8084 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8085 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8086 See also |clientserver|.
8087 Example: >
8088 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8089
8090< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8091 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8092<
8093serverlist() *serverlist()*
8094 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8095 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8096 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8097 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8098 Example: >
8099 :echo serverlist()
8100<
8101setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8102 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8103 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8104
8105 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8106 |bufload()| if needed.
8107
8108 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8109 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8110
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008111 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8112 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8113 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8114 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008115
8116 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8117
8118 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8119 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8120 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8121 added below the last line.
8122
8123 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8124 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8125 error is given.
8126 On success 0 is returned.
8127
8128 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8129 third argument: >
8130 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8131
8132setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8133 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8134 {val}.
8135 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8136 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8137 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8138 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8139 The {varname} argument is a string.
8140 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8141 Examples: >
8142 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8143 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8144< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8145
8146 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8147 third argument: >
8148 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8149
8150
8151setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8152 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008153 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8154 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8155 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8156 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008157 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008158 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8159 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008160
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008161< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8162 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8163 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8164 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8165 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008166 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008167
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008168 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8169 in screen cells. *E1112*
8170 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008171 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008172
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008173 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8174 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8175
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008176 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008177 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008178
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008179< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008180 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8181 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8182 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8183 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8184
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008185
8186setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8187 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8188 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8189
8190 Example:
8191 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8192 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8193< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8194 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8195< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8196
8197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8198 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8199
8200setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8201 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8202 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8203
8204 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8205 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8206 character search
8207 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8208 0 for backward
8209 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8210 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8211 character search
8212
8213 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8214 from a script: >
8215 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8216 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8217 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8218< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8219
8220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8221 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8222
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008223setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8224 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8225 {pos}.
8226 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8227 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8228 line.
8229
8230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8231 GetText()->setcmdline()
8232
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008233setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8234 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8235 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8236 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8237 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8238 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8239 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8240 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8241 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8242 before inserting the resulting text.
8243 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8244 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008245 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8246 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008247
8248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8249 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8250
8251setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8252setcursorcharpos({list})
8253 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8254 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8255
8256 Example:
8257 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8258 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8259< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8260 call cursor(4, 3)
8261< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8262
8263 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8264 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8265
8266
8267setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8268 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8269 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8270
8271< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8272 See also |expr-env|.
8273
8274 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8275 second argument: >
8276 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8277
8278setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8279 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8280 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8281 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8282 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8283 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8284 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8285 characters are not supported.
8286
8287 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8288 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8289 would do the same thing.
8290
8291 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8292
8293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8294 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8295<
8296 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8297
8298
8299setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8300 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8301 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8302 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8303
8304 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8305 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8306 added below the last line.
8307 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008308 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8309 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008310
8311 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8312 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8313 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8314
8315 Example: >
8316 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8317
8318< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8319 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8320 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8321< This is equivalent to: >
8322 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8323 : call setline(n, l)
8324 :endfor
8325
8326< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8327
8328 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8329 second argument: >
8330 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8331
8332setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8333 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8334 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8335 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8336
8337 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8338 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8339 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8340 Also see |location-list|.
8341
8342 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8343
8344 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8345 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8346 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8347
8348 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8349 second argument: >
8350 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8351
8352setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8353 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8354 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8355 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8356 example for |getmatches()|.
8357 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8358 window ID instead of the current window.
8359
8360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8361 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8362<
8363 *setpos()*
8364setpos({expr}, {list})
8365 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8366 . the cursor
8367 'x mark x
8368
8369 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8370 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8371 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8372
8373 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8374 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8375 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8376 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8377 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8378 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8379 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8380 Does not change the jumplist.
8381
8382 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8383 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8384 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8385 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8386
8387 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8388 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8389 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8390 character.
8391
8392 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8393 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8394 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8395 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8396 mark position it is not used.
8397
8398 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8399 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8400 before '>.
8401
8402 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8403 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8404
8405 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8406
8407 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8408 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8409 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8410 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8411 |winrestview()|.
8412
8413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8414 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8415
8416setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8417 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8418
8419 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8420 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8421 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8422 {what}.
8423 *setqflist-what*
8424 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8425 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8426 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8427 entries:
8428
8429 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8430 buffer
8431 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8432 present or it is invalid.
8433 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8434 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8435 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008436 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008437 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8438 col column number
8439 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8440 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008441 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008442 nr error number
8443 text description of the error
8444 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8445 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008446 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8447 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008448
8449 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8450 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8451 locate a matching error line.
8452 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8453 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8454 item will not be handled as an error line.
8455 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8456 be used.
8457 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8458 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8459 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8460 cleared.
8461 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8462 |getqflist()| returns.
8463
8464 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8465 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8466 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8467 new list is created.
8468
8469 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8470 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8471 clear the list: >
8472 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8473<
8474 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8475 freed.
8476
8477 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8478 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8479 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8480 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8481 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8482
8483 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8484 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8485 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8486 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8487 'errorformat' option value is used.
8488 See |quickfix-parse|
8489 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8490 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8491 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8492 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8493 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8494 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8495 argument.
8496 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8497 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8498 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8499 See |quickfix-parse|
8500 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8501 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8502 the last quickfix list.
8503 quickfixtextfunc
8504 function to get the text to display in the
8505 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8506 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8507 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8508 of how to write the function and an example.
8509 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8510 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8511 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8512 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8513 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8514 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8515 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8516 specify the list.
8517
8518 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8519 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8520 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8521 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8522<
8523 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8524
8525 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8526 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8527 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8528
8529 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8530 second argument: >
8531 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8532<
8533 *setreg()*
8534setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8535 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8536 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8537 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8538 {regname} must be one character.
8539
8540 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8541 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8542 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8543 then the value is appended.
8544
8545 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8546 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8547 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8548 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8549 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8550 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8551 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8552 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8553
8554 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8555 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8556 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8557 mode is never selected automatically.
8558 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8559
8560 *E883*
8561 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8562 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8563 items act like empty strings.
8564
8565 Examples: >
8566 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8567 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8568 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8569 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8570
8571< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8572 register: >
8573 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8574 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8575< or: >
8576 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8577 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8578 ....
8579 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8580< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8581 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8582 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8583 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8584
8585 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8586 nothing: >
8587 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8588
8589< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8590 second argument: >
8591 GetText()->setreg('a')
8592
8593settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8594 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8595 |t:var|
8596 The {varname} argument is a string.
8597 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8598 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8599 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8600 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8601 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8602
8603 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8604 third argument: >
8605 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8606
8607settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8608 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8609 {val}.
8610 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8611 use |setwinvar()|.
8612 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8613 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8614 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8615 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8616 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8617 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8618 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8619 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8620 Examples: >
8621 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8622 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8623< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8624
8625 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8626 fourth argument: >
8627 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8628
8629settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8630 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8631 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8632
8633 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8634 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8635 stack.
8636 *E962*
8637 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8638 argument:
8639 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8640 stack is replaced.
8641 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8642 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8643 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8644 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8645 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8646
8647 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8648 stack after the modification.
8649
8650 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8651
8652 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8653 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8654 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8655
8656< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8657 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8658 " do something else
8659 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8660 unlet stack
8661<
8662 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8663 second argument: >
8664 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8665
8666setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8667 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8668 Examples: >
8669 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8670 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8671
8672< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8673 third argument: >
8674 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8675
8676sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8677 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8678 checksum of {string}.
8679
8680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8681 GetText()->sha256()
8682
8683< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8684
8685shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8686 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8687 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008688 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008689 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8690 quotes.
8691 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8692 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8693 {string}.
8694 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8695 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8696
8697 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8698 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8699 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8700 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8701 command.
8702
8703 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8704 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8705 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8706 even when inside single quotes.
8707
8708 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8709 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8710 escaped a second time.
8711
8712 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8713 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8714 character inside single quotes.
8715
8716 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008717 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008718< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8719 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008720 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008721< See also |::S|.
8722
8723 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8724 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8725
8726shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8727 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8728 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8729 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8730 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8731 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8732
8733 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8734 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8735 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8736 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8737
8738 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8739 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8740
8741sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8742
8743
8744simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8745 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8746 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8747 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8748 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8749 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8750 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8751 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8752 standard).
8753 Example: >
8754 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8755< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8756 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8757 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8758 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8759 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8760
8761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8762 GetName()->simplify()
8763
8764sin({expr}) *sin()*
8765 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8766 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008767 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008768 Examples: >
8769 :echo sin(100)
8770< -0.506366 >
8771 :echo sin(-4.01)
8772< 0.763301
8773
8774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8775 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008776
8777
8778sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8779 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8780 [-inf, inf].
8781 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008782 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008783 Examples: >
8784 :echo sinh(0.5)
8785< 0.521095 >
8786 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8787< -1.026517
8788
8789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8790 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008791
8792
8793slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8794 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8795 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8796 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8797 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8798 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8799 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008800 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008801
8802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8803 GetList()->slice(offset)
8804
8805
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008806sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008807 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8808
8809 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8810 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8811
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008812< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008813 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8814 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8815 current buffer use |:sort|.
8816
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008817 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8818 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8819 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008820
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008821 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008822 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8823 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8824 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8825 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8826 case. Example: >
8827 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8828 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8829 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8830< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8831>
8832 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8833 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8834 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8835< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8836 This does not work properly on Mac.
8837
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008838 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008839 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00008840 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8841 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
8842 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008843
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008844 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008845 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8846 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8847
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008848 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008849 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8850
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008851 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008852 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8853 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8854 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8855 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8856
8857 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8858 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8859
8860 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8861 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8862 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8863 same order as they were originally.
8864
8865 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8866 mylist->sort()
8867
8868< Also see |uniq()|.
8869
8870 Example: >
8871 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8872 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8873 endfunc
8874 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8875< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8876 ignores overflow: >
8877 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8878 return a:i1 - a:i2
8879 endfunc
8880< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8881 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8882<
8883sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8884 Stop playing all sounds.
8885
8886 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8887 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8888
8889 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8890
8891 *sound_playevent()*
8892sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8893 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8894 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8895 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8896 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8897 call sound_playevent('bell')
8898< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8899 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8900 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01008901 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
8902 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
8903 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008904
8905 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8906 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8907 argument is the status:
8908 0 sound was played to the end
8909 1 sound was interrupted
8910 2 error occurred after sound started
8911 Example: >
8912 func Callback(id, status)
8913 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8914 endfunc
8915 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8916
8917< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8918
8919 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8920 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8921
8922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8923 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8924
8925< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8926
8927 *sound_playfile()*
8928sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8929 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8930 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8931 with this command: >
8932 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8933
8934< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8935 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8936
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008937< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008938
8939
8940sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8941 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8942 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8943
8944 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8945 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8946
8947 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8948 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8949
8950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8951 soundid->sound_stop()
8952
8953< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8954
8955 *soundfold()*
8956soundfold({word})
8957 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8958 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8959 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8960 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8961 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8962 the method can be quite slow.
8963
8964 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8965 GetWord()->soundfold()
8966<
8967 *spellbadword()*
8968spellbadword([{sentence}])
8969 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8970 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8971 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8972 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8973
8974 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8975 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8976 result is an empty string.
8977
8978 The return value is a list with two items:
8979 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8980 - The type of the spelling error:
8981 "bad" spelling mistake
8982 "rare" rare word
8983 "local" word only valid in another region
8984 "caps" word should start with Capital
8985 Example: >
8986 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8987< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8988
8989 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8990 of 'spelllang' are used.
8991
8992 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8993 GetText()->spellbadword()
8994<
8995 *spellsuggest()*
8996spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8997 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8998 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8999 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9000
9001 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9002 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9003 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9004
9005 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9006 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9007 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9008 replace a line.
9009
9010 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9011 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9012 although it may appear capitalized.
9013
9014 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9015 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9016
9017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9018 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9019
9020split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9021 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9022 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9023 item.
9024 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9025 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9026 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9027 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9028 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9029 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9030 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9031 Example: >
9032 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9033< To split a string in individual characters: >
9034 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9035< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9036 the end of the pattern: >
9037 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9038< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9039 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9040 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9041< The opposite function is |join()|.
9042
9043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9044 GetString()->split()
9045
9046sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9047 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9048 |Float|.
9049 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009050 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9051 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009052 Examples: >
9053 :echo sqrt(100)
9054< 10.0 >
9055 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9056< nan
9057 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9058
9059 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9060 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009061
9062
9063srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9064 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9065 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9066 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9067 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9068 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9069 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9070 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9071
9072 Examples: >
9073 :let seed = srand()
9074 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9075 :echo rand(seed)
9076
9077state([{what}]) *state()*
9078 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9079 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9080 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9081 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9082 Yes: then do it right away.
9083 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9084 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9085 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9086 messages and callbacks).
9087 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9088 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9089 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9090 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9091 Also see |mode()|.
9092
9093 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9094 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9095 if state('s') == ''
9096 " screen has not scrolled
9097<
9098 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9099 something is busy:
9100 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9101 stuffed command
9102 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9103 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9104 x executing an autocommand
9105 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9106 ch_readraw() when reading json
9107 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9108 |f| or a count
9109 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9110 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9111 s screen has scrolled for messages
9112
9113str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9114 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9115 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9116 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9117 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9118 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9119 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9120 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9121 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9122 thousand.
9123 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9124 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9125 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9126 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9127 |substitute()|: >
9128 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9129<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009130 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9133 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009134
9135str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9136 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9137 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9138 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9139 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9140< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9141
9142 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9143 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9144 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9145 properly: >
9146 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9147
9148< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9149 GetString()->str2list()
9150
9151
9152str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9153 Convert string {string} to a number.
9154 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9155 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9156 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9157
9158 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9159 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9160 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9161 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9162<
9163 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9164 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9165 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9166 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9167 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9168
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009169 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9170
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9172 GetText()->str2nr()
9173
9174
9175strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9176 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9177 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9178 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9179 composing characters separately.
9180
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009181 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9182
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009183 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9184
9185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9186 GetText()->strcharlen()
9187
9188
9189strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9190 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9191 of byte index and length.
9192 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9193 counted separately.
9194 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
9195 similar to |slice()|.
9196 When a character index is used where a character does not
9197 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9198 example: >
9199 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9200< results in 'a'.
9201
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009202 Returns an empty string on error.
9203
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009204 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9205 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9206
9207
9208strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9209 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9210 in String {string}.
9211 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9212 counted separately.
9213 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
9214 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9215
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009216 Returns zero on error.
9217
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009218 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9219
9220 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9221 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9222 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9223 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9224 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9225 endfunction
9226 else
9227 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9228 if a:skipcc
9229 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9230 else
9231 return strchars(a:str)
9232 endif
9233 endfunction
9234 endif
9235<
9236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9237 GetText()->strchars()
9238
9239strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9240 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9241 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9242 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9243 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9244 matters for Tab characters.
9245 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9246 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9247 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9248 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9249 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009250 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009251 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9252
9253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9254 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9255
9256strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9257 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9258 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9259 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9260 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9261 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9262 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9263 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9264 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9265 Examples: >
9266 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9267 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9268 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9269 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9270 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9271 Show mod time of file.c.
9272< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9273 :if exists("*strftime")
9274
9275< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9276 GetFormat()->strftime()
9277
9278strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009279 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9280 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9281 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9282 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9283 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009284 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009285 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9286
9287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9288 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9289
9290stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9291 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9292 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9293 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9294 This can be used to find a second match: >
9295 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9296 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9297< The search is done case-sensitive.
9298 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9299 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9300 See also |strridx()|.
9301 Examples: >
9302 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9303 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9304 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9305< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9306 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9307 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9308
9309 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9310 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9311<
9312 *string()*
9313string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9314 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9315 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9316 {expr} type result ~
9317 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9318 Number 123
9319 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9320 Funcref function('name')
9321 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9322 List [item, item]
9323 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009324 Class class SomeName
9325 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009326
9327 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9328 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9329 will then fail.
9330
9331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9332 mylist->string()
9333
9334< Also see |strtrans()|.
9335
9336
9337strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9338 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9339 {string} in bytes.
9340 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009341 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009342 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9343 |strchars()|.
9344 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9345
9346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9347 GetString()->strlen()
9348
9349strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9350 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9351 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9352 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9353 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9354 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9355 following composing characters).
9356 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9357 |strcharpart()|.
9358
9359 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9360 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9361 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9362 end of the {src}. >
9363 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9364 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9365 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9366 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9367
9368< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9369 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9370 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9371<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009372 Returns an empty string on error.
9373
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009374 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9375 GetText()->strpart(5)
9376
9377strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9378 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9379 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9380 the format specified in {format}.
9381
9382 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9383 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9384 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9385 matters.
9386
9387 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9388 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9389 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9390 result.
9391
9392 See also |strftime()|.
9393 Examples: >
9394 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9395< 862156163 >
9396 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9397< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9398 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9399< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9400
9401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9402 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9403<
9404 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9405 :if exists("*strptime")
9406
9407strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9408 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9409 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9410 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9411 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9412 match: >
9413 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9414 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9415< The search is done case-sensitive.
9416 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9417 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9418 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9419 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9420 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9421< *strrchr()*
9422 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9423 function strrchr().
9424
9425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9426 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9427
9428strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9429 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9430 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9431 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9432 echo strtrans(@a)
9433< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9434 starting a new line.
9435
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009436 Returns an empty string on error.
9437
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009438 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9439 GetString()->strtrans()
9440
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009441strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9442 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9443 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9444
9445 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9446 separately.
9447 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9448 ignored.
9449
9450 Returns zero on error.
9451
9452 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9453 Examples: >
9454 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9455 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9456 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9457 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9458 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009459<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9461 GetText()->strutf16len()
9462<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009463strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9464 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9465 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9466 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9467 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9468 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009469 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009470 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9471
9472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9473 GetString()->strwidth()
9474
9475submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9476 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9477 substitute() function.
9478 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9479 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9480 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9481 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9482 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9483
9484 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9485 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9486 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9487 text.
9488 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9489 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9490 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9491
9492 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9493 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9494
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009495 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9496
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009497 Examples: >
9498 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9499 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9500< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9501 A line break is included as a newline character.
9502
9503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9504 GetNr()->submatch()
9505
9506substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9507 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9508 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9509 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9510 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9511
9512 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9513 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9514 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9515 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9516 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9517 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9518 used.
9519
9520 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9521 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9522 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9523 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9524
9525 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9526 unmodified.
9527
9528 Example: >
9529 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9530< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9531 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9532< results in "TESTING".
9533
9534 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9535 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9536 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009537 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009538
9539< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9540 optional argument. Example: >
9541 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9542< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9543 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9544 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009545 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009546
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009547< Returns an empty string on error.
9548
9549 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009550 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9551
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009552swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9553 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9554 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9555 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9556 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9557 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9558 let save_dir = &directory
9559 let &directory = '.'
9560 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9561 let &directory = save_dir
9562
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009563swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9564 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9565 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9566 version Vim version
9567 user user name
9568 host host name
9569 fname original file name
9570 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9571 file
9572 mtime last modification time in seconds
9573 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9574 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9575 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9576 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9577 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9578 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9579 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9580 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9581
9582 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9583 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9584
9585swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9586 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9587 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9588 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9589 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9590 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9591
9592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9593 GetBufname()->swapname()
9594
9595synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9596 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9597 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9598 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9599 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9600
9601 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9602 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9603 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9604 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9605 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9606
9607 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9608 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9609 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9610 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9611 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9612 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9613 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9614
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009615 Returns zero on error.
9616
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009617 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9618 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9619<
9620
9621synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9622 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9623 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9624 about a syntax item.
9625 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9626 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9627 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9628 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9629 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9630 {what} result
9631 "name" the name of the syntax item
9632 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9633 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9634 term: empty string)
9635 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9636 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9637 |highlight-font|
9638 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9639 |highlight-guisp|
9640 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9641 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9642 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9643 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9644 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9645 "bold" "1" if bold
9646 "italic" "1" if italic
9647 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9648 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9649 "standout" "1" if standout
9650 "underline" "1" if underlined
9651 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9652 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009653 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009654
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009655 Returns an empty string on error.
9656
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009657 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9658 cursor): >
9659 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9660<
9661 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9662 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9663
9664
9665synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9666 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9667 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9668 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9669 ":highlight link" are followed.
9670
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009671 Returns zero on error.
9672
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9674 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9675
9676synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9677 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9678 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9679 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9680 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9681 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9682 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9683 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9684 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9685 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9686 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9687 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9688 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9689 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9690 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9691 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9692 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9693 call returns ~
9694 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9695 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9696 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9697 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9698 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9699 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9700
9701
9702synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9703 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9704 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9705 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9706 like what |synID()| returns.
9707 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9708 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9709 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9710 transparent item.
9711 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9712 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9713 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9714 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9715 endfor
9716< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009717 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009718 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9719 valid positions.
9720
9721system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9722 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9723 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9724
9725 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9726 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9727 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9728 separators yourself.
9729 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9730 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9731 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9732 list items converted to NULs).
9733 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9734 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9735 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9736 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9737
9738 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9739
9740 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9741 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9742 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9743 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9744 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9745<
9746 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9747 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9748 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9749 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9750 cause trouble.
9751 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9752
9753 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009754 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9755 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009756
9757< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9758 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9759 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9760 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9761 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9762
9763 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9764 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9765 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9766 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9767 concatenated commands.
9768
9769 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9770 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9771
9772 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9773 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9774
9775 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9776 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9777 when using a security agent application.
9778 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9779 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9780
9781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9782 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9783
9784
9785systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9786 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9787 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9788 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9789 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9790 result ends in a NL.
9791 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9792
9793 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9794 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9795 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9796<
9797 Returns an empty string on error.
9798
9799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9800 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9801
9802
9803tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9804 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9805 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9806 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9807 omitted the current tab page is used.
9808 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9809 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9810 let buflist = []
9811 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9812 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9813 endfor
9814< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9815
9816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9817 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9818
9819tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9820 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9821 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9822
9823 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9824 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9825 count).
9826 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9827 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9828 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9829 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9830
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009831 Returns zero on error.
9832
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009833
9834tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9835 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9836 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9837 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9838 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9839 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9840 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9841 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9842 Useful examples: >
9843 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9844 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9845< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9846
9847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9848 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9849<
9850 *tagfiles()*
9851tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9852 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9853
9854
9855taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9856 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9857
9858 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9859 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9860 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9861
9862 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9863 entries:
9864 name Name of the tag.
9865 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9866 defined. It is either relative to the
9867 current directory or a full path.
9868 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9869 the file.
9870 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9871 entry depends on the language specific
9872 kind values. Only available when
9873 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009874 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009875 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9876 |static-tag| for more information.
9877 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9878 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9879 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9880 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9881 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9882 contained in.
9883
9884 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9885 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9886
9887 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9888
9889 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9890 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9891 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9892 search regular expression pattern.
9893
9894 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9895 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9896 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9897
9898 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9899 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9900
9901tan({expr}) *tan()*
9902 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9903 in the range [-inf, inf].
9904 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009905 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009906 Examples: >
9907 :echo tan(10)
9908< 0.648361 >
9909 :echo tan(-4.01)
9910< -1.181502
9911
9912 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9913 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009914
9915
9916tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9917 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9918 range [-1, 1].
9919 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009920 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009921 Examples: >
9922 :echo tanh(0.5)
9923< 0.462117 >
9924 :echo tanh(-1)
9925< -0.761594
9926
9927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9928 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009929
9930
9931tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9932 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9933 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9934 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9935 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009936 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009937< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9938 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9939 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9940 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9941
9942
9943term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9944
9945
9946terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9947 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9948 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9949 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9950 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9951 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9952 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9953 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9954 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +01009955 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009956
9957 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9958
9959 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9960 an empty dictionary.
9961
9962 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9963 current cursor style.
9964 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9965 request the cursor blink status.
9966 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9967 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9968 and |t_RC| on startup.
9969
9970 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9971 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9972
9973 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9974
9975 Also see:
9976 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9977 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9978 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9979
9980
9981test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9982
9983
9984 *timer_info()*
9985timer_info([{id}])
9986 Return a list with information about timers.
9987 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9988 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9989 returned.
9990 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9991
9992 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9993 these items:
9994 "id" the timer ID
9995 "time" time the timer was started with
9996 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9997 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9998 -1 means forever
9999 "callback" the callback
10000 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10001
10002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10003 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10004
10005< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10006
10007timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10008 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10009 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10010 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10011 has passed.
10012
10013 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10014 for a short time.
10015
10016 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10017 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10018 See |non-zero-arg|.
10019
10020 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10021 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10022
10023< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10024
10025 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10026timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10027 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10028
10029 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10030 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10031 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010032 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10033 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010034
10035 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10036 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10037 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10038 waiting for input.
10039 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10040 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10041
10042 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10043 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10044 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10045 the callback will be called once.
10046 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10047 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10048 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10049 messages.
10050
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010051 Returns -1 on error.
10052
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010053 Example: >
10054 func MyHandler(timer)
10055 echo 'Handler called'
10056 endfunc
10057 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10058 \ {'repeat': 3})
10059< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10060 intervals.
10061
10062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10063 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10064
10065< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10066 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10067
10068timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10069 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10070 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10071 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10072
10073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10074 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10075
10076< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10077
10078timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10079 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10080 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10081 timers there is no error.
10082
10083 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10084
10085tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10086 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10087 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010088 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010089
10090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10091 GetText()->tolower()
10092
10093toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10094 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10095 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010096 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010097
10098 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10099 GetText()->toupper()
10100
10101tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10102 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10103 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10104 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10105 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10106 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10107 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10108
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010109 Returns an empty string on error.
10110
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010111 Examples: >
10112 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10113< returns "Hello THere" >
10114 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10115< returns "{blob}"
10116
10117 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10118 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10119
10120trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10121 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10122 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10123
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010124 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10125 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10126 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010127
10128 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10129 characters:
10130 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10131 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10132 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10133 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10134
10135 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010136 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010137
10138 Examples: >
10139 echo trim(" some text ")
10140< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010141 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010142< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10143 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10144< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10145 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10146< returns " vim"
10147
10148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10149 GetText()->trim()
10150
10151trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10152 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10153 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10154 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010155 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010156 Examples: >
10157 echo trunc(1.456)
10158< 1.0 >
10159 echo trunc(-5.456)
10160< -5.0 >
10161 echo trunc(4.0)
10162< 4.0
10163
10164 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10165 Compute()->trunc()
10166<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010167 *type()*
10168type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10169 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10170 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10171 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10172 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10173 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10174 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10175 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10176 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10177 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10178 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10179 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10180 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10181 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010182 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10183 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010184 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010185 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10186 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10187 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10188 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10189 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10190 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10191 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10192 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10193 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10194< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10195 :if exists('v:t_number')
10196
10197< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10198 mylist->type()
10199
10200
10201typename({expr}) *typename()*
10202 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10203 Example: >
10204 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010205< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010206
10207
10208undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10209 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10210 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10211 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10212 the undo file exists.
10213 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10214 is used internally.
10215 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10216 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10217 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10218 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10219 returns an empty string.
10220
10221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10222 GetFilename()->undofile()
10223
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010224undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10225 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10226 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10227 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010228 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10229 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10230 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10231 when some changes were undone.
10232 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10233 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10234 something readable.
10235 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10236 write yet.
10237 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10238 tree.
10239 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10240 This happens when waiting from input from the
10241 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10242 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10243 undo blocks.
10244
10245 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10246 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10247 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10248 |:undolist|.
10249 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10250 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10251 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10252 that was added. This marks the last change
10253 and where further changes will be added.
10254 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10255 that was undone. This marks the current
10256 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10257 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10258 undone after the last change this item will
10259 not appear anywhere.
10260 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10261 write. The number is the write count. The
10262 first write has number 1, the last one the
10263 "save_last" mentioned above.
10264 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10265 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10266 item.
10267
10268uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10269 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10270 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10271 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10272 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10273< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10274 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10275
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010276 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10277
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10279 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010280<
10281 *utf16idx()*
10282utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010283 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10284 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010285
10286 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10287 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10288 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010289 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10290 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010291
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010292 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10293 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10294 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10295
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010296 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10297 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10298 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10299 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10300 Examples: >
10301 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10302 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10303 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10304 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10305 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10306 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10307 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10308<
10309 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10310 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10311
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010312
10313values({dict}) *values()*
10314 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10315 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010316 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010317
10318 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10319 mydict->values()
10320
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010321virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010322 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10323 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10324 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10325 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10326 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10327 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10328 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10329 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010330
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010331 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010332
10333 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10334 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10335 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10336 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10337 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10338 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10339 |'virtualedit'|
10340
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010341 The accepted positions are:
10342 . the cursor position
10343 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10344 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10345 plus one)
10346 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10347 returned)
10348 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10349 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10350 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10351 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010352
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010353 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10354 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010355 character.
10356
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010357 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10358 that window instead of the current window.
10359
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010360 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10361 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010362 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10363
10364 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10365 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10366 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10367
10368 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10369
10370 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010371< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010372 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10373 all lines: >
10374 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10375
10376< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10377 GetPos()->virtcol()
10378
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010379virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10380 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10381 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10382 column {col}.
10383
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010384 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10385
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010386 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10387 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10388 virtual column is returned.
10389
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010390 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10391 byte in the character is returned.
10392
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010393 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10394 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10395
10396 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10397 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10398
10399 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10400
10401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10402 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010403
10404visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10405 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10406 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10407 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10408 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10409 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10410 respectively.
10411 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010412 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010413< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10414 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10415 Visual mode that was used.
10416 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10417 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10418 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10419 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10420 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10421
10422wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10423 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10424 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10425 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10426 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10427
10428 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10429 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10430<
10431 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10432
10433win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10434 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10435 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10436 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10437 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010438 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010439 Example: >
10440 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10441< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10442 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010443 *E994*
10444 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10445 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10446 an empty string is returned.
10447
10448 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10449 second argument: >
10450 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10451
10452win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10453 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10454 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10455
10456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10457 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10458
10459win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10460 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10461 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10462 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10463 number 1.
10464 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10465 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10466 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10467
10468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10469 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10470
10471
10472win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10473 Return the type of the window:
10474 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10475 used to execute autocommands.
10476 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10477 (empty) normal window
10478 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10479 "popup" popup window |popup|
10480 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10481 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10482 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10483
10484 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10485 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10486 |window-ID|.
10487
10488 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10489 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10490 returns "popup".
10491
10492 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10493 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10494<
10495win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10496 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10497 tabpage.
10498 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10499
10500 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10501 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10502
10503win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10504 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10505 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10506 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10507
10508 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10509 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10510
10511win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10512 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10513 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10514
10515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10516 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10517
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010518win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10519 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10520 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10521 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10522 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10523 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10524 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10525 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10526 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10527 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10528 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010529 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10530 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010531 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010532
10533 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10534 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10535
10536win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10537 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10538 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10539 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10540 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10541 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10542 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10543 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10544 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10545 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010546 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010547
10548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10549 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10550
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010551win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10552 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10553 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10554 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10555 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10556 for the current window.
10557 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10558 tabpage.
10559
10560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10561 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10562<
10563win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10564 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10565 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10566 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10567 then closing {nr}.
10568
10569 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10570 Both must be in the current tab page.
10571
10572 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10573
10574 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10575 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10576 like with |:vsplit|.
10577 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10578 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10579 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10580 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10581 'splitright' are used.
10582
10583 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10584 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10585<
10586
10587 *winbufnr()*
10588winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10589 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10590 the |window-ID|.
10591 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10592 window is returned.
10593 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10594 Example: >
10595 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10596<
10597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10598 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10599<
10600 *wincol()*
10601wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10602 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10603 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10604
10605 *windowsversion()*
10606windowsversion()
10607 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10608 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10609 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10610 an empty string.
10611
10612winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10613 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10614 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10615 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10616 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10617 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10618 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10619 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010620 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010621
10622< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10623 GetWinid()->winheight()
10624<
10625winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10626 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10627 in a tabpage.
10628
10629 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10630 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10631 returns an empty list.
10632
10633 For a leaf window, it returns:
10634 ['leaf', {winid}]
10635 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10636 returns:
10637 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10638 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10639 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10640
10641 Example: >
10642 " Only one window in the tab page
10643 :echo winlayout()
10644 ['leaf', 1000]
10645 " Two horizontally split windows
10646 :echo winlayout()
10647 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10648 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10649 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10650 " middle window
10651 :echo winlayout(2)
10652 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10653 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10654<
10655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10656 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10657<
10658 *winline()*
10659winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10660 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10661 the window. The first line is one.
10662 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10663 first, this may cause a scroll.
10664
10665 *winnr()*
10666winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10667 window. The top window has number 1.
10668 Returns zero for a popup window.
10669
10670 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10671 $ the number of the last window (the window
10672 count).
10673 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10674 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10675 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10676 returned.
10677 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10678 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10679 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10680 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10681 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10682 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10683 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10684 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10685 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10686 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010687 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010688 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10689 Examples: >
10690 let window_count = winnr('$')
10691 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10692 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10693
10694< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10695 GetWinval()->winnr()
10696<
10697 *winrestcmd()*
10698winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10699 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10700 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10701 unchanged.
10702 Example: >
10703 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10704 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10705 :exe cmd
10706<
10707 *winrestview()*
10708winrestview({dict})
10709 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10710 the view of the current window.
10711 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10712 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10713 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10714 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10715<
10716 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10717 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10718 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10719 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10720
10721 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10722 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10723
10724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10725 GetView()->winrestview()
10726<
10727 *winsaveview()*
10728winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10729 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10730 restore the view.
10731 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10732 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10733 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10734 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10735 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10736 The return value includes:
10737 lnum cursor line number
10738 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010739 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010740 returns)
10741 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010742 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10743 the first column is zero, as opposed
10744 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10745 |$| command it will be a very large
10746 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010747 topline first line in the window
10748 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10749 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10750 'wrap' is off
10751 skipcol columns skipped
10752 Note that no option values are saved.
10753
10754
10755winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10756 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10757 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10758 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10759 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10760 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10761 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010762 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010763 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10764 : 50 wincmd |
10765 :endif
10766< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10767 option.
10768
10769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10770 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10771
10772
10773wordcount() *wordcount()*
10774 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10775 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10776 |g_CTRL-G|
10777 The return value includes:
10778 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10779 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10780 words Number of words in the buffer
10781 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10782 (not in Visual mode)
10783 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10784 (not in Visual mode)
10785 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10786 (not in Visual mode)
10787 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10788 (only in Visual mode)
10789 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10790 (only in Visual mode)
10791 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10792 (only in Visual mode)
10793
10794
10795 *writefile()*
10796writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10797 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10798 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10799 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010800 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10801 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10802 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010803
10804 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10805 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10806
10807 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10808
10809 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10810 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10811 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10812
10813 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10814 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10815 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10816<
10817 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10818 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000010819 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010820< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10821
10822 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10823 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10824 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10825
10826 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10827
10828 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10829 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10830
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010831 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010832
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010833 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10834 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10835 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010836
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010837 Also see |readfile()|.
10838 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10839 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10840 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10841
10842< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10843 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10844
10845
10846xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10847 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10848 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010849 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010850 Example: >
10851 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10852<
10853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10854 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10855<
10856
10857==============================================================================
108583. Feature list *feature-list*
10859
10860There are three types of features:
108611. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10862 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10863 :if has("cindent")
10864< *gui_running*
108652. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10866 Example: >
10867 :if has("gui_running")
10868< *has-patch*
108693. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10870 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10871 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10872 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10873< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10874 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10875 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10876 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10877 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10878 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10879
10880Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10881use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10882
10883
10884acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010885all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10886 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010887amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10888arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10889arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10890autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10891autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10892autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10893balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10894balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10895beos BeOS version of Vim.
10896browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10897 work.
10898browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10899bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010900builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010901byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10902channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010903cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010904clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10905clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10906clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10907cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10908cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10909cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10910comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10911compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10912conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10913cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10914cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10915cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10916debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10917dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10918dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10919diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10920digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10921directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10922dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10923drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10924ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10925emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10926eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10927 true, of course!
10928ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10929extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10930 |'hlsearch'|
10931farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010932file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10933 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010934filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10935 read/write/filter commands
10936find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10937 |+find_in_path|.
10938float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10939fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10940 this is not present).
10941folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10942footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10943fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10944gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10945gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010946gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010947gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10948gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10949gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10950gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10951gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10952gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10953gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10954gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10955gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10956gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10957gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10958haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10959hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10960hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10961iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10962insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10963 Insert mode. (always true)
10964job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10965ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010966jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010967keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10968lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10969langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10970libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10971linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10972 'breakindent' support.
10973linux Linux version of Vim.
10974lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010975 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010976listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10977 and the argument list |arglist|.
10978localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10979lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10980mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10981macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10982menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10983mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10984modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10985 (always true)
10986mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10987mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10988mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10989mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10990mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10991mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10992mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10993mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10994mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10995mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10996mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10997multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10998multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10999multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11000multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11001mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11002nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11003netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11004netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011005num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011006ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11007osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11008osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11009packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11010path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11011perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11012persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11013postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11014printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11015profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011016prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011017python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11018python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11019python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11020python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11021python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11022python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011023python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011024pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11025qnx QNX version of Vim.
11026quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11027reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11028rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11029ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11030scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11031showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11032signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011033smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011034sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11035sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11036spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11037startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11038statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11039 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11040sun SunOS version of Vim.
11041sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11042syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11043syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11044 current buffer.
11045system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11046tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011047 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011048tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11049 |tag-old-static|.
11050tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11051termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11052terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11053terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11054termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11055textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11056textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11057tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11058 or terminfo file.
11059timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11060title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011061 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011062toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11063ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11064ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11065unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11066unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11067user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11068vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11069vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11070 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11071vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11072 (always true)
11073vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11074 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011075vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011076viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11077vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11078vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11079vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011080vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011081virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11082visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11083visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11084 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11085vms VMS version of Vim.
11086vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11087vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11088 out if it works in the current console).
11089wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11090wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11091win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11092win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11093 64 bits)
11094win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11095win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11096win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11097winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11098windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11099 (always true)
11100writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011101xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11102 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011103xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11104xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11105xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11106xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11107 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11108xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11109xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11110xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11111xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11112 xterm screen.
11113x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11114
11115
11116==============================================================================
111174. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11118
11119This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11120|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11121pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11122same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11123When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11124pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11125>
11126 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11127 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11128 aa
11129 xx
11130 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11131 a
11132 x
11133
11134Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11135"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11136"\n".
11137
11138 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: