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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
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100150diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
151 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000152diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
153diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
154digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
155digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
156digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
157digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
158echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
159empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
160environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100161err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000162escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
163eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
164eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
165executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
166execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
167exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
168exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
169exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
170exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
171expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
172 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100173expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
174 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000175extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
177extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
179 List or Dictionary
180feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
181filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
182filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
183filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
184 remove items from {expr1} where
185 {expr2} is 0
186finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find directory {name} in {path}
188findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
189 String find file {name} in {path}
190flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
191flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
192 List flatten a copy of {list}
193float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
194floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
195fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
196fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
197fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
198foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
199foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
200foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
201foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
202foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100203foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
204 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000205foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100206fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000207funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
208 Funcref reference to function {name}
209function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
210 Funcref named reference to function {name}
211garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
212get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
213get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
214get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
215getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
216getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
217 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000218getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000219getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
220 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000221getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
223getchar([expr]) Number or String
224 get one character from the user
225getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
226getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
227getcharsearch() Dict last character search
228getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
230 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdline() String return the current command-line
232getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
234 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
236getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
237getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
238 List list of cmdline completion matches
239getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
240getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
241getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
242getenv({name}) String return environment variable
243getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
244getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
245getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
246getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
247getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
248getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
249getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
250 List list of jump list items
251getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
252getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
253getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
254getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
255getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
256getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
257getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000258getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000259getpid() Number process ID of Vim
260getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
261getqflist() List list of quickfix items
262getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
263getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
264 String or List contents of a register
265getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100266getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100267 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000268getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100269getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000270gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
271gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
272 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
273gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
274 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
275gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
276gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
277getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000278getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000279getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
280getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
281getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
282 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
283glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
284 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
285glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
286globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
287 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
288has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
289has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
290haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
291 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
292 or |:tcd|
293hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
294 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
295histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
296histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
297histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
298histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
299hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
300hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
301hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
302hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
303hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
304iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
305indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
306index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
307 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100308indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
309 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
311 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100312inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000313 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
314inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
315inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
316inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
317inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
318insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200319instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000320interrupt() none interrupt script execution
321invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100322isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000323isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
324isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
325 (positive or negative)
326islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
327isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
328items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
329job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
330job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
331job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
332job_start({command} [, {options}])
333 Job start a job
334job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
335job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
336join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
337js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
338js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
339json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
340json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
341keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100342keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
343 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000344len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
345libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
346libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
347line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
348line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
349lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
350list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
351list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
352listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
353 Number add a callback to listen to changes
354listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
355listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
356localtime() Number current time
357log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
358log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
359luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
360map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
361 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
362maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
363 String or Dict
364 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
365mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
366 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100367maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000368mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
369 like |map()| but creates a new List or
370 Dictionary
371mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
372match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
373 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
374matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
375 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
376matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
377 Number highlight positions with {group}
378matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100379matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
380 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000381matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
382matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
383 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
384matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
385 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
386matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
387 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
388matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
389 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
390matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
391 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100392matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
393 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000394matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
395 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
396max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
397menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
398min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000399mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400 Number create directory {name}
401mode([expr]) String current editing mode
402mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
403nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
404nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
405or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
406pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
407perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
408popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
409popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
410popup_clear() none close all popup windows
411popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
412popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
413popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
414popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
415popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100416popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000417popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
418popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
419popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
420popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
421popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
422popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
423popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
424popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
425popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
426popup_notification({what}, {options})
427 Number create a notification popup window
428popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
429 none set options for popup window {id}
430popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
431popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
432pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
433prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
434printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
435prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
436prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
437prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
438prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
439prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
440prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
441 none add multiple text properties
442prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
443 none remove all text properties
444prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
445 Dict search for a text property
446prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
447prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
448 Number remove a text property
449prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
450prop_type_change({name}, {props})
451 none change an existing property type
452prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
453 none delete a property type
454prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
455 Dict get property type values
456prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
457pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
458pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
459py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
460pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
461pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
462rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
463range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
464 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100465readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
466 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000467readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
468 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
469readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
470 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
471readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
472 List get list of lines from file {fname}
473reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
474 any reduce {object} using {func}
475reg_executing() String get the executing register name
476reg_recording() String get the recording register name
477reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
478reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
479reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
480remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
481 String send expression
482remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
483remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
484 Number check for reply string
485remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
486 String read reply string
487remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
488 String send key sequence
489remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
490remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
491 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
492remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
493 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
494remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
495rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100496repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
497 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000498resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100499reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
500 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000501round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
502rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
503screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
504screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
505screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
506screencol() Number current cursor column
507screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
508screenrow() Number current cursor row
509screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
510search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
511 Number search for {pattern}
512searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
513searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
514 Number search for variable declaration
515searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
516 Number search for other end of start/end pair
517searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
518 List search for other end of start/end pair
519searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
520 List search for {pattern}
521server2client({clientid}, {string})
522 Number send reply string
523serverlist() String get a list of available servers
524setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
525 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
526 {expr}
527setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
528 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
529setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
530setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
531setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100532setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000533setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
534setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
535setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
536setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
537setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
538setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
539 Number modify location list using {list}
540setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
541 Number modify specific location list props
542setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
543setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
544setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
545setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
546 Number modify specific quickfix list props
547setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
548settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
549settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
550 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
551 page {tabnr} to {val}
552settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
553 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
554setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
555sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
556shellescape({string} [, {special}])
557 String escape {string} for use as shell
558 command argument
559shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
560sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
561sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
562sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
563sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
564 List get a list of placed signs
565sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
566 Number jump to a sign
567sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
568 Number place a sign
569sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
570sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
571sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
572sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
573 Number unplace a sign
574sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
575simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
576sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
577sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
578slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
579 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000580sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
581 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000582sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
583sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
584 Number play an event sound
585sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
586 Number play sound file {path}
587sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
588soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
589spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
590spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
591 List spelling suggestions
592split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
593 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
594sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
595srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
596state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
597str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
598str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
599 ASCII/UTF-8 value
600str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
601 Number convert String to Number
602strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
603strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
604 String {len} characters of {str} at
605 character {start}
606strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
607strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
608strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
609strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
610stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
611 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
612string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
613strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
614strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
615 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
616 byte {start}
617strptime({format}, {timestring})
618 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
619strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
620 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
621strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100622strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
623 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000624strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
625submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
626 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
627substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
628 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000629swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000630swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
631swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
632synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
633synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
634 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
635synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
636synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
637synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
638system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
639systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
640tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
641tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
642tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
643tagfiles() List tags files used
644taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
645tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
646tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
647tempname() String name for a temporary file
648term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
649 Number display difference between two dumps
650term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
651 Number displaying a screen dump
652term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
653 none dump terminal window contents
654term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
655term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
656term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
657term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
658term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
659term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
660term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
661term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
662term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
663term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
664term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
665term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
666term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
667term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
668term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
669 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
670term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
671term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
672term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
673term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
674 none set the size of a terminal
675term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
676term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
677terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
678test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
679 none make memory allocation fail
680test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
681test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
682test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
683test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
684test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000685test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000686test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000687test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
688 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000689test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
690test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
691test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
692test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
693test_null_job() Job null value for testing
694test_null_list() List null value for testing
695test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
696test_null_string() String null value for testing
697test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
698test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
699test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000700test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
701test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
702test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
703test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
704test_void() any void value for testing
705timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
706timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
707timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
708 Number create a timer
709timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
710timer_stopall() none stop all timers
711tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
712toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
713tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
714 to chars in {tostr}
715trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
716 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
717trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
718type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
719typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
720undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500721undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000722uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
723 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100724utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
725 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000726values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200727virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
728 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100729 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100730virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
731 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000732visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
733wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
734win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
735 String execute {command} in window {id}
736win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
737win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
738win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
739win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
740win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
741win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000742win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
743win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000744win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
745win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
746 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
747winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
748wincol() Number window column of the cursor
749windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
750winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
751winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
752winline() Number window line of the cursor
753winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
754winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
755winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
756winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
757winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
758wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
759writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
760 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
761xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
762
763==============================================================================
7642. Details *builtin-function-details*
765
766Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
767specific functionality.
768
769abs({expr}) *abs()*
770 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
771 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
772 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
773 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
774 Examples: >
775 echo abs(1.456)
776< 1.456 >
777 echo abs(-5.456)
778< 5.456 >
779 echo abs(-4)
780< 4
781
782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
783 Compute()->abs()
784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000785
786acos({expr}) *acos()*
787 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
788 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
789 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100790 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000791 Examples: >
792 :echo acos(0)
793< 1.570796 >
794 :echo acos(-0.5)
795< 2.094395
796
797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
798 Compute()->acos()
799
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000800
801add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
802 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
803 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
804 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
805 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
806< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
807 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
808 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
809 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100810 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000811
812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
813 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
814
815
816and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
817 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
818 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100819 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000820 Example: >
821 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
822< Can also be used as a |method|: >
823 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
824
825
826append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
827 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
828 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
829 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
830 the current buffer.
831 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
832 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
833 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
834 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000835 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
836 no matter the value of {lnum}.
837 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
838 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000839 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
840 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
841
842< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
843 passed as the second argument: >
844 mylist->append(lnum)
845
846
847appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
848 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
849
850 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
851 |bufload()| if needed.
852
853 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
854
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000855 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
856 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
857 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
858 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000859
860 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
861 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
862
863 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
864 error message is given. Example: >
865 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000866< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
867 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
868
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000869 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
870 passed as the second argument: >
871 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
872
873
874argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
875 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
876 |arglist|.
877 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
878 window is used.
879 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
880 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
881 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
882 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
883
884 *argidx()*
885argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
886 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
887
888 *arglistid()*
889arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
890 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
891 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
892 global argument list. See |arglist|.
893 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
894
895 Without arguments use the current window.
896 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
897 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
898 page.
899 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
900
901 *argv()*
902argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
903 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
904 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
905 :let i = 0
906 :while i < argc()
907 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000908 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000909 : let i = i + 1
910 :endwhile
911< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
912 the whole |arglist| is returned.
913
914 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
915 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
916
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100917 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
918 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
919 argument is invalid.
920
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000921asin({expr}) *asin()*
922 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
923 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
924 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
925 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100926 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
927 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000928 Examples: >
929 :echo asin(0.8)
930< 0.927295 >
931 :echo asin(-0.5)
932< -0.523599
933
934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
935 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000936
937
938assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
939
940
941
942atan({expr}) *atan()*
943 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
944 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
945 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100946 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000947 Examples: >
948 :echo atan(100)
949< 1.560797 >
950 :echo atan(-4.01)
951< -1.326405
952
953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
954 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000955
956
957atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
958 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
959 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
960 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100961 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
962 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000963 Examples: >
964 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
965< -0.785398 >
966 :echo atan2(1, -1)
967< 2.356194
968
969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
970 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000971
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100972
973autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
974 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
975
976 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
977 the following optional items:
978 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
979 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
980 item is ignored.
981 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
982 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100983 This can be either a String with a single
984 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100985 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
986 If this group doesn't exist then it is
987 created. If not specified or empty, then the
988 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100989 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
990 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100991 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100992 which executes only once. Refer to
993 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100994 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
995 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100996 present, then this item is ignored. This can
997 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
998 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100999 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1000 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1001 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1002 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001003 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001004
1005 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1006 Examples: >
1007 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1008 let acmd = {}
1009 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1010 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1011 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1012 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1013 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001014<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1016 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1017<
1018autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1019 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1020
1021 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1022 the following optional items:
1023 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1024 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1025 item is ignored.
1026 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1027 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1028 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1029 group are deleted.
1030 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1031 If not specified or empty, then the default
1032 group is used.
1033 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1034 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1035 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1036 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1037 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1038 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1039 present, then this item is ignored.
1040
1041 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1042 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1043 is deleted.
1044
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001045 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001046 Examples: >
1047 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1048 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1049 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1050 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1051 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1052 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1053 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1054 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1055 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1056 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1057 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1058 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1059 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1060 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1061 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1062 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1063<
1064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1065 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1066
1067autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1068 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1069 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1070
1071 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1072 items:
1073 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1074 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1075 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1076 error message. If set to an empty string,
1077 then the default autocmd group is used.
1078 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1079 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1080 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1081 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1082 results in an error message.
1083 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1084 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1085 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1086 {opts}.
1087
1088 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1089 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1090 the autocmd is defined.
1091 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1092 event Autocmd event name.
1093 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001094 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1095 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1096 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1097 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001098 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1099 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1100 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1101 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1102
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001103 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1104 or event or pattern is not found.
1105
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001106 Examples: >
1107 " :autocmd MyGroup
1108 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1109 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1110 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1111 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1112 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1113 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1114 " :autocmd Syntax
1115 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1116 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1117 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1118 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1119 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1120<
1121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1122 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1123<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001124balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1125 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001126 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1127 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001128
1129balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1130 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1131 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1132 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1133 split with |balloon_split()|.
1134 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1135
1136 Example: >
1137 func GetBalloonContent()
1138 " ... initiate getting the content
1139 return ''
1140 endfunc
1141 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1142
1143 func BalloonCallback(result)
1144 call balloon_show(a:result)
1145 endfunc
1146< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1147 GetText()->balloon_show()
1148<
1149 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1150 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1151 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1152 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001153 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001154
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001155 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1156 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001157 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1158 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1159
1160balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1161 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1162 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1163 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001164 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1165 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1167 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1168
1169< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1170 feature}
1171
1172blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1173 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1174 {blob}. Examples: >
1175 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1176 blob2list(0z) returns []
1177< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1178 opposite.
1179
1180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1181 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001182<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001183 *browse()*
1184browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1185 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1186 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1187 The input fields are:
1188 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1189 {title} title for the requester
1190 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1191 {default} default file name
1192 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1193 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1194
1195 *browsedir()*
1196browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1197 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1198 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1199 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1200 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1201 to be used.
1202 The input fields are:
1203 {title} title for the requester
1204 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1205 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1206 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1207
1208bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001209 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1210 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001211 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1212 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1213 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1214 buffer is always created.
1215 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1216 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1217 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1218 call bufload(bufnr)
1219 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001220< Returns 0 on error.
1221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001222 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1223
1224bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1225 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1226 {buf} exists.
1227 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1228 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1229
1230 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1231 exactly. The name can be:
1232 - Relative to the current directory.
1233 - A full path.
1234 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1235 - A URL name.
1236 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1237 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1238 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1239 long name to be able to find them.
1240 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1241 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1242 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1243 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1244 file name.
1245
1246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1247 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1248<
1249 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1250
1251buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1252 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1253 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1254 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1255
1256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1257 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1258
1259bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1260 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1261 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1262 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001263 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001264 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001265 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1266 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1267 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1268
1269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1270 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1271
1272bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1273 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1274 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1275 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1276
1277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1278 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1279
1280bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1281 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1282 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1283 "[No Name]".
1284 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1285 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1286 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1287 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1288 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1289 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1290 match an empty string is returned.
1291 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1292 alternate buffer.
1293 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1294 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1295 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1296 pattern.
1297 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1298 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1299 buffers are searched for.
1300 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1301 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1302 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1303< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1304 echo bufnr->bufname()
1305
1306< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1307 string is returned. >
1308 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1309 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1310 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1311 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1312< *buffer_name()*
1313 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1314
1315 *bufnr()*
1316bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1317 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1318 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1319 above.
1320
1321 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1322 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1323 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1324 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1325< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1326 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1327
1328 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1329 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1330< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1331 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1332 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1333 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1334
1335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1336 echo bufref->bufnr()
1337<
1338 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1339 *last_buffer_nr()*
1340 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1341
1342bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1343 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1344 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1345 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1346 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1347
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001348 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001349<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001350 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1351 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001352
1353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1354 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1355
1356bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1357 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1358 |window-ID|.
1359 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1360 is returned. Example: >
1361
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001362 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001363
1364< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1365 |:wincmd|.
1366
1367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1368 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1369
1370byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1371 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1372 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1373 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1374 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1375 one.
1376 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1377
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001378 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1379
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1381 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1382
1383< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1384 feature}
1385
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001386byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001387 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1388 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1389 zero.
1390 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1391 equal to {nr}.
1392 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1393 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1394 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1395 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001396 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1397 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1398 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1399 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1400 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1401 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1402 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001403 Example : >
1404 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1405< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1406 same: >
1407 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1408 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1409< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1410
1411 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1412 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1413 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001414 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1415 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1416 Examples: >
1417 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1418 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1419 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1420<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001421 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1422 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1423
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001424byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001425 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1426 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001427 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001428 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1429 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1430 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1431< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1432 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1433 one byte).
1434 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1435 to a Unicode encoding.
1436
1437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1438 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1439
1440call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1441 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1442 arguments.
1443 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1444 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1445 Returns the return value of the called function.
1446 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1447 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1448
1449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1450 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1451
1452ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1453 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1454 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1455 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1456 Examples: >
1457 echo ceil(1.456)
1458< 2.0 >
1459 echo ceil(-5.456)
1460< -5.0 >
1461 echo ceil(4.0)
1462< 4.0
1463
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001464 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1465
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1467 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001468
1469
1470ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1471
1472
1473changenr() *changenr()*
1474 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1475 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1476 with the |:undo| command.
1477 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1478 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1479 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001480 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001481
1482char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001483 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001484 Examples: >
1485 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1486 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1487< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1488 Example for "utf-8": >
1489 char2nr("á") returns 225
1490 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1491< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1492 A combining character is a separate character.
1493 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1494 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1495 let str = "ABC"
1496 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1497< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1498
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001499 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1502 GetChar()->char2nr()
1503
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001504charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1505 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1506 The character class is one of:
1507 0 blank
1508 1 punctuation
1509 2 word character
1510 3 emoji
1511 other specific Unicode class
1512 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001513 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001514
1515
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001516charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001517 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1518 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1519
1520 Example:
1521 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1522 charcol('.') returns 3
1523 col('.') returns 7
1524
1525< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1526 GetPos()->col()
1527<
1528 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001529charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001530 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1531 The index of the first character is zero.
1532 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1533 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001534
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001535 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001536 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1537 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001538 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1539 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001540
1541 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1542 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1543
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001544 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1545 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1546 of the string in characters is returned.
1547
1548 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1549 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1550 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001551
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001552 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001553 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1554 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1555 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001556 Examples: >
1557 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1558 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1559 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001560 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001561<
1562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1563 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1564
1565chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1566 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1567 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1568 window:
1569 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1570 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1571 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1572 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1573 directory.
1574 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1575 {dir} must be a String.
1576 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1577 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1578 On failure, returns an empty string.
1579
1580 Example: >
1581 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1582 if save_dir != ""
1583 " ... do some work
1584 call chdir(save_dir)
1585 endif
1586
1587< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1588 GetDir()->chdir()
1589<
1590cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1591 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1592 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1593 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1594 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001595 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001596 See |C-indenting|.
1597
1598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1599 GetLnum()->cindent()
1600
1601clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1602 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1603 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1604 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1605 window ID instead of the current window.
1606
1607 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1608 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1609<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001610col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001611 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001612 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1613 . the cursor position
1614 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1615 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1616 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1617 returned)
1618 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1619 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1620 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1621 that it's updated right away.
1622 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1623 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1624 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1625 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001626 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1627 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001628 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1629 |getpos()|.
1630 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1631 character position use |charcol()|.
1632 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1633 Examples: >
1634 col(".") column of cursor
1635 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1636 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001637 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001638< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1639 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001640 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1641 buffer.
1642 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1643 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001644 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1645 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001646 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001647
1648< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1649 GetPos()->col()
1650<
1651
1652complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1653 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1654 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1655 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1656 or with an expression mapping.
1657 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1658 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1659 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1660 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1661 match.
1662 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1663 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1664 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1665 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1666 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1667 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1668 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1669 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1670 Example: >
1671 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1672
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001673 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001674 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1675 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1676 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1677 return ''
1678 endfunc
1679< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1680 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1681
1682 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1683 second argument: >
1684 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1685
1686complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1687 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1688 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1689 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1690 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1691 the list.
1692 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1693 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1694
1695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1696 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1697
1698complete_check() *complete_check()*
1699 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1700 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1701 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1702 zero otherwise.
1703 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1704 'completefunc' option.
1705
1706
1707complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1708 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1709 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1710 The items are:
1711 mode Current completion mode name string.
1712 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1713 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1714 See |pumvisible()|.
1715 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1716 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1717 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1718 See |complete-items|.
1719 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1720 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1721 typed text only, or the last completion after
1722 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1723 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001724 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001725
1726 *complete_info_mode*
1727 mode values are:
1728 "" Not in completion mode
1729 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1730 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1731 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1732 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1733 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1734 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1735 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1736 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1737 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1738 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1739 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1740 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1741 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1742 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1743 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1744 "eval" |complete()| completion
1745 "unknown" Other internal modes
1746
1747 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1748 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1749 {what} are silently ignored.
1750
1751 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1752 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1753 |CompleteChanged| event.
1754
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001755 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1756
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001757 Examples: >
1758 " Get all items
1759 call complete_info()
1760 " Get only 'mode'
1761 call complete_info(['mode'])
1762 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1763 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1764
1765< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1766 GetItems()->complete_info()
1767<
1768 *confirm()*
1769confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1770 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1771 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1772 choice this is 1.
1773 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1774 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1775
1776 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1777 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1778 used (and translated).
1779 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1780 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1781
1782 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1783 by '\n', e.g. >
1784 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1785< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1786 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1787 not need to be the first letter: >
1788 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1789< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1790 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1791
1792 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1793 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1794 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1795 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1796
1797 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1798 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1799 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1800 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1801 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1802 used.
1803
1804 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1805 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1806
1807 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001808 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001809 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001810 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001811 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001812 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001813 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001814 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001815 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001816 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001817< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1818 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1819 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1820 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1821 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1822 the horizontal layout is always used.
1823
1824 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1825 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1826<
1827 *copy()*
1828copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1829 different from using {expr} directly.
1830 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1831 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1832 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1833 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1834 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1835 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1837 mylist->copy()
1838
1839cos({expr}) *cos()*
1840 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1841 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001842 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001843 Examples: >
1844 :echo cos(100)
1845< 0.862319 >
1846 :echo cos(-4.01)
1847< -0.646043
1848
1849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1850 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001851
1852
1853cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1854 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1855 [1, inf].
1856 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001857 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001858 Examples: >
1859 :echo cosh(0.5)
1860< 1.127626 >
1861 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1862< -1.127626
1863
1864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1865 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001866
1867
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001868count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001869 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1870 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1871
1872 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1873 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1874
1875 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1876
1877 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1878 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1879 {expr} is an empty string.
1880
1881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1882 mylist->count(val)
1883<
1884 *cscope_connection()*
1885cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1886 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1887 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1888 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1889 if there are no cscope connections;
1890 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1891
1892 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1893 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1894
1895 {num} Description of existence check
1896 ----- ------------------------------
1897 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1898 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1899 {dbpath}.
1900 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1901 {dbpath}.
1902 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1903 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1904 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1905 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1906
1907 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1908
1909 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1910
1911 # pid database name prepend path
1912 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1913<
1914 Invocation Return Val ~
1915 ---------- ---------- >
1916 cscope_connection() 1
1917 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1918 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1919 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1920 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1921 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1922 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1923 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1924<
1925cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1926cursor({list})
1927 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1928 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1929
1930 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1931 with two, three or four item:
1932 [{lnum}, {col}]
1933 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1934 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1935 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1936 but without the first item.
1937
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001938 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001939 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1940
1941 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001942 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1943 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001944 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1945 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001946 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1947 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1948 line.
1949 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1950 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1951 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1952
1953 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1954 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1955 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1956 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1957
1958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1959 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1960
1961debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1962 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1963 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1964 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1965 {only available on MS-Windows}
1966
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001967 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1968 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1969
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1971 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1972
1973deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1974 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1975 different from using {expr} directly.
1976 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1977 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1978 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1979 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1980 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1981 the original |List|.
1982 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1983
1984 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1985 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1986 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1987 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1988 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1989 *E724*
1990 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1991 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1992 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1993 Also see |copy()|.
1994
1995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1996 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1997
1998delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1999 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002000 name {fname}.
2001
2002 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2003 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002004
2005 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2006 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2007
2008 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2009 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2010 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2011 that is being used.
2012
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002013 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2014 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2015 or partly failed.
2016
2017 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2018 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2019 |deletebufline()|.
2020
2021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2022 GetName()->delete()
2023
2024deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2025 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2026 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2027 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2028
2029 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2030 |bufload()| if needed.
2031
2032 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2033
2034 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2035 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2036 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2037
2038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2039 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2040<
2041 *did_filetype()*
2042did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2043 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2044 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2045 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2046 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2047 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2048 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2049 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2050 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2051 file.
2052
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002053diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2054 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2055 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2056 diff library to compute the diff.
2057
2058 *E106*
2059 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2060 diff format. The following values are supported:
2061 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2062 indices and a count of the strings in each
2063 diff hunk.
2064 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2065 This is the default.
2066
2067 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2068 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2069 items for each diff hunk:
2070 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2071 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2072 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2073 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2074 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2075 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2076
2077 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2078 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002079 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2080 use. Supported boolean items are
2081 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2082 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002083 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002084 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2085 blank.
2086 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002087 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2088 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002089 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2090 space.
2091 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2092 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2093 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002094 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2095
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002096 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2097 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2098 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2099
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002100 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2101 identical.
2102
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002103 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002104 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2105 @@ -1 +1 @@
2106 -abc
2107 +xxx
2108
2109 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2110 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2111 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2112 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002113<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002114 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2115
2116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2118<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002119diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2120 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2121 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2122 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2123 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2124 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2125 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2126 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2127
2128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2129 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2130
2131diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2132 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2133 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2134 diff change zero is returned.
2135 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2136 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2137 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2138 line.
2139 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2140 syntax information about the highlighting.
2141
2142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2143 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2144<
2145
2146digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2147 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2148 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2149 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2150 is given and an empty string is returned.
2151
2152 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2153 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2154 available, it might fail.
2155
2156 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2157
2158 Examples: >
2159 " Get a built-in digraph
2160 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2161
2162 " Get a user-defined digraph
2163 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2164 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2165<
2166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2167 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2168<
2169 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2170 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2171 display an error message.
2172
2173
2174digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2175 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2176 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2177 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2178
2179 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2180 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2181 available, it might fail.
2182
2183 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2184
2185 Examples: >
2186 " Get user-defined digraphs
2187 :echo digraph_getlist()
2188
2189 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2190 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2191<
2192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2193 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2194<
2195 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2196 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2197 display an error message.
2198
2199
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002200digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002201 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2202 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002203 encoded character. *E1215*
2204 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2205 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2206 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002207
2208 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2209 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2210
2211 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2212 |digraph_setlist()|.
2213
2214 Example: >
2215 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2216<
2217 Can be used as a |method|: >
2218 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2219<
2220 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2221 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2222 display an error message.
2223
2224
2225digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2226 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2227 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2228 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002229 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002230 Example: >
2231 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2232<
2233 It is similar to the following: >
2234 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2235 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2236 endfor
2237< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2238 following digraphs will not be added.
2239
2240 Can be used as a |method|: >
2241 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2242<
2243 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2244 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2245 display an error message.
2246
2247
2248echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2249 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2250 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2251 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2252 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2253< and to enable it again: >
2254 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2255< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2256
2257
2258empty({expr}) *empty()*
2259 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2260 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2261 items.
2262 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2263 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2264 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2265 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2266 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2267 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2268
2269 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2270 length with zero.
2271
2272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2273 mylist->empty()
2274
2275environ() *environ()*
2276 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2277 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2278 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2279< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2280 use this: >
2281 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2282
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002283
2284err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2285 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002286 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002287 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2288 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2289 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2290
2291
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002292escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2293 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2294 backslash. Example: >
2295 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2296< results in: >
2297 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2298< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2299
2300 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2301 GetText()->escape(' \')
2302<
2303 *eval()*
2304eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2305 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2306 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2307 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2308 functions.
2309
2310 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2311 argv->join()->eval()
2312
2313eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2314 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2315 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2316 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2317 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2318
2319executable({expr}) *executable()*
2320 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2321 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2322 arguments.
2323 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2324 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2325 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2326 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2327 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2328 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2329 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2330 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2331 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2332 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2333 directory, not if it's really executable.
2334 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002335 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2336 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2337 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2338 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002339 The result is a Number:
2340 1 exists
2341 0 does not exist
2342 -1 not implemented on this system
2343 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2344
2345 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2346 GetCommand()->executable()
2347
2348execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2349 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2350 string.
2351 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2352 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002353 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002354 redir => var
2355 {command}
2356 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002357< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2358
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002359 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2360 "" no `:silent` used
2361 "silent" `:silent` used
2362 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2363 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2364 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2365 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2366 *E930*
2367 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2368
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002369 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002370 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002371
2372< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2373 use `win_execute()`.
2374
2375 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2376 included in the output of the higher level call.
2377
2378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2379 GetCommand()->execute()
2380
2381exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2382 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2383 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2384 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2385 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2386 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2387< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2388 an empty string is returned.
2389
2390 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2391 GetCommand()->exepath()
2392<
2393 *exists()*
2394exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2395 zero otherwise.
2396
2397 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2398 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2399 at compile time.
2400
2401 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2402 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2403
2404 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002405 varname internal variable (see
2406 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2407 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002408 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2409 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2410 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2411 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2412 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002413 script, since it can be used as a
2414 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002415 Beware that evaluating an index may
2416 cause an error message for an invalid
2417 expression. E.g.: >
2418 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2419 :echo exists("l[5]")
2420< 0 >
2421 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2422< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2423 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002424 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2425 not if it really works)
2426 +option-name Vim option that works.
2427 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2428 done by comparing with an empty
2429 string)
2430 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2431 or user defined function (see
2432 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2433 Also works for a variable that is a
2434 Funcref.
2435 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2436 implemented; to be used to check if
2437 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002438 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2439 command or command modifier |:command|.
2440 Returns:
2441 1 for match with start of a command
2442 2 full match with a command
2443 3 matches several user commands
2444 To check for a supported command
2445 always check the return value to be 2.
2446 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002447 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2448 probably should not use it, it is
2449 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002450 #event autocommand defined for this event
2451 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2452 pattern (the pattern is taken
2453 literally and compared to the
2454 autocommand patterns character by
2455 character)
2456 #group autocommand group exists
2457 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2458 event.
2459 #group#event#pattern
2460 autocommand defined for this group,
2461 event and pattern.
2462 ##event autocommand for this event is
2463 supported.
2464
2465 Examples: >
2466 exists("&shortname")
2467 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2468 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002469 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2470 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002471 exists("bufcount")
2472 exists(":Make")
2473 exists("#CursorHold")
2474 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2475 exists("#filetypeindent")
2476 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2477 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2478 exists("##ColorScheme")
2479< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2480 name.
2481 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002482 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2483 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002484 Working example: >
2485 exists(":make")
2486< NOT working example: >
2487 exists(":make install")
2488
2489< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2490 variable itself. For example: >
2491 exists(bufcount)
2492< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2493 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2494
2495 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2496 Varname()->exists()
2497<
2498
2499exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2500 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2501 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2502 give an error: >
2503 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2504 ThatFunction('works')
2505 endif
2506< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2507 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2508
2509 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2510 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2511 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2512
2513
2514exp({expr}) *exp()*
2515 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2516 [0, inf].
2517 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002518 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002519 Examples: >
2520 :echo exp(2)
2521< 7.389056 >
2522 :echo exp(-1)
2523< 0.367879
2524
2525 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2526 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002527
2528
2529expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2530 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2531 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2532
2533 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2534 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2535 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2536 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2537 file name contains a space]
2538
2539 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2540 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2541 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2542
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002543 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
2544 the command or shell that is run |terminal-bufname|
2545
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002546 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2547 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2548 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2549
2550 % current file name
2551 # alternate file name
2552 #n alternate file name n
2553 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2554 <afile> autocmd file name
2555 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2556 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2557 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2558 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2559 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2560 line number
2561 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2562 a function
2563 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2564 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002565 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2566 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002567 <stack> call stack
2568 <cword> word under the cursor
2569 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2570 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2571 message |server2client()|
2572 Modifiers:
2573 :p expand to full path
2574 :h head (last path component removed)
2575 :t tail (last path component only)
2576 :r root (one extension removed)
2577 :e extension only
2578
2579 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002580 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002581< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2582 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2583 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2584< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002585 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002586< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2587 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2588 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2589 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2590 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2591<
2592 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2593 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2594 to modify normal file names.
2595
2596 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2597 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2598 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2599 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002600 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2601 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2602 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002603
2604 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2605 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2606 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2607 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2608 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2609 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2610 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2611 :echo expand("**/README")
2612<
2613 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2614 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2615 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2616 |expr-env-expand|.
2617 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2618 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2619 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2620 "$FOOBAR".
2621
2622 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2623 getting the raw output of an external command.
2624
2625 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2626 Getpattern()->expand()
2627
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002628expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002629 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2630 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2631 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2632 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2633 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002634
2635 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2636 argument:
2637 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2638 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2639 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2640
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002641 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2642 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002643
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002644 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002645 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002646 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2647 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2648<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002650 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2651<
2652extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2653 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2654 |Dictionaries|.
2655
2656 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2657 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2658 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2659 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2660 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2661 Examples: >
2662 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2663 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2664< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2665 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2666 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2667 (where N is the original length of the List).
2668 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2669 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2670 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2671<
2672 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2673 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2674 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2675 used to decide what to do:
2676 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2677 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2678 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2679 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2680
2681 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2682 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2683 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2684 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2685 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002686 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002687
2688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2689 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2690
2691
2692extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2693 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2694 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002695 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002696
2697
2698feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2699 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2700 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2701
2702 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2703 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2704 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2705 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2706 characters from a mapping.
2707
2708 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2709 {string}.
2710
2711 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2712 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2713 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2714 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2715 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2716 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2717
2718 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2719 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2720 keys are remapped.
2721 'n' Do not remap keys.
2722 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2723 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2724 opening folds, etc.
2725 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2726 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2727 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2728 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2729 the internal "got_int" flag.
2730 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2731 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2732 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2733 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2734 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2735 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2736 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2737 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2738 script continues.
2739 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2740 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2741 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002742 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2743 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002744 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002745 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002746 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2747 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2748 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2749
2750 Return value is always 0.
2751
2752 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2753 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2754
2755filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2756 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2757 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2758 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2759 expression, which is used as a String.
2760 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2761 |glob()|.
2762 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2763 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2764 0
2765 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2766 1
2767
2768< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2769 GetName()->filereadable()
2770< *file_readable()*
2771 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2772
2773
2774filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2775 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2776 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2777 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2778 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2779
2780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2781 GetName()->filewritable()
2782
2783
2784filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2785 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2786 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2787 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2788 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002789 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002790
2791 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2792
2793 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2794 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2795 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2796 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2797 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2798 current character.
2799 Examples: >
2800 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2801< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2802 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2803< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2804 call filter(var, 0)
2805< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2806
2807 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2808 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2809 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2810
2811 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2812 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2813 2. the value of the current item.
2814 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2815 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2816 func Odd(idx, val)
2817 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2818 endfunc
2819 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002820< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2821 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2822< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002823 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2824< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2825 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2826<
2827 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2828 Other values will result in a type error.
2829
2830 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2831 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2832 first: >
2833 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2834
2835< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002836 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002837 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2838 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2839 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2840 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2841
2842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2843 mylist->filter(expr2)
2844
2845finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2846 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2847 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2848 for the syntax of {path}.
2849
2850 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2851 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2852 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2853 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2854
2855 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2856 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2857 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2858
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002859 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2860
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002861 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002862
2863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2864 GetName()->finddir()
2865
2866findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2867 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2868 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2869 Example: >
2870 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2871< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2872 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2873
2874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2875 GetName()->findfile()
2876
2877flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2878 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2879 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2880 a very large number.
2881 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2882 not want that.
2883 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002884 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002885 *E900*
2886 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2887 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2888 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2889
2890 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2891
2892 Example: >
2893 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2894< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2895 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2896< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2897
2898 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2899 mylist->flatten()
2900<
2901flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2902 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2903
2904
2905float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2906 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2907 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002908 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002909 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002910 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2911 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2912 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2913 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2914 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2915 Examples: >
2916 echo float2nr(3.95)
2917< 3 >
2918 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2919< -23 >
2920 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2921< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2922 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2923< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2924 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2925< 0
2926
2927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2928 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002929
2930
2931floor({expr}) *floor()*
2932 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2933 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2934 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002935 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002936 Examples: >
2937 echo floor(1.856)
2938< 1.0 >
2939 echo floor(-5.456)
2940< -6.0 >
2941 echo floor(4.0)
2942< 4.0
2943
2944 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2945 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002946
2947
2948fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2949 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2950 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2951 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2952 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2953 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2954 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2955 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002956 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2957 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002958 Examples: >
2959 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2960< 0.13 >
2961 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2962< -0.13
2963
2964 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2965 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002966
2967
2968fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2969 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2970 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2971 are escaped with a backslash.
2972 For most systems the characters escaped are
2973 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2974 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2975 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2976 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002977 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002978 Example: >
2979 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002980 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002981< results in executing: >
2982 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2983<
2984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2985 GetName()->fnameescape()
2986
2987fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2988 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2989 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2990 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2991 Example: >
2992 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2993< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002994 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002995< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2996 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002997 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2998 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2999 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3000 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003001 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3002 |expand()| first then.
3003
3004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3005 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
3006
3007foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3008 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3009 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3010 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3011 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3012 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3013
3014 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3015 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
3016
3017foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3018 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3019 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3020 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3021 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3022 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3023
3024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3025 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
3026
3027foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3028 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3029 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3030 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3031 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3032 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3033 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3034 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3035 previous line is usually available.
3036 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3037 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3038
3039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3040 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3041<
3042 *foldtext()*
3043foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3044 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3045 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3046 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3047 The returned string looks like this: >
3048 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3049< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3050 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3051 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3052 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3053 'commentstring' options is removed.
3054 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3055 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3056 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003057 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003058 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3059
3060foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3061 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3062 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3063 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3064 returned.
3065 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3066 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3067 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3068 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3069
3070
3071 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3072 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003073
3074foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3075 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3076 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003077 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003078 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3079
3080 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3081
3082 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3083 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3084 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3085 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3086 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3087 current character.
3088 Examples: >
3089 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3090< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3091
3092 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3093 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3094 avoid having to double backslashes.
3095
3096 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3097 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3098 2. the value of the current item.
3099 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3100 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3101 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3102 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3103
3104 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3105 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3106 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3107 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3108 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3109
3110 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3111 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003112<
3113 *foreground()*
3114foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3115 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3116 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3117 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3118 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003119 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003120 Win32 console version}
3121
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003122fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003123 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3124 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3125
3126 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3127 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003128 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3129 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3130 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3131
3132 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3133 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3134 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3135 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003136
3137 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3138 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3139
3140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3141 GetName()->fullcommand()
3142<
3143 *funcref()*
3144funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3145 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3146 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3147 function {name} is redefined later.
3148
3149 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003150 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3151 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3152 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3153 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003154 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003155
3156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3157 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3158<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003159 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003160function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3161 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3162 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3163 internal function.
3164
3165 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3166 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3167 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3168 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3169 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3170<
3171 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3172 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3173 same function.
3174
3175 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3176 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3177 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3178
3179 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3180 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3181 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3182 ...
3183 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3184 ...
3185 call Partial('name')
3186< Invokes the function as with: >
3187 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3188
3189< With a |method|: >
3190 func Callback(one, two, three)
3191 ...
3192 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3193 ...
3194 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3195< Invokes the function as with: >
3196 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3197
3198< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3199 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3200 arguments. Example: >
3201 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003202 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003203 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3204 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003205 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003206 call Func2('name')
3207< Invokes the function as with: >
3208 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3209
3210< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3211 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3212 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003213 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003214 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003215 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003216 let context = {"name": "example"}
3217 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003218 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003219 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3220< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003221 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3222 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003223 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3224 let Func = context.Callback
3225
3226< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3227 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003228 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003229 let context = {"name": "example"}
3230 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003231 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003232 call Func(500)
3233< Invokes the function as with: >
3234 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3235<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003236 Returns 0 on error.
3237
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003238 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3239 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3240
3241
3242garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3243 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3244 that have circular references.
3245
3246 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3247 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3248 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3249 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3250 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3251 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3252 for a long time.
3253
3254 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3255 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3256 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3257
3258 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3259 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3260 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3261 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3262
3263get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3264 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3265 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3266 omitted.
3267 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3268 mylist->get(idx)
3269get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3270 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3271 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3272 omitted.
3273 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3274 myblob->get(idx)
3275get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3276 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3277 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3278 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3279 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3280< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3281 'default' when it does not exist.
3282 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3283 mydict->get(key)
3284get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003285 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003286 {what} are:
3287 "name" The function name
3288 "func" The function
3289 "dict" The dictionary
3290 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003291 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003292 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3293 myfunc->get(what)
3294<
3295 *getbufinfo()*
3296getbufinfo([{buf}])
3297getbufinfo([{dict}])
3298 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3299
3300 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3301 returned.
3302
3303 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3304 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3305 be specified in {dict}:
3306 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3307 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3308 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3309
3310 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3311 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3312 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3313 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3314
3315 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3316 entries:
3317 bufnr Buffer number.
3318 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3319 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003320 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3321 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003322 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3323 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3324 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3325 last used.
3326 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3327 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3328 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3329 opened in the current window.
3330 Only valid if the buffer has been
3331 displayed in the window in the past.
3332 If you want the line number of the
3333 last known cursor position in a given
3334 window, use |line()|: >
3335 :echo line('.', {winid})
3336<
3337 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3338 valid when loaded)
3339 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3340 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3341 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3342 Each list item is a dictionary with
3343 the following fields:
3344 id sign identifier
3345 lnum line number
3346 name sign name
3347 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3348 buffer-local variables.
3349 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3350 buffer
3351 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3352 display this buffer
3353
3354 Examples: >
3355 for buf in getbufinfo()
3356 echo buf.name
3357 endfor
3358 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3359 if buf.changed
3360 ....
3361 endif
3362 endfor
3363<
3364 To get buffer-local options use: >
3365 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3366<
3367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3368 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3369<
3370
3371 *getbufline()*
3372getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3373 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3374 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003375 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3376 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003377
3378 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3379
3380 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3381 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3382
3383 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3384 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3385
3386 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3387 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3388 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3389 returned.
3390
3391 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3392 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3393
3394 Example: >
3395 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3396
3397< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3398 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003399<
3400 *getbufoneline()*
3401getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3402 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3403 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003404
3405getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3406 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3407 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3408 must be used.
3409 The {varname} argument is a string.
3410 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3411 buffer-local variables.
3412 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3413 the buffer-local options.
3414 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3415 a buffer-local option.
3416 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3417 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3418 window-local option.
3419 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3420 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3421 string is returned, there is no error message.
3422 Examples: >
3423 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003424 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003425
3426< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3427 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3428<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003429getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3430 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3431 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3432 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3433 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3434
3435
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003436getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3437 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3438 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3439 exist, an empty list is returned.
3440
3441 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3442 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3443 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3444 entries:
3445 col column number
3446 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3447 lnum line number
3448 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3449 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3450 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3451
3452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3453 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3454
3455getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3456 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3457 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3458 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3459 Return zero otherwise.
3460 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3461 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3462 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3463
3464 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3465 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003466 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003467 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3468 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3469 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3470 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3471 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3472 that is not included in the character.
3473
3474 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3475 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3476 sequence.
3477
3478 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3479 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3480 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3481
3482 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3483
3484 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3485 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3486 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3487 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3488 ignored.
3489 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3490 let c = getchar()
3491 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003492 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003493 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003494 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003495 endif
3496<
3497 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3498 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3499 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3500
3501 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3502 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3503 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3504 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3505
3506 There is no mapping for the character.
3507 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3508 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3509 sequence. Examples: >
3510 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3511 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3512< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3513 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3514 :function FindChar()
3515 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3516 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3517 : normal l
3518 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3519 : break
3520 : endif
3521 : endwhile
3522 :endfunction
3523<
3524 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3525 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3526 another character: >
3527 :function GetKey()
3528 : let c = getchar()
3529 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3530 : let c = getchar()
3531 : endwhile
3532 : return c
3533 :endfunction
3534
3535getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3536 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3537 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3538 These values are added together:
3539 2 shift
3540 4 control
3541 8 alt (meta)
3542 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3543 32 mouse double click
3544 64 mouse triple click
3545 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003546 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003547 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3548 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003549 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003550
3551 *getcharpos()*
3552getcharpos({expr})
3553 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3554 column number in the returned List is a character index
3555 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003556 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3557 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003558 of the last character.
3559
3560 Example:
3561 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3562 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3563 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3564<
3565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3566 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3567
3568getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3569 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3570 with the following entries:
3571
3572 char character previously used for a character
3573 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3574 if no character search has been performed
3575 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3576 0 for backward
3577 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3578 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3579 character search
3580
3581 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3582 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3583 character search: >
3584 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3585 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3586< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3587
3588
3589getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3590 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3591 string.
3592 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3593 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3594 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3595 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3596 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3597 if no character is available.
3598 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3599 result is converted to a string.
3600
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003601getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3602 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3603 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3604 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003605 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003606 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3607 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003608 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003609
3610getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3611 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3612 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3613 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3614 Example: >
3615 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003616< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3617 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003618 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3619 |inputsecret()|.
3620
3621getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3622 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3623 byte count. The first column is 1.
3624 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3625 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3626 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003627 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3628 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003629
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003630getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3631 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3632 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3633 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3634 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3635 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3636 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003637 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3638 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003639
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003640getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3641 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3642 are:
3643 : normal Ex command
3644 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3645 / forward search command
3646 ? backward search command
3647 @ |input()| command
3648 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3649 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3650 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3651 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3652 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3653 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3654
3655getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3656 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3657 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3658 when not in the command-line window.
3659
3660getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3661 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3662 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3663 types are supported:
3664
3665 arglist file names in argument list
3666 augroup autocmd groups
3667 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003668 behave |:behave| suboptions
3669 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003670 color color schemes
3671 command Ex command
3672 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3673 compiler compilers
3674 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003675 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3676 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003677 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3678 dir directory names
3679 environment environment variable names
3680 event autocommand events
3681 expression Vim expression
3682 file file and directory names
3683 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3684 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3685 function function name
3686 help help subjects
3687 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003688 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01003689 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003690 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3691 mapclear buffer argument
3692 mapping mapping name
3693 menu menus
3694 messages |:messages| suboptions
3695 option options
3696 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003697 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003698 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003699 shellcmd Shell command
3700 sign |:sign| suboptions
3701 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3702 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3703 tag tags
3704 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3705 user user names
3706 var user variables
3707
3708 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3709 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3710 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3711
3712 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3713 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3714 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3715
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003716 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3717 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003718 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3719 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3720 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3721 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003722
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003723 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3724 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3725 a ":call" command: >
3726 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3727<
3728 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3729 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3730
3731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3732 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3733<
3734 *getcurpos()*
3735getcurpos([{winid}])
3736 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3737 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3738 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3739 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003740 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3741 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003742 |getpos()|.
3743 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3744 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3745 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3746
3747 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3748 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3749 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3750 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3751 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3752
3753 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3754 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3755 MoveTheCursorAround
3756 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3757< Note that this only works within the window. See
3758 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3759
3760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3761 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3762<
3763 *getcursorcharpos()*
3764getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3765 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3766 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3767
3768 Example:
3769 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3770 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3771 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3772<
3773 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3774 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3775
3776< *getcwd()*
3777getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3778 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3779 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3780
3781 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3782 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3783 the |window-ID|.
3784 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3785 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3786
3787 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3788 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3789 the working directory of the tabpage.
3790 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3791 use the current tabpage.
3792 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3793 the current window.
3794 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3795
3796 Examples: >
3797 " Get the working directory of the current window
3798 :echo getcwd()
3799 :echo getcwd(0)
3800 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3801 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3802 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3803 " Get the global working directory
3804 :echo getcwd(-1)
3805 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3806 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3807 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3808 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3809
3810< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3811 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3812
3813getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3814 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3815 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3816 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3817
3818< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3819 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3820 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3821 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3822
3823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3824 GetVarname()->getenv()
3825
3826getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3827 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3828 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3829 |hl-Normal|.
3830 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3831 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3832 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3833 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3834 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3835 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3836 function just after the GUI has started.
3837 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3838 a valid name does not work.
3839
3840getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3841 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3842 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3843 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3844 empty string is returned.
3845 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3846 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3847 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3848 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3849 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3850 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3851 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3852< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3853 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3854
3855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3856 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3857<
3858 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3859
3860getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3861 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3862 given file {fname}.
3863 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3864 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3865 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3866 is returned.
3867
3868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3869 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3870
3871getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3872 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3873 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3874 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3875 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3876 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3877
3878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3879 GetFilename()->getftime()
3880
3881getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3882 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3883 file of the given file {fname}.
3884 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3885 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3886 results:
3887 Normal file "file"
3888 Directory "dir"
3889 Symbolic link "link"
3890 Block device "bdev"
3891 Character device "cdev"
3892 Socket "socket"
3893 FIFO "fifo"
3894 All other "other"
3895 Example: >
3896 getftype("/home")
3897< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3898 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3899 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3900 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3901
3902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3903 GetFilename()->getftype()
3904
3905getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3906 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003907 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003908 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3909
3910getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3911 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3912
3913 Without arguments use the current window.
3914 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3915 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3916 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003917 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3918 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003919
3920 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3921 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3922 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3923 the following entries:
3924 bufnr buffer number
3925 col column number
3926 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3927 filename filename if available
3928 lnum line number
3929
3930 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3931 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3932
3933< *getline()*
3934getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3935 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3936 from the current buffer. Example: >
3937 getline(1)
3938< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3939 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3940 To get the line under the cursor: >
3941 getline(".")
3942< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3943 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3944
3945 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3946 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3947 including line {end}.
3948 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3949 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3950 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3951 Example: >
3952 :let start = line('.')
3953 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3954 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3955
3956< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3957 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3958
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003959< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3960 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003961
3962getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3963 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3964 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3965 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3966
3967 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3968 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3969 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3970
3971 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3972 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3973 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3974
3975 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3976 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3977
3978 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3979 from the location list. This field is
3980 applicable only when called from a
3981 location list window. See
3982 |location-list-file-window| for more
3983 details.
3984
3985 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3986 location list for the window {nr}.
3987 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3988
3989 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3990 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3991 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3992
3993
3994getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3995 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3996 about all the global marks. |mark|
3997
3998 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3999 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004000 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4001 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004002
4003 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4004 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4005 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4006 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4007 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4008 file file name
4009
4010 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4011 mark.
4012
4013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4014 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
4015
4016getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4017 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4018 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4019 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4020 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4021 |getmatches()|.
4022 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004023 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4024 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004025 Example: >
4026 :echo getmatches()
4027< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4028 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4029 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4030 :let m = getmatches()
4031 :call clearmatches()
4032 :echo getmatches()
4033< [] >
4034 :call setmatches(m)
4035 :echo getmatches()
4036< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4037 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4038 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4039 :unlet m
4040<
4041getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4042 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4043 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4044 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4045 screenrow screen row
4046 screencol screen column
4047 winid Window ID of the click
4048 winrow row inside "winid"
4049 wincol column inside "winid"
4050 line text line inside "winid"
4051 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004052 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4053 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004054 All numbers are 1-based.
4055
4056 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4057 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4058
4059 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4060 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4061 are zero.
4062
4063 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4064 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4065
4066 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4067
4068 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4069 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4070
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004071getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4072 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4073 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4074 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4075 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004077 *getpid()*
4078getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
4079 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4080 exits.
4081
4082 *getpos()*
4083getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
4084 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
4085 |getcurpos()|.
4086 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4087 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4088 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4089 is the buffer number of the mark.
4090 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4091 column is 1.
4092 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4093 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4094 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4095 character.
4096 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4097 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004098 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004099 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4100 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4101 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004102 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4103 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004104 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004105 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4106 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4107 ...
4108 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
4109< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
4110
4111 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4112 GetMark()->getpos()
4113
4114getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4115 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4116 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4117 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4118 bufname() to get the name
4119 module module name
4120 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4121 end_lnum
4122 end of line number if the item is multiline
4123 col column number (first column is 1)
4124 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4125 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4126 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4127 nr error number
4128 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4129 text description of the error
4130 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4131 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004132 user_data
4133 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004134 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004135
4136 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4137 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4138 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4139 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4140 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4141
4142 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4143 do something with them: >
4144 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4145 :for d in getqflist()
4146 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4147 :endfor
4148<
4149 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4150 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4151 following string items are supported in {what}:
4152 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4153 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4154 context get the |quickfix-context|
4155 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4156 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4157 value is used.
4158 id get information for the quickfix list with
4159 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4160 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4161 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4162 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4163 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4164 See |quickfix-index|
4165 items quickfix list entries
4166 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4167 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4168 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4169 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4170 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4171 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4172 the last quickfix list
4173 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4174 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4175 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4176 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4177 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4178 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4179 all all of the above quickfix properties
4180 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4181 particular item, set it to zero.
4182 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4183 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4184 specified by "id" is used.
4185 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4186 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4187 contains the quickfix stack size.
4188 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4189 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4190 "items" with the list of entries.
4191
4192 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4193 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4194 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4195 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4196 If not present, set to "".
4197 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4198 present, set to 0.
4199 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4200 present, set to 0.
4201 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4202 an empty list.
4203 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4204 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4205 window. If not present, set to 0.
4206 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4207 present, set to 0.
4208 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4209 to "".
4210 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4211
4212 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4213 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4214 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4215 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4216<
4217getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4218 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4219 {regname}. Example: >
4220 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4221< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4222 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004223 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004224
4225 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4226 register. (For use in maps.)
4227 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4228 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4229 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4230
4231 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4232 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4233 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4234 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4235 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4236 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4237
4238 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4239 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4240 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4241
4242 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4243 GetRegname()->getreg()
4244
4245getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4246 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4247 Dictionary with the following entries:
4248 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4249 {regname}, like
4250 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4251 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4252 |getregtype()|.
4253 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4254 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4255 register.
4256 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4257 single letter name of the register
4258 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4259 For example, after deleting a line
4260 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4261 which is the register that got the
4262 deleted text.
4263
4264 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4265 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4266 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4267 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4268 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4269 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4270
4271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4272 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4273
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004274getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
4275 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} in current
4276 buffer.
4277
4278 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
4279 See |getpos()| for the format of the list.
4280
4281 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4282 following items:
4283
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004284 type Specify the region's selection type
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004285 (default: "v"):
4286 "v" for |characterwise| mode
4287 "V" for |linewise| mode
4288 "<CTRL-V>" for |blockwise-visual| mode
4289
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004290 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
4291 for the end position
4292 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004293
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004294 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4295 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4296 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004297 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4298 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004299
4300 Note that:
4301 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4302 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4303 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004304 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4305 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4306 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4307 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4308 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004309 - If {pos1} or {pos2} is not current in the buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004310 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004311
4312 Examples: >
4313 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004314 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4315 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004316<
4317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004318 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004319<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004320getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4321 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4322 The value will be one of:
4323 "v" for |characterwise| text
4324 "V" for |linewise| text
4325 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4326 "" for an empty or unknown register
4327 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4328 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4329 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4330 |v:register| is used.
4331 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4332
4333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4334 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4335
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004336getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004337 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004338 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4339 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004340
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004341 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4342 optional items:
4343 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4344 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004345 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004346 "name" are returned.
4347 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4348 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4349 returned and "name" is ignored.
4350
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004351 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4352 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004353 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004354 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4355 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004356 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4357 the script. Present only when a particular
4358 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4359 {opts}.
4360 name Vim script file name.
4361 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4362 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004363 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4364 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004365 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004366 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004367 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4368 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4369 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4370 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004371 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004372
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004373 Examples: >
4374 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4375 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4376<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004377gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4378 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4379 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4380 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4381 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4382 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4383
4384 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4385 tabnr tab page number.
4386 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4387 tabpage-local variables
4388 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4389
4390 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4391 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4392
4393gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4394 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4395 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4396 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4397 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4398 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4399 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4400 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4401 string is returned, there is no error message.
4402
4403 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4404 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4405
4406gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4407 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4408 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4409 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4410 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4411 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4412 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4413 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4414 window-local option.
4415 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4416 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4417 use |getwinvar()|.
4418 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4419 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4420 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4421 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4422 or buffer-local variable.
4423 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4424 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4425 Examples: >
4426 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004427 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004428<
4429 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4430 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4431
4432< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4433 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4434
4435gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4436 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4437 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4438 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4439 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4440
4441 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4442 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4443 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4444 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4445 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4446 is a dictionary containing the
4447 entries described below.
4448 length Number of entries in the stack.
4449
4450 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4451 entries:
4452 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4453 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4454 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4455 returned list.
4456 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4457 multiple matching tags are found for a
4458 name.
4459 tagname name of the tag
4460
4461 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4462
4463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4464 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4465
4466
4467gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4468 Translate String {text} if possible.
4469 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4470 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4471 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4472 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4473 called.
4474 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4475 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4476 strings.
4477
4478
4479getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4480 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4481
4482 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4483 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4484 exist the result is an empty list.
4485
4486 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4487 tab pages is returned.
4488
4489 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4490 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4491 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4492 height window height (excluding winbar)
4493 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4494 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4495 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4496 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4497 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4498 {only with the +terminal feature}
4499 tabnr tab page number
4500 topline first displayed buffer line
4501 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4502 window-local variables
4503 width window width
4504 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4505 otherwise
4506 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4507 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4508 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4509 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4510 number in front of the text
4511 winid |window-ID|
4512 winnr window number
4513 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4514 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4515
4516 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4517 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4518
4519getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4520 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4521 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4522 [x-pos, y-pos]
4523 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4524 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4525 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4526 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4527 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4528 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4529 do some work in the meantime: >
4530 while 1
4531 let res = getwinpos(1)
4532 if res[0] >= 0
4533 break
4534 endif
4535 " Do some work here
4536 endwhile
4537<
4538
4539 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4540 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4541<
4542 *getwinposx()*
4543getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4544 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4545 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004546 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4547 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004548 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4549
4550 *getwinposy()*
4551getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4552 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4553 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004554 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4555 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004556 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4557
4558getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4559 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4560 Examples: >
4561 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004562 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004563
4564< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4565 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4566<
4567glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4568 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4569 use of special characters.
4570
4571 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4572 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4573 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4574 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4575 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4576
4577 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4578 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4579 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4580 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4581 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4582
4583 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4584
4585 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4586 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4587
4588 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4589 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4590 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4591 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4592
4593 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4594 any external command. Example: >
4595 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4596 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4597< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4598 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4599
4600 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4601 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4602
4603 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4604 GetExpr()->glob()
4605
4606glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4607 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4608 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4609 is a file name. E.g. >
4610 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4611< This is equivalent to: >
4612 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4613< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4614 empty string.
4615 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4616 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4617
4618 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4619 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4620< *globpath()*
4621globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4622 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4623 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4624 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4625<
4626 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4627 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4628 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4629 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4630 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4631 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4632 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4633 error message.
4634
4635 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4636 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4637 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4638 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4639
4640 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4641 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4642 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4643 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4644 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4645 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4646<
4647 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4648
4649 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4650 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4651 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4652 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4653< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4654 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4655
4656 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4657 second argument: >
4658 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4659<
4660 *has()*
4661has({feature} [, {check}])
4662 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4663 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4664 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4665 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4666
4667 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4668 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4669 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4670 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4671 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4672 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4673 current Vim version.
4674
4675 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4676
4677 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4678 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4679 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4680 separate line: >
4681 if has('feature')
4682 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4683 endif
4684< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4685 would not be found.
4686
4687
4688has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4689 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004690 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4691 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4692 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4693 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4694 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004695
4696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4697 mydict->has_key(key)
4698
4699haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4700 The result is a Number:
4701 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4702 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4703 0 otherwise.
4704
4705 Without arguments use the current window.
4706 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4707 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4708 page.
4709 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4710 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4711 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4712 Examples: >
4713 if haslocaldir() == 1
4714 " window local directory case
4715 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4716 " tab-local directory case
4717 else
4718 " global directory case
4719 endif
4720
4721 " current window
4722 :echo haslocaldir()
4723 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4724 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4725 " window n in current tab page
4726 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4727 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4728 " window n in tab page m
4729 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4730 " tab page m
4731 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4732<
4733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4734 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4735
4736hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4737 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4738 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4739 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4740 indicated by {mode}.
4741 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4742 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4743 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4744 Command-line mode.
4745 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4746 buffer are checked for a match.
4747 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4748 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4749 n Normal mode
4750 v Visual and Select mode
4751 x Visual mode
4752 s Select mode
4753 o Operator-pending mode
4754 i Insert mode
4755 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4756 c Command-line mode
4757 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4758
4759 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4760 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4761 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4762 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4763 :endif
4764< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4765 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4766
4767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4768 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4769
4770histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4771 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4772 one of: *hist-names*
4773 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4774 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4775 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4776 "input" or "@" input line history
4777 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4778 empty the current or last used history
4779 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4780 character is sufficient.
4781 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4782 shifted to become the newest entry.
4783 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4784 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4785
4786 Example: >
4787 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4788 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4789< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4790
4791 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4792 second argument: >
4793 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4794
4795histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4796 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4797 for the possible values of {history}.
4798
4799 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4800 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4801 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4802 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4803 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4804 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4805 be removed if it exists.
4806
4807 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4808 is returned.
4809
4810 Examples:
4811 Clear expression register history: >
4812 :call histdel("expr")
4813<
4814 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4815 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4816<
4817 The following three are equivalent: >
4818 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4819 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004820 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004821<
4822 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4823 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4824 :call histdel("search", -1)
4825 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4826<
4827 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4828 GetHistory()->histdel()
4829
4830histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4831 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4832 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4833 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4834 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4835 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4836
4837 Examples:
4838 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004839 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004840
4841< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4842 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4843 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4844<
4845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4846 GetHistory()->histget()
4847
4848histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4849 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4850 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4851 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4852
4853 Example: >
4854 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4855
4856< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4857 GetHistory()->histnr()
4858<
4859hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4860 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4861 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4862 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4863 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4864 item.
4865 *highlight_exists()*
4866 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4867
4868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4869 GetName()->hlexists()
4870<
4871hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4872 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4873 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4874 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4875 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4876
4877 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4878 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4879 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4880 resolved highlight group are returned.
4881
4882 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4883 following items:
4884 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4885 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4886 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4887 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4888 ctermbg cterm background color.
4889 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4890 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4891 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4892 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4893 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4894 group link is a default link. See
4895 |highlight-default|.
4896 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4897 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4898 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4899 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4900 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4901 id highlight group ID.
4902 linksto linked highlight group name.
4903 See |:highlight-link|.
4904 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4905 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4906 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4907 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4908
4909 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4910 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4911 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4912 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4913
4914 Example(s): >
4915 :echo hlget()
4916 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4917 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4918<
4919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4920 GetName()->hlget()
4921<
4922hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4923 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4924 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4925 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4926 supported items in this dictionary.
4927
4928 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4929 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4930
4931 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4932 a link for an existing highlight group
4933 with attributes.
4934
4935 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4936 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4937 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4938 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4939 modified.
4940
4941 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4942 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4943 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4944 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4945
4946 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4947 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4948
4949 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4950
4951 Example(s): >
4952 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4953 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4954 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4955 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4956 :let l = hlget()
4957 :call hlset(l)
4958 " clear the Search highlight group
4959 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4960 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4961 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4962 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4963 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4964 " remove the MyHlg group link
4965 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4966 " clear the attributes and a link
4967 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4968 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4969<
4970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4971 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4972<
4973 *hlID()*
4974hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4975 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4976 zero is returned.
4977 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4978 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4979 "Comment" group: >
4980 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4981< *highlightID()*
4982 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4983
4984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4985 GetName()->hlID()
4986
4987hostname() *hostname()*
4988 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4989 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4990 256 characters long are truncated.
4991
4992iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4993 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4994 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4995 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4996 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4997 are replaced with "?".
4998 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4999 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5000 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5001 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5002 can be done.
5003 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5004 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5005 UTF-8 and use: >
5006 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5007< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5008 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5009 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5010
5011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5012 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5013<
5014 *indent()*
5015indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
5016 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5017 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5018 |getline()|.
5019 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5020 error is given.
5021
5022 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5023 GetLnum()->indent()
5024
5025index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005026 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005027 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005028
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005029 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5030 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5031 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5032 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005033 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5034 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005035
5036 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5037 value is equal to {expr}.
5038
5039 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5040 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005041
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005042 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5043 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005044
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005045 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5046 Example: >
5047 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5048 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5049
5050< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5051 GetObject()->index(what)
5052
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005053indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5054 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5055 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5056
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005057 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005058 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5059 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005060
5061 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005062 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5063 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005064
5065 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5066
5067 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5068 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5069 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5070 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5071 |v:val| has the byte value.
5072
5073 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5074 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5075 2. the value of the current item.
5076 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5077 search should stop.
5078
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005079 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005080 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005081 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5082 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5083 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005084 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5085 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005086 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5087 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5088 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5089 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005090
5091< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5092 mylist->indexof(expr)
5093
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005094input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5095 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5096 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5097 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5098 in the prompt to start a new line.
5099 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5100 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5101 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5102 for lines typed for input().
5103 Example: >
5104 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5105 : echo "Cheers!"
5106 :endif
5107<
5108 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5109 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5110 Example: >
5111 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5112
5113< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5114 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5115 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5116 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5117 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5118 more information. Example: >
5119 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5120<
5121 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5122 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5123 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5124 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5125 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5126 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5127 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5128 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5129 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5130
5131 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005132 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005133 :function GetFoo()
5134 : call inputsave()
5135 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5136 : call inputrestore()
5137 :endfunction
5138
5139< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5140 GetPrompt()->input()
5141
5142inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5143 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5144 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5145 Example: >
5146 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5147 :if n != ""
5148 : let &sw = n
5149 :endif
5150< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5151 omitted an empty string is returned.
5152 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5153 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5154 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5155
5156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5157 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
5158
5159inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5160 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5161 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5162 enter a number, which is returned.
5163 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5164 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5165 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5166 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5167 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5168 length of {textlist} is returned.
5169 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5170 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5171 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5172 Example: >
5173 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5174 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5175
5176< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5177 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5178
5179inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5180 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5181 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5182 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5183 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5184
5185inputsave() *inputsave()*
5186 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5187 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5188 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5189 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5190 many inputrestore() calls.
5191 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5192
5193inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5194 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5195 two exceptions:
5196 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5197 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5198 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5199 |history| stack.
5200 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5201 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5202 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5203
5204 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5205 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5206
5207insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5208 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5209 of it.
5210
5211 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5212 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5213 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5214 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5215
5216 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5217 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5218 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5219 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5220< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5221 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5222 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5223
5224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5225 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005226<
5227 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5228instanceof({object}, {class})
5229 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005230 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5231 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5232 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005233 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005234 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005235 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005236
5237< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5238 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5239
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005240interrupt() *interrupt()*
5241 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5242 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5243 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5244 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5245 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5246 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5247 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5248 : call interrupt()
5249 : endif
5250 :endfunction
5251 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5252
5253invert({expr}) *invert()*
5254 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5255 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5256 :let bits = invert(bits)
5257< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5258 :let bits = bits->invert()
5259
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005260isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005261 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5262 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005263 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005264 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5265 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5266 are always absolute.
5267 Example: >
5268 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5269 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5270 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5271 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5272 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005273<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5275 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5276
5277
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005278isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5279 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5280 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5281 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5282 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5283
5284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5285 GetName()->isdirectory()
5286
5287isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5288 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5289 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5290 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5291< 1 >
5292 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5293< -1
5294
5295 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5296 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005297
5298islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5299 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5300 name of a locked variable.
5301 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5302 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5303 Example: >
5304 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5305 :lockvar 1 alist
5306 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5307 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5308
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005309< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5310 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5311 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5312 |exists()| to check for existence.
5313 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005314
5315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5316 GetName()->islocked()
5317
5318isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5319 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5320 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5321< 1
5322
5323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5324 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005325
5326items({dict}) *items()*
5327 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5328 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5329 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5330 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5331 Example: >
5332 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005333 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005334 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005335<
5336 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
5337 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
5338 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005339
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005341 mydict->items()
5342
5343job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5344
5345
5346join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5347 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5348 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5349 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5350 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5351 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005352 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005353< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5354 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5355 The opposite function is |split()|.
5356
5357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5358 mylist->join()
5359
5360js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5361 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5362 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5363 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5364 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5365 result in v:none items.
5366
5367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5368 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5369
5370js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5371 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5372 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5373 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5374 commas.
5375 For example, the Vim object:
5376 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5377 Will be encoded as:
5378 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5379 While json_encode() would produce:
5380 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5381 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5382 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5383
5384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5385 GetObject()->js_encode()
5386
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005387json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005388 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5389 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5390 JSON and Vim values.
5391 The decoding is permissive:
5392 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5393 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5394 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5395 same as {"1":2}.
5396 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5397 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5398 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5399 are accepted.
5400 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5401 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5402 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5403 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5404 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5405 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5406 character in string) for "\t".
5407 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5408 and results in v:none.
5409 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5410 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5411 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5412 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5413 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5414 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5415 *E938*
5416 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5417 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5418 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5419
5420 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5421 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5422
5423json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5424 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5425 The encoding is specified in:
5426 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005427 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005428 |Number| decimal number
5429 |Float| floating point number
5430 Float nan "NaN"
5431 Float inf "Infinity"
5432 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5433 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5434 |Funcref| not possible, error
5435 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5436 used recursively: []
5437 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5438 used recursively: {}
5439 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5440 v:false "false"
5441 v:true "true"
5442 v:none "null"
5443 v:null "null"
5444 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5445 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5446 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005447 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5448 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005449
5450 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5451 GetObject()->json_encode()
5452
5453keys({dict}) *keys()*
5454 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5455 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5456
5457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5458 mydict->keys()
5459
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005460keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5461 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5462 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5463 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5464 :echo keytrans(xx)
5465< <C-Home>
5466
5467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5468 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005470< *len()* *E701*
5471len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5472 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5473 used, as with |strlen()|.
5474 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5475 returned.
5476 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5477 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5478 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005479 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005480
5481 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5482 mylist->len()
5483
5484< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5485libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5486 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5487 with single argument {argument}.
5488 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5489 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5490 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5491 limited.
5492 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5493 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5494 to Vim.
5495 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5496 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5497 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5498 null-terminated string.
5499 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5500
5501 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5502 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5503 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5504 very probably crash.
5505
5506 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5507 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5508 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5509 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5510 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5511 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5512 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5513 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5514 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5515 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5516
5517 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5518 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5519 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5520 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5521 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5522 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5523 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5524 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5525 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5526 feature is present}
5527 Examples: >
5528 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5529
5530< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5531 third argument: >
5532 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5533<
5534 *libcallnr()*
5535libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5536 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5537 int instead of a string.
5538 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5539 feature is present}
5540 Examples: >
5541 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5542 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5543 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5544<
5545 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5546 third argument: >
5547 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5548<
5549
5550line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5551 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5552 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005553 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005554 . the cursor position
5555 $ the last line in the current buffer
5556 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5557 returned)
5558 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5559 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5560 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5561 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5562 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5563 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5564 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5565 that it's updated right away.
5566 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5567 then applies to another buffer.
5568 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5569 |getpos()|.
5570 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5571 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005572 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005573 Examples: >
5574 line(".") line number of the cursor
5575 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5576 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005577 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005578<
5579 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5580 |last-position-jump|.
5581
5582 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5583 GetValue()->line()
5584
5585line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5586 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5587 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5588 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5589 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5590 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5591 below the last line: >
5592 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5593< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5594 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5595 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5596 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5597 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5598
5599 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5600 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5601
5602lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5603 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5604 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5605 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5606 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005607 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005608 error is given.
5609
5610 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5611 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5612
5613list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5614 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5615 Examples: >
5616 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5617 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5618< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5619 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5620
5621 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5622
5623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5624 GetList()->list2blob()
5625
5626list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5627 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5628 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5629 list2str([32]) returns " "
5630 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5631< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5632 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5633< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5634
5635 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5636 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5637 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5638 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5639<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005640 Returns an empty string on error.
5641
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5643 GetList()->list2str()
5644
5645listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5646 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5647 been made to buffer {buf}.
5648 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5649 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5650 buffer is used.
5651 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5652
5653 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005654 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5655 start first changed line number
5656 end first line number below the change
5657 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005658 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005659 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005660
5661 Example: >
5662 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5663 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5664 endfunc
5665 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5666
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005667< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005668 dictionary with these entries:
5669 lnum the first line number of the change
5670 end the first line below the change
5671 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5672 deleted
5673 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5674 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5675 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5676 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005677 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5678 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005679 lnum line above which the new line is added
5680 end equal to "lnum"
5681 added number of lines inserted
5682 col 1
5683 When lines are deleted the values are:
5684 lnum the first deleted line
5685 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5686 the deletion was done
5687 added negative, number of lines deleted
5688 col 1
5689 When lines are changed:
5690 lnum the first changed line
5691 end the line below the last changed line
5692 added 0
5693 col first column with a change or 1
5694
5695 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5696 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5697 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5698 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5699
5700 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5701 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5702 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5703 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5704
5705 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5706 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5707 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5708
5709 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5710 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5711 of a buffer.
5712 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5713 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5714
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005715 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5716
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005717 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5718 second argument: >
5719 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5720
5721listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5722 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5723 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5724
5725 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5726 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5727 buffer is used.
5728
5729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5730 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5731
5732listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5733 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5734 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5735 removed.
5736
5737 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5738 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5739
5740localtime() *localtime()*
5741 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5742 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5743
5744
5745log({expr}) *log()*
5746 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5747 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5748 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005749 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005750 Examples: >
5751 :echo log(10)
5752< 2.302585 >
5753 :echo log(exp(5))
5754< 5.0
5755
5756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5757 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005758
5759
5760log10({expr}) *log10()*
5761 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5762 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005763 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005764 Examples: >
5765 :echo log10(1000)
5766< 3.0 >
5767 :echo log10(0.01)
5768< -2.0
5769
5770 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5771 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005772
5773luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5774 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5775 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5776 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5777 Strings are returned as they are.
5778 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005779 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005780 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5781 as-is.
5782 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5783 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5784 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5785 to {expr}.
5786
5787 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5788 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5789
5790< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5791
5792map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5793 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005794 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005795 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5796 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5797 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5798 characters, is replaced.
5799 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5800 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5801 Vim9 script.
5802
5803 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5804
5805 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5806 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5807 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5808 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5809 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5810 current character.
5811 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005812 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005813< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5814
5815 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5816 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5817 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5818 still have to double ' quotes
5819
5820 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5821 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5822 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005823 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5824 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5825 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5826
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005827 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5828 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5829 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005830 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005831 endfunc
5832 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5833< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005834 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005835< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005836 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005837< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005838 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005839<
5840 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5841 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005842 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005843
5844< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5845 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5846 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5847 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5848 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5849 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5850
5851 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5852 mylist->map(expr2)
5853
5854
5855maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5856 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5857 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5858 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005859 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5860 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005861
5862 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005863 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5864 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5865 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005866
5867 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5868 command.
5869
5870 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5871 "n" Normal
5872 "v" Visual (including Select)
5873 "o" Operator-pending
5874 "i" Insert
5875 "c" Cmd-line
5876 "s" Select
5877 "x" Visual
5878 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5879 "t" Terminal-Job
5880 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5881 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5882
5883 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5884 instead of mappings.
5885
5886 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5887 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005888 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005889 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5890 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5891 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5892 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5893 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5894 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5895 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5896 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5897 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5898 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5899 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5900 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5901 characters will be used:
5902 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5903 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5904 (|mapmode-ic|)
5905 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005906 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005907 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005908 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005909 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5910 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5911 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005912 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005913 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5914 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5915 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5916 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005917
5918 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5919 |mapset()|.
5920
5921 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5922 then the global mappings.
5923 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5924 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005925 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005926
5927< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5928 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5929
5930mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5931 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5932 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5933 {name}.
5934 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5935 instead of mappings.
5936 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5937 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5938
5939 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5940 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5941 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5942 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5943 mapcheck("b") no no no
5944
5945 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5946 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5947 mapping for {name} exactly.
5948 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5949 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5950 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5951 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5952 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5953 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5954 then the global mappings.
5955 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5956 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5957 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5958 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5959 :endif
5960< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5961 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5962
5963 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5964 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5965
5966
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005967maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5968 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5969 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5970 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5971 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5972
5973 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5974 vim9script
5975 echo maplist()->filter(
5976 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005977< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5978 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5979 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5980 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5981 can do: >
5982 vim9script
5983 var saved_maps = []
5984 for m in maplist()
5985 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5986 saved_maps->add(m)
5987 endif
5988 endfor
5989 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5990< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5991 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5992 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5993 vim9script
5994 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5995 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5996 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5997 ounmap xyzzy
5998 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005999
6000
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006001mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6002 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6003 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6004 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6005 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6006
6007
6008mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006009mapset({dict})
6010 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6011 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6012 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006013 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006014 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6015 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6016 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6017 or 'v'. *E1276*
6018
6019 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6020 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006021 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6022 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6023 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6024 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6025 nnoremap K somethingelse
6026 ...
6027 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6028< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006029 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6030 all of them, when they might differ.
6031
6032 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6033 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6034 Example: >
6035 vim9script
6036 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6037 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6038 nnoremap K somethingelse
6039 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6040 # ...
6041 unmap K
6042 for d in save_maps
6043 mapset(d)
6044 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006045
6046
6047match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6048 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6049 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6050 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6051
6052 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6053 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6054 {pat} matches.
6055
6056 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6057 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6058
6059 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6060 Example: >
6061 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6062 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6063< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6064 *strpbrk()*
6065 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6066 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6067< *strcasestr()*
6068 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6069 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6070 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6071<
6072 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6073 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6074 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6075 first character/item. Example: >
6076 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6077< result is again "4". >
6078 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6079< result is again "4". >
6080 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6081< result is "3".
6082 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6083 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6084 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6085 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6086 backwards compatible).
6087 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6088 the index is counted from the end.
6089 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6090 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6091
6092 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6093 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6094 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6095 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6096< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6097 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6098 see above.
6099
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006100 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006101 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6102 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6103 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6104 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6105 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6106 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6107 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6108 further down in the text.
6109
6110 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6111 GetText()->match('word')
6112 GetList()->match('word')
6113<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006114 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006115matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6116 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6117 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6118 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6119 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6120 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6121 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6122 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6123 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6124 concealed.
6125
6126 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6127 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6128 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6129 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6130 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6131 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6132 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6133 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6134 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6135 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6136
6137 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6138 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6139 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6140 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6141 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006142 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6143 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006144 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006145 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006146
6147 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6148 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6149 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6150 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6151
6152 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6153 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6154 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6155 window Instead of the current window use the
6156 window with this number or window ID.
6157
6158 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6159 the |:match| commands.
6160
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006161 Returns -1 on error.
6162
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006163 Example: >
6164 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6165 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6166< Deletion of the pattern: >
6167 :call matchdelete(m)
6168
6169< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6170 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6171 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6172
6173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6174 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6175<
6176 *matchaddpos()*
6177matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6178 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6179 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6180 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6181 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6182 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6183 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6184
6185 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6186 these:
6187 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6188 line has number 1.
6189 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6190 number will be highlighted.
6191 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6192 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6193 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6194 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6195 be highlighted.
6196 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6197 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6198
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006199 Returns -1 on error.
6200
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006201 Example: >
6202 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6203 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6204< Deletion of the pattern: >
6205 :call matchdelete(m)
6206
6207< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6208 |getmatches()|.
6209
6210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6211 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6212
6213matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6214 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6215 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6216 Return a |List| with two elements:
6217 The name of the highlight group used
6218 The pattern used.
6219 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6220 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6221 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6222 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6223 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6224
6225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6226 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006227<
6228 *matchbufline()*
6229matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
6230 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
6231 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
6232
6233 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
6234 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
6235
6236 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6237 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6238
6239 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6240 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006241 lnum line number where there is a match
6242 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006243 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
6244
6245 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
6246 |bufload()| if needed.
6247
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006248 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6249 option settings on the pattern.
6250
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006251 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
6252 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
6253 empty |List| is returned.
6254
6255 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006256 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
6257 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
6258 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
6259 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
6260 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
6261 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006262<
6263 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006264 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6265 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
6266 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006267 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006268 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006269< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6270 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6271 submatch.
6272
6273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6274 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006275
6276matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6277 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6278 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6279 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6280 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6281 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6282 window ID instead of the current window.
6283
6284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6285 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6286
6287matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6288 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6289 after the match. Example: >
6290 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6291< results in "7".
6292 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6293 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6294 do it with matchend(): >
6295 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6296 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6297< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6298
6299 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6300 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6301< results in "7". >
6302 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6303< result is "-1".
6304 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6305
6306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6307 GetText()->matchend('word')
6308
6309
6310matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6311 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6312 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6313 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6314
6315 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6316 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006317 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6318 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6319 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006320 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6321 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006322
6323 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6324 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006325 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006326 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6327 string.
6328 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6329 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6330 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6331 argument and return the text for that item to
6332 use for fuzzy matching.
6333
6334 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6335 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6336 is 256.
6337
6338 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6339 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6340
6341 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6342 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6343 256, then returns an empty list.
6344
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006345 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6346 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6347
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006348 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006349 matching strings.
6350
6351 Example: >
6352 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6353< results in ["clay"]. >
6354 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6355< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6356 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6357< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6358 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6359 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6360 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6361< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6362 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6363 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6364< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6365 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6366< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6367 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6368< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6369 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6370 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6371< results in ['two one'].
6372
6373matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6374 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6375 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6376 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6377 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6378 position.
6379
6380 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6381 positions for the best match is returned.
6382
6383 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6384 list with three empty list items is returned.
6385
6386 Example: >
6387 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6388< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6389 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6390< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6391 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6392< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6393
6394matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6395 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6396 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6397 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6398 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6399 empty string is used. Example: >
6400 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6401< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6402 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6403
6404 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6405
6406 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6407 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006408<
6409 *matchstrlist()*
6410matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
6411 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
6412 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
6413 string in {list}.
6414
6415 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6416 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6417
6418 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6419 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
6420 idx index in {list} of the match.
6421 text matched string
6422 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
6423 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
6424
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006425 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6426 option settings on the pattern.
6427
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006428 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006429 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
6430 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
6431 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
6432 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006433<
6434 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
6435 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6436 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
6437 \ #{submatches: v:true})
6438 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
6439< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6440 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6441 submatch.
6442
6443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6444 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006445
6446matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6447 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6448 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6449< results in "ing".
6450 When there is no match "" is returned.
6451 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6452 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6453< results in "ing". >
6454 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6455< result is "".
6456 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6457 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6458
6459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6460 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6461
6462matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6463 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6464 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6465 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6466< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6467 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6468 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6469 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6470< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6471 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6472< result is ["", -1, -1].
6473 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6474 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6475 end position of the match are returned. >
6476 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6477< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6478 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6479
6480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6481 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6482<
6483
6484 *max()*
6485max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6486 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6487
6488< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6489 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6490 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6491 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6492 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6493
6494 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6495 mylist->max()
6496
6497
6498menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6499 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6500 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6501 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6502 menu names are returned.
6503
6504 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6505 "n" Normal
6506 "v" Visual (including Select)
6507 "o" Operator-pending
6508 "i" Insert
6509 "c" Cmd-line
6510 "s" Select
6511 "x" Visual
6512 "t" Terminal-Job
6513 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6514 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6515 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6516
6517 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6518 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6519 display display name (name without '&')
6520 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6521 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6522 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6523 |toolbar-icon|
6524 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6525 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6526 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6527 characters will be used:
6528 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6529 name menu item name.
6530 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6531 remappable else v:false.
6532 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6533 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6534 string has special characters translated like
6535 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6536 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6537 "<Nop>" is returned.
6538 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6539 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6540 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6541 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6542 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6543 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6544 submenus |List| containing the names of
6545 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6546 item has submenus.
6547
6548 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6549
6550 Examples: >
6551 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6552 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6553
6554 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6555 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6556 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6557 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6558 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6559 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6560 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6561 endfor
6562 endfunc
6563 new
6564 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6565 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6566 endfor
6567<
6568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6569 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6570
6571
6572< *min()*
6573min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6574 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6575
6576< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6577 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6578 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6579 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6580 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6581
6582 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6583 mylist->min()
6584
6585< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006586mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006587 Create directory {name}.
6588
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006589 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6590 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006591
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006592 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6593 created as necessary.
6594
6595 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006596 the current function, as with: >
6597 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6598<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006599 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006600 the end of the current function, as with: >
6601 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6602< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6603 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6604 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6605 E.g. when using: >
6606 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6607< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6608 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6609 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6610< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6611 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006612
6613 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6614 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6615 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6616 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6617 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6618 created with 0o755.
6619 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006620 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006621
6622< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6623
6624 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6625 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6626 "p" option the call will fail.
6627
6628 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6629 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6630 failed.
6631
6632 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6633 :if exists("*mkdir")
6634
6635< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6636 GetName()->mkdir()
6637<
6638 *mode()*
6639mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6640 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6641 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6642 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6643 Also see |state()|.
6644
6645 n Normal
6646 no Operator-pending
6647 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6648 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6649 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6650 CTRL-V is one character
6651 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6652 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6653 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6654 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6655 v Visual by character
6656 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6657 V Visual by line
6658 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6659 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6660 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6661 s Select by character
6662 S Select by line
6663 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6664 i Insert
6665 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6666 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6667 R Replace |R|
6668 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6669 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6670 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6671 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6672 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6673 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006674 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006675 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006676 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006677 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006678 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6679 r Hit-enter prompt
6680 rm The -- more -- prompt
6681 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6682 ! Shell or external command is executing
6683 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6684
6685 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6686 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6687 "c" or "n".
6688 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6689 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6690 the leading character(s).
6691 Also see |visualmode()|.
6692
6693 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6694 DoFull()->mode()
6695
6696mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6697 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6698 converted to Vim data structures.
6699 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6700 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6701 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6702 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6703 converted to strings.
6704 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6705 Examples: >
6706 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6707 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6708 :echo mzeval("l")
6709 :echo mzeval("h")
6710<
6711 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6712 to {expr}.
6713
6714 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6715 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6716<
6717 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6718
6719nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6720 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6721 that is not blank. Example: >
6722 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6723< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6724 below it, zero is returned.
6725 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6726 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6727
6728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6729 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6730
6731nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6732 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6733 value {expr}. Examples: >
6734 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6735 nr2char(32) returns " "
6736< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6737 Example for "utf-8": >
6738 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6739< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6740 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6741 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6742 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6743 string, thus results in an empty string.
6744 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6745 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6746 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6747< Result: "ABC"
6748
6749 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6750 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6751
6752or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6753 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6754 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006755 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006756 Example: >
6757 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6758< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6759 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6760
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006761< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6762 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6763 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6764 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6765
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006766
6767pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6768 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6769 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6770 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6771 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6772 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6773 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6774< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6775>
6776 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6777< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6778 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006779 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006780
6781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6782 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6783
6784perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6785 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6786 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6787 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6788 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6789 reference to it.
6790 Example: >
6791 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6792< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6793
6794 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6795 to {expr}.
6796
6797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6798 GetExpr()->perleval()
6799
6800< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6801
6802
6803popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6804
6805
6806pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6807 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6808 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006809 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006810 Examples: >
6811 :echo pow(3, 3)
6812< 27.0 >
6813 :echo pow(2, 16)
6814< 65536.0 >
6815 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6816< 2.0
6817
6818 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6819 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006820
6821prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6822 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6823 that is not blank. Example: >
6824 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6825< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6826 above it, zero is returned.
6827 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6828 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6829
6830 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6831 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6832
6833printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6834 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6835 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6836 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6837< May result in:
6838 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6839
6840 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6841 argument: >
6842 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006843<
6844 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006845
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006846 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006847 %s string
6848 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6849 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6850 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6851 %c single byte
6852 %d decimal number
6853 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6854 %x hex number
6855 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6856 %X hex number using upper case letters
6857 %o octal number
6858 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6859 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6860 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6861 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6862 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6863 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6864 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6865 %% the % character itself
6866
6867 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6868 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6869 the result.
6870
6871 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6872 arguments appear in sequence:
6873
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006874 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6875
6876 pos-argument
6877 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6878 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006879
6880 flags
6881 Zero or more of the following flags:
6882
6883 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6884 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6885 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6886 of the number is increased to force the first
6887 character of the output string to a zero (except
6888 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6889 precision of zero).
6890 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6891 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6892 prepended to it.
6893 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6894 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6895 prepended to it.
6896
6897 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6898 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6899 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6900 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6901 flag is ignored.
6902
6903 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6904 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6905 The converted value is padded on the right with
6906 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6907 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6908
6909 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6910 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6911
6912 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6913 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6914 a space if both are used.
6915
6916 field-width
6917 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6918 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6919 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6920 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6921 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6922 conversion the count is in cells.
6923
6924 .precision
6925 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6926 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6927 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6928 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6929 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6930 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6931 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6932 string for S conversions.
6933 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6934 the decimal point.
6935
6936 type
6937 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6938 be applied, see below.
6939
6940 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6941 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6942 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6943 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6944 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6945 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6946 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6947< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6948 "width" bytes.
6949
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01006950 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
6951 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
6952 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006953 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
6954 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
6955
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006956 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6957
6958 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6959 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6960 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6961 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6962 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6963 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6964 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6965 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6966 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6967 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6968 zeros.
6969 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6970 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6971 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6972 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6973 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02006974 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
6975 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
6976 depending on your platform.
6977 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6978 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
6979 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
6980 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006981 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6982 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6983
6984 i alias for d
6985 D alias for ld
6986 U alias for lu
6987 O alias for lo
6988
6989 *printf-c*
6990 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6991 resulting character is written.
6992
6993 *printf-s*
6994 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6995 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6996 specified are used.
6997 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6998 automatically converted to text with the same format
6999 as ":echo".
7000 *printf-S*
7001 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
7002 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
7003 number specified are used.
7004
7005 *printf-f* *E807*
7006 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7007 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
7008 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
7009 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
7010 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
7011 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
7012 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
7013 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
7014 Example: >
7015 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7016< 12.12
7017 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7018 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7019
7020 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7021 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7022 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7023 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7024 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7025
7026 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7027 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7028 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7029 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7030 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7031 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7032 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7033 results in 1.0e7.
7034
7035 *printf-%*
7036 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7037 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7038
7039 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7040 accepted and automatically converted.
7041 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7042 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7043 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7044
7045 *E766* *E767*
7046 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7047 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7048 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7049
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007050 *printf-$*
7051 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7052 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007053 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007054 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7055 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7056
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007057 #, c-format
7058 msgid "%s returning %s"
7059 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007060<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007061 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7062 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007063
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007064 echo printf(
7065 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7066 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7067< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007068
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007069 echo printf(
7070 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7071 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7072< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007073
7074 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7075 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7076 argument list. >
7077
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007078 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7079< 001 >
7080 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7081< 2 >
7082 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7083< 03 >
7084 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7085< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007086
7087 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7088 and via positional arguments: >
7089
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007090 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7091< 1.414214 >
7092 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7093< 1.4142 >
7094 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7095< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007096
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007097 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007098 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007099 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7100< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7101 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007102
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007103 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007104 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007105 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7106< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7107 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007108
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007109 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007110 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007111 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7112< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007113
7114 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007115 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7116< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7117 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007118
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007119 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007120 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7121 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007122 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7123< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7124 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007125
7126 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007127 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7128< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7129 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007130
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007131 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007132 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007133 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7134< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007135
7136 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007137 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7138< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7139 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007140
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007141 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007142 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7143 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007144 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7145< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7146 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007147
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007148 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007149 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7150 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7151 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7152 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7153 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007154
7155
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007156prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7157 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7158 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7159
7160 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7161 string is returned.
7162
7163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7164 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
7165
7166< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7167
7168
7169prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
7170 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
7171 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
7172 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7173
7174 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
7175 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
7176 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
7177 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
7178 line.
7179 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
7180 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
7181 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
7182 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
7183 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
7184 if the user only typed Enter.
7185 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007186 func s:TextEntered(text)
7187 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
7188 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007189 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
7190 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
7191 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007192 close
7193 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007194 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
7195 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007196 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007197 endif
7198 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007199 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007200
7201< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7202 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
7203
7204< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7205
7206prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
7207 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
7208 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
7209 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7210
7211 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
7212 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
7213 as in any buffer.
7214
7215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7216 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
7217
7218< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7219
7220prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
7221 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
7222 {text} to end in a space.
7223 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
7224 "prompt". Example: >
7225 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
7226<
7227 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7228 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
7229
7230< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7231
7232prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
7233
7234pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
7235 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
7236 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
7237 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
7238 height nr of items visible
7239 width screen cells
7240 row top screen row (0 first row)
7241 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
7242 size total nr of items
7243 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
7244
7245 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
7246 |CompleteChanged|.
7247
7248pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
7249 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
7250 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
7251 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
7252 popup menu.
7253
7254py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
7255 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7256 converted to Vim data structures.
7257 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7258 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7259 'encoding').
7260 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7261 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7262 keys converted to strings.
7263 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7264 to {expr}.
7265
7266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7267 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7268
7269< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7270
7271 *E858* *E859*
7272pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7273 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7274 converted to Vim data structures.
7275 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7276 copied though).
7277 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7278 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7279 non-string keys result in error.
7280 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7281 to {expr}.
7282
7283 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7284 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7285
7286< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7287
7288pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7289 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7290 converted to Vim data structures.
7291 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7292 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7293
7294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7295 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7296
7297< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7298 |+python3| feature}
7299
7300rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7301 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7302 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7303 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7304 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7305 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7306 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007307 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007308
7309 Examples: >
7310 :echo rand()
7311 :let seed = srand()
7312 :echo rand(seed)
7313 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7314<
7315
7316 *E726* *E727*
7317range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7318 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7319 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7320 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7321 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7322 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7323 producing a value past {max}).
7324 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7325 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7326 start this is an error.
7327 Examples: >
7328 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7329 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7330 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7331 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7332 range(0) " []
7333 range(2, 0) " error!
7334<
7335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7336 GetExpr()->range()
7337<
7338
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007339readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007340 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007341 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7342 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7343 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7344 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7345< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7346 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7347 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7348< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7349 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007350 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7351 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7352 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7353 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7354 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7355< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007356 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007357 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7358 empty blob.
7359 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7360 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007361 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7362
7363
7364readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7365 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7366 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7367 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7368 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7369 argument below for changing the sort order.
7370
7371 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7372 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7373 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7374 be handled.
7375 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7376 added to the list.
7377 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7378 to the list.
7379 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7380 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7381 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7382 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7383 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7384< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7385 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007386< *E857*
7387 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007388 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7389 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7390
7391 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7392 Valid values are:
7393 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7394 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7395 each character, technically, using
7396 strcmp()) (default)
7397 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7398 using strcasecmp())
7399 "collate" sort using the collation order
7400 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7401 (technically using strcoll())
7402 Other values are silently ignored.
7403
7404 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7405 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7406 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7407< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7408 function! s:tree(dir)
7409 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7410 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007411 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007412 endfunction
7413 echo s:tree(".")
7414<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007415 Returns an empty List on error.
7416
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7418 GetDirName()->readdir()
7419<
7420readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7421 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7422 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7423 information in {directory}.
7424 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7425 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7426 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7427 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7428 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7429 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7430 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7431 argument, see |readdir()|.
7432
7433 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7434 following items:
7435 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7436 name Name of the entry.
7437 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7438 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7439 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7440 type Type of the entry.
7441 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7442 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7443 Other symlink "link"
7444 On MS-Windows:
7445 Normal file "file"
7446 Directory "dir"
7447 Junction "junction"
7448 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7449 Other symlink "link"
7450 Other reparse point "reparse"
7451 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7452 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7453 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7454 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7455 itself because of performance reasons.
7456
7457 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7458 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7459 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7460 be handled.
7461 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7462 added to the list.
7463 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7464 to the list.
7465 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7466 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7467 of the entry.
7468 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7469 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7470 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7471<
7472 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7473 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7474 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007475<
7476 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7477 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7478<
7479
7480 *readfile()*
7481readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7482 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7483 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7484 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7485 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7486 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7487 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7488 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7489 added.
7490 - No CR characters are removed.
7491 Otherwise:
7492 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7493 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7494 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7495 removed from the text.
7496 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7497 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7498 lines of a file: >
7499 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7500 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7501 :endfor
7502< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7503 are returned, or as many as there are.
7504 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7505 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7506 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7507 file into a buffer if you need to.
7508 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7509 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7510 unmodified.
7511 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7512 the result is an empty list.
7513 Also see |writefile()|.
7514
7515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7516 GetFileName()->readfile()
7517
7518reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7519 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7520 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7521 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007522 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007523
7524 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7525 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7526 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7527 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7528
7529 Examples: >
7530 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7531 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7532 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7533 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7534<
7535 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7536 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7537
7538
7539reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7540 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7541 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7542 See |@|.
7543
7544reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7545 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7546 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7547
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007548reltime()
7549reltime({start})
7550reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007551 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7552 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007553 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007554 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007555 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7556 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7557 var startTime = reltime()
7558 Work()
7559 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7560<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007561 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007562 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007563 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007564 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007565 specified in the argument.
7566 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7567 and {end}.
7568
7569 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007570 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7571 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007572
7573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7574 GetStart()->reltime()
7575<
7576 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7577
7578reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7579 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7580 Example: >
7581 let start = reltime()
7582 call MyFunction()
7583 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7584< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7585 Also see |profiling|.
7586 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7587 script an error is given.
7588
7589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7590 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7591
7592< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7593
7594reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7595 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7596 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7597 microseconds. Example: >
7598 let start = reltime()
7599 call MyFunction()
7600 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7601< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007602 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7603 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007604 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7605 can use split() to remove it. >
7606 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7607< Also see |profiling|.
7608 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7609 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7610
7611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7612 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7613
7614< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7615
7616 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7617remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007618 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7619 string, also see |{server}|.
7620
7621 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7622 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7623 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7624 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7625 "\n").
7626
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007627 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7628 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7629 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007630
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007631 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7632 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007633
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007634 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7635 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7636 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7637 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7638 and the result will be the empty string.
7639
7640 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7641 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7642 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7643 arguments can be evaluated.
7644
7645 Examples: >
7646 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7647 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7648<
7649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7650 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7651
7652remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7653 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007654 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007655 This works like: >
7656 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7657< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7658 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7659 to bring itself to the foreground.
7660 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7661 like foreground() does.
7662 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7663
7664 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7665 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7666
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007667< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007668 Win32 console version}
7669
7670
7671remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7672 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7673 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7674 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7675 name of a variable.
7676 Returns zero if none are available.
7677 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7678 See also |clientserver|.
7679 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7680 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7681 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007682 :let repl = ""
7683 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007684
7685< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7686 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7687
7688remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7689 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7690 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007691 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7692 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007693 See also |clientserver|.
7694 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7695 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7696 Example: >
7697 :echo remote_read(id)
7698
7699< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7700 ServerId()->remote_read()
7701<
7702 *remote_send()* *E241*
7703remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007704 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7705 string, also see |{server}|.
7706
7707 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7708 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7709 |:map|.
7710
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007711 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7712 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7713 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007714
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007715 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7716 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7717 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7718
7719 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7720 up the display.
7721 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007722 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007723 \ remote_read(serverid)
7724
7725 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7726 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007727 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007728 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7729<
7730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7731 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7732<
7733 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7734remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007735 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7736 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7737 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007738
7739 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7740 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7741
7742< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7743
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007744remove({list}, {idx})
7745remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007746 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7747 return the item.
7748 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7749 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7750 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7751 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7752 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007753 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007754 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007755 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007756 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7757<
7758 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7759
7760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7761 mylist->remove(idx)
7762
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007763remove({blob}, {idx})
7764remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007765 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7766 return the byte.
7767 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7768 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7769 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7770 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007771 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007772 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007773 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007774 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7775
7776remove({dict}, {key})
7777 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7778 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007779 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007780< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007781 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007782
7783rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7784 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7785 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7786 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7787 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7788 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7789 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7790
7791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7792 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7793
7794repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7795 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7796 result. Example: >
7797 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7798< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007799 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7800 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007801 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7802< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7803
7804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7805 mylist->repeat(count)
7806
7807resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7808 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7809 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7810 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7811 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7812 removed, return {filename}.
7813 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7814 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7815 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7816 stopped after 100 iterations.
7817 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7818 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7819 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7820 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7821 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7822
7823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7824 GetName()->resolve()
7825
7826reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007827 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7828 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7829 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7830 For a String a new String is returned.
7831 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7832 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7833 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007834 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7835< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7836 mylist->reverse()
7837
7838round({expr}) *round()*
7839 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7840 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7841 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7842 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007843 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007844 Examples: >
7845 echo round(0.456)
7846< 0.0 >
7847 echo round(4.5)
7848< 5.0 >
7849 echo round(-4.5)
7850< -5.0
7851
7852 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7853 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007854
7855rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7856 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7857 converted to Vim data structures.
7858 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7859 are copied though).
7860 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7861 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7862 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7863 "Object#to_s" method.
7864 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7865 to {expr}.
7866
7867 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7868 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7869
7870< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7871
7872screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7873 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7874 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7875 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007876 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007877
7878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7879 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7880
7881screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7882 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7883 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7884 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7885 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7886 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7887 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7888 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7889 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7890
7891 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7892 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7893
7894screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7895 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7896 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7897 composing characters on top of the base character.
7898 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7899 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7900
7901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7902 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7903
7904screencol() *screencol()*
7905 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7906 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7907 This function is mainly used for testing.
7908
7909 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7910 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7911 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7912 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7913 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007914 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007915 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7916 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7917<
7918screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7919 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7920 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7921 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7922 The Dict has these members:
7923 row screen row
7924 col first screen column
7925 endcol last screen column
7926 curscol cursor screen column
7927 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7928 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7929 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7930 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7931 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7932 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7933 width character it would be the same as "col".
7934 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7935 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7936 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7937 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007938 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7939 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007940 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007941
7942 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7943 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7944
7945screenrow() *screenrow()*
7946 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7947 cursor. The top line has number one.
7948 This function is mainly used for testing.
7949 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7950
7951 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7952
7953screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7954 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7955 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7956 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7957 characters.
7958 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7959 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7960
7961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7962 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7963<
7964 *search()*
7965search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7966 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7967 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7968
7969 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7970 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7971 move. No error message is given.
7972
7973 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7974 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7975 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7976 'e' move to the End of the match
7977 'n' do Not move the cursor
7978 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7979 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7980 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7981 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7982 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7983 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7984
7985 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7986 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7987 flag.
7988
7989 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7990
7991 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7992 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7993 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7994 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007995 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7996 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7997 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7998
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007999 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8000 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8001 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8002 file).
8003
8004 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8005 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8006 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8007 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8008 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8009< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8010 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
8011 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01008012 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008013 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
8014 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
8015 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8016 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8017 giving the argument.
8018 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8019
8020 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8021 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8022 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8023 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8024 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8025 function reference or a lambda.
8026 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8027 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8028 and -1 returned.
8029 *search()-sub-match*
8030 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8031 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8032 whole pattern did match.
8033 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8034
8035 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8036 flag is used.
8037
8038 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8039 :let n = 1
8040 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008041 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008042 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8043 : " first search to find match at start of file
8044 : normal G$
8045 : let flags = "w"
8046 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8047 : s/foo/bar/g
8048 : let flags = "W"
8049 : endwhile
8050 : update " write the file if modified
8051 : let n = n + 1
8052 :endwhile
8053<
8054 Example for using some flags: >
8055 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8056< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
8057 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
8058 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
8059 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
8060 line:
8061 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
8062 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8063 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8064 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8065 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8066
8067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8068 GetPattern()->search()
8069
8070searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8071 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8072 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8073 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8074
8075 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
8076 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8077
8078 key type meaning ~
8079 current |Number| current position of match;
8080 0 if the cursor position is
8081 before the first match
8082 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8083 "pos", otherwise 0
8084 total |Number| total count of matches found
8085 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8086 1: recomputing was timed out
8087 2: max count exceeded
8088
8089 For {options} see further down.
8090
8091 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8092 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8093 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8094 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8095 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8096
8097 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8098 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8099
8100 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8101 " to 1)
8102 let result = searchcount()
8103<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01008104 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008105 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8106 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8107 if empty(result)
8108 return ''
8109 endif
8110 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8111 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8112 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8113 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8114 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8115 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
8116 \ result.current, result.total)
8117 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8118 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
8119 \ result.current, result.total)
8120 endif
8121 endif
8122 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
8123 \ result.current, result.total)
8124 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008125 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008126
8127 " Or if you want to show the count only when
8128 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008129 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008130 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
8131<
8132 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
8133 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
8134
8135 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
8136 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
8137 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
8138 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
8139 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
8140 call searchcount(#{
8141 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
8142 redrawstatus
8143 endif
8144 endfunction
8145<
8146 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
8147 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
8148
8149 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
8150 " (Note that it also updates search count)
8151 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
8152
8153 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
8154 " search again
8155 call searchcount()
8156<
8157 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
8158 key type meaning ~
8159 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
8160 like |n| or |N| was executed.
8161 otherwise returns the last
8162 computed result (when |n| or
8163 |N| was used when "S" is not
8164 in 'shortmess', or this
8165 function was called).
8166 (default: |TRUE|)
8167 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
8168 and different with |@/|.
8169 this works as same as the
8170 below command is executed
8171 before calling this function >
8172 let @/ = pattern
8173< (default: |@/|)
8174 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8175 timeout. timeout milliseconds
8176 for recomputing the result
8177 (default: 0)
8178 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8179 limit. max count of matched
8180 text while recomputing the
8181 result. if search exceeded
8182 total count, "total" value
8183 becomes `maxcount + 1`
8184 (default: 99)
8185 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
8186 when recomputing the result.
8187 this changes "current" result
8188 value. see |cursor()|,
8189 |getpos()|
8190 (default: cursor's position)
8191
8192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8193 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
8194<
8195searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
8196 Search for the declaration of {name}.
8197
8198 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
8199 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
8200 first match in the function.
8201
8202 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
8203 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
8204 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
8205
8206 Moves the cursor to the found match.
8207 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8208 Example: >
8209 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
8210 echo getline('.')
8211 endif
8212<
8213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8214 GetName()->searchdecl()
8215<
8216 *searchpair()*
8217searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8218 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8219 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
8220 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
8221 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
8222 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
8223 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
8224 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
8225 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
8226 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
8227 given.
8228
8229 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
8230 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
8231 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
8232 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
8233 typical use is: >
8234 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
8235< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
8236
8237 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
8238 |search()|. Additionally:
8239 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
8240 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
8241 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
8242 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
8243 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
8244 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
8245
8246 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
8247 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
8248 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
8249 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
8250 or a string.
8251 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8252 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8253 and -1 returned.
8254 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
8255 Anything else makes the function fail.
8256 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
8257 constant it is compiled into instructions.
8258
8259 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8260
8261 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8262 patterns are used like it's on.
8263
8264 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8265 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8266 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8267 if 1
8268 if 2
8269 endif 2
8270 endif 1
8271< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8272 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8273 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8274 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8275 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8276 "endif 2".
8277 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8278 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8279 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8280 the matching start.
8281
8282 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8283
8284 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8285 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8286
8287< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8288 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8289 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8290 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8291 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8292 match.
8293 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8294
8295 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8296
8297< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8298 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8299 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8300
8301 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8302 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8303<
8304 *searchpairpos()*
8305searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8306 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8307 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8308 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8309 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8310 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8311 returns [0, 0]. >
8312
8313 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8314<
8315 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8316
8317 *searchpos()*
8318searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8319 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8320 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8321 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8322 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8323 returns [0, 0].
8324 Example: >
8325 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8326
8327< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8328 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8329 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8330< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8331 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8332
8333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8334 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8335
8336server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8337 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8338 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8339 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8340 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8341 Note:
8342 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8343 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8344 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8345 See also |clientserver|.
8346 Example: >
8347 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8348
8349< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8350 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8351<
8352serverlist() *serverlist()*
8353 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8354 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8355 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8356 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8357 Example: >
8358 :echo serverlist()
8359<
8360setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8361 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8362 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8363
8364 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8365 |bufload()| if needed.
8366
8367 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8368 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8369
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008370 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8371 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8372 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8373 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008374
8375 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8376
8377 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8378 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8379 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8380 added below the last line.
8381
8382 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8383 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8384 error is given.
8385 On success 0 is returned.
8386
8387 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8388 third argument: >
8389 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8390
8391setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8392 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8393 {val}.
8394 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8395 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8396 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8397 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8398 The {varname} argument is a string.
8399 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8400 Examples: >
8401 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8402 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8403< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8404
8405 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8406 third argument: >
8407 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8408
8409
8410setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8411 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008412 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8413 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8414 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8415 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008416 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008417 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8418 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008419
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008420< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8421 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8422 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8423 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8424 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008425 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008426
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008427 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8428 in screen cells. *E1112*
8429 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008430 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008431
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008432 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8433 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8434
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008435 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008436 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008437
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008438< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008439 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8440 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8441 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8442 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8443
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008444
8445setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8446 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8447 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8448
8449 Example:
8450 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8451 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8452< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8453 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8454< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8455
8456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8457 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8458
8459setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8460 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8461 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8462
8463 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8464 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8465 character search
8466 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8467 0 for backward
8468 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8469 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8470 character search
8471
8472 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8473 from a script: >
8474 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8475 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8476 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8477< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8478
8479 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8480 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8481
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008482setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8483 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8484 {pos}.
8485 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8486 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8487 line.
8488
8489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8490 GetText()->setcmdline()
8491
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008492setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8493 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8494 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8495 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8496 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8497 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8498 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8499 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8500 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8501 before inserting the resulting text.
8502 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8503 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008504 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8505 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008506
8507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8508 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8509
8510setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8511setcursorcharpos({list})
8512 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8513 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8514
8515 Example:
8516 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8517 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8518< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8519 call cursor(4, 3)
8520< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8521
8522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8523 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8524
8525
8526setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8527 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8528 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8529
8530< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8531 See also |expr-env|.
8532
8533 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8534 second argument: >
8535 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8536
8537setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8538 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8539 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8540 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8541 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8542 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8543 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8544 characters are not supported.
8545
8546 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8547 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8548 would do the same thing.
8549
8550 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8551
8552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8553 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8554<
8555 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8556
8557
8558setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8559 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8560 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8561 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8562
8563 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8564 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8565 added below the last line.
8566 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008567 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8568 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008569
8570 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8571 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8572 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8573
8574 Example: >
8575 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8576
8577< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8578 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8579 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8580< This is equivalent to: >
8581 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8582 : call setline(n, l)
8583 :endfor
8584
8585< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8586
8587 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8588 second argument: >
8589 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8590
8591setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8592 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8593 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8594 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8595
8596 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8597 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8598 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8599 Also see |location-list|.
8600
8601 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8602
8603 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8604 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8605 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8606
8607 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8608 second argument: >
8609 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8610
8611setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8612 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8613 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8614 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8615 example for |getmatches()|.
8616 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8617 window ID instead of the current window.
8618
8619 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8620 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8621<
8622 *setpos()*
8623setpos({expr}, {list})
8624 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8625 . the cursor
8626 'x mark x
8627
8628 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8629 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8630 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8631
8632 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8633 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8634 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8635 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8636 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8637 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8638 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8639 Does not change the jumplist.
8640
8641 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8642 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8643 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8644 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8645
8646 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8647 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8648 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8649 character.
8650
8651 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8652 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8653 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8654 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8655 mark position it is not used.
8656
8657 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8658 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8659 before '>.
8660
8661 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8662 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8663
8664 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8665
8666 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8667 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8668 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8669 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8670 |winrestview()|.
8671
8672 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8673 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8674
8675setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8676 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8677
8678 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8679 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8680 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8681 {what}.
8682 *setqflist-what*
8683 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8684 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8685 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8686 entries:
8687
8688 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8689 buffer
8690 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8691 present or it is invalid.
8692 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8693 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8694 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008695 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008696 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8697 col column number
8698 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8699 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008700 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008701 nr error number
8702 text description of the error
8703 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8704 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008705 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8706 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008707
8708 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8709 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8710 locate a matching error line.
8711 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8712 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8713 item will not be handled as an error line.
8714 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8715 be used.
8716 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8717 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8718 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8719 cleared.
8720 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8721 |getqflist()| returns.
8722
8723 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8724 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8725 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8726 new list is created.
8727
8728 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8729 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8730 clear the list: >
8731 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8732<
8733 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8734 freed.
8735
8736 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8737 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8738 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8739 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8740 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8741
8742 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8743 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8744 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8745 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8746 'errorformat' option value is used.
8747 See |quickfix-parse|
8748 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8749 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8750 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8751 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8752 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8753 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8754 argument.
8755 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8756 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8757 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8758 See |quickfix-parse|
8759 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8760 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8761 the last quickfix list.
8762 quickfixtextfunc
8763 function to get the text to display in the
8764 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8765 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8766 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8767 of how to write the function and an example.
8768 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8769 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8770 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8771 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8772 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8773 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8774 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8775 specify the list.
8776
8777 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8778 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8779 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8780 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8781<
8782 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8783
8784 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8785 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8786 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8787
8788 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8789 second argument: >
8790 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8791<
8792 *setreg()*
8793setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8794 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8795 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8796 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8797 {regname} must be one character.
8798
8799 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8800 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8801 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8802 then the value is appended.
8803
8804 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8805 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8806 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8807 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8808 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8809 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8810 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8811 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8812
8813 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8814 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8815 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8816 mode is never selected automatically.
8817 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8818
8819 *E883*
8820 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8821 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8822 items act like empty strings.
8823
8824 Examples: >
8825 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8826 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8827 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8828 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8829
8830< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8831 register: >
8832 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8833 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8834< or: >
8835 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8836 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8837 ....
8838 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8839< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8840 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8841 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8842 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8843
8844 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8845 nothing: >
8846 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8847
8848< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8849 second argument: >
8850 GetText()->setreg('a')
8851
8852settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8853 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8854 |t:var|
8855 The {varname} argument is a string.
8856 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8857 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8858 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8859 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8860 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8861
8862 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8863 third argument: >
8864 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8865
8866settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8867 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8868 {val}.
8869 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8870 use |setwinvar()|.
8871 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8872 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8873 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8874 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8875 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8876 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8877 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8878 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8879 Examples: >
8880 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8881 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8882< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8883
8884 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8885 fourth argument: >
8886 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8887
8888settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8889 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8890 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8891
8892 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8893 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8894 stack.
8895 *E962*
8896 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8897 argument:
8898 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8899 stack is replaced.
8900 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8901 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8902 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8903 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8904 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8905
8906 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8907 stack after the modification.
8908
8909 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8910
8911 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8912 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8913 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8914
8915< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8916 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8917 " do something else
8918 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8919 unlet stack
8920<
8921 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8922 second argument: >
8923 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8924
8925setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8926 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8927 Examples: >
8928 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8929 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8930
8931< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8932 third argument: >
8933 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8934
8935sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8936 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8937 checksum of {string}.
8938
8939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8940 GetText()->sha256()
8941
8942< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8943
8944shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8945 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8946 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008947 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008948 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8949 quotes.
8950 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8951 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8952 {string}.
8953 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8954 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8955
8956 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8957 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8958 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8959 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8960 command.
8961
8962 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8963 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8964 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8965 even when inside single quotes.
8966
8967 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8968 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8969 escaped a second time.
8970
8971 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8972 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8973 character inside single quotes.
8974
8975 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008976 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008977< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8978 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008979 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008980< See also |::S|.
8981
8982 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8983 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8984
8985shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8986 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8987 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8988 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8989 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8990 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8991
8992 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8993 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8994 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8995 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8996
8997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8998 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8999
9000sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
9001
9002
9003simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
9004 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
9005 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
9006 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
9007 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
9008 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
9009 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
9010 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
9011 standard).
9012 Example: >
9013 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
9014< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
9015 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
9016 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
9017 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
9018 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
9019
9020 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9021 GetName()->simplify()
9022
9023sin({expr}) *sin()*
9024 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
9025 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009026 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009027 Examples: >
9028 :echo sin(100)
9029< -0.506366 >
9030 :echo sin(-4.01)
9031< 0.763301
9032
9033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9034 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009035
9036
9037sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
9038 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
9039 [-inf, inf].
9040 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009041 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009042 Examples: >
9043 :echo sinh(0.5)
9044< 0.521095 >
9045 :echo sinh(-0.9)
9046< -1.026517
9047
9048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9049 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009050
9051
9052slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
9053 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
9054 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
9055 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
9056 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
9057 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
9058 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009059 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009060
9061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9062 GetList()->slice(offset)
9063
9064
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009065sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009066 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
9067
9068 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9069 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
9070
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009071< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009072 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9073 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9074 current buffer use |:sort|.
9075
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009076 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
9077 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
9078 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009079
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009080 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009081 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9082 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9083 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9084 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9085 case. Example: >
9086 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9087 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9088 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9089< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9090>
9091 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9092 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9093 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9094< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9095 This does not work properly on Mac.
9096
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009097 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009098 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00009099 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9100 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
9101 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009102
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009103 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009104 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9105 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9106
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009107 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009108 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9109
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009110 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009111 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
9112 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9113 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9114 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
9115
9116 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9117 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9118
9119 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9120 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
9121 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
9122 same order as they were originally.
9123
9124 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9125 mylist->sort()
9126
9127< Also see |uniq()|.
9128
9129 Example: >
9130 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9131 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9132 endfunc
9133 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
9134< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9135 ignores overflow: >
9136 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9137 return a:i1 - a:i2
9138 endfunc
9139< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
9140 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
9141<
9142sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9143 Stop playing all sounds.
9144
9145 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9146 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9147
9148 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9149
9150 *sound_playevent()*
9151sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9152 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9153 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9154 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9155 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9156 call sound_playevent('bell')
9157< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9158 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9159 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01009160 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
9161 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
9162 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009163
9164 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
9165 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9166 argument is the status:
9167 0 sound was played to the end
9168 1 sound was interrupted
9169 2 error occurred after sound started
9170 Example: >
9171 func Callback(id, status)
9172 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9173 endfunc
9174 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9175
9176< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9177
9178 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
9179 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
9180
9181 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9182 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
9183
9184< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9185
9186 *sound_playfile()*
9187sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
9188 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
9189 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
9190 with this command: >
9191 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
9192
9193< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9194 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
9195
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009196< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009197
9198
9199sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
9200 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
9201 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
9202
9203 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9204 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9205
9206 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
9207 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
9208
9209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9210 soundid->sound_stop()
9211
9212< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9213
9214 *soundfold()*
9215soundfold({word})
9216 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
9217 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
9218 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
9219 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
9220 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
9221 the method can be quite slow.
9222
9223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9224 GetWord()->soundfold()
9225<
9226 *spellbadword()*
9227spellbadword([{sentence}])
9228 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
9229 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
9230 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
9231 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
9232
9233 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
9234 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
9235 result is an empty string.
9236
9237 The return value is a list with two items:
9238 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
9239 - The type of the spelling error:
9240 "bad" spelling mistake
9241 "rare" rare word
9242 "local" word only valid in another region
9243 "caps" word should start with Capital
9244 Example: >
9245 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
9246< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
9247
9248 The spelling information for the current window and the value
9249 of 'spelllang' are used.
9250
9251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9252 GetText()->spellbadword()
9253<
9254 *spellsuggest()*
9255spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
9256 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
9257 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
9258 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9259
9260 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9261 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9262 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9263
9264 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9265 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9266 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9267 replace a line.
9268
9269 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9270 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9271 although it may appear capitalized.
9272
9273 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9274 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9275
9276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9277 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9278
9279split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9280 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9281 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9282 item.
9283 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9284 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9285 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9286 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9287 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9288 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9289 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9290 Example: >
9291 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9292< To split a string in individual characters: >
9293 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9294< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9295 the end of the pattern: >
9296 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9297< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9298 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9299 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9300< The opposite function is |join()|.
9301
9302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9303 GetString()->split()
9304
9305sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9306 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9307 |Float|.
9308 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009309 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9310 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009311 Examples: >
9312 :echo sqrt(100)
9313< 10.0 >
9314 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9315< nan
9316 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9317
9318 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9319 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009320
9321
9322srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9323 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9324 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9325 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9326 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9327 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9328 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9329 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9330
9331 Examples: >
9332 :let seed = srand()
9333 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9334 :echo rand(seed)
9335
9336state([{what}]) *state()*
9337 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9338 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9339 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9340 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9341 Yes: then do it right away.
9342 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9343 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9344 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9345 messages and callbacks).
9346 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9347 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9348 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9349 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9350 Also see |mode()|.
9351
9352 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9353 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9354 if state('s') == ''
9355 " screen has not scrolled
9356<
9357 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9358 something is busy:
9359 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9360 stuffed command
9361 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9362 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9363 x executing an autocommand
9364 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9365 ch_readraw() when reading json
9366 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9367 |f| or a count
9368 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9369 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9370 s screen has scrolled for messages
9371
9372str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9373 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9374 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9375 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9376 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9377 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9378 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9379 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9380 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9381 thousand.
9382 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9383 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9384 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9385 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9386 |substitute()|: >
9387 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9388<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009389 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9390
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9392 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009393
9394str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9395 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9396 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9397 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9398 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9399< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9400
9401 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9402 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9403 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9404 properly: >
9405 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9406
9407< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9408 GetString()->str2list()
9409
9410
9411str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9412 Convert string {string} to a number.
9413 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9414 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9415 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9416
9417 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9418 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9419 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9420 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9421<
9422 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9423 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9424 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9425 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9426 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9427
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009428 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9429
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9431 GetText()->str2nr()
9432
9433
9434strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9435 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9436 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9437 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9438 composing characters separately.
9439
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009440 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9441
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009442 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9443
9444 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9445 GetText()->strcharlen()
9446
9447
9448strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9449 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9450 of byte index and length.
9451 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9452 counted separately.
9453 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
9454 similar to |slice()|.
9455 When a character index is used where a character does not
9456 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9457 example: >
9458 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9459< results in 'a'.
9460
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009461 Returns an empty string on error.
9462
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9464 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9465
9466
9467strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9468 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9469 in String {string}.
9470 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9471 counted separately.
9472 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
9473 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9474
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009475 Returns zero on error.
9476
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009477 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9478
9479 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9480 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9481 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9482 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9483 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9484 endfunction
9485 else
9486 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9487 if a:skipcc
9488 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9489 else
9490 return strchars(a:str)
9491 endif
9492 endfunction
9493 endif
9494<
9495 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9496 GetText()->strchars()
9497
9498strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9499 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9500 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9501 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9502 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9503 matters for Tab characters.
9504 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9505 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9506 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9507 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9508 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009509 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009510 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9511
9512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9513 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9514
9515strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9516 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9517 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9518 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9519 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9520 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9521 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9522 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9523 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9524 Examples: >
9525 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9526 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9527 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9528 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9529 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9530 Show mod time of file.c.
9531< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9532 :if exists("*strftime")
9533
9534< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9535 GetFormat()->strftime()
9536
9537strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009538 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9539 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9540 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9541 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9542 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009543 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009544 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9545
9546 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9547 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9548
9549stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9550 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9551 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9552 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9553 This can be used to find a second match: >
9554 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9555 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9556< The search is done case-sensitive.
9557 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9558 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9559 See also |strridx()|.
9560 Examples: >
9561 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9562 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9563 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9564< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9565 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9566 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9567
9568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9569 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9570<
9571 *string()*
9572string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9573 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9574 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9575 {expr} type result ~
9576 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9577 Number 123
9578 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9579 Funcref function('name')
9580 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9581 List [item, item]
9582 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009583 Class class SomeName
9584 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009585
9586 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9587 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9588 will then fail.
9589
9590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9591 mylist->string()
9592
9593< Also see |strtrans()|.
9594
9595
9596strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9597 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9598 {string} in bytes.
9599 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009600 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009601 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9602 |strchars()|.
9603 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9604
9605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9606 GetString()->strlen()
9607
9608strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9609 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9610 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9611 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9612 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9613 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9614 following composing characters).
9615 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9616 |strcharpart()|.
9617
9618 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9619 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9620 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9621 end of the {src}. >
9622 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9623 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9624 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9625 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9626
9627< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9628 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9629 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9630<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009631 Returns an empty string on error.
9632
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009633 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9634 GetText()->strpart(5)
9635
9636strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9637 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9638 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9639 the format specified in {format}.
9640
9641 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9642 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9643 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9644 matters.
9645
9646 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9647 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9648 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9649 result.
9650
9651 See also |strftime()|.
9652 Examples: >
9653 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9654< 862156163 >
9655 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9656< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9657 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9658< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9659
9660 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9661 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9662<
9663 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9664 :if exists("*strptime")
9665
9666strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9667 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9668 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9669 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9670 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9671 match: >
9672 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9673 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9674< The search is done case-sensitive.
9675 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9676 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9677 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9678 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9679 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9680< *strrchr()*
9681 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9682 function strrchr().
9683
9684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9685 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9686
9687strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9688 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9689 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9690 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9691 echo strtrans(@a)
9692< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9693 starting a new line.
9694
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009695 Returns an empty string on error.
9696
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9698 GetString()->strtrans()
9699
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009700strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9701 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9702 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9703
9704 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9705 separately.
9706 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9707 ignored.
9708
9709 Returns zero on error.
9710
9711 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9712 Examples: >
9713 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9714 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9715 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9716 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9717 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009718<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009719 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9720 GetText()->strutf16len()
9721<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009722strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9723 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9724 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9725 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9726 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9727 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009728 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009729 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9730
9731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9732 GetString()->strwidth()
9733
9734submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9735 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9736 substitute() function.
9737 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9738 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9739 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9740 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9741 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9742
9743 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9744 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9745 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9746 text.
9747 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9748 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9749 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9750
9751 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9752 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9753
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009754 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9755
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009756 Examples: >
9757 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9758 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9759< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9760 A line break is included as a newline character.
9761
9762 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9763 GetNr()->submatch()
9764
9765substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9766 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9767 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9768 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9769 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9770
9771 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9772 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9773 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9774 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9775 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9776 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9777 used.
9778
9779 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9780 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9781 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9782 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9783
9784 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9785 unmodified.
9786
9787 Example: >
9788 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9789< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9790 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9791< results in "TESTING".
9792
9793 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9794 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9795 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009796 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009797
9798< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9799 optional argument. Example: >
9800 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9801< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9802 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9803 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009804 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009805
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009806< Returns an empty string on error.
9807
9808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009809 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9810
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009811swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9812 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9813 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9814 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9815 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9816 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9817 let save_dir = &directory
9818 let &directory = '.'
9819 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9820 let &directory = save_dir
9821
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009822swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9823 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9824 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9825 version Vim version
9826 user user name
9827 host host name
9828 fname original file name
9829 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9830 file
9831 mtime last modification time in seconds
9832 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9833 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9834 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9835 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9836 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9837 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9838 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9839 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9840
9841 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9842 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9843
9844swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9845 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9846 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9847 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9848 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9849 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9850
9851 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9852 GetBufname()->swapname()
9853
9854synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9855 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9856 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9857 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9858 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9859
9860 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9861 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9862 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9863 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9864 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9865
9866 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9867 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9868 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9869 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9870 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9871 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9872 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9873
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009874 Returns zero on error.
9875
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009876 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9877 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9878<
9879
9880synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9881 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9882 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9883 about a syntax item.
9884 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9885 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9886 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9887 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9888 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9889 {what} result
9890 "name" the name of the syntax item
9891 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9892 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9893 term: empty string)
9894 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9895 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9896 |highlight-font|
9897 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9898 |highlight-guisp|
9899 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9900 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9901 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9902 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9903 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9904 "bold" "1" if bold
9905 "italic" "1" if italic
9906 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9907 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9908 "standout" "1" if standout
9909 "underline" "1" if underlined
9910 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9911 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009912 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009913
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009914 Returns an empty string on error.
9915
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009916 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9917 cursor): >
9918 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9919<
9920 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9921 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9922
9923
9924synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9925 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9926 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9927 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9928 ":highlight link" are followed.
9929
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009930 Returns zero on error.
9931
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9933 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9934
9935synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9936 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9937 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9938 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9939 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9940 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9941 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9942 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9943 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9944 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9945 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9946 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9947 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9948 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9949 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9950 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9951 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9952 call returns ~
9953 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9954 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9955 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9956 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9957 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9958 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9959
9960
9961synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9962 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9963 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9964 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9965 like what |synID()| returns.
9966 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9967 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9968 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9969 transparent item.
9970 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9971 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9972 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9973 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9974 endfor
9975< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009976 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009977 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9978 valid positions.
9979
9980system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9981 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9982 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9983
9984 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9985 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9986 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9987 separators yourself.
9988 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9989 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9990 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9991 list items converted to NULs).
9992 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9993 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9994 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9995 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9996
9997 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9998
9999 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
10000 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
10001 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
10002 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
10003 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
10004<
10005 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
10006 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
10007 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
10008 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
10009 cause trouble.
10010 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
10011
10012 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010013 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
10014 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010015
10016< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
10017 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
10018 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
10019 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
10020 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
10021
10022 The command executed is constructed using several options:
10023 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
10024 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
10025 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
10026 concatenated commands.
10027
10028 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
10029 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
10030
10031 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
10032 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
10033
10034 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
10035 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
10036 when using a security agent application.
10037 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
10038 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
10039
10040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10041 :echo GetCmd()->system()
10042
10043
10044systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
10045 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
10046 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
10047 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
10048 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
10049 result ends in a NL.
10050 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
10051
10052 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
10053 use |system()| and |split()|: >
10054 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
10055<
10056 Returns an empty string on error.
10057
10058 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10059 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
10060
10061
10062tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
10063 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
10064 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
10065 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
10066 omitted the current tab page is used.
10067 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10068 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
10069 let buflist = []
10070 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
10071 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
10072 endfor
10073< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10074
10075 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10076 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
10077
10078tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
10079 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10080 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
10081
10082 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10083 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10084 count).
10085 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10086 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10087 previous tab page 0 is returned.
10088 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10089
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010090 Returns zero on error.
10091
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010092
10093tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
10094 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
10095 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10096 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10097 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10098 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10099 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10100 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10101 Useful examples: >
10102 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10103 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10104< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10105
10106 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10107 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10108<
10109 *tagfiles()*
10110tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10111 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10112
10113
10114taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
10115 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
10116
10117 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10118 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10119 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10120
10121 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10122 entries:
10123 name Name of the tag.
10124 filename Name of the file where the tag is
10125 defined. It is either relative to the
10126 current directory or a full path.
10127 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10128 the file.
10129 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
10130 entry depends on the language specific
10131 kind values. Only available when
10132 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000010133 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010134 static A file specific tag. Refer to
10135 |static-tag| for more information.
10136 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10137 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10138 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10139 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10140 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10141 contained in.
10142
10143 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
10144 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
10145
10146 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10147
10148 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
10149 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10150 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10151 search regular expression pattern.
10152
10153 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10154 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10155 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10156
10157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10158 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10159
10160tan({expr}) *tan()*
10161 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
10162 in the range [-inf, inf].
10163 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010164 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010165 Examples: >
10166 :echo tan(10)
10167< 0.648361 >
10168 :echo tan(-4.01)
10169< -1.181502
10170
10171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10172 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010173
10174
10175tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
10176 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
10177 range [-1, 1].
10178 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010179 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010180 Examples: >
10181 :echo tanh(0.5)
10182< 0.462117 >
10183 :echo tanh(-1)
10184< -0.761594
10185
10186 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10187 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010188
10189
10190tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10191 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
10192 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
10193 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10194 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010195 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010196< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
10197 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10198 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
10199 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
10200
10201
10202term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
10203
10204
10205terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
10206 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
10207 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10208 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10209 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
10210 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10211 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
10212 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10213 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010010214 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010215
10216 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10217
10218 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10219 an empty dictionary.
10220
10221 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
10222 current cursor style.
10223 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
10224 request the cursor blink status.
10225 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10226 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10227 and |t_RC| on startup.
10228
10229 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10230 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10231
10232 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10233
10234 Also see:
10235 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10236 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10237 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10238
10239
10240test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
10241
10242
10243 *timer_info()*
10244timer_info([{id}])
10245 Return a list with information about timers.
10246 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10247 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10248 returned.
10249 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10250
10251 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
10252 these items:
10253 "id" the timer ID
10254 "time" time the timer was started with
10255 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10256 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
10257 -1 means forever
10258 "callback" the callback
10259 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10260
10261 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10262 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10263
10264< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10265
10266timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10267 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10268 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10269 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10270 has passed.
10271
10272 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10273 for a short time.
10274
10275 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10276 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10277 See |non-zero-arg|.
10278
10279 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10280 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10281
10282< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10283
10284 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10285timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10286 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10287
10288 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10289 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10290 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010291 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10292 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010293
10294 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10295 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10296 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10297 waiting for input.
10298 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10299 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10300
10301 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10302 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10303 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10304 the callback will be called once.
10305 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10306 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10307 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10308 messages.
10309
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010310 Returns -1 on error.
10311
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010312 Example: >
10313 func MyHandler(timer)
10314 echo 'Handler called'
10315 endfunc
10316 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10317 \ {'repeat': 3})
10318< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10319 intervals.
10320
10321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10322 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10323
10324< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10325 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10326
10327timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10328 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10329 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10330 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10331
10332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10333 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10334
10335< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10336
10337timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10338 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10339 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10340 timers there is no error.
10341
10342 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10343
10344tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10345 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10346 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010347 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010348
10349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10350 GetText()->tolower()
10351
10352toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10353 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10354 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010355 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010356
10357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10358 GetText()->toupper()
10359
10360tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10361 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10362 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10363 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10364 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10365 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10366 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10367
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010368 Returns an empty string on error.
10369
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010370 Examples: >
10371 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10372< returns "Hello THere" >
10373 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10374< returns "{blob}"
10375
10376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10377 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10378
10379trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10380 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10381 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10382
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010383 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10384 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10385 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010386
10387 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10388 characters:
10389 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10390 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10391 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10392 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10393
10394 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010395 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010396
10397 Examples: >
10398 echo trim(" some text ")
10399< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010400 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010401< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10402 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10403< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10404 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10405< returns " vim"
10406
10407 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10408 GetText()->trim()
10409
10410trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10411 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10412 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10413 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010414 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010415 Examples: >
10416 echo trunc(1.456)
10417< 1.0 >
10418 echo trunc(-5.456)
10419< -5.0 >
10420 echo trunc(4.0)
10421< 4.0
10422
10423 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10424 Compute()->trunc()
10425<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010426 *type()*
10427type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10428 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10429 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10430 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10431 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10432 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10433 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10434 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10435 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10436 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10437 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10438 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10439 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10440 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010441 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10442 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010443 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010444 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10445 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10446 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10447 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10448 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10449 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10450 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10451 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10452 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10453< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10454 :if exists('v:t_number')
10455
10456< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10457 mylist->type()
10458
10459
10460typename({expr}) *typename()*
10461 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10462 Example: >
10463 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010464< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010465
10466
10467undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10468 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10469 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10470 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10471 the undo file exists.
10472 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10473 is used internally.
10474 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10475 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10476 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10477 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10478 returns an empty string.
10479
10480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10481 GetFilename()->undofile()
10482
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010483undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10484 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10485 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10486 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010487 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10488 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10489 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10490 when some changes were undone.
10491 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10492 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10493 something readable.
10494 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10495 write yet.
10496 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10497 tree.
10498 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10499 This happens when waiting from input from the
10500 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10501 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10502 undo blocks.
10503
10504 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10505 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10506 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10507 |:undolist|.
10508 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10509 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10510 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10511 that was added. This marks the last change
10512 and where further changes will be added.
10513 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10514 that was undone. This marks the current
10515 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10516 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10517 undone after the last change this item will
10518 not appear anywhere.
10519 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10520 write. The number is the write count. The
10521 first write has number 1, the last one the
10522 "save_last" mentioned above.
10523 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10524 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10525 item.
10526
10527uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10528 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10529 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10530 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10531 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10532< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10533 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10534
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010535 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10536
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010537 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10538 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010539<
10540 *utf16idx()*
10541utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010542 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10543 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010544
10545 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10546 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10547 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010548 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10549 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010550
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010551 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10552 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10553 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10554
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010555 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10556 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10557 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10558 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10559 Examples: >
10560 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10561 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10562 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10563 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10564 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10565 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10566 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10567<
10568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10569 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10570
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010571
10572values({dict}) *values()*
10573 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10574 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010575 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010576
10577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10578 mydict->values()
10579
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010580virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010581 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10582 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10583 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10584 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10585 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10586 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10587 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10588 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010589
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010590 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010591
10592 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10593 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10594 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10595 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10596 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10597 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10598 |'virtualedit'|
10599
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010600 The accepted positions are:
10601 . the cursor position
10602 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10603 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10604 plus one)
10605 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10606 returned)
10607 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10608 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10609 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10610 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010611
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010612 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10613 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010614 character.
10615
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010616 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10617 that window instead of the current window.
10618
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010619 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10620 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010621 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10622
10623 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10624 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10625 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10626
10627 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10628
10629 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010630< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010631 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10632 all lines: >
10633 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10634
10635< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10636 GetPos()->virtcol()
10637
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010638virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10639 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10640 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10641 column {col}.
10642
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010643 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10644
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010645 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10646 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10647 virtual column is returned.
10648
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010649 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10650 byte in the character is returned.
10651
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010652 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10653 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10654
10655 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10656 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10657
10658 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10659
10660 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10661 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010662
10663visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10664 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10665 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10666 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10667 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10668 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10669 respectively.
10670 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010671 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010672< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10673 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10674 Visual mode that was used.
10675 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10676 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10677 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10678 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10679 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10680
10681wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10682 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10683 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10684 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10685 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10686
10687 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10688 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10689<
10690 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10691
10692win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10693 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10694 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10695 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10696 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010697 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010698 Example: >
10699 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10700< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10701 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010702 *E994*
10703 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10704 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10705 an empty string is returned.
10706
10707 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10708 second argument: >
10709 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10710
10711win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10712 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10713 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10714
10715 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10716 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10717
10718win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10719 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10720 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10721 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10722 number 1.
10723 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10724 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10725 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10726
10727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10728 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10729
10730
10731win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10732 Return the type of the window:
10733 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10734 used to execute autocommands.
10735 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10736 (empty) normal window
10737 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10738 "popup" popup window |popup|
10739 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10740 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10741 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10742
10743 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10744 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10745 |window-ID|.
10746
10747 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10748 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10749 returns "popup".
10750
10751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10752 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10753<
10754win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10755 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10756 tabpage.
10757 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10758
10759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10760 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10761
10762win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10763 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10764 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10765 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10766
10767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10768 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10769
10770win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10771 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10772 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10773
10774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10775 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10776
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010777win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10778 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10779 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10780 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10781 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10782 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10783 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10784 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10785 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10786 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10787 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010788 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10789 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010790 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010791
10792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10793 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10794
10795win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10796 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10797 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10798 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10799 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10800 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10801 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10802 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10803 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10804 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010805 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010806
10807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10808 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10809
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010810win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10811 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10812 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10813 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10814 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10815 for the current window.
10816 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10817 tabpage.
10818
10819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10820 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10821<
10822win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010010823 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
10824 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
10825 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
10826 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010827
10828 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10829 Both must be in the current tab page.
10830
10831 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10832
10833 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10834 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10835 like with |:vsplit|.
10836 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10837 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10838 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10839 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10840 'splitright' are used.
10841
10842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10843 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10844<
10845
10846 *winbufnr()*
10847winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10848 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10849 the |window-ID|.
10850 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10851 window is returned.
10852 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10853 Example: >
10854 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10855<
10856 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10857 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10858<
10859 *wincol()*
10860wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10861 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10862 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10863
10864 *windowsversion()*
10865windowsversion()
10866 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10867 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10868 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10869 an empty string.
10870
10871winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10872 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10873 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10874 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10875 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10876 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10877 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10878 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010879 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010880
10881< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10882 GetWinid()->winheight()
10883<
10884winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10885 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10886 in a tabpage.
10887
10888 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10889 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10890 returns an empty list.
10891
10892 For a leaf window, it returns:
10893 ['leaf', {winid}]
10894 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10895 returns:
10896 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10897 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10898 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10899
10900 Example: >
10901 " Only one window in the tab page
10902 :echo winlayout()
10903 ['leaf', 1000]
10904 " Two horizontally split windows
10905 :echo winlayout()
10906 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10907 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10908 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10909 " middle window
10910 :echo winlayout(2)
10911 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10912 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10913<
10914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10915 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10916<
10917 *winline()*
10918winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10919 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10920 the window. The first line is one.
10921 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10922 first, this may cause a scroll.
10923
10924 *winnr()*
10925winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10926 window. The top window has number 1.
10927 Returns zero for a popup window.
10928
10929 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10930 $ the number of the last window (the window
10931 count).
10932 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10933 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10934 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10935 returned.
10936 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10937 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10938 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10939 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10940 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10941 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10942 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10943 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10944 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10945 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010946 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010947 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10948 Examples: >
10949 let window_count = winnr('$')
10950 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10951 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10952
10953< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10954 GetWinval()->winnr()
10955<
10956 *winrestcmd()*
10957winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10958 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10959 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10960 unchanged.
10961 Example: >
10962 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10963 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10964 :exe cmd
10965<
10966 *winrestview()*
10967winrestview({dict})
10968 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10969 the view of the current window.
10970 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10971 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10972 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10973 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10974<
10975 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10976 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10977 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10978 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10979
10980 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10981 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10982
10983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10984 GetView()->winrestview()
10985<
10986 *winsaveview()*
10987winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10988 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10989 restore the view.
10990 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10991 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10992 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10993 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10994 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10995 The return value includes:
10996 lnum cursor line number
10997 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010998 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010999 returns)
11000 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011001 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
11002 the first column is zero, as opposed
11003 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
11004 |$| command it will be a very large
11005 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011006 topline first line in the window
11007 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
11008 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
11009 'wrap' is off
11010 skipcol columns skipped
11011 Note that no option values are saved.
11012
11013
11014winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
11015 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
11016 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
11017 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11018 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11019 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11020 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011021 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011022 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
11023 : 50 wincmd |
11024 :endif
11025< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11026 option.
11027
11028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11029 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11030
11031
11032wordcount() *wordcount()*
11033 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11034 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11035 |g_CTRL-G|
11036 The return value includes:
11037 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11038 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11039 words Number of words in the buffer
11040 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11041 (not in Visual mode)
11042 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11043 (not in Visual mode)
11044 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11045 (not in Visual mode)
11046 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
11047 (only in Visual mode)
11048 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
11049 (only in Visual mode)
11050 visual_words Number of words visually selected
11051 (only in Visual mode)
11052
11053
11054 *writefile()*
11055writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11056 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11057 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11058 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011059 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
11060 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
11061 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011062
11063 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11064 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
11065
11066 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
11067
11068 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
11069 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
11070 last line in the file to end in a NL.
11071
11072 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
11073 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11074 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
11075<
11076 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
11077 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000011078 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011079< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
11080
11081 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
11082 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
11083 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
11084
11085 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
11086
11087 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11088 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
11089
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011090 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011091
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011092 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11093 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11094 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011095
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011096 Also see |readfile()|.
11097 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11098 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11099 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
11100
11101< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11102 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11103
11104
11105xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11106 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11107 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011108 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011109 Example: >
11110 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
11111<
11112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11113 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
11114<
11115
11116==============================================================================
111173. Feature list *feature-list*
11118
11119There are three types of features:
111201. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11121 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11122 :if has("cindent")
11123< *gui_running*
111242. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11125 Example: >
11126 :if has("gui_running")
11127< *has-patch*
111283. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11129 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11130 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
11131 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
11132< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11133 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11134 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11135 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11136 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11137 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
11138
11139Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11140use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11141
11142
11143acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011144all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
11145 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011146amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11147arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11148arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
11149autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
11150autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
11151autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
11152balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
11153balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
11154beos BeOS version of Vim.
11155browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11156 work.
11157browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
11158bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011159builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011160byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
11161channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011162cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011163clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11164clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
11165clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
11166cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11167cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11168cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11169comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
11170compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
11171conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
11172cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11173cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
11174cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
11175debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11176dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
11177dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11178diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11179digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
11180directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
11181dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
11182drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
11183ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11184emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11185eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11186 true, of course!
11187ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
11188extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11189 |'hlsearch'|
11190farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010011191file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
11192 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011193filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11194 read/write/filter commands
11195find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11196 |+find_in_path|.
11197float Compiled with support for |Float|.
11198fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11199 this is not present).
11200folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11201footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11202fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11203gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11204gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010011205gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011206gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
11207gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11208gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11209gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11210gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
11211gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11212gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11213gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
11214gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
11215gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
11216gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
11217haiku Haiku version of Vim.
11218hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
11219hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
11220iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11221insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
11222 Insert mode. (always true)
11223job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
11224ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011225jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011226keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
11227lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
11228langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11229libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
11230linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11231 'breakindent' support.
11232linux Linux version of Vim.
11233lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011234 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011235listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11236 and the argument list |arglist|.
11237localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
11238lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
11239mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11240macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
11241menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11242mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11243modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
11244 (always true)
11245mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
11246mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11247mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
11248mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
11249mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11250mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
11251mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
11252mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
11253mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
11254mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
11255mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
11256multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
11257multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
11258multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11259multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11260mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11261nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11262netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11263netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011264num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011265ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11266osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11267osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11268packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11269path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11270perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11271persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11272postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11273printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11274profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011275prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011276python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11277python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11278python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11279python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11280python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11281python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011282python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011283pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11284qnx QNX version of Vim.
11285quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11286reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11287rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11288ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11289scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11290showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11291signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011292smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011293sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11294sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11295spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11296startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11297statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11298 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11299sun SunOS version of Vim.
11300sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11301syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11302syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11303 current buffer.
11304system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11305tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011306 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011307tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11308 |tag-old-static|.
11309tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11310termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11311terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11312terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11313termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11314textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11315textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11316tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11317 or terminfo file.
11318timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11319title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011320 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011321toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11322ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11323ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11324unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11325unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11326user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11327vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11328vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11329 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11330vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11331 (always true)
11332vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11333 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011334vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011335viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11336vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11337vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11338vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011339vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011340virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11341visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11342visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11343 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11344vms VMS version of Vim.
11345vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11346vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11347 out if it works in the current console).
11348wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11349wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11350win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11351win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11352 64 bits)
11353win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11354win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11355win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11356winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11357windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11358 (always true)
11359writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011360xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11361 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011362xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11363xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11364xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11365xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11366 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11367xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11368xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11369xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11370xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11371 xterm screen.
11372x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11373
11374
11375==============================================================================
113764. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11377
11378This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11379|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11380pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11381same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11382When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11383pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11384>
11385 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11386 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11387 aa
11388 xx
11389 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11390 a
11391 x
11392
11393Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11394"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11395"\n".
11396
11397 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: