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Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Expression evaluation *expression* *expr* *E15* *eval*
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9Using expressions is introduced in chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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11Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012done, the features in this document are not available. See |+eval| and
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000013|no-eval-feature|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010015This file is about the backwards compatible Vim script. For Vim9 script,
16which executes much faster, supports type checking and much more, see
17|vim9.txt|.
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Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000191. Variables |variables|
20 1.1 Variable types
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000021 1.2 Function references |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000022 1.3 Lists |Lists|
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000023 1.4 Dictionaries |Dictionaries|
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010024 1.5 Blobs |Blobs|
25 1.6 More about variables |more-variables|
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000262. Expression syntax |expression-syntax|
273. Internal variable |internal-variables|
284. Builtin Functions |functions|
295. Defining functions |user-functions|
306. Curly braces names |curly-braces-names|
317. Commands |expression-commands|
328. Exception handling |exception-handling|
339. Examples |eval-examples|
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02003410. Vim script version |vimscript-version|
3511. No +eval feature |no-eval-feature|
3612. The sandbox |eval-sandbox|
3713. Textlock |textlock|
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020038
39Testing support is documented in |testing.txt|.
40Profiling is documented at |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042==============================================================================
431. Variables *variables*
44
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000451.1 Variable types ~
Bram Moolenaarbf821bc2019-01-23 21:15:02 +010046 *E712* *E896* *E897* *E899*
Bram Moolenaar06fe74a2019-08-31 16:20:32 +020047There are ten types of variables:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +010049 *Number* *Integer*
50Number A 32 or 64 bit signed number. |expr-number|
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +010051 The number of bits is available in |v:numbersize|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +010052 Examples: -123 0x10 0177 0o177 0b1011
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000053
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000054Float A floating point number. |floating-point-format| *Float*
55 {only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
56 Examples: 123.456 1.15e-6 -1.1e3
57
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000058String A NUL terminated string of 8-bit unsigned characters (bytes).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000059 |expr-string| Examples: "ab\txx\"--" 'x-z''a,c'
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000060
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010061List An ordered sequence of items, see |List| for details.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000062 Example: [1, 2, ['a', 'b']]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000063
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000064Dictionary An associative, unordered array: Each entry has a key and a
65 value. |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +020066 Examples:
67 {'blue': "#0000ff", 'red': "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +020068 #{blue: "#0000ff", red: "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000069
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010070Funcref A reference to a function |Funcref|.
71 Example: function("strlen")
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +020072 It can be bound to a dictionary and arguments, it then works
73 like a Partial.
74 Example: function("Callback", [arg], myDict)
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010075
Bram Moolenaar02e83b42016-02-21 20:10:26 +010076Special |v:false|, |v:true|, |v:none| and |v:null|. *Special*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010077
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020078Job Used for a job, see |job_start()|. *Job* *Jobs*
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +010079
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020080Channel Used for a channel, see |ch_open()|. *Channel* *Channels*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010081
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010082Blob Binary Large Object. Stores any sequence of bytes. See |Blob|
83 for details
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010084 Example: 0zFF00ED015DAF
85 0z is an empty Blob.
86
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000087The Number and String types are converted automatically, depending on how they
88are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000089
90Conversion from a Number to a String is by making the ASCII representation of
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +020091the Number. Examples:
92 Number 123 --> String "123" ~
93 Number 0 --> String "0" ~
94 Number -1 --> String "-1" ~
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020095 *octal*
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +020096Conversion from a String to a Number only happens in legacy Vim script, not in
97Vim9 script. It is done by converting the first digits to a number.
98Hexadecimal "0xf9", Octal "017" or "0o17", and Binary "0b10"
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +010099numbers are recognized
100NOTE: when using |scriptversion-4| octal with a leading "0" is not recognized.
101The 0o notation requires patch 8.2.0886.
102If the String doesn't start with digits, the result is zero.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100103Examples:
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200104 String "456" --> Number 456 ~
105 String "6bar" --> Number 6 ~
106 String "foo" --> Number 0 ~
107 String "0xf1" --> Number 241 ~
108 String "0100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +0200109 String "0o100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100110 String "0b101" --> Number 5 ~
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200111 String "-8" --> Number -8 ~
112 String "+8" --> Number 0 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000113
114To force conversion from String to Number, add zero to it: >
115 :echo "0100" + 0
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000116< 64 ~
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118To avoid a leading zero to cause octal conversion, or for using a different
119base, use |str2nr()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000120
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100121 *TRUE* *FALSE* *Boolean*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122For boolean operators Numbers are used. Zero is FALSE, non-zero is TRUE.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +0200123You can also use |v:false| and |v:true|, in Vim9 script |false| and |true|.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +0200124When TRUE is returned from a function it is the Number one, FALSE is the
125number zero.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000126
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200127Note that in the command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000128 :if "foo"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200129 :" NOT executed
130"foo" is converted to 0, which means FALSE. If the string starts with a
131non-zero number it means TRUE: >
132 :if "8foo"
133 :" executed
134To test for a non-empty string, use empty(): >
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200135 :if !empty("foo")
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200136
137< *falsy* *truthy*
138An expression can be used as a condition, ignoring the type and only using
139whether the value is "sort of true" or "sort of false". Falsy is:
140 the number zero
141 empty string, blob, list or dictionary
142Other values are truthy. Examples:
143 0 falsy
144 1 truthy
145 -1 truthy
146 0.0 falsy
147 0.1 truthy
148 '' falsy
149 'x' truthy
150 [] falsy
151 [0] truthy
152 {} falsy
153 #{x: 1} truthy
154 0z falsy
155 0z00 truthy
156
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200157 *non-zero-arg*
158Function arguments often behave slightly different from |TRUE|: If the
159argument is present and it evaluates to a non-zero Number, |v:true| or a
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200160non-empty String, then the value is considered to be TRUE.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100161Note that " " and "0" are also non-empty strings, thus considered to be TRUE.
162A List, Dictionary or Float is not a Number or String, thus evaluate to FALSE.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200163
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100164 *E745* *E728* *E703* *E729* *E730* *E731* *E908* *E910* *E913*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +0100165 *E974* *E975* *E976*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100166|List|, |Dictionary|, |Funcref|, |Job|, |Channel| and |Blob| types are not
167automatically converted.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000168
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000169 *E805* *E806* *E808*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200170When mixing Number and Float the Number is converted to Float. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000171there is no automatic conversion of Float. You can use str2float() for String
172to Float, printf() for Float to String and float2nr() for Float to Number.
173
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100174 *E891* *E892* *E893* *E894* *E907* *E911* *E914*
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +0100175When expecting a Float a Number can also be used, but nothing else.
176
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +0100177 *no-type-checking*
178You will not get an error if you try to change the type of a variable.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000179
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000180
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001811.2 Function references ~
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +0200182 *Funcref* *E695* *E718*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200183A Funcref variable is obtained with the |function()| function, the |funcref()|
184function or created with the lambda expression |expr-lambda|. It can be used
185in an expression in the place of a function name, before the parenthesis
186around the arguments, to invoke the function it refers to. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000187
188 :let Fn = function("MyFunc")
189 :echo Fn()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000190< *E704* *E705* *E707*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000191A Funcref variable must start with a capital, "s:", "w:", "t:" or "b:". You
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200192can use "g:" but the following name must still start with a capital. You
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000193cannot have both a Funcref variable and a function with the same name.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000194
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000195A special case is defining a function and directly assigning its Funcref to a
196Dictionary entry. Example: >
197 :function dict.init() dict
198 : let self.val = 0
199 :endfunction
200
201The key of the Dictionary can start with a lower case letter. The actual
202function name is not used here. Also see |numbered-function|.
203
204A Funcref can also be used with the |:call| command: >
205 :call Fn()
206 :call dict.init()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000207
208The name of the referenced function can be obtained with |string()|. >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000209 :let func = string(Fn)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000210
211You can use |call()| to invoke a Funcref and use a list variable for the
212arguments: >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000213 :let r = call(Fn, mylist)
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200214<
215 *Partial*
216A Funcref optionally binds a Dictionary and/or arguments. This is also called
217a Partial. This is created by passing the Dictionary and/or arguments to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200218function() or funcref(). When calling the function the Dictionary and/or
219arguments will be passed to the function. Example: >
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221 let Cb = function('Callback', ['foo'], myDict)
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100222 call Cb('bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200223
224This will invoke the function as if using: >
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100225 call myDict.Callback('foo', 'bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200226
227This is very useful when passing a function around, e.g. in the arguments of
228|ch_open()|.
229
230Note that binding a function to a Dictionary also happens when the function is
231a member of the Dictionary: >
232
233 let myDict.myFunction = MyFunction
234 call myDict.myFunction()
235
236Here MyFunction() will get myDict passed as "self". This happens when the
237"myFunction" member is accessed. When making assigning "myFunction" to
238otherDict and calling it, it will be bound to otherDict: >
239
240 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
241 call otherDict.myFunction()
242
243Now "self" will be "otherDict". But when the dictionary was bound explicitly
244this won't happen: >
245
246 let myDict.myFunction = function(MyFunction, myDict)
247 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
248 call otherDict.myFunction()
249
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +0200250Here "self" will be "myDict", because it was bound explicitly.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000251
252
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00002531.3 Lists ~
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +0200254 *list* *List* *Lists* *E686*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000255A List is an ordered sequence of items. An item can be of any type. Items
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200256can be accessed by their index number. Items can be added and removed at any
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000257position in the sequence.
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Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000259
260List creation ~
261 *E696* *E697*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000262A List is created with a comma separated list of items in square brackets.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000263Examples: >
264 :let mylist = [1, two, 3, "four"]
265 :let emptylist = []
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000266
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200267An item can be any expression. Using a List for an item creates a
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000268List of Lists: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000269 :let nestlist = [[11, 12], [21, 22], [31, 32]]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000270
271An extra comma after the last item is ignored.
272
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000273
274List index ~
275 *list-index* *E684*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000276An item in the List can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000277after the List. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first item has index zero. >
278 :let item = mylist[0] " get the first item: 1
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000279 :let item = mylist[2] " get the third item: 3
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000280
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000281When the resulting item is a list this can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000282 :let item = nestlist[0][1] " get the first list, second item: 12
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000283<
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000284A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last item in
285the List, -2 to the last but one item, etc. >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000286 :let last = mylist[-1] " get the last item: "four"
287
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000288To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000289is not available it returns zero or the default value you specify: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000290 :echo get(mylist, idx)
291 :echo get(mylist, idx, "NONE")
292
293
294List concatenation ~
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +0100295 *list-concatenation*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000296Two lists can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
297 :let longlist = mylist + [5, 6]
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000298 :let mylist += [7, 8]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000299
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +0100300To prepend or append an item, turn the item into a list by putting [] around
301it. To change a list in-place, refer to |list-modification| below.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000302
303
304Sublist ~
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +0200305 *sublist*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000306A part of the List can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
307separated by a colon in square brackets: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000308 :let shortlist = mylist[2:-1] " get List [3, "four"]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000309
310Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000311similar to -1. >
Bram Moolenaar540d6e32005-01-09 21:20:18 +0000312 :let endlist = mylist[2:] " from item 2 to the end: [3, "four"]
313 :let shortlist = mylist[2:2] " List with one item: [3]
314 :let otherlist = mylist[:] " make a copy of the List
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000315
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +0100316Notice that the last index is inclusive. If you prefer using an exclusive
317index use the |slice()| method.
318
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000319If the first index is beyond the last item of the List or the second item is
320before the first item, the result is an empty list. There is no error
321message.
322
323If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
324length minus one is used: >
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000325 :let mylist = [0, 1, 2, 3]
326 :echo mylist[2:8] " result: [2, 3]
327
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000328NOTE: mylist[s:e] means using the variable "s:e" as index. Watch out for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200329using a single letter variable before the ":". Insert a space when needed:
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000330mylist[s : e].
331
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000332
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000333List identity ~
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000334 *list-identity*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000335When variable "aa" is a list and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
336variables refer to the same list. Thus changing the list "aa" will also
337change "bb": >
338 :let aa = [1, 2, 3]
339 :let bb = aa
340 :call add(aa, 4)
341 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000342< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000343
344Making a copy of a list is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
345works, as explained above. This creates a shallow copy of the list: Changing
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000346a list item in the list will also change the item in the copied list: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000347 :let aa = [[1, 'a'], 2, 3]
348 :let bb = copy(aa)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000349 :call add(aa, 4)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000350 :let aa[0][1] = 'aaa'
351 :echo aa
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000352< [[1, aaa], 2, 3, 4] >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000353 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000354< [[1, aaa], 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000355
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000356To make a completely independent list use |deepcopy()|. This also makes a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000357copy of the values in the list, recursively. Up to a hundred levels deep.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000358
359The operator "is" can be used to check if two variables refer to the same
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000360List. "isnot" does the opposite. In contrast "==" compares if two lists have
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000361the same value. >
362 :let alist = [1, 2, 3]
363 :let blist = [1, 2, 3]
364 :echo alist is blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000365< 0 >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000366 :echo alist == blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000367< 1
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000368
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000369Note about comparing lists: Two lists are considered equal if they have the
370same length and all items compare equal, as with using "==". There is one
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000371exception: When comparing a number with a string they are considered
372different. There is no automatic type conversion, as with using "==" on
373variables. Example: >
374 echo 4 == "4"
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000375< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000376 echo [4] == ["4"]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000377< 0
378
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000379Thus comparing Lists is more strict than comparing numbers and strings. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000380can compare simple values this way too by putting them in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000381
382 :let a = 5
383 :let b = "5"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000384 :echo a == b
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000385< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000386 :echo [a] == [b]
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000387< 0
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000388
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000389
390List unpack ~
391
392To unpack the items in a list to individual variables, put the variables in
393square brackets, like list items: >
394 :let [var1, var2] = mylist
395
396When the number of variables does not match the number of items in the list
397this produces an error. To handle any extra items from the list append ";"
398and a variable name: >
399 :let [var1, var2; rest] = mylist
400
401This works like: >
402 :let var1 = mylist[0]
403 :let var2 = mylist[1]
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000404 :let rest = mylist[2:]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000405
406Except that there is no error if there are only two items. "rest" will be an
407empty list then.
408
409
410List modification ~
411 *list-modification*
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000412To change a specific item of a list use |:let| this way: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000413 :let list[4] = "four"
414 :let listlist[0][3] = item
415
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000416To change part of a list you can specify the first and last item to be
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000417modified. The value must at least have the number of items in the range: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000418 :let list[3:5] = [3, 4, 5]
419
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000420Adding and removing items from a list is done with functions. Here are a few
421examples: >
422 :call insert(list, 'a') " prepend item 'a'
423 :call insert(list, 'a', 3) " insert item 'a' before list[3]
424 :call add(list, "new") " append String item
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000425 :call add(list, [1, 2]) " append a List as one new item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000426 :call extend(list, [1, 2]) " extend the list with two more items
427 :let i = remove(list, 3) " remove item 3
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000428 :unlet list[3] " idem
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000429 :let l = remove(list, 3, -1) " remove items 3 to last item
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000430 :unlet list[3 : ] " idem
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000431 :call filter(list, 'v:val !~ "x"') " remove items with an 'x'
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000432
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000433Changing the order of items in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000434 :call sort(list) " sort a list alphabetically
435 :call reverse(list) " reverse the order of items
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +0100436 :call uniq(sort(list)) " sort and remove duplicates
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000437
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000438
439For loop ~
440
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100441The |:for| loop executes commands for each item in a List, String or Blob.
442A variable is set to each item in sequence. Example with a List: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000443 :for item in mylist
444 : call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000445 :endfor
446
447This works like: >
448 :let index = 0
449 :while index < len(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000450 : let item = mylist[index]
451 : :call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000452 : let index = index + 1
453 :endwhile
454
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000455If all you want to do is modify each item in the list then the |map()|
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000456function will be a simpler method than a for loop.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000457
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200458Just like the |:let| command, |:for| also accepts a list of variables. This
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100459requires the argument to be a List of Lists. >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000460 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 8], [3, 0]]
461 : call Doit(lnum, col)
462 :endfor
463
464This works like a |:let| command is done for each list item. Again, the types
465must remain the same to avoid an error.
466
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000467It is also possible to put remaining items in a List variable: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000468 :for [i, j; rest] in listlist
469 : call Doit(i, j)
470 : if !empty(rest)
471 : echo "remainder: " . string(rest)
472 : endif
473 :endfor
474
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100475For a Blob one byte at a time is used.
476
477For a String one character, including any composing characters, is used as a
478String. Example: >
479 for c in text
480 echo 'This character is ' .. c
481 endfor
482
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000483
484List functions ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000485 *E714*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000486Functions that are useful with a List: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000487 :let r = call(funcname, list) " call a function with an argument list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000488 :if empty(list) " check if list is empty
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000489 :let l = len(list) " number of items in list
490 :let big = max(list) " maximum value in list
491 :let small = min(list) " minimum value in list
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000492 :let xs = count(list, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in list
493 :let i = index(list, 'x') " index of first 'x' in list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000494 :let lines = getline(1, 10) " get ten text lines from buffer
495 :call append('$', lines) " append text lines in buffer
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000496 :let list = split("a b c") " create list from items in a string
497 :let string = join(list, ', ') " create string from list items
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000498 :let s = string(list) " String representation of list
499 :call map(list, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000500
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +0000501Don't forget that a combination of features can make things simple. For
502example, to add up all the numbers in a list: >
503 :exe 'let sum = ' . join(nrlist, '+')
504
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000505
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00005061.4 Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100507 *dict* *Dict* *Dictionaries* *Dictionary*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000508A Dictionary is an associative array: Each entry has a key and a value. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000509entry can be located with the key. The entries are stored without a specific
510ordering.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000511
512
513Dictionary creation ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000514 *E720* *E721* *E722* *E723*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000515A Dictionary is created with a comma separated list of entries in curly
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000516braces. Each entry has a key and a value, separated by a colon. Each key can
517only appear once. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000518 :let mydict = {1: 'one', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'}
519 :let emptydict = {}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000520< *E713* *E716* *E717*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000521A key is always a String. You can use a Number, it will be converted to a
522String automatically. Thus the String '4' and the number 4 will find the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200523entry. Note that the String '04' and the Number 04 are different, since the
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200524Number will be converted to the String '4'. The empty string can also be used
525as a key.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +0200526 *literal-Dict* *#{}*
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200527To avoid having to put quotes around every key the #{} form can be used. This
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200528does require the key to consist only of ASCII letters, digits, '-' and '_'.
529Example: >
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +0100530 :let mydict = #{zero: 0, one_key: 1, two-key: 2, 333: 3}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200531Note that 333 here is the string "333". Empty keys are not possible with #{}.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000532
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200533A value can be any expression. Using a Dictionary for a value creates a
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000534nested Dictionary: >
535 :let nestdict = {1: {11: 'a', 12: 'b'}, 2: {21: 'c'}}
536
537An extra comma after the last entry is ignored.
538
539
540Accessing entries ~
541
542The normal way to access an entry is by putting the key in square brackets: >
543 :let val = mydict["one"]
544 :let mydict["four"] = 4
545
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000546You can add new entries to an existing Dictionary this way, unlike Lists.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000547
548For keys that consist entirely of letters, digits and underscore the following
549form can be used |expr-entry|: >
550 :let val = mydict.one
551 :let mydict.four = 4
552
553Since an entry can be any type, also a List and a Dictionary, the indexing and
554key lookup can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000555 :echo dict.key[idx].key
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000556
557
558Dictionary to List conversion ~
559
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200560You may want to loop over the entries in a dictionary. For this you need to
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000561turn the Dictionary into a List and pass it to |:for|.
562
563Most often you want to loop over the keys, using the |keys()| function: >
564 :for key in keys(mydict)
565 : echo key . ': ' . mydict[key]
566 :endfor
567
568The List of keys is unsorted. You may want to sort them first: >
569 :for key in sort(keys(mydict))
570
571To loop over the values use the |values()| function: >
572 :for v in values(mydict)
573 : echo "value: " . v
574 :endfor
575
576If you want both the key and the value use the |items()| function. It returns
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +0100577a List in which each item is a List with two items, the key and the value: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000578 :for [key, value] in items(mydict)
579 : echo key . ': ' . value
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000580 :endfor
581
582
583Dictionary identity ~
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +0000584 *dict-identity*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000585Just like Lists you need to use |copy()| and |deepcopy()| to make a copy of a
586Dictionary. Otherwise, assignment results in referring to the same
587Dictionary: >
588 :let onedict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
589 :let adict = onedict
590 :let adict['a'] = 11
591 :echo onedict['a']
592 11
593
Bram Moolenaarf3bd51a2005-06-14 22:11:18 +0000594Two Dictionaries compare equal if all the key-value pairs compare equal. For
595more info see |list-identity|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000596
597
598Dictionary modification ~
599 *dict-modification*
600To change an already existing entry of a Dictionary, or to add a new entry,
601use |:let| this way: >
602 :let dict[4] = "four"
603 :let dict['one'] = item
604
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000605Removing an entry from a Dictionary is done with |remove()| or |:unlet|.
606Three ways to remove the entry with key "aaa" from dict: >
607 :let i = remove(dict, 'aaa')
608 :unlet dict.aaa
609 :unlet dict['aaa']
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000610
611Merging a Dictionary with another is done with |extend()|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000612 :call extend(adict, bdict)
613This extends adict with all entries from bdict. Duplicate keys cause entries
614in adict to be overwritten. An optional third argument can change this.
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000615Note that the order of entries in a Dictionary is irrelevant, thus don't
616expect ":echo adict" to show the items from bdict after the older entries in
617adict.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000618
619Weeding out entries from a Dictionary can be done with |filter()|: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000620 :call filter(dict, 'v:val =~ "x"')
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000621This removes all entries from "dict" with a value not matching 'x'.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +0200622This can also be used to remove all entries: >
623 call filter(dict, 0)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000624
625
626Dictionary function ~
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +0100627 *Dictionary-function* *self* *E725* *E862*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000628When a function is defined with the "dict" attribute it can be used in a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200629special way with a dictionary. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000630 :function Mylen() dict
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000631 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000632 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000633 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3], 'len': function("Mylen")}
634 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000635
636This is like a method in object oriented programming. The entry in the
637Dictionary is a |Funcref|. The local variable "self" refers to the dictionary
638the function was invoked from.
639
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000640It is also possible to add a function without the "dict" attribute as a
641Funcref to a Dictionary, but the "self" variable is not available then.
642
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000643 *numbered-function* *anonymous-function*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000644To avoid the extra name for the function it can be defined and directly
645assigned to a Dictionary in this way: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000646 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3]}
Bram Moolenaar5a5f4592015-04-13 12:43:06 +0200647 :function mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000648 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000649 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000650 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000651
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000652The function will then get a number and the value of dict.len is a |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200653that references this function. The function can only be used through a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000654|Funcref|. It will automatically be deleted when there is no |Funcref|
655remaining that refers to it.
656
657It is not necessary to use the "dict" attribute for a numbered function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000658
Bram Moolenaar1affd722010-08-04 17:49:30 +0200659If you get an error for a numbered function, you can find out what it is with
660a trick. Assuming the function is 42, the command is: >
661 :function {42}
662
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000663
664Functions for Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000665 *E715*
666Functions that can be used with a Dictionary: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000667 :if has_key(dict, 'foo') " TRUE if dict has entry with key "foo"
668 :if empty(dict) " TRUE if dict is empty
669 :let l = len(dict) " number of items in dict
670 :let big = max(dict) " maximum value in dict
671 :let small = min(dict) " minimum value in dict
672 :let xs = count(dict, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in dict
673 :let s = string(dict) " String representation of dict
674 :call map(dict, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000675
676
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01006771.5 Blobs ~
678 *blob* *Blob* *Blobs* *E978*
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +0100679A Blob is a binary object. It can be used to read an image from a file and
680send it over a channel, for example.
681
682A Blob mostly behaves like a |List| of numbers, where each number has the
683value of an 8-bit byte, from 0 to 255.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100684
685
686Blob creation ~
687
688A Blob can be created with a |blob-literal|: >
689 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +0100690Dots can be inserted between bytes (pair of hex characters) for readability,
691they don't change the value: >
692 :let b = 0zFF00.ED01.5DAF
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100693
694A blob can be read from a file with |readfile()| passing the {type} argument
695set to "B", for example: >
696 :let b = readfile('image.png', 'B')
697
698A blob can be read from a channel with the |ch_readblob()| function.
699
700
701Blob index ~
702 *blob-index* *E979*
703A byte in the Blob can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
704after the Blob. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first byte has index zero. >
705 :let myblob = 0z00112233
706 :let byte = myblob[0] " get the first byte: 0x00
707 :let byte = myblob[2] " get the third byte: 0x22
708
709A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last byte in
710the Blob, -2 to the last but one byte, etc. >
711 :let last = myblob[-1] " get the last byte: 0x33
712
713To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
714is not available it returns -1 or the default value you specify: >
715 :echo get(myblob, idx)
716 :echo get(myblob, idx, 999)
717
718
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100719Blob iteration ~
720
721The |:for| loop executes commands for each byte of a Blob. The loop variable is
722set to each byte in the Blob. Example: >
723 :for byte in 0z112233
724 : call Doit(byte)
725 :endfor
726This calls Doit() with 0x11, 0x22 and 0x33.
727
728
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100729Blob concatenation ~
730
731Two blobs can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
732 :let longblob = myblob + 0z4455
733 :let myblob += 0z6677
734
735To change a blob in-place see |blob-modification| below.
736
737
738Part of a blob ~
739
740A part of the Blob can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
741separated by a colon in square brackets: >
742 :let myblob = 0z00112233
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100743 :let shortblob = myblob[1:2] " get 0z1122
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100744 :let shortblob = myblob[2:-1] " get 0z2233
745
746Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
747similar to -1. >
748 :let endblob = myblob[2:] " from item 2 to the end: 0z2233
749 :let shortblob = myblob[2:2] " Blob with one byte: 0z22
750 :let otherblob = myblob[:] " make a copy of the Blob
751
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100752If the first index is beyond the last byte of the Blob or the second index is
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +0100753before the first index, the result is an empty Blob. There is no error
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100754message.
755
756If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
757length minus one is used: >
758 :echo myblob[2:8] " result: 0z2233
759
760
761Blob modification ~
762 *blob-modification*
763To change a specific byte of a blob use |:let| this way: >
764 :let blob[4] = 0x44
765
766When the index is just one beyond the end of the Blob, it is appended. Any
767higher index is an error.
768
769To change a sequence of bytes the [:] notation can be used: >
770 let blob[1:3] = 0z445566
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100771The length of the replaced bytes must be exactly the same as the value
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100772provided. *E972*
773
774To change part of a blob you can specify the first and last byte to be
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100775modified. The value must have the same number of bytes in the range: >
776 :let blob[3:5] = 0z334455
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100777
778You can also use the functions |add()|, |remove()| and |insert()|.
779
780
781Blob identity ~
782
783Blobs can be compared for equality: >
784 if blob == 0z001122
785And for equal identity: >
786 if blob is otherblob
787< *blob-identity* *E977*
788When variable "aa" is a Blob and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
789variables refer to the same Blob. Then the "is" operator returns true.
790
791When making a copy using [:] or |copy()| the values are the same, but the
792identity is different: >
793 :let blob = 0z112233
794 :let blob2 = blob
795 :echo blob == blob2
796< 1 >
797 :echo blob is blob2
798< 1 >
799 :let blob3 = blob[:]
800 :echo blob == blob3
801< 1 >
802 :echo blob is blob3
803< 0
804
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100805Making a copy of a Blob is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100806works, as explained above.
807
808
8091.6 More about variables ~
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000810 *more-variables*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000811If you need to know the type of a variable or expression, use the |type()|
812function.
813
814When the '!' flag is included in the 'viminfo' option, global variables that
815start with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase letter, are
816stored in the viminfo file |viminfo-file|.
817
818When the 'sessionoptions' option contains "global", global variables that
819start with an uppercase letter and contain at least one lowercase letter are
820stored in the session file |session-file|.
821
822variable name can be stored where ~
823my_var_6 not
824My_Var_6 session file
825MY_VAR_6 viminfo file
826
827
828It's possible to form a variable name with curly braces, see
829|curly-braces-names|.
830
831==============================================================================
8322. Expression syntax *expression-syntax*
833
834Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant:
835
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200836|expr1| expr2
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200837 expr2 ? expr1 : expr1 if-then-else
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000838
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200839|expr2| expr3
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200840 expr3 || expr3 ... logical OR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000841
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200842|expr3| expr4
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200843 expr4 && expr4 ... logical AND
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000844
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200845|expr4| expr5
846 expr5 == expr5 equal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000847 expr5 != expr5 not equal
848 expr5 > expr5 greater than
849 expr5 >= expr5 greater than or equal
850 expr5 < expr5 smaller than
851 expr5 <= expr5 smaller than or equal
852 expr5 =~ expr5 regexp matches
853 expr5 !~ expr5 regexp doesn't match
854
855 expr5 ==? expr5 equal, ignoring case
856 expr5 ==# expr5 equal, match case
857 etc. As above, append ? for ignoring case, # for
858 matching case
859
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100860 expr5 is expr5 same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| instance
861 expr5 isnot expr5 different |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
862 instance
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +0000863
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200864|expr5| expr6
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200865 expr6 + expr6 ... number addition, list or blob concatenation
866 expr6 - expr6 ... number subtraction
867 expr6 . expr6 ... string concatenation
868 expr6 .. expr6 ... string concatenation
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000869
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200870|expr6| expr7
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200871 expr7 * expr7 ... number multiplication
872 expr7 / expr7 ... number division
873 expr7 % expr7 ... number modulo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000874
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200875|expr7| expr8
876 ! expr7 logical NOT
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000877 - expr7 unary minus
878 + expr7 unary plus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000879
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200880|expr8| expr9
881 expr8[expr1] byte of a String or item of a |List|
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000882 expr8[expr1 : expr1] substring of a String or sublist of a |List|
883 expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary|
884 expr8(expr1, ...) function call with |Funcref| variable
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200885 expr8->name(expr1, ...) |method| call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000886
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200887|expr9| number number constant
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +0000888 "string" string constant, backslash is special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000889 'string' string constant, ' is doubled
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000890 [expr1, ...] |List|
891 {expr1: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200892 #{key: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000893 &option option value
894 (expr1) nested expression
895 variable internal variable
896 va{ria}ble internal variable with curly braces
897 $VAR environment variable
898 @r contents of register 'r'
899 function(expr1, ...) function call
900 func{ti}on(expr1, ...) function call with curly braces
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +0200901 {args -> expr1} lambda expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000902
903
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200904"..." indicates that the operations in this level can be concatenated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000905Example: >
906 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
907
908All expressions within one level are parsed from left to right.
909
910
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +0200911expr1 *expr1* *trinary* *falsy-operator* *??* *E109*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000912-----
913
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200914The trinary operator: expr2 ? expr1 : expr1
915The falsy operator: expr2 ?? expr1
916
917Trinary operator ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000918
919The expression before the '?' is evaluated to a number. If it evaluates to
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200920|TRUE|, the result is the value of the expression between the '?' and ':',
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000921otherwise the result is the value of the expression after the ':'.
922Example: >
923 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum
924
925Since the first expression is an "expr2", it cannot contain another ?:. The
926other two expressions can, thus allow for recursive use of ?:.
927Example: >
928 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum == 1000 ? "last" : lnum
929
930To keep this readable, using |line-continuation| is suggested: >
931 :echo lnum == 1
932 :\ ? "top"
933 :\ : lnum == 1000
934 :\ ? "last"
935 :\ : lnum
936
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000937You should always put a space before the ':', otherwise it can be mistaken for
938use in a variable such as "a:1".
939
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200940Falsy operator ~
941
942This is also known as the "null coalescing operator", but that's too
943complicated, thus we just call it the falsy operator.
944
945The expression before the '??' is evaluated. If it evaluates to
946|truthy|, this is used as the result. Otherwise the expression after the '??'
947is evaluated and used as the result. This is most useful to have a default
948value for an expression that may result in zero or empty: >
949 echo theList ?? 'list is empty'
950 echo GetName() ?? 'unknown'
951
952These are similar, but not equal: >
953 expr2 ?? expr1
954 expr2 ? expr2 : expr1
955In the second line "expr2" is evaluated twice.
956
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000957
958expr2 and expr3 *expr2* *expr3*
959---------------
960
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +0200961expr3 || expr3 .. logical OR *expr-barbar*
962expr4 && expr4 .. logical AND *expr-&&*
963
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000964The "||" and "&&" operators take one argument on each side. The arguments
965are (converted to) Numbers. The result is:
966
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200967 input output ~
968n1 n2 n1 || n2 n1 && n2 ~
969|FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE|
970|FALSE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
971|TRUE| |FALSE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
972|TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000973
974The operators can be concatenated, for example: >
975
976 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
977
978Note that "&&" takes precedence over "||", so this has the meaning of: >
979
980 &nu || (&list && &shell == "csh")
981
982Once the result is known, the expression "short-circuits", that is, further
983arguments are not evaluated. This is like what happens in C. For example: >
984
985 let a = 1
986 echo a || b
987
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200988This is valid even if there is no variable called "b" because "a" is |TRUE|,
989so the result must be |TRUE|. Similarly below: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000990
991 echo exists("b") && b == "yes"
992
993This is valid whether "b" has been defined or not. The second clause will
994only be evaluated if "b" has been defined.
995
996
997expr4 *expr4*
998-----
999
1000expr5 {cmp} expr5
1001
1002Compare two expr5 expressions, resulting in a 0 if it evaluates to false, or 1
1003if it evaluates to true.
1004
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001005 *expr-==* *expr-!=* *expr->* *expr->=*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001006 *expr-<* *expr-<=* *expr-=~* *expr-!~*
1007 *expr-==#* *expr-!=#* *expr->#* *expr->=#*
1008 *expr-<#* *expr-<=#* *expr-=~#* *expr-!~#*
1009 *expr-==?* *expr-!=?* *expr->?* *expr->=?*
1010 *expr-<?* *expr-<=?* *expr-=~?* *expr-!~?*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001011 *expr-is* *expr-isnot* *expr-is#* *expr-isnot#*
1012 *expr-is?* *expr-isnot?*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001013 use 'ignorecase' match case ignore case ~
1014equal == ==# ==?
1015not equal != !=# !=?
1016greater than > ># >?
1017greater than or equal >= >=# >=?
1018smaller than < <# <?
1019smaller than or equal <= <=# <=?
1020regexp matches =~ =~# =~?
1021regexp doesn't match !~ !~# !~?
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001022same instance is is# is?
1023different instance isnot isnot# isnot?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001024
1025Examples:
1026"abc" ==# "Abc" evaluates to 0
1027"abc" ==? "Abc" evaluates to 1
1028"abc" == "Abc" evaluates to 1 if 'ignorecase' is set, 0 otherwise
1029
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00001030 *E691* *E692*
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001031A |List| can only be compared with a |List| and only "equal", "not equal",
1032"is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the values of the list,
1033recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing item values.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001034
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001035 *E735* *E736*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001036A |Dictionary| can only be compared with a |Dictionary| and only "equal", "not
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001037equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the key/values of the
1038|Dictionary| recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing
1039item values.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001040
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02001041 *E694*
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +02001042A |Funcref| can only be compared with a |Funcref| and only "equal", "not
1043equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. Case is never ignored. Whether
1044arguments or a Dictionary are bound (with a partial) matters. The
1045Dictionaries must also be equal (or the same, in case of "is") and the
1046arguments must be equal (or the same).
1047
1048To compare Funcrefs to see if they refer to the same function, ignoring bound
1049Dictionary and arguments, use |get()| to get the function name: >
1050 if get(Part1, 'name') == get(Part2, 'name')
1051 " Part1 and Part2 refer to the same function
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001052
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001053Using "is" or "isnot" with a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| checks whether
1054the expressions are referring to the same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
1055instance. A copy of a |List| is different from the original |List|. When
1056using "is" without a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|, it is equivalent to
1057using "equal", using "isnot" equivalent to using "not equal". Except that
1058a different type means the values are different: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001059 echo 4 == '4'
1060 1
1061 echo 4 is '4'
1062 0
1063 echo 0 is []
1064 0
1065"is#"/"isnot#" and "is?"/"isnot?" can be used to match and ignore case.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001066
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001067When comparing a String with a Number, the String is converted to a Number,
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001068and the comparison is done on Numbers. This means that: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001069 echo 0 == 'x'
1070 1
1071because 'x' converted to a Number is zero. However: >
1072 echo [0] == ['x']
1073 0
1074Inside a List or Dictionary this conversion is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001075
1076When comparing two Strings, this is done with strcmp() or stricmp(). This
1077results in the mathematical difference (comparing byte values), not
1078necessarily the alphabetical difference in the local language.
1079
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001080When using the operators with a trailing '#', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001081'ignorecase' is off, the comparing is done with strcmp(): case matters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001082
1083When using the operators with a trailing '?', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001084'ignorecase' is set, the comparing is done with stricmp(): case is ignored.
1085
1086'smartcase' is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001087
1088The "=~" and "!~" operators match the lefthand argument with the righthand
1089argument, which is used as a pattern. See |pattern| for what a pattern is.
1090This matching is always done like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no
1091matter what the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is. This makes scripts
1092portable. To avoid backslashes in the regexp pattern to be doubled, use a
1093single-quote string, see |literal-string|.
1094Since a string is considered to be a single line, a multi-line pattern
1095(containing \n, backslash-n) will not match. However, a literal NL character
1096can be matched like an ordinary character. Examples:
1097 "foo\nbar" =~ "\n" evaluates to 1
1098 "foo\nbar" =~ "\\n" evaluates to 0
1099
1100
1101expr5 and expr6 *expr5* *expr6*
1102---------------
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001103expr6 + expr6 Number addition, |List| or |Blob| concatenation *expr-+*
1104expr6 - expr6 Number subtraction *expr--*
1105expr6 . expr6 String concatenation *expr-.*
1106expr6 .. expr6 String concatenation *expr-..*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001107
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00001108For |Lists| only "+" is possible and then both expr6 must be a list. The
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001109result is a new list with the two lists Concatenated.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001110
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001111For String concatenation ".." is preferred, since "." is ambiguous, it is also
1112used for |Dict| member access and floating point numbers.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001113When |vimscript-version| is 2 or higher, using "." is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001114
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001115expr7 * expr7 Number multiplication *expr-star*
1116expr7 / expr7 Number division *expr-/*
1117expr7 % expr7 Number modulo *expr-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001118
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02001119For all, except "." and "..", Strings are converted to Numbers.
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01001120For bitwise operators see |and()|, |or()| and |xor()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001121
1122Note the difference between "+" and ".":
1123 "123" + "456" = 579
1124 "123" . "456" = "123456"
1125
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001126Since '.' has the same precedence as '+' and '-', you need to read: >
1127 1 . 90 + 90.0
1128As: >
1129 (1 . 90) + 90.0
1130That works, since the String "190" is automatically converted to the Number
1131190, which can be added to the Float 90.0. However: >
1132 1 . 90 * 90.0
1133Should be read as: >
1134 1 . (90 * 90.0)
1135Since '.' has lower precedence than '*'. This does NOT work, since this
1136attempts to concatenate a Float and a String.
1137
1138When dividing a Number by zero the result depends on the value:
1139 0 / 0 = -0x80000000 (like NaN for Float)
1140 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffff (like positive infinity)
1141 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffff (like negative infinity)
1142 (before Vim 7.2 it was always 0x7fffffff)
1143
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02001144When 64-bit Number support is enabled:
1145 0 / 0 = -0x8000000000000000 (like NaN for Float)
1146 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffffffffffff (like positive infinity)
1147 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffffffffffff (like negative infinity)
1148
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001149When the righthand side of '%' is zero, the result is 0.
1150
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001151None of these work for |Funcref|s.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001152
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001153. and % do not work for Float. *E804*
1154
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001155
1156expr7 *expr7*
1157-----
1158! expr7 logical NOT *expr-!*
1159- expr7 unary minus *expr-unary--*
1160+ expr7 unary plus *expr-unary-+*
1161
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02001162For '!' |TRUE| becomes |FALSE|, |FALSE| becomes |TRUE| (one).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001163For '-' the sign of the number is changed.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001164For '+' the number is unchanged. Note: "++" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001165
1166A String will be converted to a Number first.
1167
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001168These three can be repeated and mixed. Examples:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001169 !-1 == 0
1170 !!8 == 1
1171 --9 == 9
1172
1173
1174expr8 *expr8*
1175-----
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001176This expression is either |expr9| or a sequence of the alternatives below,
1177in any order. E.g., these are all possible:
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001178 expr8[expr1].name
1179 expr8.name[expr1]
1180 expr8(expr1, ...)[expr1].name
1181 expr8->(expr1, ...)[expr1]
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001182Evaluation is always from left to right.
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001183
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001184expr8[expr1] item of String or |List| *expr-[]* *E111*
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02001185 *E909* *subscript*
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001186In legacy Vim script:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001187If expr8 is a Number or String this results in a String that contains the
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001188expr1'th single byte from expr8. expr8 is used as a String (a number is
1189automatically converted to a String), expr1 as a Number. This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001190recognize multibyte encodings, see `byteidx()` for an alternative, or use
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001191`split()` to turn the string into a list of characters. Example, to get the
1192byte under the cursor: >
Bram Moolenaar61660ea2006-04-07 21:40:07 +00001193 :let c = getline(".")[col(".") - 1]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001194
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001195In Vim9 script:
1196If expr8 is a String this results in a String that contains the expr1'th
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01001197single character (including any composing characters) from expr8. To use byte
1198indexes use |strpart()|.
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001199
1200Index zero gives the first byte or character. Careful: text column numbers
1201start with one!
1202
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001203If the length of the String is less than the index, the result is an empty
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01001204String. A negative index always results in an empty string (reason: backward
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001205compatibility). Use [-1:] to get the last byte or character.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001206In Vim9 script a negative index is used like with a list: count from the end.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001207
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001208If expr8 is a |List| then it results the item at index expr1. See |list-index|
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001209for possible index values. If the index is out of range this results in an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001210error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001211 :let item = mylist[-1] " get last item
1212
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001213Generally, if a |List| index is equal to or higher than the length of the
1214|List|, or more negative than the length of the |List|, this results in an
1215error.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001216
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001217
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001218expr8[expr1a : expr1b] substring or sublist *expr-[:]*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001219
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001220If expr8 is a String this results in the substring with the bytes or
1221characters from expr1a to and including expr1b. expr8 is used as a String,
1222expr1a and expr1b are used as a Number.
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001223
1224In legacy Vim script the indexes are byte indexes. This doesn't recognize
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001225multibyte encodings, see |byteidx()| for computing the indexes. If expr8 is
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001226a Number it is first converted to a String.
1227
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01001228In Vim9 script the indexes are character indexes and include composing
1229characters. To use byte indexes use |strpart()|. To use character indexes
1230without including composing characters use |strcharpart()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001231
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01001232The item at index expr1b is included, it is inclusive. For an exclusive index
1233use the |slice()| function.
1234
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001235If expr1a is omitted zero is used. If expr1b is omitted the length of the
1236string minus one is used.
1237
1238A negative number can be used to measure from the end of the string. -1 is
1239the last character, -2 the last but one, etc.
1240
1241If an index goes out of range for the string characters are omitted. If
1242expr1b is smaller than expr1a the result is an empty string.
1243
1244Examples: >
1245 :let c = name[-1:] " last byte of a string
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001246 :let c = name[0:-1] " the whole string
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001247 :let c = name[-2:-2] " last but one byte of a string
1248 :let s = line(".")[4:] " from the fifth byte to the end
1249 :let s = s[:-3] " remove last two bytes
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001250<
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001251 *slice*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001252If expr8 is a |List| this results in a new |List| with the items indicated by
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001253the indexes expr1a and expr1b. This works like with a String, as explained
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001254just above. Also see |sublist| below. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001255 :let l = mylist[:3] " first four items
1256 :let l = mylist[4:4] " List with one item
1257 :let l = mylist[:] " shallow copy of a List
1258
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001259If expr8 is a |Blob| this results in a new |Blob| with the bytes in the
1260indexes expr1a and expr1b, inclusive. Examples: >
1261 :let b = 0zDEADBEEF
1262 :let bs = b[1:2] " 0zADBE
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01001263 :let bs = b[:] " copy of 0zDEADBEEF
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001264
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001265Using expr8[expr1] or expr8[expr1a : expr1b] on a |Funcref| results in an
1266error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001267
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01001268Watch out for confusion between a namespace and a variable followed by a colon
1269for a sublist: >
1270 mylist[n:] " uses variable n
1271 mylist[s:] " uses namespace s:, error!
1272
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001273
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001274expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary| *expr-entry*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001275
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001276If expr8 is a |Dictionary| and it is followed by a dot, then the following
1277name will be used as a key in the |Dictionary|. This is just like:
1278expr8[name].
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001279
1280The name must consist of alphanumeric characters, just like a variable name,
1281but it may start with a number. Curly braces cannot be used.
1282
1283There must not be white space before or after the dot.
1284
1285Examples: >
1286 :let dict = {"one": 1, 2: "two"}
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02001287 :echo dict.one " shows "1"
1288 :echo dict.2 " shows "two"
1289 :echo dict .2 " error because of space before the dot
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001290
1291Note that the dot is also used for String concatenation. To avoid confusion
1292always put spaces around the dot for String concatenation.
1293
1294
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001295expr8(expr1, ...) |Funcref| function call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001296
1297When expr8 is a |Funcref| type variable, invoke the function it refers to.
1298
1299
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001300expr8->name([args]) method call *method* *->*
1301expr8->{lambda}([args])
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001302 *E276*
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001303For methods that are also available as global functions this is the same as: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001304 name(expr8 [, args])
1305There can also be methods specifically for the type of "expr8".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001306
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001307This allows for chaining, passing the value that one method returns to the
1308next method: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001309 mylist->filter(filterexpr)->map(mapexpr)->sort()->join()
1310<
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001311Example of using a lambda: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02001312 GetPercentage()->{x -> x * 100}()->printf('%d%%')
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001313<
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02001314When using -> the |expr7| operators will be applied first, thus: >
1315 -1.234->string()
1316Is equivalent to: >
1317 (-1.234)->string()
1318And NOT: >
1319 -(1.234->string())
1320<
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001321 *E274*
1322"->name(" must not contain white space. There can be white space before the
1323"->" and after the "(", thus you can split the lines like this: >
1324 mylist
1325 \ ->filter(filterexpr)
1326 \ ->map(mapexpr)
1327 \ ->sort()
1328 \ ->join()
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001329
1330When using the lambda form there must be no white space between the } and the
1331(.
1332
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001333
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001334 *expr9*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001335number
1336------
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01001337number number constant *expr-number*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001338
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001339 *0x* *hex-number* *0o* *octal-number* *binary-number*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001340Decimal, Hexadecimal (starting with 0x or 0X), Binary (starting with 0b or 0B)
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +02001341and Octal (starting with 0, 0o or 0O).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001342
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001343 *floating-point-format*
1344Floating point numbers can be written in two forms:
1345
1346 [-+]{N}.{M}
Bram Moolenaar8a94d872015-01-25 13:02:57 +01001347 [-+]{N}.{M}[eE][-+]{exp}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001348
1349{N} and {M} are numbers. Both {N} and {M} must be present and can only
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02001350contain digits, except that in |Vim9| script in {N} single quotes between
1351digits are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001352[-+] means there is an optional plus or minus sign.
1353{exp} is the exponent, power of 10.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001354Only a decimal point is accepted, not a comma. No matter what the current
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001355locale is.
1356{only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1357
1358Examples:
1359 123.456
1360 +0.0001
1361 55.0
1362 -0.123
1363 1.234e03
1364 1.0E-6
1365 -3.1416e+88
1366
1367These are INVALID:
1368 3. empty {M}
1369 1e40 missing .{M}
1370
1371Rationale:
1372Before floating point was introduced, the text "123.456" was interpreted as
1373the two numbers "123" and "456", both converted to a string and concatenated,
1374resulting in the string "123456". Since this was considered pointless, and we
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001375could not find it intentionally being used in Vim scripts, this backwards
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001376incompatibility was accepted in favor of being able to use the normal notation
1377for floating point numbers.
1378
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001379 *float-pi* *float-e*
1380A few useful values to copy&paste: >
1381 :let pi = 3.14159265359
1382 :let e = 2.71828182846
1383Or, if you don't want to write them in as floating-point literals, you can
1384also use functions, like the following: >
1385 :let pi = acos(-1.0)
1386 :let e = exp(1.0)
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01001387<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001388 *floating-point-precision*
1389The precision and range of floating points numbers depends on what "double"
1390means in the library Vim was compiled with. There is no way to change this at
1391runtime.
1392
1393The default for displaying a |Float| is to use 6 decimal places, like using
1394printf("%g", f). You can select something else when using the |printf()|
1395function. Example: >
1396 :echo printf('%.15e', atan(1))
1397< 7.853981633974483e-01
1398
1399
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001400
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +02001401string *string* *String* *expr-string* *E114*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001402------
1403"string" string constant *expr-quote*
1404
1405Note that double quotes are used.
1406
1407A string constant accepts these special characters:
1408\... three-digit octal number (e.g., "\316")
1409\.. two-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1410\. one-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1411\x.. byte specified with two hex numbers (e.g., "\x1f")
1412\x. byte specified with one hex number (must be followed by non-hex char)
1413\X.. same as \x..
1414\X. same as \x.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001415\u.... character specified with up to 4 hex numbers, stored according to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001416 current value of 'encoding' (e.g., "\u02a4")
Bram Moolenaar541f92d2015-06-19 13:27:23 +02001417\U.... same as \u but allows up to 8 hex numbers.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001418\b backspace <BS>
1419\e escape <Esc>
1420\f formfeed <FF>
1421\n newline <NL>
1422\r return <CR>
1423\t tab <Tab>
1424\\ backslash
1425\" double quote
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001426\<xxx> Special key named "xxx". e.g. "\<C-W>" for CTRL-W. This is for use
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001427 in mappings, the 0x80 byte is escaped.
1428 To use the double quote character it must be escaped: "<M-\">".
1429 Don't use <Char-xxxx> to get a utf-8 character, use \uxxxx as
1430 mentioned above.
Bram Moolenaarfccd93f2020-05-31 22:06:51 +02001431\<*xxx> Like \<xxx> but prepends a modifier instead of including it in the
1432 character. E.g. "\<C-w>" is one character 0x17 while "\<*C-w>" is four
Bram Moolenaarebe9d342020-05-30 21:52:54 +02001433 bytes: 3 for the CTRL modifier and then character "W".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001434
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001435Note that "\xff" is stored as the byte 255, which may be invalid in some
1436encodings. Use "\u00ff" to store character 255 according to the current value
1437of 'encoding'.
1438
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001439Note that "\000" and "\x00" force the end of the string.
1440
1441
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01001442blob-literal *blob-literal* *E973*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001443------------
1444
1445Hexadecimal starting with 0z or 0Z, with an arbitrary number of bytes.
1446The sequence must be an even number of hex characters. Example: >
1447 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
1448
1449
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001450literal-string *literal-string* *E115*
1451---------------
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001452'string' string constant *expr-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001453
1454Note that single quotes are used.
1455
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001456This string is taken as it is. No backslashes are removed or have a special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001457meaning. The only exception is that two quotes stand for one quote.
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001458
1459Single quoted strings are useful for patterns, so that backslashes do not need
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001460to be doubled. These two commands are equivalent: >
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001461 if a =~ "\\s*"
1462 if a =~ '\s*'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001463
1464
1465option *expr-option* *E112* *E113*
1466------
1467&option option value, local value if possible
1468&g:option global option value
1469&l:option local option value
1470
1471Examples: >
1472 echo "tabstop is " . &tabstop
1473 if &insertmode
1474
1475Any option name can be used here. See |options|. When using the local value
1476and there is no buffer-local or window-local value, the global value is used
1477anyway.
1478
1479
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001480register *expr-register* *@r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001481--------
1482@r contents of register 'r'
1483
1484The result is the contents of the named register, as a single string.
1485Newlines are inserted where required. To get the contents of the unnamed
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001486register use @" or @@. See |registers| for an explanation of the available
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00001487registers.
1488
1489When using the '=' register you get the expression itself, not what it
1490evaluates to. Use |eval()| to evaluate it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001491
1492
1493nesting *expr-nesting* *E110*
1494-------
1495(expr1) nested expression
1496
1497
1498environment variable *expr-env*
1499--------------------
1500$VAR environment variable
1501
1502The String value of any environment variable. When it is not defined, the
1503result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02001504
1505The functions `getenv()` and `setenv()` can also be used and work for
1506environment variables with non-alphanumeric names.
1507The function `environ()` can be used to get a Dict with all environment
1508variables.
1509
1510
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001511 *expr-env-expand*
1512Note that there is a difference between using $VAR directly and using
1513expand("$VAR"). Using it directly will only expand environment variables that
1514are known inside the current Vim session. Using expand() will first try using
1515the environment variables known inside the current Vim session. If that
1516fails, a shell will be used to expand the variable. This can be slow, but it
1517does expand all variables that the shell knows about. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02001518 :echo $shell
1519 :echo expand("$shell")
1520The first one probably doesn't echo anything, the second echoes the $shell
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001521variable (if your shell supports it).
1522
1523
1524internal variable *expr-variable*
1525-----------------
1526variable internal variable
1527See below |internal-variables|.
1528
1529
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001530function call *expr-function* *E116* *E118* *E119* *E120*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001531-------------
1532function(expr1, ...) function call
1533See below |functions|.
1534
1535
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001536lambda expression *expr-lambda* *lambda*
1537-----------------
1538{args -> expr1} lambda expression
1539
1540A lambda expression creates a new unnamed function which returns the result of
Bram Moolenaar42ebd062016-07-17 13:35:14 +02001541evaluating |expr1|. Lambda expressions differ from |user-functions| in
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001542the following ways:
1543
15441. The body of the lambda expression is an |expr1| and not a sequence of |Ex|
1545 commands.
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +020015462. The prefix "a:" should not be used for arguments. E.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001547 :let F = {arg1, arg2 -> arg1 - arg2}
1548 :echo F(5, 2)
1549< 3
1550
1551The arguments are optional. Example: >
1552 :let F = {-> 'error function'}
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001553 :echo F('ignored')
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001554< error function
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001555
1556Note that in Vim9 script another kind of lambda can be used: |vim9-lambda|.
1557
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001558 *closure*
1559Lambda expressions can access outer scope variables and arguments. This is
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02001560often called a closure. Example where "i" and "a:arg" are used in a lambda
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001561while they already exist in the function scope. They remain valid even after
1562the function returns: >
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001563 :function Foo(arg)
1564 : let i = 3
1565 : return {x -> x + i - a:arg}
1566 :endfunction
1567 :let Bar = Foo(4)
1568 :echo Bar(6)
1569< 5
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001570
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02001571Note that the variables must exist in the outer scope before the lambda is
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001572defined for this to work. See also |:func-closure|.
1573
1574Lambda and closure support can be checked with: >
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001575 if has('lambda')
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001576
1577Examples for using a lambda expression with |sort()|, |map()| and |filter()|: >
1578 :echo map([1, 2, 3], {idx, val -> val + 1})
1579< [2, 3, 4] >
1580 :echo sort([3,7,2,1,4], {a, b -> a - b})
1581< [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
1582
1583The lambda expression is also useful for Channel, Job and timer: >
1584 :let timer = timer_start(500,
1585 \ {-> execute("echo 'Handler called'", "")},
1586 \ {'repeat': 3})
1587< Handler called
1588 Handler called
1589 Handler called
1590
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02001591Note that it is possible to cause memory to be used and not freed if the
1592closure is referenced by the context it depends on: >
1593 function Function()
1594 let x = 0
1595 let F = {-> x}
1596 endfunction
1597The closure uses "x" from the function scope, and "F" in that same scope
1598refers to the closure. This cycle results in the memory not being freed.
1599Recommendation: don't do this.
1600
1601Notice how execute() is used to execute an Ex command. That's ugly though.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001602In Vim9 script you can use a command block, see |inline-function|.
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001603
1604Lambda expressions have internal names like '<lambda>42'. If you get an error
1605for a lambda expression, you can find what it is with the following command: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001606 :function <lambda>42
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001607See also: |numbered-function|
1608
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001609==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020016103. Internal variable *internal-variables* *E461*
1611
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001612An internal variable name can be made up of letters, digits and '_'. But it
1613cannot start with a digit. It's also possible to use curly braces, see
1614|curly-braces-names|.
1615
1616An internal variable is created with the ":let" command |:let|.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001617An internal variable is explicitly destroyed with the ":unlet" command
1618|:unlet|.
1619Using a name that is not an internal variable or refers to a variable that has
1620been destroyed results in an error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001621
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001622 *variable-scope*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001623There are several name spaces for variables. Which one is to be used is
1624specified by what is prepended:
1625
1626 (nothing) In a function: local to a function; otherwise: global
1627|buffer-variable| b: Local to the current buffer.
1628|window-variable| w: Local to the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001629|tabpage-variable| t: Local to the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001630|global-variable| g: Global.
1631|local-variable| l: Local to a function.
1632|script-variable| s: Local to a |:source|'ed Vim script.
1633|function-argument| a: Function argument (only inside a function).
Bram Moolenaar75b81562014-04-06 14:09:13 +02001634|vim-variable| v: Global, predefined by Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001635
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001636The scope name by itself can be used as a |Dictionary|. For example, to
1637delete all script-local variables: >
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00001638 :for k in keys(s:)
1639 : unlet s:[k]
1640 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001641
1642Note: in Vim9 script this is different, see |vim9-scopes|.
1643
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001644 *buffer-variable* *b:var* *b:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001645A variable name that is preceded with "b:" is local to the current buffer.
1646Thus you can have several "b:foo" variables, one for each buffer.
1647This kind of variable is deleted when the buffer is wiped out or deleted with
1648|:bdelete|.
1649
1650One local buffer variable is predefined:
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02001651 *b:changedtick* *changetick*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001652b:changedtick The total number of changes to the current buffer. It is
1653 incremented for each change. An undo command is also a change
Bram Moolenaarc024b462019-06-08 18:07:21 +02001654 in this case. Resetting 'modified' when writing the buffer is
1655 also counted.
1656 This can be used to perform an action only when the buffer has
1657 changed. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001658 :if my_changedtick != b:changedtick
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001659 : let my_changedtick = b:changedtick
1660 : call My_Update()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001661 :endif
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01001662< You cannot change or delete the b:changedtick variable.
1663
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001664 *window-variable* *w:var* *w:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001665A variable name that is preceded with "w:" is local to the current window. It
1666is deleted when the window is closed.
1667
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +02001668 *tabpage-variable* *t:var* *t:*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001669A variable name that is preceded with "t:" is local to the current tab page,
1670It is deleted when the tab page is closed. {not available when compiled
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001671without the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001672
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001673 *global-variable* *g:var* *g:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001674Inside functions global variables are accessed with "g:". Omitting this will
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001675access a variable local to a function. But "g:" can also be used in any other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001676place if you like.
1677
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001678 *local-variable* *l:var* *l:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001679Inside functions local variables are accessed without prepending anything.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001680But you can also prepend "l:" if you like. However, without prepending "l:"
1681you may run into reserved variable names. For example "count". By itself it
1682refers to "v:count". Using "l:count" you can have a local variable with the
1683same name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001684
1685 *script-variable* *s:var*
1686In a Vim script variables starting with "s:" can be used. They cannot be
1687accessed from outside of the scripts, thus are local to the script.
1688
1689They can be used in:
1690- commands executed while the script is sourced
1691- functions defined in the script
1692- autocommands defined in the script
1693- functions and autocommands defined in functions and autocommands which were
1694 defined in the script (recursively)
1695- user defined commands defined in the script
1696Thus not in:
1697- other scripts sourced from this one
1698- mappings
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001699- menus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001700- etc.
1701
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001702Script variables can be used to avoid conflicts with global variable names.
1703Take this example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001704
1705 let s:counter = 0
1706 function MyCounter()
1707 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1708 echo s:counter
1709 endfunction
1710 command Tick call MyCounter()
1711
1712You can now invoke "Tick" from any script, and the "s:counter" variable in
1713that script will not be changed, only the "s:counter" in the script where
1714"Tick" was defined is used.
1715
1716Another example that does the same: >
1717
1718 let s:counter = 0
1719 command Tick let s:counter = s:counter + 1 | echo s:counter
1720
1721When calling a function and invoking a user-defined command, the context for
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00001722script variables is set to the script where the function or command was
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001723defined.
1724
1725The script variables are also available when a function is defined inside a
1726function that is defined in a script. Example: >
1727
1728 let s:counter = 0
1729 function StartCounting(incr)
1730 if a:incr
1731 function MyCounter()
1732 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1733 endfunction
1734 else
1735 function MyCounter()
1736 let s:counter = s:counter - 1
1737 endfunction
1738 endif
1739 endfunction
1740
1741This defines the MyCounter() function either for counting up or counting down
1742when calling StartCounting(). It doesn't matter from where StartCounting() is
1743called, the s:counter variable will be accessible in MyCounter().
1744
1745When the same script is sourced again it will use the same script variables.
1746They will remain valid as long as Vim is running. This can be used to
1747maintain a counter: >
1748
1749 if !exists("s:counter")
1750 let s:counter = 1
1751 echo "script executed for the first time"
1752 else
1753 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1754 echo "script executed " . s:counter . " times now"
1755 endif
1756
1757Note that this means that filetype plugins don't get a different set of script
1758variables for each buffer. Use local buffer variables instead |b:var|.
1759
1760
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001761PREDEFINED VIM VARIABLES *vim-variable* *v:var* *v:*
1762 *E963*
1763Some variables can be set by the user, but the type cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001764
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01001765 *v:argv* *argv-variable*
1766v:argv The command line arguments Vim was invoked with. This is a
1767 list of strings. The first item is the Vim command.
1768
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001769 *v:beval_col* *beval_col-variable*
1770v:beval_col The number of the column, over which the mouse pointer is.
1771 This is the byte index in the |v:beval_lnum| line.
1772 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1773
1774 *v:beval_bufnr* *beval_bufnr-variable*
1775v:beval_bufnr The number of the buffer, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1776 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1777
1778 *v:beval_lnum* *beval_lnum-variable*
1779v:beval_lnum The number of the line, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1780 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1781
1782 *v:beval_text* *beval_text-variable*
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00001783v:beval_text The text under or after the mouse pointer. Usually a word as
1784 it is useful for debugging a C program. 'iskeyword' applies,
1785 but a dot and "->" before the position is included. When on a
1786 ']' the text before it is used, including the matching '[' and
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001787 word before it. When on a Visual area within one line the
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02001788 highlighted text is used. Also see |<cexpr>|.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001789 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1790
1791 *v:beval_winnr* *beval_winnr-variable*
1792v:beval_winnr The number of the window, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01001793 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option. The first
1794 window has number zero (unlike most other places where a
1795 window gets a number).
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001796
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001797 *v:beval_winid* *beval_winid-variable*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001798v:beval_winid The |window-ID| of the window, over which the mouse pointer
1799 is. Otherwise like v:beval_winnr.
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001800
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001801 *v:char* *char-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001802v:char Argument for evaluating 'formatexpr' and used for the typed
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02001803 character when using <expr> in an abbreviation |:map-<expr>|.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02001804 It is also used by the |InsertCharPre| and |InsertEnter| events.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001805
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001806 *v:charconvert_from* *charconvert_from-variable*
1807v:charconvert_from
1808 The name of the character encoding of a file to be converted.
1809 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1810
1811 *v:charconvert_to* *charconvert_to-variable*
1812v:charconvert_to
1813 The name of the character encoding of a file after conversion.
1814 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1815
1816 *v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
1817v:cmdarg This variable is used for two purposes:
1818 1. The extra arguments given to a file read/write command.
1819 Currently these are "++enc=" and "++ff=". This variable is
1820 set before an autocommand event for a file read/write
1821 command is triggered. There is a leading space to make it
1822 possible to append this variable directly after the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001823 read/write command. Note: The "+cmd" argument isn't
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001824 included here, because it will be executed anyway.
1825 2. When printing a PostScript file with ":hardcopy" this is
1826 the argument for the ":hardcopy" command. This can be used
1827 in 'printexpr'.
1828
1829 *v:cmdbang* *cmdbang-variable*
1830v:cmdbang Set like v:cmdarg for a file read/write command. When a "!"
1831 was used the value is 1, otherwise it is 0. Note that this
1832 can only be used in autocommands. For user commands |<bang>|
1833 can be used.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02001834 *v:collate* *collate-variable*
1835v:collate The current locale setting for collation order of the runtime
1836 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1837 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1838 LC_COLLATE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1839 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1840 command.
1841 See |multi-lang|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001842
Bram Moolenaar42a45122015-07-10 17:56:23 +02001843 *v:completed_item* *completed_item-variable*
1844v:completed_item
1845 |Dictionary| containing the |complete-items| for the most
1846 recently completed word after |CompleteDone|. The
1847 |Dictionary| is empty if the completion failed.
1848
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001849 *v:count* *count-variable*
1850v:count The count given for the last Normal mode command. Can be used
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001851 to get the count before a mapping. Read-only. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001852 :map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:count<CR>
1853< Note: The <C-U> is required to remove the line range that you
1854 get when typing ':' after a count.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001855 When there are two counts, as in "3d2w", they are multiplied,
1856 just like what happens in the command, "d6w" for the example.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00001857 Also used for evaluating the 'formatexpr' option.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001858 "count" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1859 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001860
1861 *v:count1* *count1-variable*
1862v:count1 Just like "v:count", but defaults to one when no count is
1863 used.
1864
1865 *v:ctype* *ctype-variable*
1866v:ctype The current locale setting for characters of the runtime
1867 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1868 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1869 LC_CTYPE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1870 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1871 command.
1872 See |multi-lang|.
1873
1874 *v:dying* *dying-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001875v:dying Normally zero. When a deadly signal is caught it's set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001876 one. When multiple signals are caught the number increases.
1877 Can be used in an autocommand to check if Vim didn't
1878 terminate normally. {only works on Unix}
1879 Example: >
1880 :au VimLeave * if v:dying | echo "\nAAAAaaaarrrggghhhh!!!\n" | endif
Bram Moolenaar0e1e25f2010-05-28 21:07:08 +02001881< Note: if another deadly signal is caught when v:dying is one,
1882 VimLeave autocommands will not be executed.
1883
Bram Moolenaarf0068c52020-11-30 17:42:10 +01001884 *v:exiting* *exiting-variable*
1885v:exiting Vim exit code. Normally zero, non-zero when something went
1886 wrong. The value is v:null before invoking the |VimLeavePre|
1887 and |VimLeave| autocmds. See |:q|, |:x| and |:cquit|.
1888 Example: >
1889 :au VimLeave * echo "Exit value is " .. v:exiting
1890<
Bram Moolenaar37f4cbd2019-08-23 20:58:45 +02001891 *v:echospace* *echospace-variable*
1892v:echospace Number of screen cells that can be used for an `:echo` message
1893 in the last screen line before causing the |hit-enter-prompt|.
1894 Depends on 'showcmd', 'ruler' and 'columns'. You need to
1895 check 'cmdheight' for whether there are full-width lines
1896 available above the last line.
1897
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001898 *v:errmsg* *errmsg-variable*
1899v:errmsg Last given error message. It's allowed to set this variable.
1900 Example: >
1901 :let v:errmsg = ""
1902 :silent! next
1903 :if v:errmsg != ""
1904 : ... handle error
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001905< "errmsg" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1906 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001907
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001908 *v:errors* *errors-variable* *assert-return*
Bram Moolenaar683fa182015-11-30 21:38:24 +01001909v:errors Errors found by assert functions, such as |assert_true()|.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001910 This is a list of strings.
1911 The assert functions append an item when an assert fails.
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001912 The return value indicates this: a one is returned if an item
1913 was added to v:errors, otherwise zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001914 To remove old results make it empty: >
1915 :let v:errors = []
1916< If v:errors is set to anything but a list it is made an empty
1917 list by the assert function.
1918
Bram Moolenaar7e1652c2017-12-16 18:27:02 +01001919 *v:event* *event-variable*
1920v:event Dictionary containing information about the current
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01001921 |autocommand|. See the specific event for what it puts in
1922 this dictionary.
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02001923 The dictionary is emptied when the |autocommand| finishes,
1924 please refer to |dict-identity| for how to get an independent
1925 copy of it. Use |deepcopy()| if you want to keep the
1926 information after the event triggers. Example: >
1927 au TextYankPost * let g:foo = deepcopy(v:event)
1928<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001929 *v:exception* *exception-variable*
1930v:exception The value of the exception most recently caught and not
1931 finished. See also |v:throwpoint| and |throw-variables|.
1932 Example: >
1933 :try
1934 : throw "oops"
1935 :catch /.*/
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02001936 : echo "caught " .. v:exception
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001937 :endtry
1938< Output: "caught oops".
1939
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001940 *v:false* *false-variable*
1941v:false A Number with value zero. Used to put "false" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01001942 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001943 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:false". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01001944 echo v:false
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001945< v:false ~
1946 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02001947 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001948
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00001949 *v:fcs_reason* *fcs_reason-variable*
1950v:fcs_reason The reason why the |FileChangedShell| event was triggered.
1951 Can be used in an autocommand to decide what to do and/or what
1952 to set v:fcs_choice to. Possible values:
1953 deleted file no longer exists
1954 conflict file contents, mode or timestamp was
1955 changed and buffer is modified
1956 changed file contents has changed
1957 mode mode of file changed
1958 time only file timestamp changed
1959
1960 *v:fcs_choice* *fcs_choice-variable*
1961v:fcs_choice What should happen after a |FileChangedShell| event was
1962 triggered. Can be used in an autocommand to tell Vim what to
1963 do with the affected buffer:
1964 reload Reload the buffer (does not work if
1965 the file was deleted).
1966 ask Ask the user what to do, as if there
1967 was no autocommand. Except that when
1968 only the timestamp changed nothing
1969 will happen.
1970 <empty> Nothing, the autocommand should do
1971 everything that needs to be done.
1972 The default is empty. If another (invalid) value is used then
1973 Vim behaves like it is empty, there is no warning message.
1974
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02001975 *v:fname* *fname-variable*
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02001976v:fname When evaluating 'includeexpr': the file name that was
1977 detected. Empty otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02001978
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001979 *v:fname_in* *fname_in-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00001980v:fname_in The name of the input file. Valid while evaluating:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001981 option used for ~
1982 'charconvert' file to be converted
1983 'diffexpr' original file
1984 'patchexpr' original file
1985 'printexpr' file to be printed
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00001986 And set to the swap file name for |SwapExists|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001987
1988 *v:fname_out* *fname_out-variable*
1989v:fname_out The name of the output file. Only valid while
1990 evaluating:
1991 option used for ~
1992 'charconvert' resulting converted file (*)
1993 'diffexpr' output of diff
1994 'patchexpr' resulting patched file
1995 (*) When doing conversion for a write command (e.g., ":w
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001996 file") it will be equal to v:fname_in. When doing conversion
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001997 for a read command (e.g., ":e file") it will be a temporary
1998 file and different from v:fname_in.
1999
2000 *v:fname_new* *fname_new-variable*
2001v:fname_new The name of the new version of the file. Only valid while
2002 evaluating 'diffexpr'.
2003
2004 *v:fname_diff* *fname_diff-variable*
2005v:fname_diff The name of the diff (patch) file. Only valid while
2006 evaluating 'patchexpr'.
2007
2008 *v:folddashes* *folddashes-variable*
2009v:folddashes Used for 'foldtext': dashes representing foldlevel of a closed
2010 fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002011 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002012
2013 *v:foldlevel* *foldlevel-variable*
2014v:foldlevel Used for 'foldtext': foldlevel of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002015 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002016
2017 *v:foldend* *foldend-variable*
2018v:foldend Used for 'foldtext': last line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002019 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002020
2021 *v:foldstart* *foldstart-variable*
2022v:foldstart Used for 'foldtext': first line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002023 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002024
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01002025 *v:hlsearch* *hlsearch-variable*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002026v:hlsearch Variable that indicates whether search highlighting is on.
Bram Moolenaar76440e22014-11-27 19:14:49 +01002027 Setting it makes sense only if 'hlsearch' is enabled which
2028 requires |+extra_search|. Setting this variable to zero acts
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002029 like the |:nohlsearch| command, setting it to one acts like >
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01002030 let &hlsearch = &hlsearch
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +02002031< Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2032 function. |function-search-undo|.
2033
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00002034 *v:insertmode* *insertmode-variable*
2035v:insertmode Used for the |InsertEnter| and |InsertChange| autocommand
2036 events. Values:
2037 i Insert mode
2038 r Replace mode
2039 v Virtual Replace mode
2040
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002041 *v:key* *key-variable*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002042v:key Key of the current item of a |Dictionary|. Only valid while
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002043 evaluating the expression used with |map()| and |filter()|.
2044 Read-only.
2045
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002046 *v:lang* *lang-variable*
2047v:lang The current locale setting for messages of the runtime
2048 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2049 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_MESSAGES.
2050 The value is system dependent.
2051 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2052 command.
2053 It can be different from |v:ctype| when messages are desired
2054 in a different language than what is used for character
2055 encoding. See |multi-lang|.
2056
2057 *v:lc_time* *lc_time-variable*
2058v:lc_time The current locale setting for time messages of the runtime
2059 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2060 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_TIME.
2061 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2062 command. See |multi-lang|.
2063
2064 *v:lnum* *lnum-variable*
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02002065v:lnum Line number for the 'foldexpr' |fold-expr|, 'formatexpr' and
2066 'indentexpr' expressions, tab page number for 'guitablabel'
2067 and 'guitabtooltip'. Only valid while one of these
2068 expressions is being evaluated. Read-only when in the
2069 |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002070
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002071 *v:mouse_win* *mouse_win-variable*
2072v:mouse_win Window number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2073 First window has number 1, like with |winnr()|. The value is
2074 zero when there was no mouse button click.
2075
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02002076 *v:mouse_winid* *mouse_winid-variable*
2077v:mouse_winid Window ID for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2078 The value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2079
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002080 *v:mouse_lnum* *mouse_lnum-variable*
2081v:mouse_lnum Line number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2082 This is the text line number, not the screen line number. The
2083 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2084
2085 *v:mouse_col* *mouse_col-variable*
2086v:mouse_col Column number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2087 This is the screen column number, like with |virtcol()|. The
2088 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2089
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002090 *v:none* *none-variable* *None*
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002091v:none An empty String. Used to put an empty item in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002092 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +02002093 This can also be used as a function argument to use the
2094 default value, see |none-function_argument|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002095 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002096 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:none". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002097 echo v:none
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002098< v:none ~
2099 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002100 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002101
2102 *v:null* *null-variable*
2103v:null An empty String. Used to put "null" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002104 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002105 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002106 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:null". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002107 echo v:null
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002108< v:null ~
2109 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002110 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002111
Bram Moolenaar57d5a012021-01-21 21:42:31 +01002112 *v:numbermax* *numbermax-variable*
2113v:numbermax Maximum value of a number.
2114
Bram Moolenaare0e39172021-01-25 21:14:57 +01002115 *v:numbermin* *numbermin-variable*
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002116v:numbermin Minimum value of a number (negative).
Bram Moolenaar57d5a012021-01-21 21:42:31 +01002117
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002118 *v:numbersize* *numbersize-variable*
2119v:numbersize Number of bits in a Number. This is normally 64, but on some
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01002120 systems it may be 32.
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002121
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002122 *v:oldfiles* *oldfiles-variable*
2123v:oldfiles List of file names that is loaded from the |viminfo| file on
2124 startup. These are the files that Vim remembers marks for.
2125 The length of the List is limited by the ' argument of the
2126 'viminfo' option (default is 100).
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01002127 When the |viminfo| file is not used the List is empty.
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002128 Also see |:oldfiles| and |c_#<|.
2129 The List can be modified, but this has no effect on what is
2130 stored in the |viminfo| file later. If you use values other
2131 than String this will cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002132 {only when compiled with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002133
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002134 *v:option_new*
2135v:option_new New value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
2136 autocommand.
2137 *v:option_old*
2138v:option_old Old value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002139 autocommand. Depending on the command used for setting and the
2140 kind of option this is either the local old value or the
2141 global old value.
2142 *v:option_oldlocal*
2143v:option_oldlocal
2144 Old local value of the option. Valid while executing an
2145 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2146 *v:option_oldglobal*
2147v:option_oldglobal
2148 Old global value of the option. Valid while executing an
2149 |OptionSet| autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002150 *v:option_type*
2151v:option_type Scope of the set command. Valid while executing an
2152 |OptionSet| autocommand. Can be either "global" or "local"
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002153 *v:option_command*
2154v:option_command
2155 Command used to set the option. Valid while executing an
2156 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2157 value option was set via ~
2158 "setlocal" |:setlocal| or ":let l:xxx"
2159 "setglobal" |:setglobal| or ":let g:xxx"
2160 "set" |:set| or |:let|
2161 "modeline" |modeline|
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002162 *v:operator* *operator-variable*
2163v:operator The last operator given in Normal mode. This is a single
2164 character except for commands starting with <g> or <z>,
2165 in which case it is two characters. Best used alongside
2166 |v:prevcount| and |v:register|. Useful if you want to cancel
2167 Operator-pending mode and then use the operator, e.g.: >
2168 :omap O <Esc>:call MyMotion(v:operator)<CR>
2169< The value remains set until another operator is entered, thus
2170 don't expect it to be empty.
2171 v:operator is not set for |:delete|, |:yank| or other Ex
2172 commands.
2173 Read-only.
2174
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002175 *v:prevcount* *prevcount-variable*
2176v:prevcount The count given for the last but one Normal mode command.
2177 This is the v:count value of the previous command. Useful if
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002178 you want to cancel Visual or Operator-pending mode and then
2179 use the count, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002180 :vmap % <Esc>:call MyFilter(v:prevcount)<CR>
2181< Read-only.
2182
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002183 *v:profiling* *profiling-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002184v:profiling Normally zero. Set to one after using ":profile start".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002185 See |profiling|.
2186
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002187 *v:progname* *progname-variable*
2188v:progname Contains the name (with path removed) with which Vim was
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002189 invoked. Allows you to do special initialisations for |view|,
2190 |evim| etc., or any other name you might symlink to Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002191 Read-only.
2192
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002193 *v:progpath* *progpath-variable*
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002194v:progpath Contains the command with which Vim was invoked, in a form
2195 that when passed to the shell will run the same Vim executable
2196 as the current one (if $PATH remains unchanged).
2197 Useful if you want to message a Vim server using a
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002198 |--remote-expr|.
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02002199 To get the full path use: >
2200 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002201< If the command has a relative path it will be expanded to the
2202 full path, so that it still works after `:cd`. Thus starting
2203 "./vim" results in "/home/user/path/to/vim/src/vim".
2204 On Linux and other systems it will always be the full path.
2205 On Mac it may just be "vim" and using exepath() as mentioned
2206 above should be used to get the full path.
Bram Moolenaar08cab962017-03-04 14:37:18 +01002207 On MS-Windows the executable may be called "vim.exe", but the
2208 ".exe" is not added to v:progpath.
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002209 Read-only.
2210
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002211 *v:register* *register-variable*
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002212v:register The name of the register in effect for the current normal mode
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002213 command (regardless of whether that command actually used a
2214 register). Or for the currently executing normal mode mapping
2215 (use this in custom commands that take a register).
2216 If none is supplied it is the default register '"', unless
2217 'clipboard' contains "unnamed" or "unnamedplus", then it is
2218 '*' or '+'.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002219 Also see |getreg()| and |setreg()|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002220
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002221 *v:scrollstart* *scrollstart-variable*
2222v:scrollstart String describing the script or function that caused the
2223 screen to scroll up. It's only set when it is empty, thus the
2224 first reason is remembered. It is set to "Unknown" for a
2225 typed command.
2226 This can be used to find out why your script causes the
2227 hit-enter prompt.
2228
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002229 *v:servername* *servername-variable*
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02002230v:servername The resulting registered |client-server-name| if any.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002231 Read-only.
2232
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002233
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002234v:searchforward *v:searchforward* *searchforward-variable*
2235 Search direction: 1 after a forward search, 0 after a
2236 backward search. It is reset to forward when directly setting
2237 the last search pattern, see |quote/|.
2238 Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2239 function. |function-search-undo|.
2240 Read-write.
2241
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002242 *v:shell_error* *shell_error-variable*
2243v:shell_error Result of the last shell command. When non-zero, the last
2244 shell command had an error. When zero, there was no problem.
2245 This only works when the shell returns the error code to Vim.
2246 The value -1 is often used when the command could not be
2247 executed. Read-only.
2248 Example: >
2249 :!mv foo bar
2250 :if v:shell_error
2251 : echo 'could not rename "foo" to "bar"!'
2252 :endif
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002253< "shell_error" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2254 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002255
2256 *v:statusmsg* *statusmsg-variable*
2257v:statusmsg Last given status message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2258
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002259 *v:swapname* *swapname-variable*
2260v:swapname Only valid when executing |SwapExists| autocommands: Name of
2261 the swap file found. Read-only.
2262
2263 *v:swapchoice* *swapchoice-variable*
2264v:swapchoice |SwapExists| autocommands can set this to the selected choice
2265 for handling an existing swap file:
2266 'o' Open read-only
2267 'e' Edit anyway
2268 'r' Recover
2269 'd' Delete swapfile
2270 'q' Quit
2271 'a' Abort
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002272 The value should be a single-character string. An empty value
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002273 results in the user being asked, as would happen when there is
2274 no SwapExists autocommand. The default is empty.
2275
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002276 *v:swapcommand* *swapcommand-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00002277v:swapcommand Normal mode command to be executed after a file has been
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002278 opened. Can be used for a |SwapExists| autocommand to have
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002279 another Vim open the file and jump to the right place. For
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002280 example, when jumping to a tag the value is ":tag tagname\r".
Bram Moolenaar1f35bf92006-03-07 22:38:47 +00002281 For ":edit +cmd file" the value is ":cmd\r".
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002282
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002283 *v:t_TYPE* *v:t_bool* *t_bool-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002284v:t_bool Value of |Boolean| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002285 *v:t_channel* *t_channel-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002286v:t_channel Value of |Channel| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002287 *v:t_dict* *t_dict-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002288v:t_dict Value of |Dictionary| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002289 *v:t_float* *t_float-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002290v:t_float Value of |Float| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002291 *v:t_func* *t_func-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002292v:t_func Value of |Funcref| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002293 *v:t_job* *t_job-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002294v:t_job Value of |Job| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002295 *v:t_list* *t_list-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002296v:t_list Value of |List| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002297 *v:t_none* *t_none-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002298v:t_none Value of |None| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002299 *v:t_number* *t_number-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002300v:t_number Value of |Number| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002301 *v:t_string* *t_string-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002302v:t_string Value of |String| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002303 *v:t_blob* *t_blob-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002304v:t_blob Value of |Blob| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaarf562e722016-07-19 17:25:25 +02002305
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002306 *v:termresponse* *termresponse-variable*
2307v:termresponse The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RV|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002308 termcap entry. It is set when Vim receives an escape sequence
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002309 that starts with ESC [ or CSI, then '>' or '?' and ends in a
2310 'c', with only digits and ';' in between.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002311 When this option is set, the TermResponse autocommand event is
2312 fired, so that you can react to the response from the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02002313 terminal. You can use |terminalprops()| to see what Vim
2314 figured out about the terminal.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002315 The response from a new xterm is: "<Esc>[> Pp ; Pv ; Pc c". Pp
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002316 is the terminal type: 0 for vt100 and 1 for vt220. Pv is the
2317 patch level (since this was introduced in patch 95, it's
2318 always 95 or bigger). Pc is always zero.
2319 {only when compiled with |+termresponse| feature}
2320
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002321 *v:termblinkresp*
2322v:termblinkresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RC|
2323 termcap entry. This is used to find out whether the terminal
2324 cursor is blinking. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2325
2326 *v:termstyleresp*
2327v:termstyleresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RS|
2328 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the shape of the
2329 cursor is. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2330
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002331 *v:termrbgresp*
2332v:termrbgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RB|
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002333 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2334 background color is, see 'background'.
2335
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002336 *v:termrfgresp*
2337v:termrfgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RF|
2338 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2339 foreground color is.
2340
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002341 *v:termu7resp*
2342v:termu7resp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_u7|
2343 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2344 does with ambiguous width characters, see 'ambiwidth'.
2345
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002346 *v:testing* *testing-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02002347v:testing Must be set before using `test_garbagecollect_now()`.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002348 Also, when set certain error messages won't be shown for 2
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002349 seconds. (e.g. "'dictionary' option is empty")
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002350
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002351 *v:this_session* *this_session-variable*
2352v:this_session Full filename of the last loaded or saved session file. See
2353 |:mksession|. It is allowed to set this variable. When no
2354 session file has been saved, this variable is empty.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002355 "this_session" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2356 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002357
2358 *v:throwpoint* *throwpoint-variable*
2359v:throwpoint The point where the exception most recently caught and not
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002360 finished was thrown. Not set when commands are typed. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002361 also |v:exception| and |throw-variables|.
2362 Example: >
2363 :try
2364 : throw "oops"
2365 :catch /.*/
2366 : echo "Exception from" v:throwpoint
2367 :endtry
2368< Output: "Exception from test.vim, line 2"
2369
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002370 *v:true* *true-variable*
2371v:true A Number with value one. Used to put "true" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002372 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002373 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:true". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002374 echo v:true
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002375< v:true ~
2376 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002377 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002378 *v:val* *val-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002379v:val Value of the current item of a |List| or |Dictionary|. Only
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002380 valid while evaluating the expression used with |map()| and
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002381 |filter()|. Read-only.
2382
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002383 *v:version* *version-variable*
2384v:version Version number of Vim: Major version number times 100 plus
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002385 minor version number. Version 5.0 is 500. Version 5.1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002386 is 501. Read-only. "version" also works, for backwards
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002387 compatibility, unless |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002388 Use |has()| to check if a certain patch was included, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar6716d9a2014-04-02 12:12:08 +02002389 if has("patch-7.4.123")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002390< Note that patch numbers are specific to the version, thus both
2391 version 5.0 and 5.1 may have a patch 123, but these are
2392 completely different.
2393
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002394 *v:versionlong* *versionlong-variable*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002395v:versionlong Like v:version, but also including the patchlevel in the last
2396 four digits. Version 8.1 with patch 123 has value 8010123.
2397 This can be used like this: >
2398 if v:versionlong >= 8010123
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002399< However, if there are gaps in the list of patches included
2400 this will not work well. This can happen if a recent patch
2401 was included into an older version, e.g. for a security fix.
2402 Use the has() function to make sure the patch is actually
2403 included.
2404
Bram Moolenaar14735512016-03-26 21:00:08 +01002405 *v:vim_did_enter* *vim_did_enter-variable*
2406v:vim_did_enter Zero until most of startup is done. It is set to one just
2407 before |VimEnter| autocommands are triggered.
2408
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002409 *v:warningmsg* *warningmsg-variable*
2410v:warningmsg Last given warning message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2411
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002412 *v:windowid* *windowid-variable*
2413v:windowid When any X11 based GUI is running or when running in a
2414 terminal and Vim connects to the X server (|-X|) this will be
Bram Moolenaar264e9fd2010-10-27 12:33:17 +02002415 set to the window ID.
2416 When an MS-Windows GUI is running this will be set to the
2417 window handle.
2418 Otherwise the value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02002419 Note: for windows inside Vim use |winnr()| or |win_getid()|,
2420 see |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002421
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002422==============================================================================
24234. Builtin Functions *functions*
2424
2425See |function-list| for a list grouped by what the function is used for.
2426
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00002427(Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002428
2429USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
2430
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002431abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
2432acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01002433add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002434and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002435append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2436appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2437 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2438 in buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01002439argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002440argidx() Number current index in the argument list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002441arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02002442argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
2443argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002444asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002445assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002446assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002447 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002448assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
2449 Number assert file contents are equal
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002450assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002451 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02002452assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02002453 Number assert {cmd} fails
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002454assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002455 Number assert {actual} is false
Bram Moolenaar61c04492016-07-23 15:35:35 +02002456assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002457 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002458assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002459 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
Bram Moolenaar5b8cabf2021-04-02 18:55:57 +02002460assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002461assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002462 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002463assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002464 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
2465assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
2466assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002467atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02002468atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02002469balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01002470balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01002471balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002472browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002473 String put up a file requester
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002474browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02002475bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02002476bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
2477buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
2478bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
2479bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
2480bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
2481bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
2482bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
2483bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002484byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
2485byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2486byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2487call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002488 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002489ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01002490ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002491ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
Bram Moolenaar0874a832016-09-01 15:11:51 +02002492ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002493ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002494 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002495ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002496 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002497ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
2498ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002499ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002500ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
2501ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
2502ch_open({address} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002503 Channel open a channel to {address}
2504ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002505ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
2506 Blob read Blob from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002507ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002508 String read raw from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002509ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002510 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002511ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
2512 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002513ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
2514 none set options for {handle}
Bram Moolenaar7ef38102016-09-26 22:36:58 +02002515ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
2516 String status of channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002517changenr() Number current change number
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002518char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF8 value of first char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02002519charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002520charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01002521charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002522 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02002523chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002524cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002525clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002526col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002527complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
2528complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002529complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01002530complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002531confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002532 Number number of choice picked by user
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002533copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
2534cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
2535cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002536count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
2537 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02002538cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002539 Number checks existence of cscope connection
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002540cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01002541 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002542cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002543debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002544deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
2545delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002546deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
2547 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002548did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002549diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
2550diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
h-east29b85712021-07-26 21:54:04 +02002551digraph_get({chars}) String get the digraph of {chars}
2552digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
2553digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
2554digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01002555echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002556empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002557environ() Dict return environment variables
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002558escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
2559eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002560eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002561executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02002562execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002563exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002564exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02002565exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002566exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
2567expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002568 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02002569expandcmd({expr}) String expand {expr} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002570extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2571 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01002572extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2573 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
2574 List or Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002575feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002576filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
2577filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002578filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict remove items from {expr1} where
2579 {expr2} is 0
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002580finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002581 String find directory {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002582findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002583 String find file {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02002584flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01002585flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
2586 List flatten a copy of {list}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002587float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
2588floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
2589fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
2590fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
2591fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
2592foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2593foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2594foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002595foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002596foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002597foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01002598fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002599funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002600 Funcref reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002601function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2602 Funcref named reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002603garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002604get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
2605get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02002606get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002607getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
2608getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
2609 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
2610getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
2611 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
2612getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02002613getchar([expr]) Number or String
2614 get one character from the user
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002615getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002616getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02002617getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02002618getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002619getcmdline() String return the current command-line
2620getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02002621getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
2622getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02002623getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
2624 List list of cmdline completion matches
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02002625getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002626getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002627getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002628getenv({name}) String return environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002629getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
2630getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
2631getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
2632getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
2633getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02002634getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01002635getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
2636 List list of jump list items
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002637getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
2638getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002639getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
2640getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002641getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002642getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01002643getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar18081e32008-02-20 19:11:07 +00002644getpid() Number process ID of Vim
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002645getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002646getqflist() List list of quickfix items
2647getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002648getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02002649 String or List contents of a register
2650getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
2651getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002652gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002653gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002654 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002655gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00002656 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002657gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02002658gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02002659getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01002660getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01002661getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
2662getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002663getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002664 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002665glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002666 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002667glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002668globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00002669 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01002670has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002671has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002672haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002673 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02002674 or |:tcd|
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002675hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002676 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +01002677histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
2678histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002679histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
2680histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002681hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002682hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002683hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002684iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
2685indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002686index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
2687 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002688input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00002689 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +02002690inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002691 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002692inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002693inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
2694inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002695inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002696insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01002697interrupt() none interrupt script execution
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002698invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002699isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02002700isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
2701 (positive or negative)
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002702islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002703isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002704items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
2705job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
Bram Moolenaare1fc5152018-04-21 19:49:08 +02002706job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002707job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
2708job_start({command} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002709 Job start a job
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002710job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
2711job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
2712join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
2713js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
2714js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
2715json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
2716json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
2717keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
2718len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
2719libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002720libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02002721line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002722line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
2723lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02002724list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn numbers in {list} into a String
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002725listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
2726 Number add a callback to listen to changes
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02002727listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002728listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002729localtime() Number current time
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002730log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
2731log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002732luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002733map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict change each item in {expr1} to {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002734maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01002735 String or Dict
2736 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002737mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00002738 String check for mappings matching {name}
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01002739mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict like |map()| but creates a new List
2740 or Dictionary
2741mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002742match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002743 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002744matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00002745 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002746matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02002747 Number highlight positions with {group}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002748matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002749matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002750matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002751 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02002752matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2753 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
2754matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2755 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002756matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00002757 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002758matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00002759 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002760matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02002761 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002762max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01002763menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002764min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002765mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002766 Number create directory {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002767mode([expr]) String current editing mode
2768mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
2769nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002770nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF8 value {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002771or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02002772pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002773perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002774popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +02002775popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002776popup_clear() none close all popup windows
2777popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
2778popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
2779popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
2780popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
2781popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02002782popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
2783popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002784popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
2785popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
2786popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002787popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
Bram Moolenaaref6b9792020-05-13 16:34:15 +02002788popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002789popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
2790popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
2791popup_notification({what}, {options})
2792 Number create a notification popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002793popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
2794 none set options for popup window {id}
2795popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002796popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002797pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
2798prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
2799printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02002800prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002801prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02002802prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
2803prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
Yegappan Lakshmananccfb7c62021-08-16 21:39:09 +02002804prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
2805prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
2806 none add multiple text properties
Bram Moolenaare3d31b02018-12-24 23:07:04 +01002807prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002808 none remove all text properties
2809prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
2810 Dict search for a text property
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02002811prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
Bram Moolenaarc8c88492018-12-27 23:59:26 +01002812prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002813 Number remove a text property
2814prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
2815prop_type_change({name}, {props})
2816 none change an existing property type
2817prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
2818 none delete a property type
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01002819prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002820 Dict get property type values
2821prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02002822pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002823pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002824py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002825pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01002826pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002827rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002828range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002829 List items from {expr} to {max}
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01002830readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02002831readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2832 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
2833readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2834 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002835readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002836 List get list of lines from file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02002837reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
2838 any reduce {object} using {func}
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002839reg_executing() String get the executing register name
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02002840reg_recording() String get the recording register name
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002841reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
2842reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
2843reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002844remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002845 String send expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002846remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
2847remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002848 Number check for reply string
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002849remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
2850 String read reply string
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002851remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002852 String send key sequence
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01002853remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002854remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01002855 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
2856remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
2857 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002858remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
2859rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
2860repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
2861resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
2862reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
2863round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01002864rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002865screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
2866screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002867screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002868screencol() Number current cursor column
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02002869screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002870screenrow() Number current cursor row
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002871screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002872search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00002873 Number search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02002874searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002875searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002876 Number search for variable declaration
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002877searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002878 Number search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002879searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002880 List search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002881searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002882 List search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002883server2client({clientid}, {string})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002884 Number send reply string
2885serverlist() String get a list of available servers
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002886setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2887 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02002888 {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002889setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
2890 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02002891setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002892setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002893setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
2894setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002895setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002896setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002897setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
2898setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002899setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
2900 Number modify location list using {list}
2901setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
2902 Number modify specific location list props
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002903setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002904setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002905setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
2906setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
2907 Number modify specific quickfix list props
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002908setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002909settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
2910settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
2911 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
2912 page {tabnr} to {val}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002913settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
2914 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002915setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
2916sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
2917shellescape({string} [, {special}])
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00002918 String escape {string} for use as shell
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +00002919 command argument
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +01002920shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002921sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002922sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002923sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002924sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002925 List get a list of placed signs
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002926sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
Bram Moolenaar6b7b7192019-01-11 13:42:41 +01002927 Number jump to a sign
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002928sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002929 Number place a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002930sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002931sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002932sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002933sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
2934 Number unplace a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002935sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002936simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
2937sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
2938sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01002939slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
2940 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002941sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +02002942 List sort {list}, using {func} to compare
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002943sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002944sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
2945 Number play an event sound
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002946sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
2947 Number play sound file {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002948sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002949soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00002950spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002951spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +00002952 List spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002953split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002954 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002955sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002956srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02002957state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002958str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02002959str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
2960 ASCII/UTF8 value
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +02002961str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
2962 Number convert String to Number
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +01002963strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01002964strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02002965 String {len} characters of {str} at
2966 character {start}
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +01002967strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002968strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002969strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02002970strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002971stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00002972 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002973string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
2974strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02002975strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
2976 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
2977 byte {start}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002978strptime({format}, {timestring})
2979 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002980strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00002981 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002982strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
2983strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002984submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +02002985 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002986substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002987 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +02002988swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002989swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002990synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
2991synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002992 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002993synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002994synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002995synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
2996system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
2997systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +02002998tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002999tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003000tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003001tagfiles() List tags files used
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003002taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003003tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
3004tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01003005tempname() String name for a temporary file
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01003006term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
3007 Number display difference between two dumps
3008term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
3009 Number displaying a screen dump
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01003010term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01003011 none dump terminal window contents
Bram Moolenaare41e3b42017-08-11 16:24:50 +02003012term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02003013term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaar45356542017-08-06 17:53:31 +02003014term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
Bram Moolenaar97870002017-07-30 18:28:38 +02003015term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003016term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02003017term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02003018term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003019term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb000e322017-07-30 19:38:21 +02003020term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
3021term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003022term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003023term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02003024term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003025term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02003026term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
3027 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003028term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02003029term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01003030term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02003031term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
3032 none set the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02003033term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
Bram Moolenaarf3402b12017-08-06 19:07:08 +02003034term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02003035terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02003036test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
3037 none make memory allocation fail
Bram Moolenaar6f1d9a02016-07-24 14:12:38 +02003038test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003039test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003040test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
Bram Moolenaaradc67142019-06-22 01:40:42 +02003041test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
Bram Moolenaareda65222019-05-16 20:29:44 +02003042test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan18d46582021-06-23 20:46:52 +02003043test_gui_drop_files({list}, {row}, {col}, {mods})
3044 none drop a list of files in a window
Yegappan Lakshmananf1e74492021-06-21 18:44:26 +02003045test_gui_mouse_event({button}, {row}, {col}, {repeated}, {mods})
3046 none add a mouse event to the input buffer
Bram Moolenaare0c31f62017-03-01 15:07:05 +01003047test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Bram Moolenaarc0f5a782019-01-13 15:16:13 +01003048test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003049test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
3050test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
Bram Moolenaare69f6d02020-04-01 22:11:01 +02003051test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003052test_null_job() Job null value for testing
3053test_null_list() List null value for testing
3054test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
3055test_null_string() String null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02003056test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
3057test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
Bram Moolenaarc3e92c12019-03-23 14:23:07 +01003058test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaarab186732018-09-14 21:27:06 +02003059test_scrollbar({which}, {value}, {dragging})
3060 none scroll in the GUI for testing
Bram Moolenaarbb8476b2019-05-04 15:47:48 +02003061test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003062test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003063test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
3064test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
3065test_void() any void value for testing
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02003066timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003067timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003068timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01003069 Number create a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003070timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003071timer_stopall() none stop all timers
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003072tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
3073toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
3074tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00003075 to chars in {tostr}
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +02003076trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
3077 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003078trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +01003079type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
3080typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003081undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +02003082undotree() List undo file tree
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003083uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01003084 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003085values({dict}) List values in {dict}
3086virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
3087visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +01003088wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02003089win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
3090 String execute {command} in window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003091win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
3092win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02003093win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003094win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
3095win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
3096win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +01003097win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +02003098win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003099 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003100winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003101wincol() Number window column of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02003102windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003103winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +02003104winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003105winline() Number window line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003106winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003107winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003108winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00003109winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003110winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +01003111wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01003112writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
3113 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02003114xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003115
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02003116
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003117abs({expr}) *abs()*
3118 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
3119 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
3120 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
3121 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
3122 Examples: >
3123 echo abs(1.456)
3124< 1.456 >
3125 echo abs(-5.456)
3126< 5.456 >
3127 echo abs(-4)
3128< 4
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003129
3130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3131 Compute()->abs()
3132
3133< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003134
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003135
3136acos({expr}) *acos()*
3137 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003138 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
3139 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003140 [-1, 1].
3141 Examples: >
3142 :echo acos(0)
3143< 1.570796 >
3144 :echo acos(-0.5)
3145< 2.094395
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003146
3147 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3148 Compute()->acos()
3149
3150< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003151
3152
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003153add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
3154 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
3155 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003156 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
3157 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003158< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003159 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003160 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00003161 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003162
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3164 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003165
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003166
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003167and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
3168 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
3169 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
3170 Example: >
3171 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003172< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3173 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003174
3175
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003176append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
3177 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003178 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003179 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00003180 the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +01003181 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00003182 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003183 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003184 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003185 0 for success. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003186 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003187 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003188
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003189< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
3190 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003191 mylist->append(lnum)
3192
3193
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003194appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
3195 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003196
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003197 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
3198 |bufload()| if needed.
3199
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003200 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003201
3202 {lnum} is used like with |append()|. Note that using |line()|
3203 would use the current buffer, not the one appending to.
3204 Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer.
3205
3206 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
3207
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003208 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003209 error message is given. Example: >
3210 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003211<
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01003212 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003213 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003214 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
3215
3216
3217argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003218 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
3219 |arglist|.
3220 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
3221 window is used.
3222 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
3223 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
3224 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
3225 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003226
3227 *argidx()*
3228argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
3229 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
3230
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003231 *arglistid()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01003232arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003233 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
3234 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02003235 global argument list. See |arglist|.
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003236 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003237
3238 Without arguments use the current window.
3239 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3240 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3241 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003242 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003243
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003244 *argv()*
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02003245argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003246 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
3247 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003248 :let i = 0
3249 :while i < argc()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003250 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003251 : exe 'amenu Arg.' . f . ' :e ' . f . '<CR>'
3252 : let i = i + 1
3253 :endwhile
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003254< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
3255 the whole |arglist| is returned.
3256
3257 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01003258 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00003259
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003260asin({expr}) *asin()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003261 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003262 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003263 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003264 [-1, 1].
3265 Examples: >
3266 :echo asin(0.8)
3267< 0.927295 >
3268 :echo asin(-0.5)
3269< -0.523599
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003270
3271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3272 Compute()->asin()
3273<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003274 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003275
3276
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01003277assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
3278
3279
3280
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003281atan({expr}) *atan()*
3282 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
3283 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
3284 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3285 Examples: >
3286 :echo atan(100)
3287< 1.560797 >
3288 :echo atan(-4.01)
3289< -1.326405
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003290
3291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3292 Compute()->atan()
3293<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003294 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3295
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003296
3297atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
3298 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003299 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
3300 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003301 Examples: >
3302 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
3303< -0.785398 >
3304 :echo atan2(1, -1)
3305< 2.356194
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003306
3307 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003308 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003309<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003310 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003311
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003312balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
3313 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
3314 not used for the List.
3315
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003316balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
3317 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
3318 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
3319 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
3320 split with |balloon_split()|.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003321 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003322
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003323 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003324 func GetBalloonContent()
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003325 " ... initiate getting the content
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003326 return ''
3327 endfunc
3328 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
3329
3330 func BalloonCallback(result)
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003331 call balloon_show(a:result)
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003332 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003333< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3334 GetText()->balloon_show()
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003335<
3336 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
3337 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
3338 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
3339 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
3340 empty string or a placeholder.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003341
3342 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
3343 error message.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003344 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
3345 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003346
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003347balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003348 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
3349 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
3350 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003351 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3353 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
3354
3355< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
Bram Moolenaar669a8282017-11-19 20:13:05 +01003356 feature}
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003357
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003358 *browse()*
3359browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
3360 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003361 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003362 The input fields are:
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003363 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003364 {title} title for the requester
3365 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3366 {default} default file name
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003367 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
3368 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003369
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003370 *browsedir()*
3371browsedir({title}, {initdir})
3372 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003373 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003374 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
3375 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
3376 to be used.
3377 The input fields are:
3378 {title} title for the requester
3379 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3380 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
3381 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
3382
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003383bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003384 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003385 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
3386 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
3387 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
3388 buffer is always created.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02003389 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02003390 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
3391 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
3392 call bufload(bufnr)
3393 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003394< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3395 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003396
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003397bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003398 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003399 {buf} exists.
3400 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +01003401 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
3402
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003403 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003404 exactly. The name can be:
3405 - Relative to the current directory.
3406 - A full path.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003407 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003408 - A URL name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003409 Unlisted buffers will be found.
3410 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
3411 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
3412 long name to be able to find them.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003413 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
3414 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
3415 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003416 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
3417 file name.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003418
3419 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3420 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
3421<
3422 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003423
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003424buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003425 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003426 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
3427 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003428
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003429 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3430 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
3431
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003432bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
3433 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003434 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
3435 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
3436 then there is no change.
3437 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
3438 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003439 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003440
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3442 eval 'somename'->bufload()
3443
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003444bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003445 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003446 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
3447 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003448
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3450 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
3451
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003452bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003453 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
3454 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
3455 "[No Name]".
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003456 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
3457 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003458 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003459 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003460 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003461 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
3462 match an empty string is returned.
3463 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
3464 alternate buffer.
3465 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00003466 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
3467 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
3468 pattern.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003469 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
3470 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
3471 buffers are searched for.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003472 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003473 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
3474 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003475< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3476 echo bufnr->bufname()
3477
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003478< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
3479 string is returned. >
3480 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
3481 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
3482 bufname("%") name of current buffer
3483 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
3484< *buffer_name()*
3485 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
3486
3487 *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003488bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003489 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003490 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003491 above.
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003492
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003493 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02003494 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003495 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
3496 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
3497< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
3498 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
3499
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003500 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02003501 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003502< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
3503 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
3504 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
3505 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003506
3507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3508 echo bufref->bufnr()
3509<
3510 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003511 *last_buffer_nr()*
3512 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
3513
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003514bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003515 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003516 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
3517 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
Bram Moolenaarb3619a92016-06-04 17:58:52 +02003518 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
3519
3520 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinid(1))
3521<
3522 Only deals with the current tab page.
3523
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003524 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3525 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
3526
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003527bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003528 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
3529 |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003530 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003531 is returned. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003532
3533 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinnr(1))
3534
3535< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
3536 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003537
3538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3539 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003540
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003541byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
3542 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
3543 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
3544 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
3545 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
3546 one.
3547 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003548
3549 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3550 GetOffset()->byte2line()
3551
3552< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003553 feature}
3554
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003555byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003556 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02003557 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
3558 zero.
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01003559 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3560 equal to {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003561 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
3562 length is added to the preceding base character. See
3563 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
3564 separately.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003565 Example : >
3566 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
3567< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
3568 same: >
3569 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
3570 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02003571< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
3572
3573 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003574 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003575 in bytes is returned.
3576
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3578 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
3579
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003580byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
3581 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
3582 as a separate character. Example: >
3583 let s = 'e' . nr2char(0x301)
3584 echo byteidx(s, 1)
3585 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
3586 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
3587< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
3588 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
3589 one byte).
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003590 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
3591 to a Unicode encoding.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003592
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3594 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
3595
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003596call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003597 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003598 arguments.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003599 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003600 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
3601 Returns the return value of the called function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003602 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
3603 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003604
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3606 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
3607
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003608ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
3609 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
3610 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
3611 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3612 Examples: >
3613 echo ceil(1.456)
3614< 2.0 >
3615 echo ceil(-5.456)
3616< -5.0 >
3617 echo ceil(4.0)
3618< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003619
3620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3621 Compute()->ceil()
3622<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003623 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3624
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01003625
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02003626ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02003627
Bram Moolenaar328da0d2016-03-04 22:22:32 +01003628
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003629changenr() *changenr()*
3630 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
3631 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
3632 with the |:undo| command.
3633 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
3634 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
3635 one less than the number of the undone change.
3636
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003637char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
3638 Return number value of the first char in {string}.
3639 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003640 char2nr(" ") returns 32
3641 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
3642< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
3643 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01003644 char2nr("á") returns 225
3645 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02003646< With {utf8} set to TRUE, always treat as utf-8 characters.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003647 A combining character is a separate character.
3648 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003649 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
3650 let str = "ABC"
3651 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
3652< Result: [65, 66, 67]
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003653
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003654 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3655 GetChar()->char2nr()
3656
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003657
3658charclass({string}) *charclass()*
3659 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
3660 The character class is one of:
3661 0 blank
3662 1 punctuation
3663 2 word character
3664 3 emoji
3665 other specific Unicode class
3666 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
3667
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003668
3669charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
3670 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003671 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
3672
3673 Example:
3674 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3675 charcol('.') returns 3
3676 col('.') returns 7
3677
3678< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3679 GetPos()->col()
3680<
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01003681 *charidx()*
3682charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
3683 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
3684 The index of the first character is zero.
3685 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3686 equal to {idx}.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003687 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
3688 are not counted separately, their byte length is
3689 added to the preceding base character.
3690 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01003691 counted as separate characters.
3692 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
3693 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
3694 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
3695 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
3696 and is not zero or one.
3697 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
3698 from the character index.
3699 Examples: >
3700 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
3701 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
3702 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
3703<
3704 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3705 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003706
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003707chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
3708 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
3709 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
3710 window:
3711 - If the current window has a window-local directory
3712 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
3713 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
3714 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
3715 directory.
3716 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01003717 {dir} must be a String.
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003718 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
3719 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
3720 On failure, returns an empty string.
3721
3722 Example: >
3723 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02003724 if save_dir != ""
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003725 " ... do some work
3726 call chdir(save_dir)
3727 endif
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003728
3729< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3730 GetDir()->chdir()
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003731<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003732cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
3733 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
3734 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
3735 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
3736 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
3737 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
3738 feature, -1 is returned.
3739 See |C-indenting|.
3740
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3742 GetLnum()->cindent()
3743
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003744clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003745 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
3746 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003747 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3748 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003749
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3751 GetWin()->clearmatches()
3752<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003753 *col()*
3754col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
3755 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
3756 . the cursor position
3757 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
3758 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
3759 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
3760 returned)
3761 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
3762 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
3763 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
3764 that it's updated right away.
3765 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
3766 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
3767 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
3768 out of range then col() returns zero.
3769 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
3770 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003771 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
3772 character position use |charcol()|.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003773 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
3774 Examples: >
3775 col(".") column of cursor
3776 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
3777 col("'t") column of mark t
3778 col("'" . markname) column of mark markname
3779< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
3780 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
3781 buffer.
3782 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
3783 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
3784 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
3785 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
3786 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
3787 \<C-O>:echo col(".") . "\n" <Bar>
3788 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003789
3790< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3791 GetPos()->col()
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003792<
3793
3794complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
3795 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
3796 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
3797 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
3798 or with an expression mapping.
3799 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
3800 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
3801 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
3802 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
3803 match.
3804 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
3805 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003806 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003807 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
3808 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
3809 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
3810 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
3811 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
3812 Example: >
3813 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
3814
3815 func! ListMonths()
3816 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
3817 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
3818 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
3819 return ''
3820 endfunc
3821< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
3822 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
3823
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003824 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
3825 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003826 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
3827
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003828complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
3829 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
3830 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
3831 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
3832 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
3833 the list.
3834 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
3835 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
3836
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3838 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
3839
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003840complete_check() *complete_check()*
3841 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
3842 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
3843 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
3844 zero otherwise.
3845 Only to be used by the function specified with the
3846 'completefunc' option.
3847
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003848
3849complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02003850 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003851 completion. See |ins-completion|.
3852 The items are:
3853 mode Current completion mode name string.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +02003854 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003855 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
3856 See |pumvisible()|.
3857 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
3858 dictionary containing the entries "word",
3859 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
3860 See |complete-items|.
3861 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
3862 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003863 typed text only, or the last completion after
3864 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
3865 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003866 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
3867
3868 *complete_info_mode*
3869 mode values are:
3870 "" Not in completion mode
3871 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
3872 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
3873 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
3874 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
3875 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
3876 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
3877 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
3878 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
3879 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
3880 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
3881 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
3882 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
3883 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02003884 "eval" |complete()| completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003885 "unknown" Other internal modes
3886
3887 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
3888 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
3889 {what} are silently ignored.
3890
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02003891 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
3892 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
3893 |CompleteChanged| event.
3894
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003895 Examples: >
3896 " Get all items
3897 call complete_info()
3898 " Get only 'mode'
3899 call complete_info(['mode'])
3900 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
3901 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003902
3903< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3904 GetItems()->complete_info()
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003905<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003906 *confirm()*
3907confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01003908 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003909 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
3910 choice this is 1.
3911 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
3912 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
3913
3914 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
3915 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
3916 used (and translated).
3917 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
3918 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
3919
3920 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
3921 by '\n', e.g. >
3922 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
3923< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
3924 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
3925 not need to be the first letter: >
3926 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
3927< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01003928 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003929
3930 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
3931 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
3932 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
3933 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
3934
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003935 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
3936 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
3937 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
3938 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
3939 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
3940 used.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003941
3942 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
3943 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
3944
3945 An example: >
3946 :let choice = confirm("What do you want?", "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
3947 :if choice == 0
3948 : echo "make up your mind!"
3949 :elseif choice == 3
3950 : echo "tasteful"
3951 :else
3952 : echo "I prefer bananas myself."
3953 :endif
3954< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
3955 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
3956 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
3957 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
3958 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
3959 the horizontal layout is always used.
3960
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003961 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
3962 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003963<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003964 *copy()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003965copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003966 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003967 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
3968 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003969 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01003970 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
3971 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
3972 Also see |deepcopy()|.
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003973 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3974 mylist->copy()
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003975
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003976cos({expr}) *cos()*
3977 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
3978 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3979 Examples: >
3980 :echo cos(100)
3981< 0.862319 >
3982 :echo cos(-4.01)
3983< -0.646043
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003984
3985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3986 Compute()->cos()
3987<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003988 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3989
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003990
3991cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003992 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003993 [1, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003994 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003995 Examples: >
3996 :echo cosh(0.5)
3997< 1.127626 >
3998 :echo cosh(-0.5)
3999< -1.127626
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004000
4001 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4002 Compute()->cosh()
4003<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004004 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004005
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004006
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004007count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004008 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004009 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
4010
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004011 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004012 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004013
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004014 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004015
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004016 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
Bram Moolenaar338e47f2017-12-19 11:55:26 +01004017 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
4018 {expr} is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02004019
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004020 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4021 mylist->count(val)
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02004022<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004023 *cscope_connection()*
4024cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
4025 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
4026 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
4027 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
4028 if there are no cscope connections;
4029 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
4030
4031 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
4032 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
4033
4034 {num} Description of existence check
4035 ----- ------------------------------
4036 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
4037 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
4038 {dbpath}.
4039 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
4040 {dbpath}.
4041 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
4042 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
4043 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
4044 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
4045
4046 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
4047
4048 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
4049
4050 # pid database name prepend path
4051 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
4052<
4053 Invocation Return Val ~
4054 ---------- ---------- >
4055 cscope_connection() 1
4056 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
4057 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
4058 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
4059 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
4060 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
4061 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
4062 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
4063<
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004064cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
4065cursor({list})
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004066 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
4067 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004068
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004069 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004070 with two, three or four item:
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004071 [{lnum}, {col}]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004072 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
4073 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004074 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004075 but without the first item.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004076
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01004077 To position the cursor using the character count, use
4078 |setcursorcharpos()|.
4079
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004080 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004081 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004082 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
4083 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
4084 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00004085 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004086 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
4087 line.
4088 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004089 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004090 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01004091
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004092 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
4093 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00004094 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00004095 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004096
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4098 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
4099
Bram Moolenaar4551c0a2018-06-20 22:38:21 +02004100debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
4101 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
4102 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
4103 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
4104 {only available on MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004105
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004106 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4107 GetPid()->debugbreak()
4108
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004109deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004110 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004111 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004112 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
4113 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01004114 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
4115 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
4116 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
4117 the original |List|.
4118 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02004119
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004120 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
4121 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
4122 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
4123 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
4124 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00004125 *E724*
4126 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004127 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
4128 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004129 Also see |copy()|.
4130
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004131 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4132 GetObject()->deepcopy()
4133
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004134delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004135 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004136 name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004137
4138 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004139 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004140
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004141 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004142 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02004143 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
4144 that is being used.
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +02004145
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004146 A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004147
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01004148 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
4149 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
4150 or partly failed.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004151
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004152 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004153 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
4154 |deletebufline()|.
4155
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4157 GetName()->delete()
4158
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004159deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
4160 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004161 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
4162 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
4163
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004164 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
4165 |bufload()| if needed.
4166
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004167 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004168
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004169 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004170 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004171 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004172
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4174 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004175<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004176 *did_filetype()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004177did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004178 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
4179 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
4180 that detect the file type. |FileType|
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02004181 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004182 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
4183 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
4184 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
4185 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
4186 file.
4187
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004188diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
4189 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
4190 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
4191 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
4192 display but don't exist in the buffer.
4193 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4194 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4195 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
4196
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4198 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
4199
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004200diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
4201 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
4202 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
4203 diff change zero is returned.
4204 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4205 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4206 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
4207 line.
4208 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
4209 syntax information about the highlighting.
4210
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4212 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
h-east29b85712021-07-26 21:54:04 +02004213<
4214
4215digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
4216 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
4217 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
4218 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
4219 is given and an empty string is returned.
4220
4221 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
4222 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
4223 available, it might fail.
4224
4225 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
4226
4227 Examples: >
4228 " Get a built-in digraph
4229 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
4230
4231 " Get a user-defined digraph
4232 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
4233 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
4234<
4235 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4236 GetChars()->digraph_get()
4237<
4238 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4239 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4240 display an error message.
4241
4242
4243digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
4244 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
4245 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
4246 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
4247
4248 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
4249 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
4250 available, it might fail.
4251
4252 Also see |digraph_get()|.
4253
4254 Examples: >
4255 " Get user-defined digraphs
4256 :echo digraph_getlist()
4257
4258 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
4259 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
4260<
4261 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4262 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
4263<
4264 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4265 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4266 display an error message.
4267
4268
4269digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()* *E1205*
4270 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
4271 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one utf-8
4272 encoded character. Be careful, composing characters are NOT
4273 ignored. This function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but
4274 useful to add digraphs start with a white space.
4275
4276 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
4277 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
4278
4279 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
4280 |digraph_setlist()|.
4281
4282 Example: >
4283 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
4284<
4285 Can be used as a |method|: >
4286 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
4287<
4288 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4289 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4290 display an error message.
4291
4292
4293digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
4294 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
4295 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
4296 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
4297 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|.
4298 Example: >
4299 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
4300<
4301 It is similar to the following: >
4302 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
4303 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
4304 endfor
4305< Except that the function returns after the first error,
4306 following digraphs will not be added.
4307
4308 Can be used as a |method|: >
4309 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
4310<
4311 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4312 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4313 display an error message.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02004314
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01004315
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004316echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
4317 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
4318 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
4319 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01004320 call echoraw(&t_TE)
4321< and to enable it again: >
4322 call echoraw(&t_TI)
4323< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
4324
4325
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004326empty({expr}) *empty()*
4327 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004328 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
4329 items.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004330 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
4331 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004332 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004333 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
4334 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01004335 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004336
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004337 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004338 length with zero.
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004339
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4341 mylist->empty()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004342
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01004343environ() *environ()*
4344 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
4345 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
4346 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
4347< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
4348 use this: >
4349 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
4350
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004351escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
4352 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
4353 backslash. Example: >
4354 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
4355< results in: >
4356 c:\\program\ files\\vim
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004357< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004358
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004359 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4360 GetText()->escape(' \')
4361<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004362 *eval()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004363eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
4364 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01004365 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
4366 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004367 functions.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004368
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4370 argv->join()->eval()
4371
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004372eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
4373 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
4374 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
4375 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
4376 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
4377
4378executable({expr}) *executable()*
4379 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
4380 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004381 arguments.
4382 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
4383 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004384 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
4385 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
4386 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
Bram Moolenaar95da1362020-05-30 18:37:55 +02004387 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004388 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
4389 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
4390 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
4391 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
4392 directory, not if it's really executable.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004393 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
4394 always found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
4395 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004396 The result is a Number:
4397 1 exists
4398 0 does not exist
4399 -1 not implemented on this system
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02004400 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004401
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4403 GetCommand()->executable()
4404
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004405execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
4406 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
4407 string.
4408 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
4409 lines are executed one by one.
4410 This is equivalent to: >
4411 redir => var
4412 {command}
4413 redir END
4414<
4415 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
4416 "" no `:silent` used
4417 "silent" `:silent` used
4418 "silent!" `:silent!` used
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01004419 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02004420 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
4421 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004422 *E930*
4423 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
4424
4425 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar063b9d12016-07-09 20:21:48 +02004426 split(execute('args'), "\n")
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004427
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02004428< To execute a command in another window than the current one
4429 use `win_execute()`.
4430
4431 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004432 included in the output of the higher level call.
4433
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4435 GetCommand()->execute()
4436
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004437exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
4438 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
4439 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
4440 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
4441 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
4442 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +02004443< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004444 an empty string is returned.
4445
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4447 GetCommand()->exepath()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004448<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004449 *exists()*
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02004450exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
4451 zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004452
4453 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
4454 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
4455 at compile time.
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02004456
4457 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
4458 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
4459
4460 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004461 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
4462 not if it really works)
4463 +option-name Vim option that works.
4464 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
4465 done by comparing with an empty
4466 string)
4467 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
4468 or user defined function (see
Bram Moolenaar15c47602020-03-26 22:16:48 +01004469 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
4470 Also works for a variable that is a
4471 Funcref.
4472 ?funcname built-in function that could be
4473 implemented; to be used to check if
4474 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004475 varname internal variable (see
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004476 |internal-variables|). Also works
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004477 for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004478 entries, |List| items, etc.
4479 Does not work for local variables in a
4480 compiled `:def` function.
4481 Beware that evaluating an index may
4482 cause an error message for an invalid
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004483 expression. E.g.: >
4484 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
4485 :echo exists("l[5]")
4486< 0 >
4487 :echo exists("l[xx]")
4488< E121: Undefined variable: xx
4489 0
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004490 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
4491 command or command modifier |:command|.
4492 Returns:
4493 1 for match with start of a command
4494 2 full match with a command
4495 3 matches several user commands
4496 To check for a supported command
4497 always check the return value to be 2.
Bram Moolenaar14716812006-05-04 21:54:08 +00004498 :2match The |:2match| command.
4499 :3match The |:3match| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004500 #event autocommand defined for this event
4501 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
4502 pattern (the pattern is taken
4503 literally and compared to the
4504 autocommand patterns character by
4505 character)
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004506 #group autocommand group exists
4507 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
4508 event.
4509 #group#event#pattern
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004510 autocommand defined for this group,
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004511 event and pattern.
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004512 ##event autocommand for this event is
4513 supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004514
4515 Examples: >
4516 exists("&shortname")
4517 exists("$HOSTNAME")
4518 exists("*strftime")
4519 exists("*s:MyFunc")
4520 exists("bufcount")
4521 exists(":Make")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004522 exists("#CursorHold")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004523 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004524 exists("#filetypeindent")
4525 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
4526 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004527 exists("##ColorScheme")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004528< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
4529 name.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00004530 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
4531 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
4532 the future, thus don't count on it!
4533 Working example: >
4534 exists(":make")
4535< NOT working example: >
4536 exists(":make install")
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00004537
4538< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
4539 variable itself. For example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004540 exists(bufcount)
4541< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00004542 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004543
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4545 Varname()->exists()
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004546<
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004547
Bram Moolenaarb6f55bb2021-08-10 10:23:27 +02004548exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004549 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
4550 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
4551 give an error: >
4552 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
4553 ThatFunction('works')
4554 endif
4555< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
4556 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
4557
4558 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
4559 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004560 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004561
4562
4563exp({expr}) *exp()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004564 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004565 [0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004566 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004567 Examples: >
4568 :echo exp(2)
4569< 7.389056 >
4570 :echo exp(-1)
4571< 0.367879
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004572
4573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4574 Compute()->exp()
4575<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004576 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004577
4578
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004579expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
4580 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
4581 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004582
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004583 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01004584 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4585 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
4586 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
4587 file name contains a space]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004588
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004589 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004590 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02004591 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004592
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004593 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
4594 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
4595 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004596
4597 % current file name
4598 # alternate file name
4599 #n alternate file name n
4600 <cfile> file name under the cursor
4601 <afile> autocmd file name
4602 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
4603 <amatch> autocmd matched name
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004604 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01004605 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02004606 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
4607 line number
4608 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
4609 a function
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +02004610 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
4611 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004612 <stack> call stack
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004613 <cword> word under the cursor
4614 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
4615 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
4616 message |server2client()|
4617 Modifiers:
4618 :p expand to full path
4619 :h head (last path component removed)
4620 :t tail (last path component only)
4621 :r root (one extension removed)
4622 :e extension only
4623
4624 Example: >
4625 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") . "/tags"
4626< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
4627 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
4628 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
4629< Use this: >
4630 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") . ".bak"
4631< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
4632 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
4633 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
4634 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
4635 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
4636<
4637 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
4638 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
4639 to modify normal file names.
4640
4641 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
4642 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
4643 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
4644 '/' added.
4645
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004646 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004647 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
4648 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004649 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01004650 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
4651 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
4652 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00004653 :echo expand("**/README")
4654<
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01004655 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004656 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004657 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
4658 |expr-env-expand|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004659 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004660 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004661 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
4662 "$FOOBAR".
4663
4664 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
4665 getting the raw output of an external command.
4666
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004667 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4668 Getpattern()->expand()
4669
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004670expandcmd({string}) *expandcmd()*
4671 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
4672 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
4673 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
4674 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
4675 start.
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02004676 Returns the expanded string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004677 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004678
4679< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4680 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004681<
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004682extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004683 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
4684 |Dictionaries|.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004685
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004686 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01004687 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
4688 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
4689 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
4690 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004691 Examples: >
4692 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
4693 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
Bram Moolenaardc9cf9c2008-08-08 10:36:31 +00004694< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
4695 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
4696 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
4697 (where N is the original length of the List).
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004698 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00004699 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004700 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004701<
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004702 If they are |Dictionaries|:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004703 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
4704 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
4705 used to decide what to do:
4706 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
4707 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004708 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004709 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
4710
4711 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
4712 make a copy of {expr1} first.
4713 {expr2} remains unchanged.
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02004714 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
4715 fails.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004716 Returns {expr1}.
4717
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4719 mylist->extend(otherlist)
4720
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004721
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01004722extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
4723 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
4724 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
4725 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
4726 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
4727
4728
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004729feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
4730 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004731 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004732
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004733 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
4734 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
4735 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
4736 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
4737 characters from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004738
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004739 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
4740 {string}.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004741
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004742 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
4743 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
Bram Moolenaar79166c42007-05-10 18:29:51 +00004744 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004745 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02004746 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
4747 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004748
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004749 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004750 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
4751 keys are remapped.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00004752 'n' Do not remap keys.
4753 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
4754 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
4755 opening folds, etc.
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01004756 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
4757 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
4758 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01004759 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
4760 the internal "got_int" flag.
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004761 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
Bram Moolenaar25281632016-01-21 23:32:32 +01004762 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
4763 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
4764 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
4765 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004766 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
4767 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
4768 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
4769 script continues.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004770 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01004771 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004772 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02004773 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
4774 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
4775 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
4776
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004777 Return value is always 0.
4778
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004779 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4780 GetInput()->feedkeys()
4781
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004782filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004783 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004784 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004785 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004786 expression, which is used as a String.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004787 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
4788 |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004789 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
4790 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
4791 0
4792 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
4793 1
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004794
4795< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4796 GetName()->filereadable()
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004797< *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004798 Obsolete name: file_readable().
4799
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004800
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004801filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
4802 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
4803 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004804 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004805 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
4806
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004808 GetName()->filewritable()
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004809
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004810
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004811filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004812 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004813 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004814 is zero remove the item from the |List| or |Dictionary|. For a
4815 |Blob| each byte is removed.
4816
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004817 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004818
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004819 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004820 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004821 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004822 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
4823 current byte.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004824 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004825 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004826< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004827 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004828< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004829 call filter(var, 0)
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004830< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00004831
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004832 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004833 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
4834 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
4835
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004836 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4837 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4838 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004839 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004840 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
4841 func Odd(idx, val)
4842 return a:idx % 2 == 1
4843 endfunc
4844 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004845< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
4846 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
4847< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
4848 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02004849<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004850 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
4851 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00004852 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004853
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004854< Returns {expr1}, the |List| , |Blob| or |Dictionary| that was
4855 filtered. When an error is encountered while evaluating
4856 {expr2} no further items in {expr1} are processed. When
4857 {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
4858 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004859
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4861 mylist->filter(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004862
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004863finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
Bram Moolenaar5b6b1ca2007-03-27 08:19:43 +00004864 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
4865 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
4866 for the syntax of {path}.
4867 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
4868 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
4869 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004870 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
4871 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004872 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00004873 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004874 This is quite similar to the ex-command |:find|.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004875 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
4876 feature}
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004877
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4879 GetName()->finddir()
4880
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004881findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004882 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004883 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
4884 Example: >
4885 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004886< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
4887 it finds the file "tags.vim".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004888
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4890 GetName()->findfile()
4891
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004892flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
4893 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
4894 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
4895 a very large number.
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004896 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004897 not want that.
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004898 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
4899 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02004900 *E900*
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004901 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
4902 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
4903 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
4904
4905 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
4906
4907 Example: >
4908 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
4909< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
4910 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
4911< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
4912
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004913flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
4914 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
4915
4916
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004917float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
4918 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
4919 decimal point.
4920 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
4921 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004922 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
4923 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004924 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004925 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004926 Examples: >
4927 echo float2nr(3.95)
4928< 3 >
4929 echo float2nr(-23.45)
4930< -23 >
4931 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004932< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004933 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004934< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004935 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
4936< 0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004937
4938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4939 Compute()->float2nr()
4940<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004941 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4942
4943
4944floor({expr}) *floor()*
4945 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
4946 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
4947 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
4948 Examples: >
4949 echo floor(1.856)
4950< 1.0 >
4951 echo floor(-5.456)
4952< -6.0 >
4953 echo floor(4.0)
4954< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004955
4956 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4957 Compute()->floor()
4958<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004959 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004960
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004961
4962fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
4963 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
4964 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
4965 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
4966 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
4967 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004968 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
4969 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004970 Examples: >
4971 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
4972< 0.13 >
4973 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
4974< -0.13
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004975
4976 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4977 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
4978<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004979 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004980
4981
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004982fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004983 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004984 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
4985 are escaped with a backslash.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004986 For most systems the characters escaped are
4987 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
4988 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00004989 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
4990 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004991 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00004992 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004993 :exe "edit " . fnameescape(fname)
4994< results in executing: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00004995 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004996<
4997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4998 GetName()->fnameescape()
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004999
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005000fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
5001 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
5002 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
5003 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
5004 Example: >
5005 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
5006< results in: >
5007 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005008< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
5009 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005010 |expand()| first then.
5011
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5013 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
5014
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005015foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
5016 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
5017 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
5018 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005019 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5020 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005021
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005022 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5023 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
5024
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005025foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
5026 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
5027 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
5028 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005029 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5030 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005031
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5033 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
5034
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005035foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
5036 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005037 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005038 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
5039 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
5040 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
5041 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
5042 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
5043 previous line is usually available.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005044 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5045 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005046
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005047 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5048 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02005049<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005050 *foldtext()*
5051foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
5052 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
5053 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
5054 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
5055 The returned string looks like this: >
5056 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01005057< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
5058 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
5059 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
5060 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
5061 'commentstring' options is removed.
5062 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
5063 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
5064 setting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005065 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
5066
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00005067foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
5068 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
5069 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
5070 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
5071 returned.
5072 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5073 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
5074 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
5075 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
5076
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005077
5078 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5079 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
5080<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005081 *foreground()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005082foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005083 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
5084 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
5085 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
5086 |remote_foreground()| instead.
5087 {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
5088 Win32 console version}
5089
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005090fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
5091 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
5092 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
5093
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005094 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
5095 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005096 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
5097 ambiguous (for user-defined functions).
5098
5099 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
5100 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
5101
5102 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5103 GetName()->fullcommand()
5104<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005105 *funcref()*
5106funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
5107 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
5108 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
5109 function {name} is redefined later.
5110
5111 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
5112 Also for autoloaded functions. {name} cannot be a builtin
5113 function.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005114
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005115 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5116 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
5117<
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005118 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005119function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005120 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005121 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
5122 internal function.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00005123
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005124 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005125 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
5126 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
5127 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
5128 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
5129<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005130 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
5131 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
5132 same function.
5133
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005134 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +02005135 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005136 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005137
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005138 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005139 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005140 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
5141 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005142 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005143 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005144 call Partial('name')
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005145< Invokes the function as with: >
5146 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
5147
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005148< With a |method|: >
5149 func Callback(one, two, three)
5150 ...
5151 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
5152 ...
5153 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
5154< Invokes the function as with: >
5155 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
5156
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +01005157< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
5158 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
5159 arguments. Example: >
5160 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
5161 ...
5162 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
5163 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
5164 ...
5165 call Func2('name')
5166< Invokes the function as with: >
5167 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
5168
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005169< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
5170 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
5171 function Callback() dict
5172 echo "called for " . self.name
5173 endfunction
5174 ...
5175 let context = {"name": "example"}
5176 let Func = function('Callback', context)
5177 ...
5178 call Func() " will echo: called for example
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005179< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
5180 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
5181 let Func = function('Callback', context)
5182 let Func = context.Callback
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005183
5184< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
5185 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
5186 ...
5187 let context = {"name": "example"}
5188 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
5189 ...
5190 call Func(500)
5191< Invokes the function as with: >
5192 call context.Callback('one', 500)
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005193<
5194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5195 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005196
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005197
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005198garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005199 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
5200 that have circular references.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005201
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005202 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
5203 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
5204 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
5205 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005206 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
5207 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
5208 for a long time.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005209
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005210 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
Bram Moolenaar9d2c8c12007-09-25 16:00:00 +00005211 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
5212 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +00005213
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02005214 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
5215 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
5216 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
5217 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005218
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00005219get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005220 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005221 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
5222 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005223 Preferably used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02005224 mylist->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01005225get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
5226 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
5227 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
5228 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005229 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5230 myblob->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005231get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005232 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005233 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005234 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
5235 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
5236< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
5237 'default' when it does not exist.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005238 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5239 mydict->get(key)
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02005240get({func}, {what})
5241 Get an item with from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar2bbf8ef2016-05-24 18:37:12 +02005242 {what} are:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01005243 "name" The function name
5244 "func" The function
5245 "dict" The dictionary
5246 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005247 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5248 myfunc->get(what)
5249<
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005250 *getbufinfo()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005251getbufinfo([{buf}])
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005252getbufinfo([{dict}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005253 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005254
5255 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
5256 returned.
5257
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005258 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005259 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
5260 be specified in {dict}:
5261 buflisted include only listed buffers.
5262 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
Bram Moolenaar8e6a31d2017-12-10 21:06:22 +01005263 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005264
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005265 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
5266 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005267 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
5268 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
5269
5270 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
5271 entries:
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005272 bufnr Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005273 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005274 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005275 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005276 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
Bram Moolenaar52410572019-10-27 05:12:45 +01005277 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
5278 last used.
5279 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005280 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005281 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
5282 opened in the current window.
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02005283 Only valid if the buffer has been
5284 displayed in the window in the past.
5285 If you want the line number of the
5286 last known cursor position in a given
5287 window, use |line()|: >
5288 :echo line('.', {winid})
5289<
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005290 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
Bram Moolenaara9e96792019-12-17 22:40:15 +01005291 valid when loaded)
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005292 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005293 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
5294 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005295 Each list item is a dictionary with
5296 the following fields:
5297 id sign identifier
5298 lnum line number
5299 name sign name
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005300 variables A reference to the dictionary with
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005301 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005302 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005303 buffer
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005304 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02005305 display this buffer
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005306
5307 Examples: >
5308 for buf in getbufinfo()
5309 echo buf.name
5310 endfor
5311 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005312 if buf.changed
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005313 ....
5314 endif
5315 endfor
5316<
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005317 To get buffer-local options use: >
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02005318 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005319<
Bram Moolenaar6434fc52020-07-18 22:24:22 +02005320 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5321 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
5322<
5323
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005324 *getbufline()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005325getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005326 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005327 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005328 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005329
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005330 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005331
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005332 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
5333 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005334
5335 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005336 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005337
5338 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
5339 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005340 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005341 returned.
5342
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005343 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005344 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005345
5346 Example: >
5347 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005348
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005349< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5350 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
5351
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005352getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005353 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005354 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005355 must be used.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005356 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005357 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005358 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005359 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005360 the buffer-local options.
5361 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
5362 a buffer-local option.
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +00005363 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
5364 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
5365 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005366 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005367 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
5368 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005369 Examples: >
5370 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
5371 :echo "todo myvar = " . getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005372
5373< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5374 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005375<
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005376getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
5377 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
5378 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
Bram Moolenaar07ad8162018-02-13 13:59:59 +01005379 exist, an empty list is returned.
5380
5381 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
5382 locations and the current position in the list. Each
5383 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
5384 entries:
5385 col column number
5386 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5387 lnum line number
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005388 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
Bram Moolenaar07ad8162018-02-13 13:59:59 +01005389 position refers to the position in the list. For other
5390 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
5391
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005392 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5393 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
5394
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005395getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005396 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005397 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
5398 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005399 Return zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005400 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005401 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02005402 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005403
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005404 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005405 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005406 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
5407 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005408 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
5409 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
5410 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
5411 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
5412 that is not included in the character.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005413
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005414 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
5415 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
5416 sequence.
5417
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005418 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar56a907a2006-05-06 21:44:30 +00005419 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
5420 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005421
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005422 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
5423
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005424 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
5425 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005426 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
Bram Moolenaarae97b942020-07-09 19:16:35 +02005427 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
5428 ignored.
5429 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005430 let c = getchar()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005431 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005432 exe v:mouse_win . "wincmd w"
5433 exe v:mouse_lnum
5434 exe "normal " . v:mouse_col . "|"
5435 endif
5436<
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01005437 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
5438 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
5439 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
5440
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005441 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005442 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
5443 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
5444 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
5445
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005446 There is no mapping for the character.
5447 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
5448 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
5449 sequence. Examples: >
5450 getchar() == "\<Del>"
5451 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
5452< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
5453 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
5454 :function FindChar()
5455 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
5456 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
5457 : normal l
5458 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
5459 : break
5460 : endif
5461 : endwhile
5462 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005463<
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01005464 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005465 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
5466 another character: >
5467 :function GetKey()
5468 : let c = getchar()
5469 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
5470 : let c = getchar()
5471 : endwhile
5472 : return c
5473 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005474
5475getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
5476 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
5477 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
5478 These values are added together:
5479 2 shift
5480 4 control
5481 8 alt (meta)
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005482 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
5483 32 mouse double click
5484 64 mouse triple click
5485 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
5486 128 command (Macintosh only)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005487 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005488 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005489 without a modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005490
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005491 *getcharpos()*
5492getcharpos({expr})
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005493 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
5494 column number in the returned List is a character index
5495 instead of a byte index.
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01005496 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, such as
5497 2147483647, then getcharpos() will return the character index
5498 of the last character.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005499
5500 Example:
5501 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
5502 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
5503 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
5504<
5505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5506 GetMark()->getcharpos()
5507
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02005508getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
5509 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
5510 with the following entries:
5511
5512 char character previously used for a character
5513 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
5514 if no character search has been performed
5515 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
5516 0 for backward
5517 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
5518 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
5519 character search
5520
5521 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
5522 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
5523 character search: >
5524 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
5525 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
5526< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
5527
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02005528
5529getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
5530 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
5531 string.
5532 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
5533 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
5534 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
5535 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
5536 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
5537 if no character is available.
5538 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
5539 result is converted to a string.
5540
5541
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005542getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
5543 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
5544 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
5545 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
5546 Example: >
5547 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005548< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005549 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
5550 |inputsecret()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005551
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00005552getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005553 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
5554 byte count. The first column is 1.
5555 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005556 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5557 Returns 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005558 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
5559
5560getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
5561 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
5562 are:
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00005563 : normal Ex command
5564 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
5565 / forward search command
5566 ? backward search command
5567 @ |input()| command
5568 - |:insert| or |:append| command
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02005569 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005570 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005571 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5572 Returns an empty string otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005573 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005574
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02005575getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
5576 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
5577 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
5578 when not in the command-line window.
5579
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005580getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005581 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
5582 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
5583 types are supported:
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005584
Bram Moolenaarcd43eff2018-03-29 15:55:38 +02005585 arglist file names in argument list
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005586 augroup autocmd groups
5587 buffer buffer names
5588 behave :behave suboptions
5589 color color schemes
5590 command Ex command (and arguments)
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005591 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005592 compiler compilers
5593 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Bram Moolenaarae7dba82019-12-29 13:56:33 +01005594 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005595 dir directory names
5596 environment environment variable names
5597 event autocommand events
5598 expression Vim expression
5599 file file and directory names
5600 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
5601 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
5602 function function name
5603 help help subjects
5604 highlight highlight groups
5605 history :history suboptions
5606 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005607 mapclear buffer argument
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005608 mapping mapping name
5609 menu menus
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005610 messages |:messages| suboptions
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005611 option options
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005612 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005613 shellcmd Shell command
5614 sign |:sign| suboptions
5615 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
5616 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
5617 tag tags
5618 tag_listfiles tags, file names
5619 user user names
5620 var user variables
5621
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005622 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
5623 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
5624 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005625
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005626 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
5627 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
5628 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
5629
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005630 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
5631 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
5632 a ":call" command: >
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005633 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005634<
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005635 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
5636 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
5637
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005638 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5639 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
5640<
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005641 *getcurpos()*
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005642getcurpos([{winid}])
5643 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02005644 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
5645 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005646 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005647 cursor vertically. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
5648 |getpos()|.
5649 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
5650 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
5651 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005652
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005653 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
5654 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
5655 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
5656 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
5657 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
5658
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005659 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
5660 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
5661 MoveTheCursorAround
5662 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005663< Note that this only works within the window. See
5664 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005665
5666 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5667 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005668<
5669 *getcursorcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005670getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
5671 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
5672 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
5673
5674 Example:
5675 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
5676 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
5677 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005678<
5679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005680 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
5681
5682< *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005683getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
5684 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005685 working directory.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005686
5687 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
Bram Moolenaar54591292018-02-09 20:53:59 +01005688 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
5689 the |window-ID|.
5690 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
5691 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
5692
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005693 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005694 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
5695 the working directory of the tabpage.
5696 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
5697 use the current tabpage.
5698 Without any arguments, return the working directory of the
5699 current window.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005700 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005701
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005702 Examples: >
5703 " Get the working directory of the current window
5704 :echo getcwd()
5705 :echo getcwd(0)
5706 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
5707 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
5708 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
5709 " Get the global working directory
5710 :echo getcwd(-1)
5711 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
5712 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
5713 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
5714 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005715
5716< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5717 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
mityu61065042021-07-19 20:07:21 +02005718
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005719getenv({name}) *getenv()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005720 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
5721 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
5722 myHome = getenv('HOME')
5723
5724< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005725 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
5726 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
5727 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005728
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5730 GetVarname()->getenv()
5731
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005732getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
5733 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
5734 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
5735 |hl-Normal|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005736 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
5737 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005738 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
5739 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00005740 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005741 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
5742 function just after the GUI has started.
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01005743 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
5744 a valid name does not work.
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005745
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005746getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
5747 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
5748 permissions of the given file {fname}.
5749 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
5750 empty string is returned.
5751 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
5752 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
5753 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
5754 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005755 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005756 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005757 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005758< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
5759 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00005760
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5762 GetFilename()->getfperm()
5763<
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02005764 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01005765
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005766getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
5767 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
5768 given file {fname}.
5769 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
5770 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
5771 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
5772 is returned.
5773
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5775 GetFilename()->getfsize()
5776
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005777getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
5778 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
5779 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
5780 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
5781 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
5782 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
5783
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005784 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5785 GetFilename()->getftime()
5786
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005787getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
5788 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
5789 file of the given file {fname}.
5790 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
5791 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
5792 results:
5793 Normal file "file"
5794 Directory "dir"
5795 Symbolic link "link"
5796 Block device "bdev"
5797 Character device "cdev"
5798 Socket "socket"
5799 FIFO "fifo"
5800 All other "other"
5801 Example: >
5802 getftype("/home")
5803< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
5804 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01005805 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
5806 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005807
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5809 GetFilename()->getftype()
5810
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02005811getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
5812 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
5813 active.
5814 See 'imstatusfunc'.
5815
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01005816getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01005817 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
5818
5819 Without arguments use the current window.
5820 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
5821 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
5822 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5823 page.
5824
5825 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
5826 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
5827 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
5828 the following entries:
5829 bufnr buffer number
5830 col column number
5831 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5832 filename filename if available
5833 lnum line number
5834
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005835 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5836 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
5837
5838< *getline()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005839getline({lnum} [, {end}])
5840 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
5841 from the current buffer. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005842 getline(1)
5843< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02005844 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005845 To get the line under the cursor: >
5846 getline(".")
5847< When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
5848 lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
5849
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005850 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
5851 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005852 including line {end}.
5853 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
5854 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005855 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005856 Example: >
5857 :let start = line('.')
5858 :let end = search("^$") - 1
5859 :let lines = getline(start, end)
5860
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005861< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5862 ComputeLnum()->getline()
5863
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00005864< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
5865
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005866getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005867 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02005868 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02005869 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
5870
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00005871 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005872 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005873 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005874
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005875 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
5876 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
5877 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005878
5879 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
5880 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
5881
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02005882 filewinid id of the window used to display files
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005883 from the location list. This field is
5884 applicable only when called from a
5885 location list window. See
5886 |location-list-file-window| for more
5887 details.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005888
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005889 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
5890 location list for the window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005891 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005892
5893 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
5894 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
5895 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
5896
5897
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005898getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
5899 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005900 about all the global marks. |mark|
5901
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005902 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
5903 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005904 see |bufname()|.
5905
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02005906 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005907 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
5908 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005909 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005910 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
5911 file file name
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005912
5913 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
5914 mark.
5915
Bram Moolenaarf17e7ea2020-06-01 14:14:44 +02005916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5917 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005918
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01005919getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01005920 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
5921 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
5922 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
5923 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
5924 |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005925 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5926 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00005927 Example: >
5928 :echo getmatches()
5929< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5930 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5931 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5932 :let m = getmatches()
5933 :call clearmatches()
5934 :echo getmatches()
5935< [] >
5936 :call setmatches(m)
5937 :echo getmatches()
5938< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5939 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5940 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5941 :unlet m
5942<
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005943getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005944 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005945 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
5946 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
5947 screenrow screen row
5948 screencol screen column
5949 winid Window ID of the click
5950 winrow row inside "winid"
5951 wincol column inside "winid"
5952 line text line inside "winid"
5953 column text column inside "winid"
5954 All numbers are 1-based.
5955
5956 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
5957 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
5958
5959 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02005960 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005961 are zero.
5962
5963 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02005964 length of the text in bytes plus one.
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005965
5966 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
5967
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005968 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
5969 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
5970
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005971 *getpid()*
5972getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
5973 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005974 exits.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005975
5976 *getpos()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005977getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
5978 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005979 |getcurpos()|.
5980 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
5981 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
5982 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
5983 is the buffer number of the mark.
5984 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
5985 column is 1.
5986 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
5987 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
5988 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
5989 character.
5990 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
5991 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
5992 '> is a large number.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005993 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
5994 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005995 use |getcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01005996 The column number can be very large, e.g. 2147483647, in which
5997 case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005998 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
5999 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
6000 ...
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01006001 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01006002< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006003
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6005 GetMark()->getpos()
6006
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006007getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01006008 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006009 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
6010 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
6011 bufname() to get the name
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +02006012 module module name
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006013 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
thinca6864efa2021-06-19 20:45:20 +02006014 end_lnum
6015 end of line number if the item is multiline
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006016 col column number (first column is 1)
thinca6864efa2021-06-19 20:45:20 +02006017 end_col end of column number if the item has range
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006018 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
6019 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006020 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00006021 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006022 text description of the error
6023 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006024 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006025
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006026 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006027 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
6028 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
6029 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
6030 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00006031
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006032 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
6033 do something with them: >
6034 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
6035 :for d in getqflist()
6036 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
6037 :endfor
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006038<
6039 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
6040 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
6041 following string items are supported in {what}:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01006042 changedtick get the total number of changes made
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006043 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
6044 context get the |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006045 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01006046 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006047 value is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02006048 id get information for the quickfix list with
6049 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01006050 current list or the list specified by "nr"
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006051 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
6052 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
6053 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01006054 See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +02006055 items quickfix list entries
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006056 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
6057 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
6058 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
6059 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
Bram Moolenaar890680c2016-09-27 21:28:56 +02006060 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006061 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02006062 the last quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01006063 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
6064 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
6065 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaarfc2b2702017-09-15 22:43:07 +02006066 size number of entries in the quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006067 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006068 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006069 all all of the above quickfix properties
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006070 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006071 particular item, set it to zero.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006072 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02006073 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
6074 specified by "id" is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02006075 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
6076 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02006077 contains the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02006078 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
6079 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
6080 "items" with the list of entries.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006081
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006082 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01006083 changedtick total number of changes made to the
6084 list |quickfix-changedtick|
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006085 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006086 If not present, set to "".
6087 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
6088 present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006089 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006090 present, set to 0.
6091 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
6092 an empty list.
6093 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01006094 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
6095 window. If not present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006096 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
6097 present, set to 0.
6098 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
6099 to "".
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006100 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006101
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006102 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006103 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
6104 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02006105 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006106<
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02006107getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006108 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006109 {regname}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006110 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02006111< When {regname} was not set the result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006112 The {regname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006113
6114 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006115 register. (For use in maps.)
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00006116 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
6117 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
6118 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006119
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006120 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006121 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02006122 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
6123 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
6124 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006125 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
6126
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006127 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006128 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006129
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6131 GetRegname()->getreg()
6132
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006133getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
6134 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
6135 Dictionary with the following entries:
6136 regcontents List of lines contained in register
6137 {regname}, like
6138 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
6139 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
6140 |getregtype()|.
6141 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
6142 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
6143 register.
6144 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
6145 single letter name of the register
6146 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
6147 For example, after deleting a line
6148 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
6149 which is the register that got the
6150 deleted text.
6151
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006152 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
6153 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006154 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006155 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006156 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006157
6158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6159 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00006160
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006161getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
6162 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
6163 The value will be one of:
6164 "v" for |characterwise| text
6165 "V" for |linewise| text
6166 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
Bram Moolenaar32b92012014-01-14 12:33:36 +01006167 "" for an empty or unknown register
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006168 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006169 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is not
6170 specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006171 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006172
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6174 GetRegname()->getregtype()
6175
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006176gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
6177 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
6178 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
6179 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
6180 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
6181 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02006182
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006183 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006184 tabnr tab page number.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006185 variables a reference to the dictionary with
6186 tabpage-local variables
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01006187 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02006188
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006189 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6190 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
6191
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006192gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006193 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
6194 {tabnr}. |t:var|
6195 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006196 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
6197 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006198 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006199 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
6200 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006201
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006202 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6203 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
6204
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006205gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006206 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
6207 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006208 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
6209 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006210 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006211 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006212 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
6213 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006214 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006215 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
6216 use |getwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006217 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006218 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
6219 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
6220 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
6221 or buffer-local variable.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006222 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
6223 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006224 Examples: >
6225 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
6226 :echo "myvar = " . gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00006227<
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02006228 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
6229 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
6230
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006231< Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006232 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006233
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006234gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
6235 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
6236 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
6237 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
6238 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01006239
6240 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
6241 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
6242 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
6243 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
6244 items List of items in the stack. Each item
6245 is a dictionary containing the
6246 entries described below.
6247 length Number of entries in the stack.
6248
6249 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
6250 entries:
6251 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
6252 from cursor position before the tag jump.
6253 See |getpos()| for the format of the
6254 returned list.
6255 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
6256 multiple matching tags are found for a
6257 name.
6258 tagname name of the tag
6259
6260 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
6261
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006262 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6263 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
6264
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02006265
6266gettext({text}) *gettext()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006267 Translate String {text} if possible.
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02006268 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
6269 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
6270 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
6271 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
6272 called.
6273 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
6274 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
6275 strings.
6276
6277
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006278getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006279 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006280
6281 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006282 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02006283 exist the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006284
6285 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
6286 tab pages is returned.
6287
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006288 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02006289 botline last complete displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006290 bufnr number of buffer in the window
6291 height window height (excluding winbar)
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006292 loclist 1 if showing a location list
6293 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6294 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
6295 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6296 terminal 1 if a terminal window
6297 {only with the +terminal feature}
6298 tabnr tab page number
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006299 topline first displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006300 variables a reference to the dictionary with
6301 window-local variables
6302 width window width
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02006303 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
6304 otherwise
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02006305 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
6306 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006307 winid |window-ID|
6308 winnr window number
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02006309 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
6310 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006311
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6313 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
6314
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006315getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006316 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006317 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006318 [x-pos, y-pos]
6319 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
6320 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006321 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
6322 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
6323 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
6324 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01006325 do some work in the meantime: >
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006326 while 1
6327 let res = getwinpos(1)
6328 if res[0] >= 0
6329 break
6330 endif
6331 " Do some work here
6332 endwhile
6333<
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006334
6335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6336 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
6337<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006338 *getwinposx()*
6339getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006340 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006341 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006342 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6343 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006344
6345 *getwinposy()*
6346getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006347 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
6348 a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006349 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6350 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006351
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006352getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006353 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006354 Examples: >
6355 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
6356 :echo "myvar = " . getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006357
6358< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6359 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006360<
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006361glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006362 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006363 use of special characters.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006364
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006365 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006366 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6367 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6368 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01006369 'wildignorecase' always applies.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006370
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006371 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006372 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
6373 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
6374 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
6375 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
6376
6377 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006378
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02006379 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
6380 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6381
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006382 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
6383 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006384 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006385 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006386
6387 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
6388 any external command. Example: >
6389 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
6390 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
6391< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006392 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006393
6394 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
6395 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
6396
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006397 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6398 GetExpr()->glob()
6399
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006400glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
Bram Moolenaar5837f1f2015-03-21 18:06:14 +01006401 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
6402 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
6403 is a file name. E.g. >
6404 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
6405< This is equivalent to: >
6406 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006407< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006408 empty string.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006409 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006410 a backslash usually means a path separator.
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006411
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006412 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6413 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
6414< *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006415globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006416 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
6417 and concatenate the results. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006418 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006419<
6420 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006421 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006422 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006423 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
6424 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
6425 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
6426 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
6427 error message.
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006428
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006429 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006430 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6431 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6432 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006433
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006434 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006435 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
6436 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
6437 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
6438 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
6439 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
6440<
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006441 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006442
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00006443 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
6444 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
6445 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
6446 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006447< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
6448 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
6449
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006450 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6451 second argument: >
6452 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
6453<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006454 *has()*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006455has({feature} [, {check}])
6456 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
6457 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
6458 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
6459 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
6460
6461 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
6462 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
6463 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006464 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
6465 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006466 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006467 current Vim version.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006468
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02006469 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006470
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006471 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
6472 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02006473 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006474 separate line: >
6475 if has('feature')
6476 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
6477 endif
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01006478< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
6479 would not be found.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006480
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006481
6482has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006483 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006484 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise. The {key}
6485 argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006486
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02006487 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6488 mydict->has_key(key)
6489
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006490haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006491 The result is a Number:
6492 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
6493 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
6494 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006495
6496 Without arguments use the current window.
6497 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
6498 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
6499 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006500 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006501 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006502 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006503 Examples: >
6504 if haslocaldir() == 1
6505 " window local directory case
6506 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
6507 " tab-local directory case
6508 else
6509 " global directory case
6510 endif
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006511
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006512 " current window
6513 :echo haslocaldir()
6514 :echo haslocaldir(0)
6515 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
6516 " window n in current tab page
6517 :echo haslocaldir(n)
6518 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
6519 " window n in tab page m
6520 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
6521 " tab page m
6522 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
6523<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006524 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6525 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
6526
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00006527hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006528 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
6529 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
6530 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
6531 indicated by {mode}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006532 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006533 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +00006534 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
6535 Command-line mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006536 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
6537 buffer are checked for a match.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006538 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006539 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
6540 n Normal mode
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006541 v Visual and Select mode
6542 x Visual mode
6543 s Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006544 o Operator-pending mode
6545 i Insert mode
6546 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
6547 c Command-line mode
6548 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
6549
6550 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006551 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006552 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
6553 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
6554 :endif
6555< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
6556 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
6557
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006558 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6559 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
6560
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006561histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
6562 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
6563 one of: *hist-names*
6564 "cmd" or ":" command line history
6565 "search" or "/" search pattern history
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006566 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006567 "input" or "@" input line history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006568 "debug" or ">" debug command history
Bram Moolenaar3e496b02016-09-25 22:11:48 +02006569 empty the current or last used history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006570 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
6571 character is sufficient.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006572 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
6573 shifted to become the newest entry.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006574 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
6575 otherwise FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006576
6577 Example: >
6578 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
6579 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
6580< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6581
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02006582 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006583 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02006584 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006585
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006586histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006587 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006588 for the possible values of {history}.
6589
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006590 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
6591 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
6592 be removed from the history (if there are any).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006593 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006594 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
6595 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
6596 be removed if it exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006597
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006598 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
6599 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006600
6601 Examples:
6602 Clear expression register history: >
6603 :call histdel("expr")
6604<
6605 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
6606 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
6607<
6608 The following three are equivalent: >
6609 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
6610 :call histdel("search", -1)
6611 :call histdel("search", '^'.histget("search", -1).'$')
6612<
6613 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
6614 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
6615 :call histdel("search", -1)
6616 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006617<
6618 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6619 GetHistory()->histdel()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006620
6621histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
6622 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
6623 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
6624 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
6625 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
6626 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
6627
6628 Examples:
6629 Redo the second last search from history. >
6630 :execute '/' . histget("search", -2)
6631
6632< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
6633 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
6634 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
6635<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006636 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6637 GetHistory()->histget()
6638
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006639histnr({history}) *histnr()*
6640 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
6641 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
6642 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
6643
6644 Example: >
6645 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006646
6647< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6648 GetHistory()->histnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006649<
6650hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006651 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006652 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
6653 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
6654 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
6655 item.
6656 *highlight_exists()*
6657 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
6658
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006659 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6660 GetName()->hlexists()
6661<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006662 *hlID()*
6663hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
6664 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
6665 zero is returned.
6666 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006667 group. For example, to get the background color of the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006668 "Comment" group: >
6669 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
6670< *highlightID()*
6671 Obsolete name: highlightID().
6672
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6674 GetName()->hlID()
6675
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006676hostname() *hostname()*
6677 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006678 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006679 256 characters long are truncated.
6680
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006681iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
6682 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006683 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006684 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
6685 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
6686 are replaced with "?".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006687 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
6688 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
6689 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
6690 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
6691 can be done.
6692 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
6693 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
6694 UTF-8 and use: >
6695 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
6696< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
6697 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
6698 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006699
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6701 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
6702<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006703 *indent()*
6704indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
6705 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
6706 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
6707 |getline()|.
6708 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
6709
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006710 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6711 GetLnum()->indent()
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006712
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006713index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
6714 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
6715 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
6716 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
6717 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
6718 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
6719
6720 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
6721 value is equal to {expr}.
6722
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00006723 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
6724 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006725 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006726 case must match.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006727 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006728 Example: >
6729 :let idx = index(words, "the")
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00006730 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006731
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006732< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6733 GetObject()->index(what)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006734
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006735input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006736 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006737 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
6738 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
6739 in the prompt to start a new line.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006740 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
6741 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006742 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006743 for lines typed for input().
6744 Example: >
6745 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
6746 : echo "Cheers!"
6747 :endif
6748<
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006749 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
6750 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
6751 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006752 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
6753
6754< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
6755 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006756 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006757 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006758 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006759 more information. Example: >
6760 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
6761<
6762 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
6763 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006764 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
6765 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
6766 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
6767 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
6768 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
6769 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
6770 |:execute| or |:normal|.
6771
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006772 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006773 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" . Foo<CR>
6774 :function GetFoo()
6775 : call inputsave()
6776 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
6777 : call inputrestore()
6778 :endfunction
6779
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006780< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6781 GetPrompt()->input()
6782
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006783inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006784 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
6785 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006786 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +02006787 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
6788 :if n != ""
6789 : let &sw = n
6790 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006791< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
6792 omitted an empty string is returned.
6793 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
6794 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006795 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006796
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6798 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
6799
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006800inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006801 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
6802 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
6803 enter a number, which is returned.
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006804 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02006805 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
6806 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
6807 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
6808 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
6809 length of {textlist} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006810 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006811 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006812 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
6813 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006814 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
6815 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
6816
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006817< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6818 GetChoices()->inputlist()
6819
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006820inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006821 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006822 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
6823 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006824 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006825
6826inputsave() *inputsave()*
6827 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
6828 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
6829 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
6830 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
6831 many inputrestore() calls.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006832 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006833
6834inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
6835 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
6836 two exceptions:
6837 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
6838 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
6839 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
6840 |history| stack.
6841 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
6842 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006843 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006844
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6846 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
6847
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006848insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
6849 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
6850 of it.
6851
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006852 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006853 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006854 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
6855 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006856
6857 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006858 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
6859 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
6860 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00006861< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006862 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006863 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006864
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006865 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6866 mylist->insert(item)
6867
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01006868interrupt() *interrupt()*
6869 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
6870 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
6871 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
6872 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
6873 :function s:check_typoname(file)
6874 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
6875 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
6876 : call interrupt()
6877 : endif
6878 :endfunction
6879 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
6880
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01006881invert({expr}) *invert()*
6882 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
6883 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
6884 :let bits = invert(bits)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02006885< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6886 :let bits = bits->invert()
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01006887
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006888isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006889 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006890 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006891 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006892 is any expression, which is used as a String.
6893
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006894 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6895 GetName()->isdirectory()
6896
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02006897isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
6898 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
6899 infinity, otherwise 0. >
6900 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
6901< 1 >
6902 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
6903< -1
6904
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02006905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6906 Compute()->isinf()
6907<
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02006908 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6909
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006910islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006911 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006912 name of a locked variable.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006913 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
6914 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
6915 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006916 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
6917 :lockvar 1 alist
6918 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
6919 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
6920
6921< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist you get an error
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00006922 message. Use |exists()| to check for existence.
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02006923 In Vim9 script it does not work for local variables.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006924
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6926 GetName()->islocked()
6927
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006928isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006929 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006930 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02006931< 1
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006932
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02006933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6934 Compute()->isnan()
6935<
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006936 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6937
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006938items({dict}) *items()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006939 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
6940 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
6941 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01006942 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
6943 Example: >
6944 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
6945 echo key . ': ' . value
6946 endfor
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006947
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006948< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6949 mydict->items()
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01006950
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02006951job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +01006952
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01006953
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00006954join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
6955 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
6956 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
6957 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
6958 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
6959 add it there too: >
6960 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") . "\n"
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006961< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00006962 converted into a string like with |string()|.
6963 The opposite function is |split()|.
6964
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6966 mylist->join()
6967
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006968js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
6969 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006970 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
Bram Moolenaaree142ad2017-01-11 21:50:08 +01006971 - Strings can be in single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006972 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
6973 result in v:none items.
6974
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6976 ReadObject()->js_decode()
6977
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006978js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
6979 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006980 - Object key names are not in quotes.
6981 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
6982 commas.
6983 For example, the Vim object:
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006984 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006985 Will be encoded as:
6986 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006987 While json_encode() would produce:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006988 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
6989 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
6990 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
6991
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006992 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6993 GetObject()->js_encode()
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006994
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006995json_decode({string}) *json_decode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01006996 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006997 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01006998 JSON and Vim values.
6999 The decoding is permissive:
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007000 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
7001 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007002 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007003 same as {"1":2}.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007004 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007005 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01007006 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
7007 are accepted.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007008 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
7009 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
7010 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
7011 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
7012 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
7013 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
7014 character in string) for "\t".
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007015 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
7016 and results in v:none.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007017 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
7018 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
7019 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
7020 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
7021 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
7022 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
7023 *E938*
7024 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
7025 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
7026 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
7027
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7029 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007030
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007031json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007032 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007033 The encoding is specified in:
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +01007034 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007035 Vim values are converted as follows:
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007036 |Number| decimal number
7037 |Float| floating point number
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01007038 Float nan "NaN"
7039 Float inf "Infinity"
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01007040 Float -inf "-Infinity"
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007041 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
7042 |Funcref| not possible, error
7043 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02007044 used recursively: []
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007045 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02007046 used recursively: {}
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007047 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007048 v:false "false"
7049 v:true "true"
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007050 v:none "null"
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007051 v:null "null"
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01007052 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
7053 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
7054 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007055
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007056 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7057 GetObject()->json_encode()
7058
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00007059keys({dict}) *keys()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007060 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007061 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00007062
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007063 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7064 mydict->keys()
7065
7066< *len()* *E701*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007067len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
7068 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
7069 used, as with |strlen()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007070 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007071 returned.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007072 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007073 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
7074 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007075 Otherwise an error is given.
7076
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007077 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7078 mylist->len()
7079
7080< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007081libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
7082 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
7083 with single argument {argument}.
7084 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
7085 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
7086 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
7087 limited.
7088 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
7089 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
7090 to Vim.
7091 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
7092 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
7093 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
7094 null-terminated string.
7095 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
7096
7097 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
7098 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
7099 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
7100 very probably crash.
7101
7102 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
7103 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
7104 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
7105 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
7106 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
7107 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
7108 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
7109 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
7110 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
7111 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
7112
7113 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007114 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007115 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
7116 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
7117 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
7118 the DLL is not in the usual places.
7119 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
7120 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007121 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007122 feature is present}
7123 Examples: >
7124 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007125
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007126< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7127 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007128 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007129<
7130 *libcallnr()*
7131libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007132 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007133 int instead of a string.
7134 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
7135 feature is present}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007136 Examples: >
7137 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007138 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
7139 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
7140<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007141 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7142 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007143 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
7144<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007145
7146line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
7147 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02007148 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
7149 The accepted positions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007150 . the cursor position
7151 $ the last line in the current buffer
7152 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
7153 returned)
Bram Moolenaara1d5fa62017-04-03 22:02:55 +02007154 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
7155 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
7156 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
7157 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
Bram Moolenaar9ecd0232008-06-20 15:31:51 +00007158 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
7159 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
7160 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
7161 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00007162 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
7163 then applies to another buffer.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007164 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
7165 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007166 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
7167 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007168 Examples: >
7169 line(".") line number of the cursor
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007170 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007171 line("'t") line number of mark t
7172 line("'" . marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007173<
7174 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
7175 |last-position-jump|.
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00007176
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7178 GetValue()->line()
7179
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007180line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
7181 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
7182 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
7183 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01007184 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007185 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
7186 below the last line: >
7187 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01007188< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007189 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
7190 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
7191 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007192 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
7193
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7195 GetLnum()->line2byte()
7196
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007197lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
7198 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
7199 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
7200 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
7201 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
7202 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
7203 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned.
7204
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007205 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7206 GetLnum()->lispindent()
7207
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02007208list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
7209 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
7210 concatenate them all. Examples: >
7211 list2str([32]) returns " "
7212 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
7213< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
7214 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7215< |str2list()| does the opposite.
7216
7217 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
7218 With {utf8} is 1, always return utf-8 characters.
7219 With utf-8 composing characters work as expected: >
7220 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
7221<
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7223 GetList()->list2str()
7224
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007225listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
7226 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
7227 been made to buffer {buf}.
7228 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
7229 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
7230 buffer is used.
7231 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
7232
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02007233 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007234 a:bufnr the buffer that was changed
7235 a:start first changed line number
7236 a:end first line number below the change
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02007237 a:added number of lines added, negative if lines were
7238 deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007239 a:changes a List of items with details about the changes
7240
7241 Example: >
7242 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
7243 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
7244 endfunc
7245 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
7246
7247< The List cannot be changed. Each item in a:changes is a
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007248 dictionary with these entries:
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007249 lnum the first line number of the change
7250 end the first line below the change
7251 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
7252 deleted
7253 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
7254 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
7255 was affected; this is a byte index, first
7256 character has a value of one.
7257 When lines are inserted the values are:
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02007258 lnum line above which the new line is added
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007259 end equal to "lnum"
7260 added number of lines inserted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007261 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007262 When lines are deleted the values are:
7263 lnum the first deleted line
7264 end the line below the first deleted line, before
7265 the deletion was done
7266 added negative, number of lines deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007267 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007268 When lines are changed:
7269 lnum the first changed line
7270 end the line below the last changed line
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007271 added 0
7272 col first column with a change or 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007273
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007274 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
7275 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
7276 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
7277 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007278
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007279 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
7280 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
7281 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
7282 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007283
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007284 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
7285 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
7286 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007287
7288 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
7289 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
7290 of a buffer.
7291 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
7292 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
7293
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007294 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7295 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007296 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
7297
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007298listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
7299 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
7300 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
7301
7302 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
7303 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
7304 buffer is used.
7305
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7307 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
7308
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007309listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
7310 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01007311 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02007312 removed.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007313
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7315 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
7316
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007317localtime() *localtime()*
7318 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01007319 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007320
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007321
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007322log({expr}) *log()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02007323 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
7324 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007325 (0, inf].
7326 Examples: >
7327 :echo log(10)
7328< 2.302585 >
7329 :echo log(exp(5))
7330< 5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007331
7332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7333 Compute()->log()
7334<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007335 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007336
7337
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007338log10({expr}) *log10()*
7339 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
7340 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
7341 Examples: >
7342 :echo log10(1000)
7343< 3.0 >
7344 :echo log10(0.01)
7345< -2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007346
7347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7348 Compute()->log10()
7349<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007350 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007351
7352luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
7353 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
7354 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007355 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
7356 Strings are returned as they are.
7357 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007358 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007359 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007360 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007361 as-is.
7362 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
7363 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007364 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7365 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007366
7367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7368 GetExpr()->luaeval()
7369
7370< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007371
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007372map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007373 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007374 Replace each item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007375 {expr2}. For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
7376 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
7377 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
7378 Vim9 script.
7379
7380 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007381
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007382 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
7383 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
7384 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007385 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
7386 current byte.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007387 Example: >
7388 :call map(mylist, '"> " . v:val . " <"')
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007389< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007390
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007391 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007392 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007393 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
7394 still have to double ' quotes
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007395
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007396 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
7397 1. The key or the index of the current item.
7398 2. the value of the current item.
7399 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
7400 that changes each value by "key-value": >
7401 func KeyValue(key, val)
7402 return a:key . '-' . a:val
7403 endfunc
7404 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02007405< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
7406 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key . '-' . val})
7407< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
7408 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' . key})
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02007409< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
7410 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' . val})
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007411<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007412 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
7413 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02007414 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val . "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007415
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007416< Returns {expr1}, the |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary| that was
7417 filtered. When an error is encountered while evaluating
7418 {expr2} no further items in {expr1} are processed. When
7419 {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
7420 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007421
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7423 mylist->map(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007424
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007425
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007426maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007427 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
7428 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
7429 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
7430 listing.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007431
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007432 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007433 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
7434 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007435
7436 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
7437 command.
7438
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007439 {mode} can be one of these strings:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007440 "n" Normal
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007441 "v" Visual (including Select)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007442 "o" Operator-pending
7443 "i" Insert
7444 "c" Cmd-line
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007445 "s" Select
7446 "x" Visual
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007447 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02007448 "t" Terminal-Job
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007449 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007450 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007451
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007452 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007453 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007454
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007455 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007456 containing all the information of the mapping with the
7457 following items:
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007458 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
7459 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
7460 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
7461 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007462 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
7463 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007464 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
Bram Moolenaar2da0f0c2020-04-01 19:22:12 +02007465 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007466 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
7467 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
7468 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
7469 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7470 characters will be used:
7471 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7472 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007473 (|mapmode-ic|)
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007474 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
7475 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02007476 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01007477 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
7478 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007479
7480 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
7481 |mapset()|.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007482
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007483 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7484 then the global mappings.
Bram Moolenaara40ceaf2006-01-13 22:35:40 +00007485 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
7486 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
7487 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' . maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
7488
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007489< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7490 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007491
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007492mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007493 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
7494 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
7495 {name}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007496 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007497 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007498 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
7499 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
7500
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007501 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007502 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
7503 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
7504 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
7505 mapcheck("b") no no no
7506
7507 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
7508 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
7509 mapping for {name} exactly.
7510 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007511 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007512 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007513 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
7514 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007515 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7516 then the global mappings.
7517 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
7518 without being ambiguous. Example: >
7519 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
7520 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
7521 :endif
7522< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
7523 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
7524
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007525 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7526 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
7527
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007528
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007529mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
7530 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
7531 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007532 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
7533 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007534
7535
7536mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007537 Restore a mapping from a dictionary returned by |maparg()|.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007538 {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as for the call to
7539 |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007540 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
7541 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
7542 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
7543 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
7544 nnoremap K somethingelse
7545 ...
7546 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007547< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
7548 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save the mapping for all of
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02007549 them, since they can differ.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007550
7551
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007552match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007553 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
7554 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00007555 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007556
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007557 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007558 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
7559 {pat} matches.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007560
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007561 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007562 If there is no match -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007563
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02007564 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007565 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007566 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00007567 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007568< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007569 *strpbrk()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007570 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007571 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
7572< *strcasestr()*
7573 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
7574 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
7575 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
7576<
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007577 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007578 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007579 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007580 first character/item. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007581 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
7582< result is again "4". >
7583 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
7584< result is again "4". >
7585 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
7586< result is "3".
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007587 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007588 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
7589 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
7590 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
7591 backwards compatible).
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007592 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
7593 the index is counted from the end.
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007594 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
7595 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007596
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007597 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007598 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007599 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
7600 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
7601< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007602 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
7603 see above.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007604
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007605 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
7606 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007607 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007608 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01007609 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
7610 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
7611 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
7612 further down in the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007613
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7615 GetList()->match('word')
7616<
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007617 *matchadd()* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007618matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007619 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
7620 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
7621 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007622 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
Bram Moolenaar8e69b4a2013-11-09 03:41:58 +01007623 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
7624 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
7625 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +02007626 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
7627 concealed.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007628
7629 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007630 match. A match with a high priority will have its
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007631 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
7632 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
7633 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
7634 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
7635 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
7636 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
7637 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
7638 always overrule syntax highlighting.
7639
7640 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
7641 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
7642 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
7643 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
7644 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007645 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007646 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
7647
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01007648 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
7649 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007650 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
7651 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
7652
7653 conceal Special character to show instead of the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01007654 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007655 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007656 window Instead of the current window use the
7657 window with this number or window ID.
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007658
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007659 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
7660 the |:match| commands.
7661
7662 Example: >
7663 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7664 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
7665< Deletion of the pattern: >
7666 :call matchdelete(m)
7667
7668< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007669 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007670 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007671
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007672 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7673 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
7674<
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02007675 *matchaddpos()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007676matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007677 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
7678 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
7679 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
7680 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
7681 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
7682 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
7683
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007684 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
7685 these:
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007686 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007687 line has number 1.
7688 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
7689 number will be highlighted.
7690 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007691 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
7692 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
7693 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
7694 be highlighted.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007695 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007696 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007697
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007698 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007699
7700 Example: >
7701 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7702 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
7703< Deletion of the pattern: >
7704 :call matchdelete(m)
7705
7706< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007707 |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007708
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007709 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7710 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
7711
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007712matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007713 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007714 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
7715 Return a |List| with two elements:
7716 The name of the highlight group used
7717 The pattern used.
7718 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
7719 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007720 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
7721 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
7722 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007723
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7725 GetMatch()->matcharg()
7726
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007727matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007728 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007729 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007730 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7731 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007732 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7733 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007734
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7736 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
7737
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007738matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007739 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7740 after the match. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007741 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7742< results in "7".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007743 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7744 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7745 do it with matchend(): >
7746 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7747 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7748< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7749
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007750 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007751 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7752< results in "7". >
7753 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7754< result is "-1".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007755 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007756
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7758 GetText()->matchend('word')
7759
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007760
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007761matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007762 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007763 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7764 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7765
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007766 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7767 items:
7768 matchseq When this item is present and {str} contains
7769 multiple words separated by white space, then
7770 returns only matches that contain the words in
7771 the given sequence.
7772
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007773 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007774 argument supports the following additional items:
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007775 key key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
7776 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7777 string.
7778 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7779 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7780 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7781 argument and return the text for that item to
7782 use for fuzzy matching.
7783
7784 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7785 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7786 is 256.
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007787
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007788 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7789 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7790
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007791 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7792 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7793 256, then returns an empty list.
7794
Bram Moolenaar3ec32172021-05-16 12:39:47 +02007795 Refer to |fuzzy-match| for more information about fuzzy
7796 matching strings.
7797
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007798 Example: >
7799 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7800< results in ["clay"]. >
7801 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7802< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007803 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7804< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7805 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7806 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7807 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7808< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7809 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007810 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7811< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7812 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007813< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7814 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7815< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7816 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7817 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7818< results in ['two one'].
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007819
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007820matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7821 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007822 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7823 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02007824 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007825 position.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007826
7827 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7828 positions for the best match is returned.
7829
7830 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007831 list with three empty list items is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007832
7833 Example: >
7834 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007835< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007836 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007837< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007838 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007839< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007840
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007841matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007842 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007843 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
7844 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00007845 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
7846 empty string is used. Example: >
7847 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
7848< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007849 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
7850
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007851 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7852 GetList()->matchlist('word')
7853
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007854matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007855 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007856 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
7857< results in "ing".
7858 When there is no match "" is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007859 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007860 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
7861< results in "ing". >
7862 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
7863< result is "".
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007864 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007865 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007866
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007867 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7868 GetText()->matchstr('word')
7869
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007870matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02007871 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
7872 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
7873 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
7874< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
7875 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
7876 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7877 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
7878< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
7879 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
7880< result is ["", -1, -1].
7881 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
7882 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
7883 end position of the match are returned. >
7884 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
7885< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
7886 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7887
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7889 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007890<
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007891
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007892 *max()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007893max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
7894 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
7895
7896< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01007897 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
7898 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01007899 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02007900 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007901
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7903 mylist->max()
7904
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007905
7906menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
7907 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
7908 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
7909 shortcut character ('&').
7910
7911 {mode} can be one of these strings:
7912 "n" Normal
7913 "v" Visual (including Select)
7914 "o" Operator-pending
7915 "i" Insert
7916 "c" Cmd-line
7917 "s" Select
7918 "x" Visual
7919 "t" Terminal-Job
7920 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7921 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
7922 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
7923
7924 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
7925 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
7926 display display name (name without '&')
7927 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
7928 Refer to |:menu-enable|
7929 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
7930 |toolbar-icon|
7931 iconidx index of a built-in icon
7932 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
7933 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7934 characters will be used:
7935 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7936 name menu item name.
7937 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
7938 remappable else v:false.
7939 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
7940 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
7941 string has special characters translated like
7942 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
7943 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
7944 "<Nop>" is returned.
7945 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
7946 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
7947 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
7948 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
7949 silent v:true if the menu item is created
7950 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
7951 submenus |List| containing the names of
7952 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
7953 item has submenus.
7954
7955 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
7956
7957 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01007958 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
7959 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007960<
7961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01007962 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007963
7964
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007965< *min()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007966min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
7967 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
7968
7969< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01007970 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
7971 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01007972 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02007973 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007974
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7976 mylist->min()
7977
7978< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007979mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
7980 Create directory {name}.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007981
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007982 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
7983 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007984
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007985 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007986 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
7987 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
7988 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
7989 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
7990 created with 0o755.
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00007991 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007992 :call mkdir($HOME . "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007993
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00007994< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007995
Bram Moolenaar78a16b02018-04-14 13:51:55 +02007996 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007997 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01007998 "p" option the call will fail.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007999
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01008000 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
8001 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008002 failed.
8003
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008004 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8005 :if exists("*mkdir")
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008006
8007< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8008 GetName()->mkdir()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008009<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008010 *mode()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008011mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00008012 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
8013 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02008014 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02008015 Also see |state()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008016
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008017 n Normal, Terminal-Normal
8018 no Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaar5976f8f2018-12-27 23:44:44 +01008019 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
8020 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
8021 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01008022 CTRL-V is one character
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008023 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
8024 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
8025 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
8026 v Visual by character
8027 V Visual by line
8028 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
8029 s Select by character
8030 S Select by line
8031 CTRL-S Select blockwise
zeertzjqeaf3f362021-07-28 16:51:53 +02008032 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| from
8033 Select mode
8034 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| from Select mode
8035 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| from Select mode
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008036 i Insert
8037 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
8038 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
8039 R Replace |R|
8040 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
8041 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
8042 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
8043 c Command-line editing
8044 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
8045 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
8046 r Hit-enter prompt
8047 rm The -- more -- prompt
8048 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
8049 ! Shell or external command is executing
8050 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008051 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
8052 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
8053 "c" or "n".
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008054 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
8055 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
8056 the leading character(s).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008057 Also see |visualmode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008058
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008059 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8060 DoFull()->mode()
8061
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008062mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
8063 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02008064 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008065 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
8066 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
8067 returned as Vim |Lists|.
8068 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
8069 converted to strings.
8070 All other types are converted to string with display function.
8071 Examples: >
8072 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
8073 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
8074 :echo mzeval("l")
8075 :echo mzeval("h")
8076<
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008077 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8078 to {expr}.
8079
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008080 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8081 GetExpr()->mzeval()
8082<
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008083 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
8084
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008085nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
8086 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
8087 that is not blank. Example: >
8088 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
8089< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
8090 below it, zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008091 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008092 See also |prevnonblank()|.
8093
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008094 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8095 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
8096
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008097nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008098 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
8099 value {expr}. Examples: >
8100 nr2char(64) returns "@"
8101 nr2char(32) returns " "
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01008102< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8103 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008104 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01008105< With {utf8} set to 1, always return utf-8 characters.
8106 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008107 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
8108 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00008109 string, thus results in an empty string.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01008110 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
8111 let list = [65, 66, 67]
8112 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
8113< Result: "ABC"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008114
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008115 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8116 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02008117
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01008118or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
8119 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
8120 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
8121 Example: >
8122 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02008123< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8124 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01008125
8126
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02008127pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
8128 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008129 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02008130 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
8131 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
8132 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008133 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
8134< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02008135>
8136 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
8137< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008138 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
8139
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8141 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
8142
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008143perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
8144 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
8145 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01008146 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
8147 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
8148 reference to it.
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008149 Example: >
8150 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
8151< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008152
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008153 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8154 to {expr}.
8155
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8157 GetExpr()->perleval()
8158
8159< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008160
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02008161
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008162popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02008163
8164
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008165pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
8166 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
8167 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8168 Examples: >
8169 :echo pow(3, 3)
8170< 27.0 >
8171 :echo pow(2, 16)
8172< 65536.0 >
8173 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
8174< 2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02008175
8176 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8177 Compute()->pow(3)
8178<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008179 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008180
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008181prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
8182 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
8183 that is not blank. Example: >
8184 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
8185< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
8186 above it, zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008187 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008188 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
8189
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8191 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008192
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008193printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
8194 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
8195 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008196 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008197< May result in:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008198 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008199
Bram Moolenaarfd8ca212019-08-10 00:13:30 +02008200 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
8201 argument: >
8202 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
8203
8204< Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008205 %s string
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01008206 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008207 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008208 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
8209 %c single byte
8210 %d decimal number
8211 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
8212 %x hex number
8213 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
8214 %X hex number using upper case letters
8215 %o octal number
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008216 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02008217 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
8218 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
8219 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
8220 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008221 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008222 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008223 %% the % character itself
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008224
8225 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
8226 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
8227 the result.
8228
8229 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008230 arguments appear in sequence:
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008231
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008232 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008233
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008234 flags
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008235 Zero or more of the following flags:
8236
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008237 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
8238 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
8239 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
8240 of the number is increased to force the first
8241 character of the output string to a zero (except
8242 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
8243 precision of zero).
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008244 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
8245 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
8246 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008247 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
8248 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
8249 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008250
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008251 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
8252 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
8253 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008254 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
8255 flag is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008256
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008257 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
8258 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
8259 The converted value is padded on the right with
8260 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
8261 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008262
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008263 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
8264 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008265
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008266 + A sign must always be placed before a number
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008267 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008268 a space if both are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008269
8270 field-width
8271 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008272 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
8273 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
8274 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
8275 been given) to fill out the field width.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008276
8277 .precision
8278 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
8279 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
8280 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
8281 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
8282 d, o, x, and X conversions, or the maximum number of
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008283 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008284 For floating point it is the number of digits after
8285 the decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008286
8287 type
8288 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
8289 be applied, see below.
8290
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008291 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
8292 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008293 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008294 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
8295 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
8296 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008297 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008298< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008299 "width" bytes.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008300
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008301 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008302
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008303 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
8304 *printf-x* *printf-X*
8305 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
8306 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
8307 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
8308 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
8309 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008310 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
8311 digits that must appear; if the converted value
8312 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
8313 zeros.
8314 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
8315 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
8316 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
8317 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02008318 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
8319 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
8320 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
8321 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
8322 ignored when type is known from the argument.
8323
8324 i alias for d
8325 D alias for ld
8326 U alias for lu
8327 O alias for lo
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008328
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008329 *printf-c*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008330 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
8331 resulting character is written.
8332
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008333 *printf-s*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008334 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
8335 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
8336 specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02008337 If the argument is not a String type, it is
8338 automatically converted to text with the same format
8339 as ":echo".
Bram Moolenaar0122c402015-02-03 19:13:34 +01008340 *printf-S*
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01008341 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
8342 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01008343 number specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008344
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008345 *printf-f* *E807*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008346 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008347 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
8348 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
8349 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
8350 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02008351 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02008352 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
8353 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008354 Example: >
8355 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
8356< 12.12
8357 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
8358 Use |round()| when in doubt.
8359
8360 *printf-e* *printf-E*
8361 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8362 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
8363 precision specifies the number of digits after the
8364 decimal point, like with 'f'.
8365
8366 *printf-g* *printf-G*
8367 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
8368 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
8369 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
8370 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
8371 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
8372 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
8373 results in 1.0e7.
8374
8375 *printf-%*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008376 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
8377 complete conversion specification is "%%".
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008378
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00008379 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
8380 accepted and automatically converted.
8381 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
8382 is also accepted and automatically converted.
8383 Any other argument type results in an error message.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008384
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00008385 *E766* *E767*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008386 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
8387 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008388 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008389
8390
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008391prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01008392 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
8393 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008394
8395 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
8396 string is returned.
8397
8398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8399 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
8400
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008401< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8402
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008403
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008404prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008405 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8406 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008407 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008408
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008409 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8410 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8411 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8412 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8413 line.
8414 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8415 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8416 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8417 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8418 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8419 if the user only typed Enter.
8420 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008421 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008422 func s:TextEntered(text)
8423 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8424 stopinsert
8425 close
8426 else
8427 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' . a:text . '"')
8428 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8429 set nomodified
8430 endif
8431 endfunc
8432
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008433< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8434 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8435
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008436< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008437
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008438prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8439 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8440 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8441 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8442
8443 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8444 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8445 as in any buffer.
8446
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8448 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
8449
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008450< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8451
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008452prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8453 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8454 {text} to end in a space.
8455 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8456 "prompt". Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008457 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01008458<
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8460 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
8461
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008462< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8463
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008464prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008465
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008466pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8467 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8468 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8469 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8470 height nr of items visible
8471 width screen cells
8472 row top screen row (0 first row)
8473 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8474 size total nr of items
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02008475 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008476
8477 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8478 |CompleteChanged|.
8479
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008480pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8481 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8482 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008483 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8484 popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008485
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008486py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
8487 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8488 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008489 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8490 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008491 'encoding').
8492 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008493 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008494 keys converted to strings.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008495 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8496 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008497
8498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8499 GetExpr()->py3eval()
8500
8501< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008502
8503 *E858* *E859*
8504pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
8505 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8506 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008507 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008508 copied though).
8509 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008510 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02008511 non-string keys result in error.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008512 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8513 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008514
8515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8516 GetExpr()->pyeval()
8517
8518< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008519
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008520pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
8521 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8522 converted to Vim data structures.
8523 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8524 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008525
8526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8527 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
8528
8529< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008530 |+python3| feature}
8531
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00008532 *E726* *E727*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008533range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008534 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008535 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8536 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8537 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8538 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8539 producing a value past {max}).
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008540 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8541 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8542 start this is an error.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008543 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008544 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008545 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8546 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008547 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008548 range(0) " []
8549 range(2, 0) " error!
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008550<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008551 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8552 GetExpr()->range()
8553<
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008554
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02008555rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
Bram Moolenaarf8c1f922019-11-28 22:13:14 +01008556 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008557 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8558 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8559 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8560 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8561 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008562
8563 Examples: >
8564 :echo rand()
8565 :let seed = srand()
8566 :echo rand(seed)
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008567 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008568<
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008569
8570readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
8571 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
8572 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8573 the result is an empty |Blob|.
8574 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8575
8576
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008577readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008578 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008579 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8580 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008581 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8582 argument below for changing the sort order.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008583
8584 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8585 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8586 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8587 be handled.
8588 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8589 added to the list.
8590 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8591 to the list.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008592 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008593 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8594 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8595 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8596 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8597< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8598 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
8599
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008600< The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
8601 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8602 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8603
8604 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8605 Valid values are:
8606 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8607 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8608 each character, technically, using
8609 strcmp()) (default)
8610 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8611 using strcasecmp())
8612 "collate" sort using the collation order
8613 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8614 (technically using strcoll())
8615 Other values are silently ignored.
8616
8617 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8618 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8619 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008620< If you want to get a directory tree: >
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008621 function! s:tree(dir)
8622 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008623 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008624 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir . '/' . x)} : x})}
8625 endfunction
8626 echo s:tree(".")
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008627<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8629 GetDirName()->readdir()
8630<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008631readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008632 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8633 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8634 information in {directory}.
8635 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8636 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8637 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8638 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8639 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008640 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8641 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8642 argument, see |readdir()|.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008643
8644 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8645 following items:
8646 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8647 name Name of the entry.
8648 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8649 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8650 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8651 type Type of the entry.
8652 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8653 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8654 Other symlink "link"
8655 On MS-Windows:
8656 Normal file "file"
8657 Directory "dir"
8658 Junction "junction"
8659 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8660 Other symlink "link"
8661 Other reparse point "reparse"
8662 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8663 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8664 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8665 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8666 itself because of performance reasons.
8667
8668 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8669 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8670 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8671 be handled.
8672 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8673 added to the list.
8674 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8675 to the list.
8676 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008677 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008678 of the entry.
8679 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8680 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8681 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8682<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008683 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8684 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8685 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8686
8687<
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8689 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8690<
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008691
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008692 *readfile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008693readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008694 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +02008695 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8696 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8697 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008698 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008699 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008700 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8701 added.
8702 - No CR characters are removed.
8703 Otherwise:
8704 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8705 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008706 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8707 removed from the text.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008708 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8709 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8710 lines of a file: >
8711 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8712 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8713 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008714< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8715 are returned, or as many as there are.
8716 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008717 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8718 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8719 file into a buffer if you need to.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008720 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8721 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8722 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008723 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8724 the result is an empty list.
8725 Also see |writefile()|.
8726
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8728 GetFileName()->readfile()
8729
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02008730reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8731 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
8732 |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two arguments: the
8733 result so far and current item. After processing all items
8734 the result is returned.
8735
8736 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8737 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8738 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8739 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8740
8741 Examples: >
8742 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8743 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8744 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8745<
8746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8747 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
8748
8749
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008750reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8751 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8752 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8753 See |@|.
8754
8755reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8756 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008757 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008758
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008759reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008760 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8761 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
8762 list<any> can be used.
8763 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
8764 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
8765
8766 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008767 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
8768 specified in the argument.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00008769 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008770 and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008771
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008772 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008773 reltime(). If there is an error zero is returned in legacy
8774 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008775
8776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8777 GetStart()->reltime()
8778<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008779 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008780
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008781reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8782 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8783 Example: >
8784 let start = reltime()
8785 call MyFunction()
8786 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8787< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8788 Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008789 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
8790 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008791
8792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8793 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
8794
8795< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008796
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008797reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8798 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8799 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8800 microseconds. Example: >
8801 let start = reltime()
8802 call MyFunction()
8803 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8804< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
8805 The accuracy depends on the system.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00008806 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8807 can use split() to remove it. >
8808 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8809< Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008810 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
8811 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008812
8813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8814 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
8815
8816< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008817
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008818 *remote_expr()* *E449*
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008819remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008820 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008821 expression and the result is returned after evaluation.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00008822 The result must be a String or a |List|. A |List| is turned
8823 into a String by joining the items with a line break in
8824 between (not at the end), like with join(expr, "\n").
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008825 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
8826 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01008827 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008828 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
8829 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008830 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8831 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8832 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8833 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
8834 and the result will be the empty string.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01008835
8836 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008837 independent of a function currently being active. Except
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01008838 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
8839 arguments can be evaluated.
8840
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008841 Examples: >
8842 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
8843 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
8844<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8846 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008847
8848remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
8849 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02008850 The {server} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008851 This works like: >
8852 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
8853< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
8854 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
8855 to bring itself to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +00008856 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
8857 like foreground() does.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008858 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008859
8860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8861 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
8862
8863< {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008864 Win32 console version}
8865
8866
8867remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
8868 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
8869 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008870 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008871 name of a variable.
8872 Returns zero if none are available.
8873 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
8874 See also |clientserver|.
8875 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8876 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8877 Examples: >
8878 :let repl = ""
8879 :echo "PEEK: ".remote_peek(id, "repl").": ".repl
8880
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008881< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8882 ServerId()->remote_peek()
8883
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008884remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008885 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008886 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
8887 reply is available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008888 See also |clientserver|.
8889 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8890 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8891 Example: >
8892 :echo remote_read(id)
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008893
8894< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8895 ServerId()->remote_read()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008896<
8897 *remote_send()* *E241*
8898remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008899 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as input
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00008900 keys and the function returns immediately. At the Vim server
8901 the keys are not mapped |:map|.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008902 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
8903 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
8904 there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008905 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8906 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8907 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008908
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008909 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
8910 up the display.
8911 Examples: >
8912 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply ".file, "serverid").
8913 \ remote_read(serverid)
8914
8915 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
8916 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
8917 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo ".
8918 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00008919<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008920 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8921 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
8922<
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008923 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
8924remote_startserver({name})
8925 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
8926 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008927
8928 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8929 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
8930
8931< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008932
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008933remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008934 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008935 return the item.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008936 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008937 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008938 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
8939 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
8940 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00008941 Example: >
8942 :echo "last item: " . remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008943 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008944<
8945 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
8946
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008947 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8948 mylist->remove(idx)
8949
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008950remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
8951 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
8952 return the byte.
8953 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8954 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
8955 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
8956 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
8957 Example: >
8958 :echo "last byte: " . remove(myblob, -1)
8959 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008960
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008961remove({dict}, {key})
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02008962 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
8963 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008964 :echo "removed " . remove(dict, "one")
8965< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
8966
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008967rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
8968 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
8969 should also work to move files across file systems. The
8970 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
8971 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00008972 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008973 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8974
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8976 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
8977
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00008978repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
8979 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
8980 result. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00008981 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00008982< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008983 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008984 {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008985 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
8986< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00008987
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008988 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8989 mylist->repeat(count)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00008990
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008991resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
8992 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
8993 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
Bram Moolenaardce1e892019-02-10 23:18:53 +01008994 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
8995 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
8996 removed, return {filename}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008997 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
8998 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
8999 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
9000 stopped after 100 iterations.
9001 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
9002 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
9003 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
9004 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
9005 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
9006
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9008 GetName()->resolve()
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009009
9010reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01009011 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
9012 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
9013 Returns {object}.
9014 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009015 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009016< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9017 mylist->reverse()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009018
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009019round({expr}) *round()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00009020 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009021 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
9022 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
9023 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9024 Examples: >
9025 echo round(0.456)
9026< 0.0 >
9027 echo round(4.5)
9028< 5.0 >
9029 echo round(-4.5)
9030< -5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02009031
9032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9033 Compute()->round()
9034<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009035 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009036
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01009037rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
9038 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
9039 converted to Vim data structures.
9040 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
9041 are copied though).
9042 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
9043 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
9044 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
9045 "Object#to_s" method.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02009046 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
9047 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009048
9049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9050 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
9051
9052< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01009053
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009054screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02009055 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02009056 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
9057 attribute at other positions.
9058
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009059 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9060 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
9061
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009062screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02009063 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
9064 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
9065 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
9066 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
9067 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
9068 encodings it may only be the first byte.
9069 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9070 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
9071
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9073 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
9074
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009075screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009076 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009077 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
9078 composing characters on top of the base character.
9079 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9080 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
9081
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9083 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
9084
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009085screencol() *screencol()*
9086 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
9087 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
9088 This function is mainly used for testing.
9089
9090 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
9091 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
9092 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
9093 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
9094 the following mappings: >
9095 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom ".screencol()."\n"
9096 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar957cf672020-11-12 14:21:06 +01009097 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009098<
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02009099screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
9100 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
9101 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
9102 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
9103 The Dict has these members:
9104 row screen row
9105 col first screen column
9106 endcol last screen column
9107 curscol cursor screen column
9108 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
9109 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
9110 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
9111 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
9112 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
9113 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
9114 width character it would be the same as "col".
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02009115 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
9116 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
9117 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
9118 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02009119
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9121 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
9122
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009123screenrow() *screenrow()*
9124 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
9125 cursor. The top line has number one.
9126 This function is mainly used for testing.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02009127 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009128
9129 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
9130
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009131screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
9132 The result is a String that contains the base character and
9133 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
9134 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
9135 characters.
9136 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9137 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
9138
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9140 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009141<
9142 *search()*
9143search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009144 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00009145 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009146
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +01009147 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009148 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
9149 move. No error message is given.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009150
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009151 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01009152 'b' search Backward instead of forward
9153 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009154 'e' move to the End of the match
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00009155 'n' do Not move the cursor
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01009156 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
9157 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
9158 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
9159 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
9160 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009161 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
9162
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00009163 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
9164 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
9165 flag.
9166
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009167 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009168
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01009169 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
9170 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
9171 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
9172 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
9173 search starts one column further. This matters for
9174 overlapping matches.
9175 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
9176 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
9177 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
9178 file).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009179
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009180 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
9181 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
9182 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
9183 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
9184 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
9185< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
9186 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009187 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
9188
9189 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009190 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009191 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
9192 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
9193 giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009194 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009195
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009196 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
9197 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
9198 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
9199 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
9200 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
9201 function reference or a lambda.
9202 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9203 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9204 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009205 *search()-sub-match*
9206 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
9207 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
9208 whole pattern did match.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009209 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009210
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009211 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
9212 flag is used.
9213
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009214 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
9215 :let n = 1
9216 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
9217 : exe "argument " . n
9218 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
9219 : " first search to find match at start of file
9220 : normal G$
9221 : let flags = "w"
9222 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009223 : s/foo/bar/g
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009224 : let flags = "W"
9225 : endwhile
9226 : update " write the file if modified
9227 : let n = n + 1
9228 :endwhile
9229<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009230 Example for using some flags: >
9231 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
9232< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
9233 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
9234 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
9235 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
9236 line:
9237 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
9238 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
9239 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
9240 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
9241 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
9242
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9244 GetPattern()->search()
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00009245
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009246searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
9247 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
9248 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
9249 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
9250
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009251 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009252 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
9253
9254 key type meaning ~
9255 current |Number| current position of match;
9256 0 if the cursor position is
9257 before the first match
9258 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
9259 "pos", otherwise 0
9260 total |Number| total count of matches found
9261 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
9262 1: recomputing was timed out
9263 2: max count exceeded
9264
9265 For {options} see further down.
9266
9267 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
9268 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
9269 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
9270 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
9271 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
9272
9273 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
9274 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9275
9276 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
9277 " to 1)
9278 let result = searchcount()
9279<
9280 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
9281 function! LastSearchCount() abort
9282 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9283 if empty(result)
9284 return ''
9285 endif
9286 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
9287 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
9288 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
9289 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
9290 \ result.current > result.maxcount
9291 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009292 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009293 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
9294 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009295 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009296 endif
9297 endif
9298 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009299 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009300 endfunction
9301 let &statusline .= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
9302
9303 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9304 " 'hlsearch' was on
9305 " let &statusline .=
9306 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9307<
9308 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9309 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9310
9311 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9312 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9313 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9314 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9315 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9316 call searchcount(#{
9317 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9318 redrawstatus
9319 endif
9320 endfunction
9321<
9322 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9323 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9324
9325 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9326 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9327 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9328
9329 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9330 " search again
9331 call searchcount()
9332<
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009333 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009334 key type meaning ~
9335 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9336 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9337 otherwise returns the last
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02009338 computed result (when |n| or
9339 |N| was used when "S" is not
9340 in 'shortmess', or this
9341 function was called).
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009342 (default: |TRUE|)
9343 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9344 and different with |@/|.
9345 this works as same as the
9346 below command is executed
9347 before calling this function >
9348 let @/ = pattern
9349< (default: |@/|)
9350 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9351 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9352 for recomputing the result
9353 (default: 0)
9354 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9355 limit. max count of matched
9356 text while recomputing the
9357 result. if search exceeded
9358 total count, "total" value
9359 becomes `maxcount + 1`
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +01009360 (default: 99)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009361 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9362 when recomputing the result.
9363 this changes "current" result
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009364 value. see |cursor()|,
9365 |getpos()|
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009366 (default: cursor's position)
9367
9368
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009369searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9370 Search for the declaration of {name}.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009371
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009372 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9373 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9374 first match in the function.
9375
9376 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9377 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9378 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9379
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00009380 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9381 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9382 Example: >
9383 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9384 echo getline('.')
9385 endif
9386<
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009387 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9388 GetName()->searchdecl()
9389<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009390 *searchpair()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009391searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9392 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009393 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9394 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9395 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00009396 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9397 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9398 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9399 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9400 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9401 given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009402
9403 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9404 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9405 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9406 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9407 typical use is: >
9408 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9409< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9410
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009411 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9412 |search()|. Additionally:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009413 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009414 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9415 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009416 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009417 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9418 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009419
9420 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9421 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9422 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9423 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9424 or a string.
9425 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9426 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9427 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar48570482017-10-30 21:48:41 +01009428 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
Bram Moolenaar675e8d62018-06-24 20:42:01 +02009429 Anything else makes the function fail.
Bram Moolenaar3ec32172021-05-16 12:39:47 +02009430 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
9431 constant it is compiled into instructions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009432
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009433 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009434
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009435 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9436 patterns are used like it's on.
9437
9438 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9439 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9440 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9441 if 1
9442 if 2
9443 endif 2
9444 endif 1
9445< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9446 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9447 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009448 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009449 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9450 "endif 2".
9451 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9452 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9453 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9454 the matching start.
9455
9456 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9457
9458 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9459 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9460
9461< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9462 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9463 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9464 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9465 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9466 match.
9467 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9468
9469 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9470
9471< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9472 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9473 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9474
9475 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9476 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9477<
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009478 *searchpairpos()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009479searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9480 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009481 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009482 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9483 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009484 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02009485 returns [0, 0]. >
9486
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009487 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9488<
9489 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9490
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009491 *searchpos()*
9492searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009493 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009494 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9495 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9496 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9497 returns [0, 0].
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009498 Example: >
9499 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9500
9501< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9502 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9503 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9504< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9505 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9506
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9508 GetPattern()->searchpos()
9509
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02009510server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009511 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9512 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9513 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009514 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009515 Note:
9516 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009517 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009518 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9519 See also |clientserver|.
9520 Example: >
9521 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009522
9523< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9524 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009525<
9526serverlist() *serverlist()*
9527 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9528 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9529 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9530 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9531 Example: >
9532 :echo serverlist()
9533<
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009534setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
9535 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009536 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9537
9538 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9539 |bufload()| if needed.
9540
9541 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9542 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9543
9544 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
9545 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
9546 line then those lines are added.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009547
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009548 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009549
9550 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009551 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9552 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009553
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009554 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +02009555 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. On success 0 is
9556 returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009557
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009558 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9559 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009560 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
9561
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009562setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9563 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009564 {val}.
9565 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9566 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9567 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009568 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9569 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009570 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9571 Examples: >
9572 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9573 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9574< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9575
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009576 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9577 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009578 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
9579
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009580
9581setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9582 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
9583 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
9584 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9585 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02009586 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009587
9588< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113*
9589 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
9590 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
9591 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
9592 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
9593 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
9594 the character width in screen cells.
9595 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
9596 range overlaps with another.
9597 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
9598
9599 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
9600 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02009601< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
9602 the effect for known emoji characters.
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009603
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009604setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9605 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9606 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9607
9608 Example:
9609 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9610 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9611< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9612 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9613< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9614
9615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9616 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009617
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +02009618setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02009619 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9620 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9621
9622 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9623 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9624 character search
9625 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9626 0 for backward
9627 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9628 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9629 character search
9630
9631 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9632 from a script: >
9633 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9634 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9635 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9636< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9637
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009638 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9639 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
9640
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009641setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9642 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009643 {pos}. The first position is 1.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009644 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9645 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009646 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9647 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9648 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9649 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9650 before inserting the resulting text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009651 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9652 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009653 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
9654 command line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009655
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9657 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
9658
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009659setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9660setcursorcharpos({list})
9661 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9662 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9663
9664 Example:
9665 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9666 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9667< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9668 call cursor(4, 3)
9669< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9670
9671 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9672 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
9673
mityu61065042021-07-19 20:07:21 +02009674
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02009675setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009676 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
9677 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
9678
9679< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02009680 See also |expr-env|.
9681
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009682 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9683 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009684 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
9685
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009686setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9687 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9688 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9689 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9690 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9691 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9692 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9693 characters are not supported.
9694
9695 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9696 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9697 would do the same thing.
9698
9699 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9700
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02009701 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9702 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9703<
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009704 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9705
9706
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009707setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009708 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009709 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01009710 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009711
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009712 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009713 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009714 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +01009715 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
9716 converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009717
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009718 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9719 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009720
9721 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009722 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009723
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009724< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009725 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9726 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9727< This is equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar53bfca22012-04-13 23:04:47 +02009728 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009729 : call setline(n, l)
9730 :endfor
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009731
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009732< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9733
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009734 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9735 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009736 GetText()->setline(lnum)
9737
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009738setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00009739 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02009740 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02009741 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9742
9743 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9744 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00009745 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9746 Also see |location-list|.
9747
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009748 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9749
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009750 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9751 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9752 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9753
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009754 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9755 second argument: >
9756 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
9757
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009758setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
Bram Moolenaar99fa7212020-04-26 15:59:55 +02009759 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9760 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01009761 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9762 example for |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009763 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9764 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009765
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9767 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9768<
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009769 *setpos()*
9770setpos({expr}, {list})
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009771 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009772 . the cursor
9773 'x mark x
9774
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009775 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009776 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009777 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009778
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009779 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
Bram Moolenaarf13e00b2017-01-28 18:23:54 +01009780 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9781 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9782 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9783 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9784 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9785 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +00009786 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009787
9788 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009789 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009790 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9791 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009792
9793 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9794 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00009795 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009796 character.
9797
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009798 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9799 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9800 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9801 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9802 mark position it is not used.
9803
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01009804 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9805 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9806 before '>.
9807
Bram Moolenaar08250432008-02-13 11:42:46 +00009808 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9809 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9810
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009811 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009812
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009813 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009814 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9815 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9816 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9817 |winrestview()|.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009818
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9820 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
9821
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009822setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +02009823 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009824
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01009825 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9826 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
9827 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
9828 {what}.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009829 *setqflist-what*
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009830 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +02009831 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
9832 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
9833 entries:
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009834
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009835 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009836 buffer
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009837 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009838 present or it is invalid.
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +02009839 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
9840 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009841 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009842 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009843 col column number
9844 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009845 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009846 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009847 text description of the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009848 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +02009849 valid recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009850
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009851 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
9852 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
9853 locate a matching error line.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009854 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
9855 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
9856 item will not be handled as an error line.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009857 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
9858 be used.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +02009859 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
9860 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02009861 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
9862 cleared.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009863 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
9864 |getqflist()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009865
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009866 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009867 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
9868 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
9869 new list is created.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009870
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009871 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
9872 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
9873 clear the list: >
9874 :call setqflist([], 'r')
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009875<
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009876 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
9877 freed.
9878
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02009879 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
Bram Moolenaar55b69262017-08-13 13:42:01 +02009880 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
9881 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
9882 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009883 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
Bram Moolenaar35c54e52005-05-20 21:25:31 +00009884
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01009885 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009886 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009887 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
9888 "lines". If this is not present, then the
9889 'errorformat' option value is used.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009890 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009891 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009892 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
9893 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
9894 then the last entry in the list is set as the
9895 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +02009896 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
9897 argument.
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02009898 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
9899 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
9900 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009901 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02009902 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009903 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009904 the last quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02009905 quickfixtextfunc
9906 function to get the text to display in the
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +02009907 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
9908 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02009909 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
9910 of how to write the function and an example.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009911 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009912 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
9913 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar86f100dc2017-06-28 21:26:27 +02009914 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
9915 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009916 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009917 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009918 specify the list.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009919
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009920 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02009921 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
9922 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009923 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009924<
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009925 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9926
9927 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
9928 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02009929 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009930
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009931 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9932 second argument: >
9933 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
9934<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009935 *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01009936setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009937 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
Bram Moolenaar0e05de42020-03-25 22:23:46 +01009938 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009939 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
9940 {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009941
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02009942 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
9943 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009944 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
9945 then the value is appended.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009946
Bram Moolenaarc6485bc2010-07-28 17:02:55 +02009947 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009948 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
9949 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
9950 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
9951 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
9952 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
9953 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00009954 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009955
9956 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009957 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
9958 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +02009959 mode is never selected automatically.
9960 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9961
9962 *E883*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009963 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
9964 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +02009965 items act like empty strings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009966
9967 Examples: >
9968 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
9969 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
9970 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02009971 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009972
9973< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009974 register: >
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02009975 :let var_a = getreginfo()
9976 :call setreg('a', var_a)
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009977< or: >
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +02009978 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009979 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
9980 ....
9981 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009982< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
9983 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009984 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
9985 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009986
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009987 You can also change the type of a register by appending
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009988 nothing: >
9989 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
9990
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009991< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9992 second argument: >
9993 GetText()->setreg('a')
9994
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02009995settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
9996 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
9997 |t:var|
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009998 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02009999 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10000 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010001 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
10002 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010003 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10004
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010005 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10006 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010007 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
10008
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010009settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
10010 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
10011 {val}.
10012 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
10013 use |setwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020010014 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010015 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020010016 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10017 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010018 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
10019 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
10020 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
10021 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010022 Examples: >
10023 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
10024 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
10025< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10026
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010027 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10028 fourth argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010029 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, winnr, name)
10030
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010031settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
10032 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
10033 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10034
10035 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +010010036 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
10037 stack.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010038 *E962*
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +010010039 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
10040 argument:
10041 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
10042 stack is replaced.
10043 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
10044 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
10045 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
10046 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
10047 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
10048
10049 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
10050 stack after the modification.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010051
10052 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
10053
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020010054 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020010055 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010056 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
10057
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010058< Save and restore the tag stack: >
10059 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
10060 " do something else
10061 call settagstack(1003, stack)
10062 unlet stack
10063<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010064 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10065 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010066 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
10067
10068setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010069 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010070 Examples: >
10071 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
10072 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010073
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010074< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10075 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010076 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
10077
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010078sha256({string}) *sha256()*
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +010010079 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010080 checksum of {string}.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010081
10082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10083 GetText()->sha256()
10084
10085< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010086
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010087shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010088 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +020010089 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
10090 (MS-Windows, Linux, and MacOS) then it will enclose {string}
10091 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
10092 quotes.
10093 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
10094 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
10095 {string}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020010096 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
10097 replace all "'" with "'\''".
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010098
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010099 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
10100 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010101 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
10102 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010103 command.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010104
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010105 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
10106 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
10107 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
10108 even when inside single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010109
10110 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
10111 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010112 escaped a second time.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010113
Jason Cox6e823512021-08-29 12:36:49 +020010114 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
10115 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
10116 character inside single quotes.
10117
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010118 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
10119 :exe '!dir ' . shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
10120< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
10121 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
10122 :call system("chmod +w -- " . shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010010123< See also |::S|.
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +000010124
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10126 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +000010127
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010128shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010129 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
10130 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +010010131 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010132 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
10133 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010134
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010135 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
10136 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
10137 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
10138 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +010010139
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10141 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
10142
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020010143sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010144
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +010010145
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010146simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
10147 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
10148 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
10149 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
10150 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
10151 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020010152 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
10153 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
10154 standard).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010155 Example: >
10156 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
10157< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
10158 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
10159 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
10160 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
10161 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
10162
Bram Moolenaar7035fd92020-04-08 20:03:52 +020010163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10164 GetName()->simplify()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010165
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010166sin({expr}) *sin()*
10167 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
10168 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
10169 Examples: >
10170 :echo sin(100)
10171< -0.506366 >
10172 :echo sin(-4.01)
10173< 0.763301
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010174
10175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10176 Compute()->sin()
10177<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010178 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010179
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010180
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010181sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010182 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010183 [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010184 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010185 Examples: >
10186 :echo sinh(0.5)
10187< 0.521095 >
10188 :echo sinh(-0.9)
10189< -1.026517
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010190
10191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10192 Compute()->sinh()
10193<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020010194 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010195
10196
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +020010197slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +010010198 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
10199 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
10200 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010201 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +010010202 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
10203 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
10204
10205 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10206 GetList()->slice(offset)
10207
10208
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +020010209sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010210 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010211
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010212 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010213 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +020010214
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010215< When {func} is omitted, is empty or zero, then sort() uses the
10216 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
10217 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
10218 current buffer use |:sort|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010219
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +020010220 When {func} is given and it is '1' or 'i' then case is
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010221 ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010222
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010010223 When {func} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
10224 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
10225 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
10226 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
10227 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
10228 case. Example: >
10229 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
10230 :language collate en_US.UTF8
10231 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10232< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
10233>
10234 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
10235 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
10236 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10237< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
10238 This does not work properly on Mac.
Bram Moolenaar55e29612020-11-01 13:57:44 +010010239
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010240 When {func} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010010241 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010242 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
10243 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
10244
Bram Moolenaarb00da1d2015-12-03 16:33:12 +010010245 When {func} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
10246 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
10247 digits will be used as the number they represent.
10248
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +010010249 When {func} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
10250 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
10251
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010252 When {func} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
10253 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010254 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
10255 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
10256 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010257
10258 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
10259 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
10260
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +020010261 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
10262 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
Bram Moolenaardb6ea062014-07-10 22:01:47 +020010263 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +020010264 same order as they were originally.
10265
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020010266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10267 mylist->sort()
10268
10269< Also see |uniq()|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010270
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010271 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010272 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10273 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
10274 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010275 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010276< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
10277 ignores overflow: >
10278 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10279 return a:i1 - a:i2
10280 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010281< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
10282 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010283<
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010284sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
10285 Stop playing all sounds.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010286 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010287
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010288 *sound_playevent()*
10289sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
10290 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
10291 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
10292 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
10293 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
10294 call sound_playevent('bell')
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010295< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
10296 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
10297 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010298
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010299 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010300 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
10301 argument is the status:
10302 0 sound was played to the end
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020010303 1 sound was interrupted
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +020010304 2 error occurred after sound started
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010305 Example: >
10306 func Callback(id, status)
10307 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
10308 endfunc
10309 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
10310
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010311< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
10312
10313 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010314 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010315
10316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10317 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
10318
10319< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010320
10321 *sound_playfile()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010322sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10323 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010324 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10325 with this command: >
10326 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010327
10328< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10329 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
10330
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020010331< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010332
10333
10334sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10335 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10336 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010337
10338 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10339 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10340
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10342 soundid->sound_stop()
10343
10344< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010345
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010346 *soundfold()*
10347soundfold({word})
10348 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010349 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
Bram Moolenaar42eeac32005-06-29 22:40:58 +000010350 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10351 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010352 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10353 the method can be quite slow.
10354
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10356 GetWord()->soundfold()
10357<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010358 *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010359spellbadword([{sentence}])
10360 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10361 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10362 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10363 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10364
10365 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10366 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10367 result is an empty string.
10368
10369 The return value is a list with two items:
10370 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10371 - The type of the spelling error:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010372 "bad" spelling mistake
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010373 "rare" rare word
10374 "local" word only valid in another region
10375 "caps" word should start with Capital
10376 Example: >
10377 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10378< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10379
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010380 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10381 of 'spelllang' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010382
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10384 GetText()->spellbadword()
10385<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010386 *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010387spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010388 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010389 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10390 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10391
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010392 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10393 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10394 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10395
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010396 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10397 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
Bram Moolenaarf461c8e2005-06-25 23:04:51 +000010398 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10399 replace a line.
10400
10401 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010402 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10403 although it may appear capitalized.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010404
10405 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010406 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010407
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010408 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10409 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010410
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010411split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
10412 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010413 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
10414 item.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010415 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +010010416 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10417 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010418 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10419 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +000010420 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10421 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010422 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010423 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010424< To split a string in individual characters: >
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010425 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +020010426< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10427 the end of the pattern: >
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +000010428 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10429< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010430 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10431 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10432< The opposite function is |join()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010433
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10435 GetString()->split()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010436
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010437sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10438 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10439 |Float|.
10440 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
10441 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
10442 Examples: >
10443 :echo sqrt(100)
10444< 10.0 >
10445 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10446< nan
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000010447 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010448
10449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10450 Compute()->sqrt()
10451<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010452 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010453
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010454
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010455srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10456 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10457 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
Bram Moolenaarf8c1f922019-11-28 22:13:14 +010010458 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10459 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10460 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10461 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10462 when a predictable sequence is intended.
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010463
10464 Examples: >
10465 :let seed = srand()
10466 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10467 :echo rand(seed)
10468
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010469state([{what}]) *state()*
10470 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10471 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10472 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10473 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010474 Yes: then do it right away.
10475 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10476 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10477 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10478 messages and callbacks).
10479 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10480 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10481 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10482 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010483 Also see |mode()|.
10484
10485 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10486 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010487 if state('s') == ''
10488 " screen has not scrolled
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010489<
Bram Moolenaard103ee72019-09-18 21:15:31 +020010490 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10491 something is busy:
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010492 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10493 stuffed command
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010494 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010495 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10496 x executing an autocommand
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010497 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010498 ch_readraw() when reading json
10499 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
10500 |f| or a count
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010501 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10502 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10503 s screen has scrolled for messages
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010504
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010505str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
10506 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
10507 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
10508 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010509 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +010010510 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10511 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010512 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10513 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
10514 thousand.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010515 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10516 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10517 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10518 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10519 |substitute()|: >
10520 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010521<
10522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10523 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
10524<
10525 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010526
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010527str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010528 Return a list containing the number values which represent
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010529 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010530 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10531 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10532< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10533
10534 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
10535 With {utf8} set to 1, always treat the String as utf-8
10536 characters. With utf-8 composing characters are handled
10537 properly: >
10538 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010539
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010540< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10541 GetString()->str2list()
10542
10543
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010544str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
10545 Convert string {string} to a number.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010546 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020010547 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10548 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010549
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010550 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10551 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010552 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010553 let nr = str2nr('0123')
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010554<
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010555 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010556 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020010557 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10558 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010559 Text after the number is silently ignored.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010560
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010561 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10562 GetText()->str2nr()
10563
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010564
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010565strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010566 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010567 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010568 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
10569 composing characters separately.
10570
10571 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10572
10573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10574 GetText()->strcharlen()
10575
10576
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010577strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010578 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010579 of byte index and length.
10580 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10581 counted separately.
10582 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
10583 similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010584 When a character index is used where a character does not
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010585 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
10586 example: >
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010587 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10588< results in 'a'.
10589
10590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10591 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010592
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010593
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010594strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010595 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010596 in String {string}.
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +020010597 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10598 counted separately.
10599 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010600 |strcharlen()| always does this.
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010601
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010602 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010603
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010604 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10605 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10606 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10607 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10608 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10609 endfunction
10610 else
10611 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10612 if a:skipcc
10613 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10614 else
10615 return strchars(a:str)
10616 endif
10617 endfunction
10618 endif
10619<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10621 GetText()->strchars()
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010622
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010623strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010624 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010625 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010010626 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10627 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10628 matters for Tab characters.
Bram Moolenaar4d32c2d2010-07-18 22:10:01 +020010629 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10630 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10631 'tabstop' and 'display'.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010632 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010633 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
10634 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010635
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010636 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10637 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
10638
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010639strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10640 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10641 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10642 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10643 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10644 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10645 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010646 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010647 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10648 Examples: >
10649 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10650 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10651 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10652 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10653 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10654 Show mod time of file.c.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010655< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10656 :if exists("*strftime")
10657
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010658< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10659 GetFormat()->strftime()
10660
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010661strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
10662 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
10663 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
10664 separate characters here.
10665 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10666
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010667 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10668 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
10669
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010670stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
10671 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10672 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010673 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
10674 This can be used to find a second match: >
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010010675 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
10676 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010677< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010678 For pattern searches use |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010679 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010680 See also |strridx()|.
10681 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010682 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
10683 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
10684 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010685< *strstr()* *strchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010686 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
10687 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
10688
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010689 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10690 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010691<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010692 *string()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010693string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010694 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
10695 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010696 {expr} type result ~
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010697 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010698 Number 123
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010699 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000010700 Funcref function('name')
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010701 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010702 List [item, item]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +000010703 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010704
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010705 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010706 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
10707 will then fail.
10708
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020010709 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10710 mylist->string()
10711
10712< Also see |strtrans()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010713
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010714
10715strlen({string}) *strlen()*
10716 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
10717 {string} in bytes.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010718 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
10719 For other types an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010720 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
Bram Moolenaar641e48c2015-06-25 16:09:26 +020010721 |strchars()|.
10722 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010723
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10725 GetString()->strlen()
10726
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010727strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010728 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +000010729 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010730 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
10731 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
10732 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
10733 following composing characters).
10734 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
10735 |strcharpart()|.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010736
10737 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
10738 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010739 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
10740 end of the {src}. >
10741 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
10742 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
10743 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010744 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010745
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010746< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010747 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
10748 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010749<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10751 GetText()->strpart(5)
10752
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010753strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
10754 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
10755 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
10756 the format specified in {format}.
10757
10758 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
10759 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
10760 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
10761 matters.
10762
10763 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
10764 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
10765 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
10766 result.
10767
10768 See also |strftime()|.
10769 Examples: >
10770 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
10771< 862156163 >
10772 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
10773< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
10774 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
10775< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
10776
10777 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10778 :if exists("*strptime")
10779
10780
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010781strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
10782 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10783 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
10784 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
10785 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
10786 match: >
10787 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
10788 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
10789< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010790 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10791 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000010792 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010793 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010794 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010795< *strrchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010796 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
10797 function strrchr().
10798
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10800 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
10801
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010802strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
10803 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010804 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
10805 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
10806 echo strtrans(@a)
10807< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
10808 starting a new line.
10809
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10811 GetString()->strtrans()
10812
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010813strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010814 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010815 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010816 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010817 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010818 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010819 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010820
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010821 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10822 GetString()->strwidth()
10823
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010824submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010825 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
10826 substitute() function.
10827 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
10828 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010829 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
10830 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010831 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010832
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010833 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
10834 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010835 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
10836 text.
10837 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
10838 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
10839 items, since there are no real line breaks.
10840
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +020010841 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
10842 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
10843
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010010844 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010845 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010010846 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010847< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
10848 A line break is included as a newline character.
10849
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010850 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10851 GetNr()->submatch()
10852
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010853substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
10854 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010855 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010856 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010857 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010858
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010859 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
10860 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
10861 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010010862 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
10863 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
10864 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
10865 used.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010866
10867 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010868 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010869 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010870 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010871
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010872 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010873 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010874
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010875 Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010876 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010877< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010878 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010879< results in "TESTING".
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010880
10881 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
10882 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010883 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +020010884 \ '\=nr2char("0x" . submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010885
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010886< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
10887 optional argument. Example: >
10888 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
10889< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010890 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
10891 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
10892 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' . m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010893
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010894< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10895 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
10896
Bram Moolenaar20aac6c2018-09-02 21:07:30 +020010897swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010898 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
10899 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020010900 version Vim version
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010901 user user name
10902 host host name
10903 fname original file name
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020010904 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010905 file
10906 mtime last modification time in seconds
10907 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020010908 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +020010909 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010910 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
10911 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
10912 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020010913 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
10914 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010915
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10917 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
10918
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010919swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020010920 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010921 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
10922 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020010923 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010924 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020010925
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010926 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10927 GetBufname()->swapname()
10928
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010929synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010930 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010931 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010932 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
10933 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010934
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010935 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010936 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +020010937 Note that when the position is after the last character,
10938 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020010939 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010940
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020010941 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010942 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020010943 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010944 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
10945 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
10946 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
10947 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
10948
10949 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
10950 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
10951<
Bram Moolenaar7510fe72010-07-25 12:46:44 +020010952
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010953synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
10954 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
10955 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
10956 about a syntax item.
10957 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010958 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010959 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
10960 used (GUI, cterm or term).
10961 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
10962 {what} result
10963 "name" the name of the syntax item
10964 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
10965 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
10966 term: empty string)
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000010967 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010010968 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
10969 |highlight-font|
Bram Moolenaar391c3622020-09-29 20:59:17 +020010970 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
10971 |highlight-guisp|
10972 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010973 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
10974 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
10975 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000010976 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010977 "bold" "1" if bold
10978 "italic" "1" if italic
10979 "reverse" "1" if reverse
10980 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010010981 "standout" "1" if standout
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010982 "underline" "1" if underlined
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010983 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
Bram Moolenaarcf4b00c2017-09-02 18:33:56 +020010984 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010985
10986 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
10987 cursor): >
10988 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
10989<
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10991 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
10992
10993
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010994synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
10995 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
10996 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
10997 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
10998 ":highlight link" are followed.
10999
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11001 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
11002
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020011003synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011004 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
Bram Moolenaar4d785892017-06-22 22:00:50 +020011005 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
11006 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011007 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar4d785892017-06-22 22:00:50 +020011008 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
11009 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
11010 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
11011 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020011012 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
11013 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
11014 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
11015 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
11016 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
11017 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
11018 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020011019 and replaced by the character "X", then:
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020011020 call returns ~
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020011021 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
11022 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
11023 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
11024 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
11025 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
11026 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020011027
11028
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011029synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
11030 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011031 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
11032 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
11033 like what |synID()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011034 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
11035 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
11036 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
11037 transparent item.
11038 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
11039 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
11040 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
11041 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
11042 endfor
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +020011043< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
11044 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
11045 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
11046 valid positions.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011047
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +000011048system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011049 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a string. See
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011050 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011051
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011052 When {input} is given and is a string this string is written
11053 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
11054 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011055 separators yourself.
11056 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
11057 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
11058 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
Bram Moolenaar12c44922017-01-08 13:26:03 +010011059 list items converted to NULs).
11060 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
11061 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
11062 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
11063 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020011064
11065 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011066
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +020011067 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
Bram Moolenaar52a72462014-08-29 15:53:52 +020011068 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
11069 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
11070 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
11071 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
11072<
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011073 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
11074 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
11075 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
11076 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010011077 cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011078 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011079
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000011080 The result is a String. Example: >
11081 :let files = system("ls " . shellescape(expand('%:h')))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010011082 :let files = system('ls ' . expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011083
11084< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
11085 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
11086 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
Bram Moolenaar9d98fe92013-08-03 18:35:36 +020011087 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
11088 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
11089
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011090 The command executed is constructed using several options:
11091 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
11092 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +010011093 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011094 concatenated commands.
11095
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000011096 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
11097 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
11098
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011099 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
11100 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000011101
11102 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
11103 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
11104 when using a security agent application.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011105 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
11106 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
11107
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11109 :echo GetCmd()->system()
11110
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011111
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011112systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011113 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
11114 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
11115 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020011116 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
11117 result ends in a NL.
11118 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011119
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020011120 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
11121 use |system()| and |split()|: >
11122 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
11123<
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011124 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011125
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011126 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11127 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
11128
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011129
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011130tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000011131 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011132 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011133 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011134 omitted the current tab page is used.
11135 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
11136 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011137 let buflist = []
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011138 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011139 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011140 endfor
11141< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
11142
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011143 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11144 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011145
11146tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000011147 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11148 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar62a23252020-08-09 14:04:42 +020011149
11150 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11151 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
11152 count).
11153 # the number of the last accessed tab page
11154 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
11155 previous tab page 0 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000011156 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
11157
11158
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010011159tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
Bram Moolenaard04f4402010-08-15 13:30:34 +020011160 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011161 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
11162 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
11163 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
11164 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
11165 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
11166 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
11167 Useful examples: >
11168 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
11169 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
11170< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
11171
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011172 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11173 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
11174<
Bram Moolenaarfa1d1402006-03-25 21:59:56 +000011175 *tagfiles()*
11176tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
11177 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
11178
11179
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011180taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011181 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
Bram Moolenaarc6aafba2017-03-21 17:09:10 +010011182
11183 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
11184 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
11185 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
11186
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +000011187 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
11188 entries:
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011189 name Name of the tag.
11190 filename Name of the file where the tag is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011191 defined. It is either relative to the
11192 current directory or a full path.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011193 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
11194 the file.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011195 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011196 entry depends on the language specific
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011197 kind values. Only available when
11198 using a tags file generated by
11199 Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011200 static A file specific tag. Refer to
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011201 |static-tag| for more information.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011202 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
11203 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
11204 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
11205 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
11206 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
11207 contained in.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +000011208
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +010011209 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +000011210 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011211
11212 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
11213
11214 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010011215 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
11216 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
11217 search regular expression pattern.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011218
11219 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
11220 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
11221 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
11222
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11224 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
11225
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011226tan({expr}) *tan()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011227 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011228 in the range [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011229 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011230 Examples: >
11231 :echo tan(10)
11232< 0.648361 >
11233 :echo tan(-4.01)
11234< -1.181502
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011235
11236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11237 Compute()->tan()
11238<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020011239 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011240
11241
11242tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011243 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011244 range [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011245 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011246 Examples: >
11247 :echo tanh(0.5)
11248< 0.462117 >
11249 :echo tanh(-1)
11250< -0.761594
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011251
11252 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11253 Compute()->tanh()
11254<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020011255 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011256
11257
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011258tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
11259 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011260 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011261 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
11262 :let tmpfile = tempname()
11263 :exe "redir > " . tmpfile
11264< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
11265 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +020011266 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
11267 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011268
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020011269
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +020011270term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011271
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011272
11273terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011274 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011275 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
11276 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
11277 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010011278 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
11279 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011280 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
11281 mouse mouse type supported
11282
11283 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
11284
11285 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
11286 an empty dictionary.
11287
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011288 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011289 current cursor style.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011290 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011291 request the cursor blink status.
11292 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
11293 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
11294 and |t_RC| on startup.
11295
11296 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
11297 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
11298
11299 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
11300
11301 Also see:
11302 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
11303 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
11304 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
11305
11306
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +020011307test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +020011308
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011309
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011310 *timer_info()*
11311timer_info([{id}])
11312 Return a list with information about timers.
11313 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
11314 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
11315 returned.
11316 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
11317
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011318 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011319 these items:
11320 "id" the timer ID
11321 "time" time the timer was started with
11322 "remaining" time until the timer fires
11323 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011324 -1 means forever
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011325 "callback" the callback
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011326 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
11327
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011328 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11329 GetTimer()->timer_info()
11330
11331< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011332
11333timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
11334 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011335 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
11336 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
11337 has passed.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011338
11339 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
11340 for a short time.
11341
11342 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
11343 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
11344 See |non-zero-arg|.
11345
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11347 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
11348
11349< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011350
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011351 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011352timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11353 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11354
11355 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11356 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11357 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
11358
11359 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
Bram Moolenaarf37506f2016-08-31 22:22:10 +020011360 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011361 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11362 waiting for input.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +010011363 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010011364 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011365
11366 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11367 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
Bram Moolenaarabd468e2016-09-08 22:22:43 +020011368 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11369 the callback will be called once.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +020011370 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11371 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11372 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11373 messages.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011374
11375 Example: >
11376 func MyHandler(timer)
11377 echo 'Handler called'
11378 endfunc
11379 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11380 \ {'repeat': 3})
11381< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11382 intervals.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011383
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11385 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11386
11387< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011388 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11389
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011390timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +020011391 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11392 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011393 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011394
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11396 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
11397
11398< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011399
11400timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11401 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +020011402 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11403 timers there is no error.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011404
11405 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11406
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011407tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11408 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11409 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
11410 the string).
11411
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011412 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11413 GetText()->tolower()
11414
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011415toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11416 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11417 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
11418 the string).
11419
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011420 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11421 GetText()->toupper()
11422
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +000011423tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11424 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11425 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11426 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11427 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11428 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11429 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11430
11431 Examples: >
11432 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11433< returns "Hello THere" >
11434 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11435< returns "{blob}"
11436
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11438 GetText()->tr(from, to)
11439
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011440trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011441 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011442 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11443
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011444 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
11445 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
11446 space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011447
11448 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11449 characters:
11450 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11451 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11452 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11453 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11454
11455 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011456
11457 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011458 echo trim(" some text ")
11459< returns "some text" >
11460 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") . "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011461< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011462 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011463< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11464 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11465< returns " vim"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011466
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11468 GetText()->trim()
11469
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011470trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000011471 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011472 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11473 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
11474 Examples: >
11475 echo trunc(1.456)
11476< 1.0 >
11477 echo trunc(-5.456)
11478< -5.0 >
11479 echo trunc(4.0)
11480< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011481
11482 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11483 Compute()->trunc()
11484<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011485 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011486
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011487 *type()*
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011488type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
11489 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
11490 v:t_ variable that has the value:
11491 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
11492 String: 1 |v:t_string|
11493 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
11494 List: 3 |v:t_list|
11495 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
11496 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
11497 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011498 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
11499 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
11500 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
11501 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011502 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011503 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
11504 :if type(myvar) == type("")
11505 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
11506 :if type(myvar) == type([])
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +000011507 :if type(myvar) == type({})
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011508 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +010011509 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +010011510 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011511< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
11512 :if exists('v:t_number')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011513
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011514< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11515 mylist->type()
11516
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +010011517
11518typename({expr}) *typename()*
11519 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
11520 Example: >
11521 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
11522 list<number>
11523
11524
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011525undofile({name}) *undofile()*
11526 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
11527 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
11528 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +020011529 the undo file exists.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +020011530 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
11531 is used internally.
Bram Moolenaar80716072012-05-01 21:14:34 +020011532 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
11533 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011534 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +010011535 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011536 returns an empty string.
11537
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11539 GetFilename()->undofile()
11540
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011541undotree() *undotree()*
11542 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
11543 the following items:
11544 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
11545 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
11546 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
11547 when some changes were undone.
11548 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
11549 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
11550 something readable.
11551 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
11552 write yet.
Bram Moolenaar730cde92010-06-27 05:18:54 +020011553 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011554 tree.
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011555 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
11556 This happens when waiting from input from the
11557 user. See |undo-blocks|.
11558 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
11559 undo blocks.
11560
11561 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011562 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011563 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
11564 |:undolist|.
11565 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
11566 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
11567 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11568 that was added. This marks the last change
11569 and where further changes will be added.
11570 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11571 that was undone. This marks the current
11572 position in the undo tree, the block that will
11573 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
11574 undone after the last change this item will
11575 not appear anywhere.
11576 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
11577 write. The number is the write count. The
11578 first write has number 1, the last one the
11579 "save_last" mentioned above.
11580 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
11581 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
11582 item.
11583
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010011584uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
11585 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
11586 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
11587 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
11588 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
11589< The default compare function uses the string representation of
11590 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
11591
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11593 mylist->uniq()
11594
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011595values({dict}) *values()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011596 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010011597 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011598
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011599 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11600 mydict->values()
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011601
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011602virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
11603 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
11604 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
11605 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
11606 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
11607 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
11608 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011609 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar477933c2007-07-17 14:32:23 +000011610 For the byte position use |col()|.
11611 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
11612 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +000011613 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +000011614 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +020011615 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011616 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
11617 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
11618 The accepted positions are:
11619 . the cursor position
11620 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
11621 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
11622 plus one)
11623 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
11624 returned)
Bram Moolenaare3faf442014-12-14 01:27:49 +010011625 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
11626 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
11627 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
11628 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011629 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
11630 Examples: >
11631 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
11632 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011633 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011634< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011635 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
11636 all lines: >
11637 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
11638
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011639< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11640 GetPos()->virtcol()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011641
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011642
11643visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011644 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000011645 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
11646 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
11647 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
11648 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
11649 respectively.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011650 Example: >
11651 :exe "normal " . visualmode()
11652< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
11653 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
11654 Visual mode that was used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011655 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
11656 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011657 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000011658 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011659 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011660
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011661wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011662 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011663 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
11664 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
11665 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
11666
11667 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
11668 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
11669<
11670 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
11671
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011672win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
11673 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
11674 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011675 without triggering autocommands. When executing {command}
11676 autocommands will be triggered, this may have unexpected side
11677 effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011678 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011679 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
11680< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
11681 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011682
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020011683 *E994*
11684 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011685 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
11686 an empty string is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011687
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020011688 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
11689 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011690 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
11691
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011692win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011693 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011694 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011695
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11697 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
11698
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011699win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011700 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011701 When {win} is missing use the current window.
11702 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +010011703 number 1.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011704 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
11705 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
11706 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
11707
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011708 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11709 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
11710
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011711
11712win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
11713 Return the type of the window:
Bram Moolenaar40a019f2020-06-17 21:41:35 +020011714 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
Bram Moolenaar0fe937f2020-06-16 22:42:04 +020011715 used to execute autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011716 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
11717 (empty) normal window
Yegappan Lakshmanan28d84212021-07-31 12:43:23 +020011718 "loclist" |location-list-window|
11719 "popup" popup window |popup|
11720 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
11721 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011722 "unknown" window {nr} not found
11723
11724 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
11725 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
11726 |window-ID|.
11727
11728 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
11729 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
11730 returns "popup".
11731
11732
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011733win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
11734 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
11735 tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +010011736 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011737
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011738 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11739 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
11740
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +020011741win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011742 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
11743 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
11744 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
11745
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11747 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
11748
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011749win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
11750 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
11751 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
11752
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11754 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
11755
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011756win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
11757 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
11758 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +020011759 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +020011760 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
11761 for the current window.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011762 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011763 tabpage.
11764
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011765 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11766 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
11767<
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011768win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011769 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011770 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
11771 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
11772 then closing {nr}.
11773
11774 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +010011775 Both must be in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011776
11777 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
11778
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011779 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011780 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
11781 like with |:vsplit|.
11782 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
11783 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
11784 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
11785 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
11786 'splitright' are used.
11787
11788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11789 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
11790<
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +010011791
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011792 *winbufnr()*
11793winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011794 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011795 the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011796 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
11797 window is returned.
11798 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011799 Example: >
11800 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
11801<
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020011802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11803 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
11804<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011805 *wincol()*
11806wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
11807 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
11808 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
11809
Bram Moolenaar0c1e3742019-12-27 13:49:24 +010011810 *windowsversion()*
11811windowsversion()
11812 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
11813 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
11814 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
11815 an empty string.
11816
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011817winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
11818 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011819 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011820 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
11821 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11822 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020011823 This excludes any window toolbar line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011824 Examples: >
11825 :echo "The current window has " . winheight(0) . " lines."
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011826
11827< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11828 GetWinid()->winheight()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011829<
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011830winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
11831 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
11832 in a tabpage.
11833
11834 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
11835 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
11836 returns an empty list.
11837
11838 For a leaf window, it returns:
11839 ['leaf', {winid}]
11840 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
11841 returns:
11842 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
11843 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
11844 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
11845
11846 Example: >
11847 " Only one window in the tab page
11848 :echo winlayout()
11849 ['leaf', 1000]
11850 " Two horizontally split windows
11851 :echo winlayout()
11852 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010011853 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
11854 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
11855 " middle window
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011856 :echo winlayout(2)
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010011857 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
11858 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011859<
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11861 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
11862<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011863 *winline()*
11864winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011865 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011866 the window. The first line is one.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +000011867 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
11868 first, this may cause a scroll.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011869
11870 *winnr()*
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000011871winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11872 window. The top window has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +010011873 Returns zero for a popup window.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011874
11875 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11876 $ the number of the last window (the window
11877 count).
11878 # the number of the last accessed window (where
11879 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
11880 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
11881 returned.
11882 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
11883 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
11884 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
11885 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
11886 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
11887 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
11888 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
11889 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000011890 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
11891 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +010011892 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011893 Examples: >
11894 let window_count = winnr('$')
11895 let prev_window = winnr('#')
11896 let wnum = winnr('3k')
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011897
11898< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11899 GetWinval()->winnr()
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011900<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011901 *winrestcmd()*
11902winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
11903 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011904 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
11905 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011906 Example: >
11907 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
11908 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
11909 :exe cmd
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011910<
11911 *winrestview()*
11912winrestview({dict})
11913 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
11914 the view of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020011915 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
11916 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
11917 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
11918 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
11919<
11920 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
11921 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
11922 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
11923 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
11924
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011925 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
11926 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
11927
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011928 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11929 GetView()->winrestview()
11930<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011931 *winsaveview()*
11932winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
11933 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
11934 restore the view.
11935 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
11936 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
11937 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +000011938 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
Bram Moolenaar07d87792014-07-19 14:04:47 +020011939 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011940 The return value includes:
11941 lnum cursor line number
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020011942 col cursor column (Note: the first column
11943 zero, as opposed to what getpos()
11944 returns)
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011945 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
11946 curswant column for vertical movement
11947 topline first line in the window
11948 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010011949 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
11950 'wrap' is off
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011951 skipcol columns skipped
11952 Note that no option values are saved.
11953
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011954
11955winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
11956 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011957 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011958 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11959 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11960 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11961 Examples: >
11962 :echo "The current window has " . winwidth(0) . " columns."
11963 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010011964 : 50 wincmd |
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011965 :endif
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011966< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11967 option.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020011968
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11970 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11971
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020011972
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010011973wordcount() *wordcount()*
11974 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11975 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11976 |g_CTRL-G|
11977 The return value includes:
11978 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11979 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11980 words Number of words in the buffer
11981 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11982 (not in Visual mode)
11983 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11984 (not in Visual mode)
11985 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11986 (not in Visual mode)
11987 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011988 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010011989 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011990 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020011991 visual_words Number of words visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011992 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010011993
11994
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000011995 *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010011996writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11997 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11998 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11999 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012000 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012001 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
12002 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012003
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012004 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
12005 unmodified.
12006
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012007 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +020012008 appended to the file: >
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012009 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
12010 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012011<
12012 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
12013 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
12014 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
12015 crashes.
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +010012016 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
12017 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012018 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
12019 when 'fsync' is set.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010012020
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012021 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012022 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
12023 to writefile().
12024 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
12025 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
12026 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
12027 fails.
12028 Also see |readfile()|.
12029 To copy a file byte for byte: >
12030 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
12031 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012032
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012033< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12034 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
12035
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012036
12037xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
12038 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
12039 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
12040 Example: >
12041 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012042<
12043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +020012044 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
Bram Moolenaar6ee8d892012-01-10 14:55:01 +010012045<
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012046
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012047 *feature-list*
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +010012048There are three types of features:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000120491. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
12050 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
12051 :if has("cindent")
120522. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
12053 Example: >
12054 :if has("gui_running")
12055< *has-patch*
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +0200120563. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
12057 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
12058 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012059 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +020012060< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
12061 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
12062 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
12063 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
12064 version 6.2.148 or later): >
12065 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012066
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +020012067Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
12068use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
12069
12070
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020012071acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012072all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
12073amiga Amiga version of Vim.
12074arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
12075arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012076autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020012077autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
Bram Moolenaare42a6d22017-11-12 19:21:51 +010012078autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012079balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +000012080balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012081beos BeOS version of Vim.
12082browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
12083 work.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +020012084browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012085bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012086builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
12087byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012088channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012089cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
12090clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
12091clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
Bram Moolenaar4999a7f2019-08-10 22:21:48 +020012092clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012093cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
12094cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
12095cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
12096comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012097compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +010012098conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012099cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
12100cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +010012101cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012102debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
12103dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
12104dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
12105diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
12106digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012107directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012108dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +020012109drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012110ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
12111emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
12112eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
12113 true, of course!
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012114ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012115extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
12116 |'hlsearch'|
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010012117farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012118file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012119filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
12120 read/write/filter commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012121find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
12122 |+find_in_path|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012123float Compiled with support for |Float|.
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +010012124fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
12125 this is not present).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012126folding Compiled with |folding| support.
12127footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
12128fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
12129gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
12130gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
12131gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012132gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012133gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
12134gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar98921892016-02-23 17:14:37 +010012135gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010012136gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012137gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
12138gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
12139gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012140gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +020012141gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012142gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010012143haiku Haiku version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012144hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012145hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012146iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
12147insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020012148 Insert mode. (always true)
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012149job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar352f5542020-04-13 19:04:21 +020012150ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012151jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
12152keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020012153lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012154langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
12155libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
Bram Moolenaar597a4222014-06-25 14:39:50 +020012156linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
12157 'breakindent' support.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012158linux Linux version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012159lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
12160listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
12161 and the argument list |arglist|.
12162localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
Bram Moolenaar0ba04292010-07-14 23:23:17 +020012163lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020012164mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
12165macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012166menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
12167mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
12168modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +020012169 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010012170mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012171mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
12172mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar4b8366b2019-05-04 17:34:34 +020012173mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012174mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
12175mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012176mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +020012177mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +010012178mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012179mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012180mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010012181multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +020012182multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012183multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
12184multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +000012185mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
Bram Moolenaarb26e6322010-05-22 21:34:09 +020012186netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012187netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020012188num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012189ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020012190osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
12191osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020012192packages Compiled with |packages| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012193path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
12194perl Compiled with Perl interface.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +020012195persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012196postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
12197printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012198profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar84b242c2018-01-28 17:45:49 +010012199python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
12200python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
12201python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
12202python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
12203python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
12204python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012205pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012206qnx QNX version of Vim.
12207quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +000012208reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012209rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
12210ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012211scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012212showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
12213signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
12214smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +020012215sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020012216sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012217spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
Bram Moolenaaref94eec2009-11-11 13:22:11 +000012218startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012219statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
12220 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012221sun SunOS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +010012222sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +000012223syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012224syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
12225 current buffer.
12226system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
12227tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
12228 |tag-binary-search|.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +020012229tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012230 |tag-old-static|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012231tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020012232termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +020012233terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012234terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
12235termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
12236textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +010012237textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012238tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
12239 or terminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010012240timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012241title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
12242toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
Bram Moolenaar2cab0e12016-11-24 15:09:07 +010012243ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
12244ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020012245unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010012246unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
Bram Moolenaarac9fb182019-04-27 13:04:13 +020012247user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010012248vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +010012249vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
12250 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012251vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012252 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012253vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010012254 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012255viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012256vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
12257vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020012258vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012259virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010012260visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
12261visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
12262 true) |blockwise-operators|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012263vms VMS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012264vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010012265vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
Bram Moolenaar5a3a49e2018-03-20 18:35:53 +010012266 out if it works in the current console).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012267wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
12268wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012269win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +010012270win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
12271 64 bits)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012272win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012273win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012274win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012275winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
12276windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012277 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012278writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
12279xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
12280xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020012281xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
12282xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
12283 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012284xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
12285xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
12286xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
12287xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
12288 xterm screen.
12289x11 Compiled with X11 support.
12290
12291 *string-match*
12292Matching a pattern in a String
12293
12294A regexp pattern as explained at |pattern| is normally used to find a match in
12295the buffer lines. When a pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost
12296everything works in the same way. The difference is that a String is handled
12297like it is one line. When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a
12298line break for the pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or
12299with ".". Example: >
12300 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
12301 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
12302 aa
12303 xx
12304 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
12305 a
12306 x
12307
12308Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
12309"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
12310"\n".
12311
12312==============================================================================
123135. Defining functions *user-functions*
12314
12315New functions can be defined. These can be called just like builtin
12316functions. The function executes a sequence of Ex commands. Normal mode
12317commands can be executed with the |:normal| command.
12318
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010012319This section is about the legacy functions. For the Vim9 functions, which
12320execute much faster, support type checking and more, see |vim9.txt|.
12321
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012322The function name must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid confusion with
12323builtin functions. To prevent from using the same name in different scripts
12324avoid obvious, short names. A good habit is to start the function name with
12325the name of the script, e.g., "HTMLcolor()".
12326
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000012327It's also possible to use curly braces, see |curly-braces-names|. And the
12328|autoload| facility is useful to define a function only when it's called.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012329
12330 *local-function*
12331A function local to a script must start with "s:". A local script function
12332can only be called from within the script and from functions, user commands
12333and autocommands defined in the script. It is also possible to call the
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000012334function from a mapping defined in the script, but then |<SID>| must be used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012335instead of "s:" when the mapping is expanded outside of the script.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012336There are only script-local functions, no buffer-local or window-local
12337functions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012338
12339 *:fu* *:function* *E128* *E129* *E123*
12340:fu[nction] List all functions and their arguments.
12341
12342:fu[nction] {name} List function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012343 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12344 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012345 :function dict.init
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000012346
12347:fu[nction] /{pattern} List functions with a name matching {pattern}.
12348 Example that lists all functions ending with "File": >
12349 :function /File$
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012350<
12351 *:function-verbose*
12352When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing a function will also display where it was
12353last defined. Example: >
12354
12355 :verbose function SetFileTypeSH
12356 function SetFileTypeSH(name)
12357 Last set from /usr/share/vim/vim-7.0/filetype.vim
12358<
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +000012359See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012360
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012361 *E124* *E125* *E853* *E884*
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012362:fu[nction][!] {name}([arguments]) [range] [abort] [dict] [closure]
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012363 Define a new function by the name {name}. The body of
12364 the function follows in the next lines, until the
12365 matching |:endfunction|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010012366
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012367 The name must be made of alphanumeric characters and
12368 '_', and must start with a capital or "s:" (see
12369 above). Note that using "b:" or "g:" is not allowed.
12370 (since patch 7.4.260 E884 is given if the function
12371 name has a colon in the name, e.g. for "foo:bar()".
12372 Before that patch no error was given).
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012373
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012374 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12375 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012376 :function dict.init(arg)
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012377< "dict" must be an existing dictionary. The entry
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012378 "init" is added if it didn't exist yet. Otherwise [!]
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012379 is required to overwrite an existing function. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012380 result is a |Funcref| to a numbered function. The
12381 function can only be used with a |Funcref| and will be
12382 deleted if there are no more references to it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012383 *E127* *E122*
12384 When a function by this name already exists and [!] is
Bram Moolenaarded5f1b2018-11-10 17:33:29 +010012385 not used an error message is given. There is one
12386 exception: When sourcing a script again, a function
12387 that was previously defined in that script will be
12388 silently replaced.
12389 When [!] is used, an existing function is silently
12390 replaced. Unless it is currently being executed, that
12391 is an error.
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012392 NOTE: Use ! wisely. If used without care it can cause
12393 an existing function to be replaced unexpectedly,
12394 which is hard to debug.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +020012395 NOTE: In Vim9 script script-local functions cannot be
12396 deleted or redefined.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012397
12398 For the {arguments} see |function-argument|.
12399
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012400 *:func-range* *a:firstline* *a:lastline*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012401 When the [range] argument is added, the function is
12402 expected to take care of a range itself. The range is
12403 passed as "a:firstline" and "a:lastline". If [range]
12404 is excluded, ":{range}call" will call the function for
12405 each line in the range, with the cursor on the start
12406 of each line. See |function-range-example|.
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010012407 The cursor is still moved to the first line of the
12408 range, as is the case with all Ex commands.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012409 *:func-abort*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012410 When the [abort] argument is added, the function will
12411 abort as soon as an error is detected.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012412 *:func-dict*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012413 When the [dict] argument is added, the function must
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012414 be invoked through an entry in a |Dictionary|. The
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012415 local variable "self" will then be set to the
12416 dictionary. See |Dictionary-function|.
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012417 *:func-closure* *E932*
12418 When the [closure] argument is added, the function
12419 can access variables and arguments from the outer
12420 scope. This is usually called a closure. In this
12421 example Bar() uses "x" from the scope of Foo(). It
12422 remains referenced even after Foo() returns: >
12423 :function! Foo()
12424 : let x = 0
12425 : function! Bar() closure
12426 : let x += 1
12427 : return x
12428 : endfunction
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +020012429 : return funcref('Bar')
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012430 :endfunction
12431
12432 :let F = Foo()
12433 :echo F()
12434< 1 >
12435 :echo F()
12436< 2 >
12437 :echo F()
12438< 3
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012439
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012440 *function-search-undo*
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012441 The last used search pattern and the redo command "."
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012442 will not be changed by the function. This also
12443 implies that the effect of |:nohlsearch| is undone
12444 when the function returns.
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012445
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012446 *:endf* *:endfunction* *E126* *E193* *W22*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012447:endf[unction] [argument]
12448 The end of a function definition. Best is to put it
12449 on a line by its own, without [argument].
12450
12451 [argument] can be:
12452 | command command to execute next
12453 \n command command to execute next
12454 " comment always ignored
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012455 anything else ignored, warning given when
12456 'verbose' is non-zero
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012457 The support for a following command was added in Vim
12458 8.0.0654, before that any argument was silently
12459 ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012460
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012461 To be able to define a function inside an `:execute`
12462 command, use line breaks instead of |:bar|: >
12463 :exe "func Foo()\necho 'foo'\nendfunc"
12464<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020012465 *:delf* *:delfunction* *E130* *E131* *E933*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012466:delf[unction][!] {name}
12467 Delete function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012468 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12469 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012470 :delfunc dict.init
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012471< This will remove the "init" entry from "dict". The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012472 function is deleted if there are no more references to
12473 it.
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012474 With the ! there is no error if the function does not
12475 exist.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012476 *:retu* *:return* *E133*
12477:retu[rn] [expr] Return from a function. When "[expr]" is given, it is
12478 evaluated and returned as the result of the function.
12479 If "[expr]" is not given, the number 0 is returned.
12480 When a function ends without an explicit ":return",
12481 the number 0 is returned.
12482 Note that there is no check for unreachable lines,
12483 thus there is no warning if commands follow ":return".
12484
12485 If the ":return" is used after a |:try| but before the
12486 matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
12487 following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
12488 are executed first. This process applies to all
12489 nested ":try"s inside the function. The function
12490 returns at the outermost ":endtry".
12491
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012492 *function-argument* *a:var*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012493An argument can be defined by giving its name. In the function this can then
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012494be used as "a:name" ("a:" for argument).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012495 *a:0* *a:1* *a:000* *E740* *...*
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012496Up to 20 arguments can be given, separated by commas. After the named
12497arguments an argument "..." can be specified, which means that more arguments
12498may optionally be following. In the function the extra arguments can be used
12499as "a:1", "a:2", etc. "a:0" is set to the number of extra arguments (which
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012500can be 0). "a:000" is set to a |List| that contains these arguments. Note
12501that "a:1" is the same as "a:000[0]".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012502 *E742*
12503The a: scope and the variables in it cannot be changed, they are fixed.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012504However, if a composite type is used, such as |List| or |Dictionary| , you can
12505change their contents. Thus you can pass a |List| to a function and have the
12506function add an item to it. If you want to make sure the function cannot
12507change a |List| or |Dictionary| use |:lockvar|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012508
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012509It is also possible to define a function without any arguments. You must
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012510still supply the () then.
12511
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010012512It is allowed to define another function inside a function body.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012513
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012514 *optional-function-argument*
12515You can provide default values for positional named arguments. This makes
12516them optional for function calls. When a positional argument is not
12517specified at a call, the default expression is used to initialize it.
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012518This only works for functions declared with `:function` or `:def`, not for
12519lambda expressions |expr-lambda|.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012520
12521Example: >
12522 function Something(key, value = 10)
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012523 echo a:key .. ": " .. a:value
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012524 endfunction
12525 call Something('empty') "empty: 10"
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012526 call Something('key', 20) "key: 20"
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012527
12528The argument default expressions are evaluated at the time of the function
12529call, not definition. Thus it is possible to use an expression which is
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012530invalid the moment the function is defined. The expressions are also only
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012531evaluated when arguments are not specified during a call.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +020012532 *none-function_argument*
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012533You can pass |v:none| to use the default expression. Note that this means you
12534cannot pass v:none as an ordinary value when an argument has a default
12535expression.
12536
12537Example: >
12538 function Something(a = 10, b = 20, c = 30)
12539 endfunction
12540 call Something(1, v:none, 3) " b = 20
12541<
12542 *E989*
12543Optional arguments with default expressions must occur after any mandatory
12544arguments. You can use "..." after all optional named arguments.
12545
12546It is possible for later argument defaults to refer to prior arguments,
12547but not the other way around. They must be prefixed with "a:", as with all
12548arguments.
12549
12550Example that works: >
12551 :function Okay(mandatory, optional = a:mandatory)
12552 :endfunction
12553Example that does NOT work: >
12554 :function NoGood(first = a:second, second = 10)
12555 :endfunction
12556<
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012557When not using "...", the number of arguments in a function call must be at
12558least equal to the number of mandatory named arguments. When using "...", the
12559number of arguments may be larger than the total of mandatory and optional
12560arguments.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012561
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012562 *local-variables*
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012563Inside a function local variables can be used. These will disappear when the
12564function returns. Global variables need to be accessed with "g:".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012565
12566Example: >
12567 :function Table(title, ...)
12568 : echohl Title
12569 : echo a:title
12570 : echohl None
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012571 : echo a:0 . " items:"
12572 : for s in a:000
12573 : echon ' ' . s
12574 : endfor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012575 :endfunction
12576
12577This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012578 call Table("Table", "line1", "line2")
12579 call Table("Empty Table")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012580
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012581To return more than one value, return a |List|: >
12582 :function Compute(n1, n2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012583 : if a:n2 == 0
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012584 : return ["fail", 0]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012585 : endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012586 : return ["ok", a:n1 / a:n2]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012587 :endfunction
12588
12589This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012590 :let [success, div] = Compute(102, 6)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012591 :if success == "ok"
12592 : echo div
12593 :endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012594<
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +000012595 *:cal* *:call* *E107* *E117*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012596:[range]cal[l] {name}([arguments])
12597 Call a function. The name of the function and its arguments
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012598 are as specified with `:function`. Up to 20 arguments can be
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012599 used. The returned value is discarded.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012600 Without a range and for functions that accept a range, the
12601 function is called once. When a range is given the cursor is
12602 positioned at the start of the first line before executing the
12603 function.
12604 When a range is given and the function doesn't handle it
12605 itself, the function is executed for each line in the range,
12606 with the cursor in the first column of that line. The cursor
12607 is left at the last line (possibly moved by the last function
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012608 call). The arguments are re-evaluated for each line. Thus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012609 this works:
12610 *function-range-example* >
12611 :function Mynumber(arg)
12612 : echo line(".") . " " . a:arg
12613 :endfunction
12614 :1,5call Mynumber(getline("."))
12615<
12616 The "a:firstline" and "a:lastline" are defined anyway, they
12617 can be used to do something different at the start or end of
12618 the range.
12619
12620 Example of a function that handles the range itself: >
12621
12622 :function Cont() range
12623 : execute (a:firstline + 1) . "," . a:lastline . 's/^/\t\\ '
12624 :endfunction
12625 :4,8call Cont()
12626<
12627 This function inserts the continuation character "\" in front
12628 of all the lines in the range, except the first one.
12629
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012630 When the function returns a composite value it can be further
12631 dereferenced, but the range will not be used then. Example: >
12632 :4,8call GetDict().method()
12633< Here GetDict() gets the range but method() does not.
12634
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012635 *E132*
12636The recursiveness of user functions is restricted with the |'maxfuncdepth'|
12637option.
12638
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +020012639It is also possible to use `:eval`. It does not support a range, but does
12640allow for method chaining, e.g.: >
12641 eval GetList()->Filter()->append('$')
12642
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +020012643A function can also be called as part of evaluating an expression or when it
12644is used as a method: >
12645 let x = GetList()
12646 let y = GetList()->Filter()
12647
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012648
12649AUTOMATICALLY LOADING FUNCTIONS ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012650 *autoload-functions*
12651When using many or large functions, it's possible to automatically define them
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012652only when they are used. There are two methods: with an autocommand and with
12653the "autoload" directory in 'runtimepath'.
12654
12655
12656Using an autocommand ~
12657
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012658This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.14|.
12659
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012660The autocommand is useful if you have a plugin that is a long Vim script file.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012661You can define the autocommand and quickly quit the script with `:finish`.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012662That makes Vim startup faster. The autocommand should then load the same file
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012663again, setting a variable to skip the `:finish` command.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012664
12665Use the FuncUndefined autocommand event with a pattern that matches the
12666function(s) to be defined. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012667
12668 :au FuncUndefined BufNet* source ~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim
12669
12670The file "~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim" should then define functions that start with
12671"BufNet". Also see |FuncUndefined|.
12672
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012673
12674Using an autoload script ~
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012675 *autoload* *E746*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012676This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.15|.
12677
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012678Using a script in the "autoload" directory is simpler, but requires using
12679exactly the right file name. A function that can be autoloaded has a name
12680like this: >
12681
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012682 :call filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012683
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012684These functions are always global, in Vim9 script "g:" needs to be used: >
12685 :call g:filename#funcname()
12686
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012687When such a function is called, and it is not defined yet, Vim will search the
12688"autoload" directories in 'runtimepath' for a script file called
12689"filename.vim". For example "~/.vim/autoload/filename.vim". That file should
12690then define the function like this: >
12691
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012692 function filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012693 echo "Done!"
12694 endfunction
12695
Bram Moolenaar60a795a2005-09-16 21:55:43 +000012696The file name and the name used before the # in the function must match
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012697exactly, and the defined function must have the name exactly as it will be
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012698called. In Vim9 script the "g:" prefix must be used: >
12699 function g:filename#funcname()
12700
12701or for a compiled function: >
12702 def g:filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012703
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012704It is possible to use subdirectories. Every # in the function name works like
12705a path separator. Thus when calling a function: >
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012706
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012707 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012708
12709Vim will look for the file "autoload/foo/bar.vim" in 'runtimepath'.
12710
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012711This also works when reading a variable that has not been set yet: >
12712
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012713 :let l = foo#bar#lvar
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012714
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000012715However, when the autoload script was already loaded it won't be loaded again
12716for an unknown variable.
12717
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012718When assigning a value to such a variable nothing special happens. This can
12719be used to pass settings to the autoload script before it's loaded: >
12720
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012721 :let foo#bar#toggle = 1
12722 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012723
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +000012724Note that when you make a mistake and call a function that is supposed to be
12725defined in an autoload script, but the script doesn't actually define the
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010012726function, you will get an error message for the missing function. If you fix
12727the autoload script it won't be automatically loaded again. Either restart
12728Vim or manually source the script.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012729
12730Also note that if you have two script files, and one calls a function in the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012731other and vice versa, before the used function is defined, it won't work.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012732Avoid using the autoload functionality at the toplevel.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012733
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000012734Hint: If you distribute a bunch of scripts you can pack them together with the
12735|vimball| utility. Also read the user manual |distribute-script|.
12736
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012737==============================================================================
127386. Curly braces names *curly-braces-names*
12739
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012740In most places where you can use a variable, you can use a "curly braces name"
12741variable. This is a regular variable name with one or more expressions
12742wrapped in braces {} like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012743 my_{adjective}_variable
12744
12745When Vim encounters this, it evaluates the expression inside the braces, puts
12746that in place of the expression, and re-interprets the whole as a variable
12747name. So in the above example, if the variable "adjective" was set to
12748"noisy", then the reference would be to "my_noisy_variable", whereas if
12749"adjective" was set to "quiet", then it would be to "my_quiet_variable".
12750
12751One application for this is to create a set of variables governed by an option
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012752value. For example, the statement >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012753 echo my_{&background}_message
12754
12755would output the contents of "my_dark_message" or "my_light_message" depending
12756on the current value of 'background'.
12757
12758You can use multiple brace pairs: >
12759 echo my_{adverb}_{adjective}_message
12760..or even nest them: >
12761 echo my_{ad{end_of_word}}_message
12762where "end_of_word" is either "verb" or "jective".
12763
12764However, the expression inside the braces must evaluate to a valid single
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000012765variable name, e.g. this is invalid: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012766 :let foo='a + b'
12767 :echo c{foo}d
12768.. since the result of expansion is "ca + bd", which is not a variable name.
12769
12770 *curly-braces-function-names*
12771You can call and define functions by an evaluated name in a similar way.
12772Example: >
12773 :let func_end='whizz'
12774 :call my_func_{func_end}(parameter)
12775
12776This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)".
12777
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012778This does NOT work: >
12779 :let i = 3
12780 :let @{i} = '' " error
12781 :echo @{i} " error
12782
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012783==============================================================================
127847. Commands *expression-commands*
12785
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012786Note: in Vim9 script `:let` is used for variable declaration, not assignment.
12787An assignment leaves out the `:let` command. |vim9-declaration|
12788
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012789:let {var-name} = {expr1} *:let* *E18*
12790 Set internal variable {var-name} to the result of the
12791 expression {expr1}. The variable will get the type
12792 from the {expr}. If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it
12793 is created.
12794
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000012795:let {var-name}[{idx}] = {expr1} *E689*
12796 Set a list item to the result of the expression
12797 {expr1}. {var-name} must refer to a list and {idx}
12798 must be a valid index in that list. For nested list
12799 the index can be repeated.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012800 This cannot be used to add an item to a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012801 This cannot be used to set a byte in a String. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012802 can do that like this: >
12803 :let var = var[0:2] . 'X' . var[4:]
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012804< When {var-name} is a |Blob| then {idx} can be the
12805 length of the blob, in which case one byte is
12806 appended.
12807
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012808 *E711* *E719*
12809:let {var-name}[{idx1}:{idx2}] = {expr1} *E708* *E709* *E710*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012810 Set a sequence of items in a |List| to the result of
12811 the expression {expr1}, which must be a list with the
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000012812 correct number of items.
12813 {idx1} can be omitted, zero is used instead.
12814 {idx2} can be omitted, meaning the end of the list.
12815 When the selected range of items is partly past the
12816 end of the list, items will be added.
12817
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012818 *:let+=* *:let-=* *:letstar=*
12819 *:let/=* *:let%=* *:let.=* *:let..=* *E734* *E985*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012820:let {var} += {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} + {expr1}".
12821:let {var} -= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} - {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaarff697e62019-02-12 22:28:33 +010012822:let {var} *= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} * {expr1}".
12823:let {var} /= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} / {expr1}".
12824:let {var} %= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} % {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012825:let {var} .= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} . {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012826:let {var} ..= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} .. {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012827 These fail if {var} was not set yet and when the type
12828 of {var} and {expr1} don't fit the operator.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012829 `.=` is not supported with Vim script version 2 and
12830 later, see |vimscript-version|.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012831
12832
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012833:let ${env-name} = {expr1} *:let-environment* *:let-$*
12834 Set environment variable {env-name} to the result of
12835 the expression {expr1}. The type is always String.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +020012836
12837 On some systems making an environment variable empty
12838 causes it to be deleted. Many systems do not make a
12839 difference between an environment variable that is not
12840 set and an environment variable that is empty.
12841
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012842:let ${env-name} .= {expr1}
12843 Append {expr1} to the environment variable {env-name}.
12844 If the environment variable didn't exist yet this
12845 works like "=".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012846
12847:let @{reg-name} = {expr1} *:let-register* *:let-@*
12848 Write the result of the expression {expr1} in register
12849 {reg-name}. {reg-name} must be a single letter, and
12850 must be the name of a writable register (see
12851 |registers|). "@@" can be used for the unnamed
12852 register, "@/" for the search pattern.
12853 If the result of {expr1} ends in a <CR> or <NL>, the
12854 register will be linewise, otherwise it will be set to
12855 characterwise.
12856 This can be used to clear the last search pattern: >
12857 :let @/ = ""
12858< This is different from searching for an empty string,
12859 that would match everywhere.
12860
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012861:let @{reg-name} .= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012862 Append {expr1} to register {reg-name}. If the
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012863 register was empty it's like setting it to {expr1}.
12864
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012865:let &{option-name} = {expr1} *:let-option* *:let-&*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012866 Set option {option-name} to the result of the
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012867 expression {expr1}. A String or Number value is
12868 always converted to the type of the option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012869 For an option local to a window or buffer the effect
12870 is just like using the |:set| command: both the local
Bram Moolenaara5fac542005-10-12 20:58:49 +000012871 value and the global value are changed.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012872 Example: >
12873 :let &path = &path . ',/usr/local/include'
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010012874< This also works for terminal codes in the form t_xx.
12875 But only for alphanumerical names. Example: >
12876 :let &t_k1 = "\<Esc>[234;"
12877< When the code does not exist yet it will be created as
12878 a terminal key code, there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012879
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012880:let &{option-name} .= {expr1}
12881 For a string option: Append {expr1} to the value.
12882 Does not insert a comma like |:set+=|.
12883
12884:let &{option-name} += {expr1}
12885:let &{option-name} -= {expr1}
12886 For a number or boolean option: Add or subtract
12887 {expr1}.
12888
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012889:let &l:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012890:let &l:{option-name} .= {expr1}
12891:let &l:{option-name} += {expr1}
12892:let &l:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012893 Like above, but only set the local value of an option
12894 (if there is one). Works like |:setlocal|.
12895
12896:let &g:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012897:let &g:{option-name} .= {expr1}
12898:let &g:{option-name} += {expr1}
12899:let &g:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012900 Like above, but only set the global value of an option
12901 (if there is one). Works like |:setglobal|.
12902
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000012903:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1} *:let-unpack* *E687* *E688*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012904 {expr1} must evaluate to a |List|. The first item in
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012905 the list is assigned to {name1}, the second item to
12906 {name2}, etc.
12907 The number of names must match the number of items in
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012908 the |List|.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012909 Each name can be one of the items of the ":let"
12910 command as mentioned above.
12911 Example: >
12912 :let [s, item] = GetItem(s)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012913< Detail: {expr1} is evaluated first, then the
12914 assignments are done in sequence. This matters if
12915 {name2} depends on {name1}. Example: >
12916 :let x = [0, 1]
12917 :let i = 0
12918 :let [i, x[i]] = [1, 2]
12919 :echo x
12920< The result is [0, 2].
12921
12922:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] .= {expr1}
12923:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] += {expr1}
12924:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] -= {expr1}
12925 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012926 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012927
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012928:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1} *E452*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012929 Like |:let-unpack| above, but the |List| may have more
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012930 items than there are names. A list of the remaining
12931 items is assigned to {lastname}. If there are no
12932 remaining items {lastname} is set to an empty list.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012933 Example: >
12934 :let [a, b; rest] = ["aval", "bval", 3, 4]
12935<
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012936:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] .= {expr1}
12937:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] += {expr1}
12938:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] -= {expr1}
12939 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012940 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020012941
Bram Moolenaar24582002019-07-21 14:14:26 +020012942 *:let=<<* *:let-heredoc*
12943 *E990* *E991* *E172* *E221*
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012944:let {var-name} =<< [trim] {endmarker}
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012945text...
12946text...
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012947{endmarker}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020012948 Set internal variable {var-name} to a |List|
12949 containing the lines of text bounded by the string
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +020012950 {endmarker}. The lines of text is used as a
12951 |literal-string|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012952 {endmarker} must not contain white space.
12953 {endmarker} cannot start with a lower case character.
12954 The last line should end only with the {endmarker}
12955 string without any other character. Watch out for
12956 white space after {endmarker}!
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012957
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020012958 Without "trim" any white space characters in the lines
12959 of text are preserved. If "trim" is specified before
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012960 {endmarker}, then indentation is stripped so you can
12961 do: >
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020012962 let text =<< trim END
12963 if ok
12964 echo 'done'
12965 endif
12966 END
12967< Results in: ["if ok", " echo 'done'", "endif"]
12968 The marker must line up with "let" and the indentation
12969 of the first line is removed from all the text lines.
12970 Specifically: all the leading indentation exactly
12971 matching the leading indentation of the first
12972 non-empty text line is stripped from the input lines.
12973 All leading indentation exactly matching the leading
12974 indentation before `let` is stripped from the line
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012975 containing {endmarker}. Note that the difference
12976 between space and tab matters here.
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012977
12978 If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it is created.
12979 Cannot be followed by another command, but can be
12980 followed by a comment.
12981
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012982 To avoid line continuation to be applied, consider
12983 adding 'C' to 'cpoptions': >
12984 set cpo+=C
12985 let var =<< END
12986 \ leading backslash
12987 END
12988 set cpo-=C
12989<
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012990 Examples: >
12991 let var1 =<< END
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012992 Sample text 1
12993 Sample text 2
12994 Sample text 3
12995 END
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012996
12997 let data =<< trim DATA
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012998 1 2 3 4
12999 5 6 7 8
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013000 DATA
13001<
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020013002 *E121*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013003:let {var-name} .. List the value of variable {var-name}. Multiple
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000013004 variable names may be given. Special names recognized
13005 here: *E738*
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000013006 g: global variables
13007 b: local buffer variables
13008 w: local window variables
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000013009 t: local tab page variables
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000013010 s: script-local variables
13011 l: local function variables
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000013012 v: Vim variables.
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020013013 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013014
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000013015:let List the values of all variables. The type of the
13016 variable is indicated before the value:
13017 <nothing> String
13018 # Number
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000013019 * Funcref
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020013020 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013021
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013022:unl[et][!] {name} ... *:unlet* *:unl* *E108* *E795*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013023 Remove the internal variable {name}. Several variable
13024 names can be given, they are all removed. The name
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013025 may also be a |List| or |Dictionary| item.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013026 With [!] no error message is given for non-existing
13027 variables.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013028 One or more items from a |List| can be removed: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000013029 :unlet list[3] " remove fourth item
13030 :unlet list[3:] " remove fourth item to last
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013031< One item from a |Dictionary| can be removed at a time: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000013032 :unlet dict['two']
13033 :unlet dict.two
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000013034< This is especially useful to clean up used global
13035 variables and script-local variables (these are not
13036 deleted when the script ends). Function-local
13037 variables are automatically deleted when the function
13038 ends.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013039
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020013040:unl[et] ${env-name} ... *:unlet-environment* *:unlet-$*
13041 Remove environment variable {env-name}.
13042 Can mix {name} and ${env-name} in one :unlet command.
13043 No error message is given for a non-existing
13044 variable, also without !.
13045 If the system does not support deleting an environment
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013046 variable, it is made empty.
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020013047
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020013048 *:cons* *:const*
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013049:cons[t] {var-name} = {expr1}
13050:cons[t] [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013051:cons[t] [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1}
13052:cons[t] {var-name} =<< [trim] {marker}
13053text...
13054text...
13055{marker}
13056 Similar to |:let|, but additionally lock the variable
13057 after setting the value. This is the same as locking
13058 the variable with |:lockvar| just after |:let|, thus: >
13059 :const x = 1
13060< is equivalent to: >
13061 :let x = 1
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020013062 :lockvar! x
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013063< NOTE: in Vim9 script `:const` works differently, see
13064 |vim9-const|
13065 This is useful if you want to make sure the variable
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020013066 is not modified. If the value is a List or Dictionary
13067 literal then the items also cannot be changed: >
13068 const ll = [1, 2, 3]
13069 let ll[1] = 5 " Error!
13070< Nested references are not locked: >
13071 let lvar = ['a']
13072 const lconst = [0, lvar]
13073 let lconst[0] = 2 " Error!
13074 let lconst[1][0] = 'b' " OK
13075< *E995*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020013076 |:const| does not allow to for changing a variable: >
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013077 :let x = 1
13078 :const x = 2 " Error!
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020013079< *E996*
13080 Note that environment variables, option values and
13081 register values cannot be used here, since they cannot
13082 be locked.
13083
Bram Moolenaar85850f32019-07-19 22:05:51 +020013084:cons[t]
13085:cons[t] {var-name}
13086 If no argument is given or only {var-name} is given,
13087 the behavior is the same as |:let|.
13088
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013089:lockv[ar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:lockvar* *:lockv*
13090 Lock the internal variable {name}. Locking means that
13091 it can no longer be changed (until it is unlocked).
13092 A locked variable can be deleted: >
13093 :lockvar v
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +020013094 :let v = 'asdf' " fails!
13095 :unlet v " works
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010013096< *E741* *E940*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013097 If you try to change a locked variable you get an
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010013098 error message: "E741: Value is locked: {name}".
13099 If you try to lock or unlock a built-in variable you
13100 get an error message: "E940: Cannot lock or unlock
13101 variable {name}".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013102
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013103 [depth] is relevant when locking a |List| or
13104 |Dictionary|. It specifies how deep the locking goes:
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013105 0 Lock the variable {name} but not its
13106 value.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013107 1 Lock the |List| or |Dictionary| itself,
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013108 cannot add or remove items, but can
13109 still change their values.
13110 2 Also lock the values, cannot change
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013111 the items. If an item is a |List| or
13112 |Dictionary|, cannot add or remove
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013113 items, but can still change the
13114 values.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013115 3 Like 2 but for the |List| /
13116 |Dictionary| in the |List| /
13117 |Dictionary|, one level deeper.
13118 The default [depth] is 2, thus when {name} is a |List|
13119 or |Dictionary| the values cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013120
13121 Example with [depth] 0: >
13122 let mylist = [1, 2, 3]
13123 lockvar 0 mylist
13124 let mylist[0] = 77 " OK
13125 call add(mylist, 4] " OK
13126 let mylist = [7, 8, 9] " Error!
13127< *E743*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013128 For unlimited depth use [!] and omit [depth].
13129 However, there is a maximum depth of 100 to catch
13130 loops.
13131
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013132 Note that when two variables refer to the same |List|
13133 and you lock one of them, the |List| will also be
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000013134 locked when used through the other variable.
13135 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013136 :let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
13137 :let cl = l
13138 :lockvar l
13139 :let cl[1] = 99 " won't work!
13140< You may want to make a copy of a list to avoid this.
13141 See |deepcopy()|.
13142
13143
13144:unlo[ckvar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:unlockvar* *:unlo*
13145 Unlock the internal variable {name}. Does the
13146 opposite of |:lockvar|.
13147
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020013148:if {expr1} *:if* *:end* *:endif* *:en* *E171* *E579* *E580*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013149:en[dif] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
13150 or ":endif" if {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
13151
13152 From Vim version 4.5 until 5.0, every Ex command in
13153 between the ":if" and ":endif" is ignored. These two
13154 commands were just to allow for future expansions in a
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +010013155 backward compatible way. Nesting was allowed. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013156 that any ":else" or ":elseif" was ignored, the "else"
13157 part was not executed either.
13158
13159 You can use this to remain compatible with older
13160 versions: >
13161 :if version >= 500
13162 : version-5-specific-commands
13163 :endif
13164< The commands still need to be parsed to find the
13165 "endif". Sometimes an older Vim has a problem with a
13166 new command. For example, ":silent" is recognized as
13167 a ":substitute" command. In that case ":execute" can
13168 avoid problems: >
13169 :if version >= 600
13170 : execute "silent 1,$delete"
13171 :endif
13172<
13173 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
13174 properly in between ":if" and ":endif".
13175
13176 *:else* *:el* *E581* *E583*
13177:el[se] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
13178 or ":endif" if they previously were not being
13179 executed.
13180
13181 *:elseif* *:elsei* *E582* *E584*
13182:elsei[f] {expr1} Short for ":else" ":if", with the addition that there
13183 is no extra ":endif".
13184
13185:wh[ile] {expr1} *:while* *:endwhile* *:wh* *:endw*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013186 *E170* *E585* *E588* *E733*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013187:endw[hile] Repeat the commands between ":while" and ":endwhile",
13188 as long as {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
13189 When an error is detected from a command inside the
13190 loop, execution continues after the "endwhile".
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013191 Example: >
13192 :let lnum = 1
13193 :while lnum <= line("$")
13194 :call FixLine(lnum)
13195 :let lnum = lnum + 1
13196 :endwhile
13197<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013198 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000013199 properly inside a ":while" and ":for" loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013200
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013201:for {var} in {object} *:for* *E690* *E732*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013202:endfo[r] *:endfo* *:endfor*
13203 Repeat the commands between ":for" and ":endfor" for
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013204 each item in {object}. {object} can be a |List| or
13205 a |Blob|. Variable {var} is set to the value of each
13206 item. When an error is detected for a command inside
13207 the loop, execution continues after the "endfor".
13208 Changing {object} inside the loop affects what items
13209 are used. Make a copy if this is unwanted: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +000013210 :for item in copy(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013211<
13212 When {object} is a |List| and not making a copy, Vim
13213 stores a reference to the next item in the |List|
13214 before executing the commands with the current item.
13215 Thus the current item can be removed without effect.
13216 Removing any later item means it will not be found.
13217 Thus the following example works (an inefficient way
13218 to make a |List| empty): >
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013219 for item in mylist
13220 call remove(mylist, 0)
13221 endfor
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013222< Note that reordering the |List| (e.g., with sort() or
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000013223 reverse()) may have unexpected effects.
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013224
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013225 When {object} is a |Blob|, Vim always makes a copy to
13226 iterate over. Unlike with |List|, modifying the
13227 |Blob| does not affect the iteration.
13228
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013229:for [{var1}, {var2}, ...] in {listlist}
13230:endfo[r]
13231 Like ":for" above, but each item in {listlist} must be
13232 a list, of which each item is assigned to {var1},
13233 {var2}, etc. Example: >
13234 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 5], [3, 8]]
13235 :echo getline(lnum)[col]
13236 :endfor
13237<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013238 *:continue* *:con* *E586*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013239:con[tinue] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, jumps back
13240 to the start of the loop.
13241 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
13242 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
13243 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
13244 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
13245 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
13246 ":endtry" then jumps back to the start of the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013247
13248 *:break* *:brea* *E587*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013249:brea[k] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, skips to
13250 the command after the matching ":endwhile" or
13251 ":endfor".
13252 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
13253 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
13254 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
13255 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
13256 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
13257 ":endtry" then jumps to the command after the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013258
13259:try *:try* *:endt* *:endtry* *E600* *E601* *E602*
13260:endt[ry] Change the error handling for the commands between
13261 ":try" and ":endtry" including everything being
13262 executed across ":source" commands, function calls,
13263 or autocommand invocations.
13264
13265 When an error or interrupt is detected and there is
13266 a |:finally| command following, execution continues
13267 after the ":finally". Otherwise, or when the
13268 ":endtry" is reached thereafter, the next
13269 (dynamically) surrounding ":try" is checked for
13270 a corresponding ":finally" etc. Then the script
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013271 processing is terminated. Whether a function
13272 definition has an "abort" argument does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013273 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013274 try | call Unknown() | finally | echomsg "cleanup" | endtry
13275 echomsg "not reached"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013276<
13277 Moreover, an error or interrupt (dynamically) inside
13278 ":try" and ":endtry" is converted to an exception. It
13279 can be caught as if it were thrown by a |:throw|
13280 command (see |:catch|). In this case, the script
13281 processing is not terminated.
13282
13283 The value "Vim:Interrupt" is used for an interrupt
13284 exception. An error in a Vim command is converted
13285 to a value of the form "Vim({command}):{errmsg}",
13286 other errors are converted to a value of the form
13287 "Vim:{errmsg}". {command} is the full command name,
13288 and {errmsg} is the message that is displayed if the
13289 error exception is not caught, always beginning with
13290 the error number.
13291 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013292 try | sleep 100 | catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ | endtry
13293 try | edit | catch /^Vim(edit):E\d\+/ | echo "error" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013294<
13295 *:cat* *:catch* *E603* *E604* *E605*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013296:cat[ch] /{pattern}/ The following commands until the next |:catch|,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013297 |:finally|, or |:endtry| that belongs to the same
13298 |:try| as the ":catch" are executed when an exception
13299 matching {pattern} is being thrown and has not yet
13300 been caught by a previous ":catch". Otherwise, these
13301 commands are skipped.
13302 When {pattern} is omitted all errors are caught.
13303 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +010013304 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ " catch interrupts (CTRL-C)
13305 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E/ " catch all Vim errors
13306 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:/ " catch errors and interrupts
13307 :catch /^Vim(write):/ " catch all errors in :write
13308 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E123:/ " catch error E123
13309 :catch /my-exception/ " catch user exception
13310 :catch /.*/ " catch everything
13311 :catch " same as /.*/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013312<
13313 Another character can be used instead of / around the
13314 {pattern}, so long as it does not have a special
13315 meaning (e.g., '|' or '"') and doesn't occur inside
13316 {pattern}.
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +020013317 Information about the exception is available in
13318 |v:exception|. Also see |throw-variables|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013319 NOTE: It is not reliable to ":catch" the TEXT of
13320 an error message because it may vary in different
13321 locales.
13322
13323 *:fina* *:finally* *E606* *E607*
13324:fina[lly] The following commands until the matching |:endtry|
13325 are executed whenever the part between the matching
13326 |:try| and the ":finally" is left: either by falling
13327 through to the ":finally" or by a |:continue|,
13328 |:break|, |:finish|, or |:return|, or by an error or
13329 interrupt or exception (see |:throw|).
13330
13331 *:th* *:throw* *E608*
13332:th[row] {expr1} The {expr1} is evaluated and thrown as an exception.
13333 If the ":throw" is used after a |:try| but before the
13334 first corresponding |:catch|, commands are skipped
13335 until the first ":catch" matching {expr1} is reached.
13336 If there is no such ":catch" or if the ":throw" is
13337 used after a ":catch" but before the |:finally|, the
13338 commands following the ":finally" (if present) up to
13339 the matching |:endtry| are executed. If the ":throw"
13340 is after the ":finally", commands up to the ":endtry"
13341 are skipped. At the ":endtry", this process applies
13342 again for the next dynamically surrounding ":try"
13343 (which may be found in a calling function or sourcing
13344 script), until a matching ":catch" has been found.
13345 If the exception is not caught, the command processing
13346 is terminated.
13347 Example: >
13348 :try | throw "oops" | catch /^oo/ | echo "caught" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010013349< Note that "catch" may need to be on a separate line
13350 for when an error causes the parsing to skip the whole
13351 line and not see the "|" that separates the commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013352
13353 *:ec* *:echo*
13354:ec[ho] {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, with a space in between. The
13355 first {expr1} starts on a new line.
13356 Also see |:comment|.
13357 Use "\n" to start a new line. Use "\r" to move the
13358 cursor to the first column.
13359 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13360 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13361 Example: >
13362 :echo "the value of 'shell' is" &shell
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013363< *:echo-redraw*
13364 A later redraw may make the message disappear again.
13365 And since Vim mostly postpones redrawing until it's
13366 finished with a sequence of commands this happens
13367 quite often. To avoid that a command from before the
13368 ":echo" causes a redraw afterwards (redraws are often
13369 postponed until you type something), force a redraw
13370 with the |:redraw| command. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013371 :new | redraw | echo "there is a new window"
13372<
13373 *:echon*
13374:echon {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, without anything added. Also see
13375 |:comment|.
13376 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13377 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13378 Example: >
13379 :echon "the value of 'shell' is " &shell
13380<
13381 Note the difference between using ":echo", which is a
13382 Vim command, and ":!echo", which is an external shell
13383 command: >
13384 :!echo % --> filename
13385< The arguments of ":!" are expanded, see |:_%|. >
13386 :!echo "%" --> filename or "filename"
13387< Like the previous example. Whether you see the double
13388 quotes or not depends on your 'shell'. >
13389 :echo % --> nothing
13390< The '%' is an illegal character in an expression. >
13391 :echo "%" --> %
13392< This just echoes the '%' character. >
13393 :echo expand("%") --> filename
13394< This calls the expand() function to expand the '%'.
13395
13396 *:echoh* *:echohl*
13397:echoh[l] {name} Use the highlight group {name} for the following
13398 |:echo|, |:echon| and |:echomsg| commands. Also used
13399 for the |input()| prompt. Example: >
13400 :echohl WarningMsg | echo "Don't panic!" | echohl None
13401< Don't forget to set the group back to "None",
13402 otherwise all following echo's will be highlighted.
13403
13404 *:echom* *:echomsg*
13405:echom[sg] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as a true message, saving the
13406 message in the |message-history|.
13407 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
13408 |:echo| command. But unprintable characters are
13409 displayed, not interpreted.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013410 The parsing works slightly different from |:echo|,
13411 more like |:execute|. All the expressions are first
13412 evaluated and concatenated before echoing anything.
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013413 If expressions does not evaluate to a Number or
13414 String, string() is used to turn it into a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013415 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13416 Example: >
13417 :echomsg "It's a Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz, as you can plainly see."
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013418< See |:echo-redraw| to avoid the message disappearing
13419 when the screen is redrawn.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013420 *:echoe* *:echoerr*
13421:echoe[rr] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as an error message, saving the
13422 message in the |message-history|. When used in a
13423 script or function the line number will be added.
13424 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013425 |:echomsg| command. When used inside a try conditional,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013426 the message is raised as an error exception instead
13427 (see |try-echoerr|).
13428 Example: >
13429 :echoerr "This script just failed!"
13430< If you just want a highlighted message use |:echohl|.
13431 And to get a beep: >
13432 :exe "normal \<Esc>"
Bram Moolenaar4c868302021-03-22 16:19:45 +010013433
13434:echoc[onsole] {expr1} .. *:echoc* *:echoconsole*
13435 Intended for testing: works like `:echomsg` but when
13436 running in the GUI and started from a terminal write
13437 the text to stdout.
13438
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013439 *:eval*
13440:eval {expr} Evaluate {expr} and discard the result. Example: >
13441 :eval Getlist()->Filter()->append('$')
13442
13443< The expression is supposed to have a side effect,
13444 since the resulting value is not used. In the example
13445 the `append()` call appends the List with text to the
13446 buffer. This is similar to `:call` but works with any
13447 expression.
13448
13449 The command can be shortened to `:ev` or `:eva`, but
13450 these are hard to recognize and therefore not to be
13451 used.
13452
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013453 The command cannot be followed by "|" and another
13454 command, since "|" is seen as part of the expression.
13455
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013456
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013457 *:exe* *:execute*
13458:exe[cute] {expr1} .. Executes the string that results from the evaluation
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013459 of {expr1} as an Ex command.
13460 Multiple arguments are concatenated, with a space in
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010013461 between. To avoid the extra space use the ".."
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013462 operator to concatenate strings into one argument.
13463 {expr1} is used as the processed command, command line
13464 editing keys are not recognized.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013465 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13466 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013467 :execute "buffer" nextbuf
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +010013468 :execute "normal" count .. "w"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013469<
13470 ":execute" can be used to append a command to commands
13471 that don't accept a '|'. Example: >
13472 :execute '!ls' | echo "theend"
13473
13474< ":execute" is also a nice way to avoid having to type
13475 control characters in a Vim script for a ":normal"
13476 command: >
13477 :execute "normal ixxx\<Esc>"
13478< This has an <Esc> character, see |expr-string|.
13479
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013480 Be careful to correctly escape special characters in
13481 file names. The |fnameescape()| function can be used
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000013482 for Vim commands, |shellescape()| for |:!| commands.
13483 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +010013484 :execute "e " .. fnameescape(filename)
13485 :execute "!ls " .. shellescape(filename, 1)
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013486<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013487 Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010013488 starting or ending "if", "while" and "for" does not
13489 always work, because when commands are skipped the
13490 ":execute" is not evaluated and Vim loses track of
13491 where blocks start and end. Also "break" and
13492 "continue" should not be inside ":execute".
13493 This example does not work, because the ":execute" is
13494 not evaluated and Vim does not see the "while", and
13495 gives an error for finding an ":endwhile": >
13496 :if 0
13497 : execute 'while i > 5'
13498 : echo "test"
13499 : endwhile
13500 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013501<
13502 It is allowed to have a "while" or "if" command
13503 completely in the executed string: >
13504 :execute 'while i < 5 | echo i | let i = i + 1 | endwhile'
13505<
13506
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013507 *:exe-comment*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013508 ":execute", ":echo" and ":echon" cannot be followed by
13509 a comment directly, because they see the '"' as the
13510 start of a string. But, you can use '|' followed by a
13511 comment. Example: >
13512 :echo "foo" | "this is a comment
13513
13514==============================================================================
135158. Exception handling *exception-handling*
13516
13517The Vim script language comprises an exception handling feature. This section
13518explains how it can be used in a Vim script.
13519
13520Exceptions may be raised by Vim on an error or on interrupt, see
13521|catch-errors| and |catch-interrupt|. You can also explicitly throw an
13522exception by using the ":throw" command, see |throw-catch|.
13523
13524
13525TRY CONDITIONALS *try-conditionals*
13526
13527Exceptions can be caught or can cause cleanup code to be executed. You can
13528use a try conditional to specify catch clauses (that catch exceptions) and/or
13529a finally clause (to be executed for cleanup).
13530 A try conditional begins with a |:try| command and ends at the matching
13531|:endtry| command. In between, you can use a |:catch| command to start
13532a catch clause, or a |:finally| command to start a finally clause. There may
13533be none or multiple catch clauses, but there is at most one finally clause,
13534which must not be followed by any catch clauses. The lines before the catch
13535clauses and the finally clause is called a try block. >
13536
13537 :try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013538 : ...
13539 : ... TRY BLOCK
13540 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013541 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013542 : ...
13543 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13544 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013545 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013546 : ...
13547 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13548 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013549 :finally
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013550 : ...
13551 : ... FINALLY CLAUSE
13552 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013553 :endtry
13554
13555The try conditional allows to watch code for exceptions and to take the
13556appropriate actions. Exceptions from the try block may be caught. Exceptions
13557from the try block and also the catch clauses may cause cleanup actions.
13558 When no exception is thrown during execution of the try block, the control
13559is transferred to the finally clause, if present. After its execution, the
13560script continues with the line following the ":endtry".
13561 When an exception occurs during execution of the try block, the remaining
13562lines in the try block are skipped. The exception is matched against the
13563patterns specified as arguments to the ":catch" commands. The catch clause
13564after the first matching ":catch" is taken, other catch clauses are not
13565executed. The catch clause ends when the next ":catch", ":finally", or
13566":endtry" command is reached - whatever is first. Then, the finally clause
13567(if present) is executed. When the ":endtry" is reached, the script execution
13568continues in the following line as usual.
13569 When an exception that does not match any of the patterns specified by the
13570":catch" commands is thrown in the try block, the exception is not caught by
13571that try conditional and none of the catch clauses is executed. Only the
13572finally clause, if present, is taken. The exception pends during execution of
13573the finally clause. It is resumed at the ":endtry", so that commands after
13574the ":endtry" are not executed and the exception might be caught elsewhere,
13575see |try-nesting|.
13576 When during execution of a catch clause another exception is thrown, the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013577remaining lines in that catch clause are not executed. The new exception is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013578not matched against the patterns in any of the ":catch" commands of the same
13579try conditional and none of its catch clauses is taken. If there is, however,
13580a finally clause, it is executed, and the exception pends during its
13581execution. The commands following the ":endtry" are not executed. The new
13582exception might, however, be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13583 When during execution of the finally clause (if present) an exception is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013584thrown, the remaining lines in the finally clause are skipped. If the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013585clause has been taken because of an exception from the try block or one of the
13586catch clauses, the original (pending) exception is discarded. The commands
13587following the ":endtry" are not executed, and the exception from the finally
13588clause is propagated and can be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13589
13590The finally clause is also executed, when a ":break" or ":continue" for
13591a ":while" loop enclosing the complete try conditional is executed from the
13592try block or a catch clause. Or when a ":return" or ":finish" is executed
13593from the try block or a catch clause of a try conditional in a function or
13594sourced script, respectively. The ":break", ":continue", ":return", or
13595":finish" pends during execution of the finally clause and is resumed when the
13596":endtry" is reached. It is, however, discarded when an exception is thrown
13597from the finally clause.
13598 When a ":break" or ":continue" for a ":while" loop enclosing the complete
13599try conditional or when a ":return" or ":finish" is encountered in the finally
13600clause, the rest of the finally clause is skipped, and the ":break",
13601":continue", ":return" or ":finish" is executed as usual. If the finally
13602clause has been taken because of an exception or an earlier ":break",
13603":continue", ":return", or ":finish" from the try block or a catch clause,
13604this pending exception or command is discarded.
13605
13606For examples see |throw-catch| and |try-finally|.
13607
13608
13609NESTING OF TRY CONDITIONALS *try-nesting*
13610
13611Try conditionals can be nested arbitrarily. That is, a complete try
13612conditional can be put into the try block, a catch clause, or the finally
13613clause of another try conditional. If the inner try conditional does not
13614catch an exception thrown in its try block or throws a new exception from one
13615of its catch clauses or its finally clause, the outer try conditional is
13616checked according to the rules above. If the inner try conditional is in the
13617try block of the outer try conditional, its catch clauses are checked, but
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013618otherwise only the finally clause is executed. It does not matter for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013619nesting, whether the inner try conditional is directly contained in the outer
13620one, or whether the outer one sources a script or calls a function containing
13621the inner try conditional.
13622
13623When none of the active try conditionals catches an exception, just their
13624finally clauses are executed. Thereafter, the script processing terminates.
13625An error message is displayed in case of an uncaught exception explicitly
13626thrown by a ":throw" command. For uncaught error and interrupt exceptions
13627implicitly raised by Vim, the error message(s) or interrupt message are shown
13628as usual.
13629
13630For examples see |throw-catch|.
13631
13632
13633EXAMINING EXCEPTION HANDLING CODE *except-examine*
13634
13635Exception handling code can get tricky. If you are in doubt what happens, set
13636'verbose' to 13 or use the ":13verbose" command modifier when sourcing your
13637script file. Then you see when an exception is thrown, discarded, caught, or
13638finished. When using a verbosity level of at least 14, things pending in
13639a finally clause are also shown. This information is also given in debug mode
13640(see |debug-scripts|).
13641
13642
13643THROWING AND CATCHING EXCEPTIONS *throw-catch*
13644
13645You can throw any number or string as an exception. Use the |:throw| command
13646and pass the value to be thrown as argument: >
13647 :throw 4711
13648 :throw "string"
13649< *throw-expression*
13650You can also specify an expression argument. The expression is then evaluated
13651first, and the result is thrown: >
13652 :throw 4705 + strlen("string")
13653 :throw strpart("strings", 0, 6)
13654
13655An exception might be thrown during evaluation of the argument of the ":throw"
13656command. Unless it is caught there, the expression evaluation is abandoned.
13657The ":throw" command then does not throw a new exception.
13658 Example: >
13659
13660 :function! Foo(arg)
13661 : try
13662 : throw a:arg
13663 : catch /foo/
13664 : endtry
13665 : return 1
13666 :endfunction
13667 :
13668 :function! Bar()
13669 : echo "in Bar"
13670 : return 4710
13671 :endfunction
13672 :
13673 :throw Foo("arrgh") + Bar()
13674
13675This throws "arrgh", and "in Bar" is not displayed since Bar() is not
13676executed. >
13677 :throw Foo("foo") + Bar()
13678however displays "in Bar" and throws 4711.
13679
13680Any other command that takes an expression as argument might also be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013681abandoned by an (uncaught) exception during the expression evaluation. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013682exception is then propagated to the caller of the command.
13683 Example: >
13684
13685 :if Foo("arrgh")
13686 : echo "then"
13687 :else
13688 : echo "else"
13689 :endif
13690
13691Here neither of "then" or "else" is displayed.
13692
13693 *catch-order*
13694Exceptions can be caught by a try conditional with one or more |:catch|
13695commands, see |try-conditionals|. The values to be caught by each ":catch"
13696command can be specified as a pattern argument. The subsequent catch clause
13697gets executed when a matching exception is caught.
13698 Example: >
13699
13700 :function! Foo(value)
13701 : try
13702 : throw a:value
13703 : catch /^\d\+$/
13704 : echo "Number thrown"
13705 : catch /.*/
13706 : echo "String thrown"
13707 : endtry
13708 :endfunction
13709 :
13710 :call Foo(0x1267)
13711 :call Foo('string')
13712
13713The first call to Foo() displays "Number thrown", the second "String thrown".
13714An exception is matched against the ":catch" commands in the order they are
13715specified. Only the first match counts. So you should place the more
13716specific ":catch" first. The following order does not make sense: >
13717
13718 : catch /.*/
13719 : echo "String thrown"
13720 : catch /^\d\+$/
13721 : echo "Number thrown"
13722
13723The first ":catch" here matches always, so that the second catch clause is
13724never taken.
13725
13726 *throw-variables*
13727If you catch an exception by a general pattern, you may access the exact value
13728in the variable |v:exception|: >
13729
13730 : catch /^\d\+$/
13731 : echo "Number thrown. Value is" v:exception
13732
13733You may also be interested where an exception was thrown. This is stored in
13734|v:throwpoint|. Note that "v:exception" and "v:throwpoint" are valid for the
13735exception most recently caught as long it is not finished.
13736 Example: >
13737
13738 :function! Caught()
13739 : if v:exception != ""
13740 : echo 'Caught "' . v:exception . '" in ' . v:throwpoint
13741 : else
13742 : echo 'Nothing caught'
13743 : endif
13744 :endfunction
13745 :
13746 :function! Foo()
13747 : try
13748 : try
13749 : try
13750 : throw 4711
13751 : finally
13752 : call Caught()
13753 : endtry
13754 : catch /.*/
13755 : call Caught()
13756 : throw "oops"
13757 : endtry
13758 : catch /.*/
13759 : call Caught()
13760 : finally
13761 : call Caught()
13762 : endtry
13763 :endfunction
13764 :
13765 :call Foo()
13766
13767This displays >
13768
13769 Nothing caught
13770 Caught "4711" in function Foo, line 4
13771 Caught "oops" in function Foo, line 10
13772 Nothing caught
13773
13774A practical example: The following command ":LineNumber" displays the line
13775number in the script or function where it has been used: >
13776
13777 :function! LineNumber()
13778 : return substitute(v:throwpoint, '.*\D\(\d\+\).*', '\1', "")
13779 :endfunction
13780 :command! LineNumber try | throw "" | catch | echo LineNumber() | endtry
13781<
13782 *try-nested*
13783An exception that is not caught by a try conditional can be caught by
13784a surrounding try conditional: >
13785
13786 :try
13787 : try
13788 : throw "foo"
13789 : catch /foobar/
13790 : echo "foobar"
13791 : finally
13792 : echo "inner finally"
13793 : endtry
13794 :catch /foo/
13795 : echo "foo"
13796 :endtry
13797
13798The inner try conditional does not catch the exception, just its finally
13799clause is executed. The exception is then caught by the outer try
13800conditional. The example displays "inner finally" and then "foo".
13801
13802 *throw-from-catch*
13803You can catch an exception and throw a new one to be caught elsewhere from the
13804catch clause: >
13805
13806 :function! Foo()
13807 : throw "foo"
13808 :endfunction
13809 :
13810 :function! Bar()
13811 : try
13812 : call Foo()
13813 : catch /foo/
13814 : echo "Caught foo, throw bar"
13815 : throw "bar"
13816 : endtry
13817 :endfunction
13818 :
13819 :try
13820 : call Bar()
13821 :catch /.*/
13822 : echo "Caught" v:exception
13823 :endtry
13824
13825This displays "Caught foo, throw bar" and then "Caught bar".
13826
13827 *rethrow*
13828There is no real rethrow in the Vim script language, but you may throw
13829"v:exception" instead: >
13830
13831 :function! Bar()
13832 : try
13833 : call Foo()
13834 : catch /.*/
13835 : echo "Rethrow" v:exception
13836 : throw v:exception
13837 : endtry
13838 :endfunction
13839< *try-echoerr*
13840Note that this method cannot be used to "rethrow" Vim error or interrupt
13841exceptions, because it is not possible to fake Vim internal exceptions.
13842Trying so causes an error exception. You should throw your own exception
13843denoting the situation. If you want to cause a Vim error exception containing
13844the original error exception value, you can use the |:echoerr| command: >
13845
13846 :try
13847 : try
13848 : asdf
13849 : catch /.*/
13850 : echoerr v:exception
13851 : endtry
13852 :catch /.*/
13853 : echo v:exception
13854 :endtry
13855
13856This code displays
13857
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013858 Vim(echoerr):Vim:E492: Not an editor command: asdf ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013859
13860
13861CLEANUP CODE *try-finally*
13862
13863Scripts often change global settings and restore them at their end. If the
13864user however interrupts the script by pressing CTRL-C, the settings remain in
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013865an inconsistent state. The same may happen to you in the development phase of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013866a script when an error occurs or you explicitly throw an exception without
13867catching it. You can solve these problems by using a try conditional with
13868a finally clause for restoring the settings. Its execution is guaranteed on
13869normal control flow, on error, on an explicit ":throw", and on interrupt.
13870(Note that errors and interrupts from inside the try conditional are converted
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013871to exceptions. When not caught, they terminate the script after the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013872clause has been executed.)
13873Example: >
13874
13875 :try
13876 : let s:saved_ts = &ts
13877 : set ts=17
13878 :
13879 : " Do the hard work here.
13880 :
13881 :finally
13882 : let &ts = s:saved_ts
13883 : unlet s:saved_ts
13884 :endtry
13885
13886This method should be used locally whenever a function or part of a script
13887changes global settings which need to be restored on failure or normal exit of
13888that function or script part.
13889
13890 *break-finally*
13891Cleanup code works also when the try block or a catch clause is left by
13892a ":continue", ":break", ":return", or ":finish".
13893 Example: >
13894
13895 :let first = 1
13896 :while 1
13897 : try
13898 : if first
13899 : echo "first"
13900 : let first = 0
13901 : continue
13902 : else
13903 : throw "second"
13904 : endif
13905 : catch /.*/
13906 : echo v:exception
13907 : break
13908 : finally
13909 : echo "cleanup"
13910 : endtry
13911 : echo "still in while"
13912 :endwhile
13913 :echo "end"
13914
13915This displays "first", "cleanup", "second", "cleanup", and "end". >
13916
13917 :function! Foo()
13918 : try
13919 : return 4711
13920 : finally
13921 : echo "cleanup\n"
13922 : endtry
13923 : echo "Foo still active"
13924 :endfunction
13925 :
13926 :echo Foo() "returned by Foo"
13927
13928This displays "cleanup" and "4711 returned by Foo". You don't need to add an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013929extra ":return" in the finally clause. (Above all, this would override the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013930return value.)
13931
13932 *except-from-finally*
13933Using either of ":continue", ":break", ":return", ":finish", or ":throw" in
13934a finally clause is possible, but not recommended since it abandons the
13935cleanup actions for the try conditional. But, of course, interrupt and error
13936exceptions might get raised from a finally clause.
13937 Example where an error in the finally clause stops an interrupt from
13938working correctly: >
13939
13940 :try
13941 : try
13942 : echo "Press CTRL-C for interrupt"
13943 : while 1
13944 : endwhile
13945 : finally
13946 : unlet novar
13947 : endtry
13948 :catch /novar/
13949 :endtry
13950 :echo "Script still running"
13951 :sleep 1
13952
13953If you need to put commands that could fail into a finally clause, you should
13954think about catching or ignoring the errors in these commands, see
13955|catch-errors| and |ignore-errors|.
13956
13957
13958CATCHING ERRORS *catch-errors*
13959
13960If you want to catch specific errors, you just have to put the code to be
13961watched in a try block and add a catch clause for the error message. The
13962presence of the try conditional causes all errors to be converted to an
13963exception. No message is displayed and |v:errmsg| is not set then. To find
13964the right pattern for the ":catch" command, you have to know how the format of
13965the error exception is.
13966 Error exceptions have the following format: >
13967
13968 Vim({cmdname}):{errmsg}
13969or >
13970 Vim:{errmsg}
13971
13972{cmdname} is the name of the command that failed; the second form is used when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013973the command name is not known. {errmsg} is the error message usually produced
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013974when the error occurs outside try conditionals. It always begins with
13975a capital "E", followed by a two or three-digit error number, a colon, and
13976a space.
13977
13978Examples:
13979
13980The command >
13981 :unlet novar
13982normally produces the error message >
13983 E108: No such variable: "novar"
13984which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
13985 Vim(unlet):E108: No such variable: "novar"
13986
13987The command >
13988 :dwim
13989normally produces the error message >
13990 E492: Not an editor command: dwim
13991which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
13992 Vim:E492: Not an editor command: dwim
13993
13994You can catch all ":unlet" errors by a >
13995 :catch /^Vim(unlet):/
13996or all errors for misspelled command names by a >
13997 :catch /^Vim:E492:/
13998
13999Some error messages may be produced by different commands: >
14000 :function nofunc
14001and >
14002 :delfunction nofunc
14003both produce the error message >
14004 E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14005which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
14006 Vim(function):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14007or >
14008 Vim(delfunction):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14009respectively. You can catch the error by its number independently on the
14010command that caused it if you use the following pattern: >
14011 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E128:/
14012
14013Some commands like >
14014 :let x = novar
14015produce multiple error messages, here: >
14016 E121: Undefined variable: novar
14017 E15: Invalid expression: novar
14018Only the first is used for the exception value, since it is the most specific
14019one (see |except-several-errors|). So you can catch it by >
14020 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E121:/
14021
14022You can catch all errors related to the name "nofunc" by >
14023 :catch /\<nofunc\>/
14024
14025You can catch all Vim errors in the ":write" and ":read" commands by >
14026 :catch /^Vim(\(write\|read\)):E\d\+:/
14027
14028You can catch all Vim errors by the pattern >
14029 :catch /^Vim\((\a\+)\)\=:E\d\+:/
14030<
14031 *catch-text*
14032NOTE: You should never catch the error message text itself: >
14033 :catch /No such variable/
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +010014034only works in the English locale, but not when the user has selected
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014035a different language by the |:language| command. It is however helpful to
14036cite the message text in a comment: >
14037 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E108:/ " No such variable
14038
14039
14040IGNORING ERRORS *ignore-errors*
14041
14042You can ignore errors in a specific Vim command by catching them locally: >
14043
14044 :try
14045 : write
14046 :catch
14047 :endtry
14048
14049But you are strongly recommended NOT to use this simple form, since it could
14050catch more than you want. With the ":write" command, some autocommands could
14051be executed and cause errors not related to writing, for instance: >
14052
14053 :au BufWritePre * unlet novar
14054
14055There could even be such errors you are not responsible for as a script
14056writer: a user of your script might have defined such autocommands. You would
14057then hide the error from the user.
14058 It is much better to use >
14059
14060 :try
14061 : write
14062 :catch /^Vim(write):/
14063 :endtry
14064
14065which only catches real write errors. So catch only what you'd like to ignore
14066intentionally.
14067
14068For a single command that does not cause execution of autocommands, you could
14069even suppress the conversion of errors to exceptions by the ":silent!"
14070command: >
14071 :silent! nunmap k
14072This works also when a try conditional is active.
14073
14074
14075CATCHING INTERRUPTS *catch-interrupt*
14076
14077When there are active try conditionals, an interrupt (CTRL-C) is converted to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014078the exception "Vim:Interrupt". You can catch it like every exception. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014079script is not terminated, then.
14080 Example: >
14081
14082 :function! TASK1()
14083 : sleep 10
14084 :endfunction
14085
14086 :function! TASK2()
14087 : sleep 20
14088 :endfunction
14089
14090 :while 1
14091 : let command = input("Type a command: ")
14092 : try
14093 : if command == ""
14094 : continue
14095 : elseif command == "END"
14096 : break
14097 : elseif command == "TASK1"
14098 : call TASK1()
14099 : elseif command == "TASK2"
14100 : call TASK2()
14101 : else
14102 : echo "\nIllegal command:" command
14103 : continue
14104 : endif
14105 : catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
14106 : echo "\nCommand interrupted"
14107 : " Caught the interrupt. Continue with next prompt.
14108 : endtry
14109 :endwhile
14110
14111You can interrupt a task here by pressing CTRL-C; the script then asks for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014112a new command. If you press CTRL-C at the prompt, the script is terminated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014113
14114For testing what happens when CTRL-C would be pressed on a specific line in
14115your script, use the debug mode and execute the |>quit| or |>interrupt|
14116command on that line. See |debug-scripts|.
14117
14118
14119CATCHING ALL *catch-all*
14120
14121The commands >
14122
14123 :catch /.*/
14124 :catch //
14125 :catch
14126
14127catch everything, error exceptions, interrupt exceptions and exceptions
14128explicitly thrown by the |:throw| command. This is useful at the top level of
14129a script in order to catch unexpected things.
14130 Example: >
14131
14132 :try
14133 :
14134 : " do the hard work here
14135 :
14136 :catch /MyException/
14137 :
14138 : " handle known problem
14139 :
14140 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
14141 : echo "Script interrupted"
14142 :catch /.*/
14143 : echo "Internal error (" . v:exception . ")"
14144 : echo " - occurred at " . v:throwpoint
14145 :endtry
14146 :" end of script
14147
14148Note: Catching all might catch more things than you want. Thus, you are
14149strongly encouraged to catch only for problems that you can really handle by
14150specifying a pattern argument to the ":catch".
14151 Example: Catching all could make it nearly impossible to interrupt a script
14152by pressing CTRL-C: >
14153
14154 :while 1
14155 : try
14156 : sleep 1
14157 : catch
14158 : endtry
14159 :endwhile
14160
14161
14162EXCEPTIONS AND AUTOCOMMANDS *except-autocmd*
14163
14164Exceptions may be used during execution of autocommands. Example: >
14165
14166 :autocmd User x try
14167 :autocmd User x throw "Oops!"
14168 :autocmd User x catch
14169 :autocmd User x echo v:exception
14170 :autocmd User x endtry
14171 :autocmd User x throw "Arrgh!"
14172 :autocmd User x echo "Should not be displayed"
14173 :
14174 :try
14175 : doautocmd User x
14176 :catch
14177 : echo v:exception
14178 :endtry
14179
14180This displays "Oops!" and "Arrgh!".
14181
14182 *except-autocmd-Pre*
14183For some commands, autocommands get executed before the main action of the
14184command takes place. If an exception is thrown and not caught in the sequence
14185of autocommands, the sequence and the command that caused its execution are
14186abandoned and the exception is propagated to the caller of the command.
14187 Example: >
14188
14189 :autocmd BufWritePre * throw "FAIL"
14190 :autocmd BufWritePre * echo "Should not be displayed"
14191 :
14192 :try
14193 : write
14194 :catch
14195 : echo "Caught:" v:exception "from" v:throwpoint
14196 :endtry
14197
14198Here, the ":write" command does not write the file currently being edited (as
14199you can see by checking 'modified'), since the exception from the BufWritePre
14200autocommand abandons the ":write". The exception is then caught and the
14201script displays: >
14202
14203 Caught: FAIL from BufWrite Auto commands for "*"
14204<
14205 *except-autocmd-Post*
14206For some commands, autocommands get executed after the main action of the
14207command has taken place. If this main action fails and the command is inside
14208an active try conditional, the autocommands are skipped and an error exception
14209is thrown that can be caught by the caller of the command.
14210 Example: >
14211
14212 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "File successfully written!"
14213 :
14214 :try
14215 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14216 :catch
14217 : echo v:exception
14218 :endtry
14219
14220This just displays: >
14221
14222 Vim(write):E212: Can't open file for writing (/i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e)
14223
14224If you really need to execute the autocommands even when the main action
14225fails, trigger the event from the catch clause.
14226 Example: >
14227
14228 :autocmd BufWritePre * set noreadonly
14229 :autocmd BufWritePost * set readonly
14230 :
14231 :try
14232 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14233 :catch
14234 : doautocmd BufWritePost /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14235 :endtry
14236<
14237You can also use ":silent!": >
14238
14239 :let x = "ok"
14240 :let v:errmsg = ""
14241 :autocmd BufWritePost * if v:errmsg != ""
14242 :autocmd BufWritePost * let x = "after fail"
14243 :autocmd BufWritePost * endif
14244 :try
14245 : silent! write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14246 :catch
14247 :endtry
14248 :echo x
14249
14250This displays "after fail".
14251
14252If the main action of the command does not fail, exceptions from the
14253autocommands will be catchable by the caller of the command: >
14254
14255 :autocmd BufWritePost * throw ":-("
14256 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "Should not be displayed"
14257 :
14258 :try
14259 : write
14260 :catch
14261 : echo v:exception
14262 :endtry
14263<
14264 *except-autocmd-Cmd*
14265For some commands, the normal action can be replaced by a sequence of
14266autocommands. Exceptions from that sequence will be catchable by the caller
14267of the command.
14268 Example: For the ":write" command, the caller cannot know whether the file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014269had actually been written when the exception occurred. You need to tell it in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014270some way. >
14271
14272 :if !exists("cnt")
14273 : let cnt = 0
14274 :
14275 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if &modified
14276 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * let cnt = cnt + 1
14277 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 2
14278 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
14279 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14280 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * write | set nomodified
14281 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 0
14282 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
14283 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14284 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * echo "File successfully written!"
14285 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14286 :endif
14287 :
14288 :try
14289 : write
14290 :catch /^BufWriteCmdError$/
14291 : if &modified
14292 : echo "Error on writing (file contents not changed)"
14293 : else
14294 : echo "Error after writing"
14295 : endif
14296 :catch /^Vim(write):/
14297 : echo "Error on writing"
14298 :endtry
14299
14300When this script is sourced several times after making changes, it displays
14301first >
14302 File successfully written!
14303then >
14304 Error on writing (file contents not changed)
14305then >
14306 Error after writing
14307etc.
14308
14309 *except-autocmd-ill*
14310You cannot spread a try conditional over autocommands for different events.
14311The following code is ill-formed: >
14312
14313 :autocmd BufWritePre * try
14314 :
14315 :autocmd BufWritePost * catch
14316 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo v:exception
14317 :autocmd BufWritePost * endtry
14318 :
14319 :write
14320
14321
14322EXCEPTION HIERARCHIES AND PARAMETERIZED EXCEPTIONS *except-hier-param*
14323
14324Some programming languages allow to use hierarchies of exception classes or to
14325pass additional information with the object of an exception class. You can do
14326similar things in Vim.
14327 In order to throw an exception from a hierarchy, just throw the complete
14328class name with the components separated by a colon, for instance throw the
14329string "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW" for an overflow in a mathematical library.
14330 When you want to pass additional information with your exception class, add
14331it in parentheses, for instance throw the string "EXCEPT:IO:WRITEERR(myfile)"
14332for an error when writing "myfile".
14333 With the appropriate patterns in the ":catch" command, you can catch for
14334base classes or derived classes of your hierarchy. Additional information in
14335parentheses can be cut out from |v:exception| with the ":substitute" command.
14336 Example: >
14337
14338 :function! CheckRange(a, func)
14339 : if a:a < 0
14340 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE(" . a:func . ")"
14341 : endif
14342 :endfunction
14343 :
14344 :function! Add(a, b)
14345 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Add")
14346 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Add")
14347 : let c = a:a + a:b
14348 : if c < 0
14349 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW"
14350 : endif
14351 : return c
14352 :endfunction
14353 :
14354 :function! Div(a, b)
14355 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Div")
14356 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Div")
14357 : if (a:b == 0)
14358 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:ZERODIV"
14359 : endif
14360 : return a:a / a:b
14361 :endfunction
14362 :
14363 :function! Write(file)
14364 : try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014365 : execute "write" fnameescape(a:file)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014366 : catch /^Vim(write):/
14367 : throw "EXCEPT:IO(" . getcwd() . ", " . a:file . "):WRITEERR"
14368 : endtry
14369 :endfunction
14370 :
14371 :try
14372 :
14373 : " something with arithmetics and I/O
14374 :
14375 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE/
14376 : let function = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(\a\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14377 : echo "Range error in" function
14378 :
14379 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR/ " catches OVERFLOW and ZERODIV
14380 : echo "Math error"
14381 :
14382 :catch /^EXCEPT:IO/
14383 : let dir = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(.\+\),\s*.\+).*', '\1', "")
14384 : let file = substitute(v:exception, '.*(.\+,\s*\(.\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14385 : if file !~ '^/'
14386 : let file = dir . "/" . file
14387 : endif
14388 : echo 'I/O error for "' . file . '"'
14389 :
14390 :catch /^EXCEPT/
14391 : echo "Unspecified error"
14392 :
14393 :endtry
14394
14395The exceptions raised by Vim itself (on error or when pressing CTRL-C) use
14396a flat hierarchy: they are all in the "Vim" class. You cannot throw yourself
14397exceptions with the "Vim" prefix; they are reserved for Vim.
14398 Vim error exceptions are parameterized with the name of the command that
14399failed, if known. See |catch-errors|.
14400
14401
14402PECULIARITIES
14403 *except-compat*
14404The exception handling concept requires that the command sequence causing the
14405exception is aborted immediately and control is transferred to finally clauses
14406and/or a catch clause.
14407
14408In the Vim script language there are cases where scripts and functions
14409continue after an error: in functions without the "abort" flag or in a command
14410after ":silent!", control flow goes to the following line, and outside
14411functions, control flow goes to the line following the outermost ":endwhile"
14412or ":endif". On the other hand, errors should be catchable as exceptions
14413(thus, requiring the immediate abortion).
14414
14415This problem has been solved by converting errors to exceptions and using
14416immediate abortion (if not suppressed by ":silent!") only when a try
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014417conditional is active. This is no restriction since an (error) exception can
14418be caught only from an active try conditional. If you want an immediate
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014419termination without catching the error, just use a try conditional without
14420catch clause. (You can cause cleanup code being executed before termination
14421by specifying a finally clause.)
14422
14423When no try conditional is active, the usual abortion and continuation
14424behavior is used instead of immediate abortion. This ensures compatibility of
14425scripts written for Vim 6.1 and earlier.
14426
14427However, when sourcing an existing script that does not use exception handling
14428commands (or when calling one of its functions) from inside an active try
14429conditional of a new script, you might change the control flow of the existing
14430script on error. You get the immediate abortion on error and can catch the
14431error in the new script. If however the sourced script suppresses error
14432messages by using the ":silent!" command (checking for errors by testing
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014433|v:errmsg| if appropriate), its execution path is not changed. The error is
14434not converted to an exception. (See |:silent|.) So the only remaining cause
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014435where this happens is for scripts that don't care about errors and produce
14436error messages. You probably won't want to use such code from your new
14437scripts.
14438
14439 *except-syntax-err*
14440Syntax errors in the exception handling commands are never caught by any of
14441the ":catch" commands of the try conditional they belong to. Its finally
14442clauses, however, is executed.
14443 Example: >
14444
14445 :try
14446 : try
14447 : throw 4711
14448 : catch /\(/
14449 : echo "in catch with syntax error"
14450 : catch
14451 : echo "inner catch-all"
14452 : finally
14453 : echo "inner finally"
14454 : endtry
14455 :catch
14456 : echo 'outer catch-all caught "' . v:exception . '"'
14457 : finally
14458 : echo "outer finally"
14459 :endtry
14460
14461This displays: >
14462 inner finally
14463 outer catch-all caught "Vim(catch):E54: Unmatched \("
14464 outer finally
14465The original exception is discarded and an error exception is raised, instead.
14466
14467 *except-single-line*
14468The ":try", ":catch", ":finally", and ":endtry" commands can be put on
14469a single line, but then syntax errors may make it difficult to recognize the
14470"catch" line, thus you better avoid this.
14471 Example: >
14472 :try | unlet! foo # | catch | endtry
14473raises an error exception for the trailing characters after the ":unlet!"
14474argument, but does not see the ":catch" and ":endtry" commands, so that the
14475error exception is discarded and the "E488: Trailing characters" message gets
14476displayed.
14477
14478 *except-several-errors*
14479When several errors appear in a single command, the first error message is
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020014480usually the most specific one and therefore converted to the error exception.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014481 Example: >
14482 echo novar
14483causes >
14484 E121: Undefined variable: novar
14485 E15: Invalid expression: novar
14486The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14487 Vim(echo):E121: Undefined variable: novar
14488< *except-syntax-error*
14489But when a syntax error is detected after a normal error in the same command,
14490the syntax error is used for the exception being thrown.
14491 Example: >
14492 unlet novar #
14493causes >
14494 E108: No such variable: "novar"
14495 E488: Trailing characters
14496The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14497 Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters
14498This is done because the syntax error might change the execution path in a way
14499not intended by the user. Example: >
14500 try
14501 try | unlet novar # | catch | echo v:exception | endtry
14502 catch /.*/
14503 echo "outer catch:" v:exception
14504 endtry
14505This displays "outer catch: Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters", and then
14506a "E600: Missing :endtry" error message is given, see |except-single-line|.
14507
14508==============================================================================
145099. Examples *eval-examples*
14510
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014511Printing in Binary ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014512>
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010014513 :" The function Nr2Bin() returns the binary string representation of a number.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014514 :func Nr2Bin(nr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014515 : let n = a:nr
14516 : let r = ""
14517 : while n
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014518 : let r = '01'[n % 2] . r
14519 : let n = n / 2
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014520 : endwhile
14521 : return r
14522 :endfunc
14523
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014524 :" The function String2Bin() converts each character in a string to a
14525 :" binary string, separated with dashes.
14526 :func String2Bin(str)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014527 : let out = ''
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014528 : for ix in range(strlen(a:str))
14529 : let out = out . '-' . Nr2Bin(char2nr(a:str[ix]))
14530 : endfor
14531 : return out[1:]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014532 :endfunc
14533
14534Example of its use: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014535 :echo Nr2Bin(32)
14536result: "100000" >
14537 :echo String2Bin("32")
14538result: "110011-110010"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014539
14540
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014541Sorting lines ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014542
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014543This example sorts lines with a specific compare function. >
14544
14545 :func SortBuffer()
14546 : let lines = getline(1, '$')
14547 : call sort(lines, function("Strcmp"))
14548 : call setline(1, lines)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014549 :endfunction
14550
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014551As a one-liner: >
14552 :call setline(1, sort(getline(1, '$'), function("Strcmp")))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014553
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014554
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014555scanf() replacement ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014556 *sscanf*
14557There is no sscanf() function in Vim. If you need to extract parts from a
14558line, you can use matchstr() and substitute() to do it. This example shows
14559how to get the file name, line number and column number out of a line like
14560"foobar.txt, 123, 45". >
14561 :" Set up the match bit
14562 :let mx='\(\f\+\),\s*\(\d\+\),\s*\(\d\+\)'
14563 :"get the part matching the whole expression
14564 :let l = matchstr(line, mx)
14565 :"get each item out of the match
14566 :let file = substitute(l, mx, '\1', '')
14567 :let lnum = substitute(l, mx, '\2', '')
14568 :let col = substitute(l, mx, '\3', '')
14569
14570The input is in the variable "line", the results in the variables "file",
14571"lnum" and "col". (idea from Michael Geddes)
14572
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014573
14574getting the scriptnames in a Dictionary ~
14575 *scriptnames-dictionary*
14576The |:scriptnames| command can be used to get a list of all script files that
14577have been sourced. There is no equivalent function or variable for this
14578(because it's rarely needed). In case you need to manipulate the list this
14579code can be used: >
14580 " Get the output of ":scriptnames" in the scriptnames_output variable.
14581 let scriptnames_output = ''
14582 redir => scriptnames_output
14583 silent scriptnames
14584 redir END
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010014585
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014586 " Split the output into lines and parse each line. Add an entry to the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014587 " "scripts" dictionary.
14588 let scripts = {}
14589 for line in split(scriptnames_output, "\n")
14590 " Only do non-blank lines.
14591 if line =~ '\S'
14592 " Get the first number in the line.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014593 let nr = matchstr(line, '\d\+')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014594 " Get the file name, remove the script number " 123: ".
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014595 let name = substitute(line, '.\+:\s*', '', '')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014596 " Add an item to the Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014597 let scripts[nr] = name
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014598 endif
14599 endfor
14600 unlet scriptnames_output
14601
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014602==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001460310. Vim script versions *vimscript-version* *vimscript-versions*
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014604 *scriptversion*
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014605Over time many features have been added to Vim script. This includes Ex
14606commands, functions, variable types, etc. Each individual feature can be
14607checked with the |has()| and |exists()| functions.
14608
14609Sometimes old syntax of functionality gets in the way of making Vim better.
14610When support is taken away this will break older Vim scripts. To make this
14611explicit the |:scriptversion| command can be used. When a Vim script is not
14612compatible with older versions of Vim this will give an explicit error,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014613instead of failing in mysterious ways.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014614
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014615 *scriptversion-1* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014616 :scriptversion 1
14617< This is the original Vim script, same as not using a |:scriptversion|
14618 command. Can be used to go back to old syntax for a range of lines.
14619 Test for support with: >
14620 has('vimscript-1')
14621
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014622< *scriptversion-2* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014623 :scriptversion 2
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020014624< String concatenation with "." is not supported, use ".." instead.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014625 This avoids the ambiguity using "." for Dict member access and
14626 floating point numbers. Now ".5" means the number 0.5.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014627
14628 *scriptversion-3* >
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014629 :scriptversion 3
14630< All |vim-variable|s must be prefixed by "v:". E.g. "version" doesn't
14631 work as |v:version| anymore, it can be used as a normal variable.
14632 Same for some obvious names as "count" and others.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014633
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014634 Test for support with: >
14635 has('vimscript-3')
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014636<
14637 *scriptversion-4* >
14638 :scriptversion 4
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014639< Numbers with a leading zero are not recognized as octal. "0o" or "0O"
14640 is still recognized as octal. With the
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014641 previous version you get: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014642 echo 017 " displays 15 (octal)
14643 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14644 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014645< with script version 4: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014646 echo 017 " displays 17 (decimal)
14647 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14648 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014649< Also, it is possible to use single quotes inside numbers to make them
14650 easier to read: >
14651 echo 1'000'000
14652< The quotes must be surrounded by digits.
14653
14654 Test for support with: >
14655 has('vimscript-4')
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014656
14657==============================================================================
1465811. No +eval feature *no-eval-feature*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014659
14660When the |+eval| feature was disabled at compile time, none of the expression
14661evaluation commands are available. To prevent this from causing Vim scripts
14662to generate all kinds of errors, the ":if" and ":endif" commands are still
14663recognized, though the argument of the ":if" and everything between the ":if"
14664and the matching ":endif" is ignored. Nesting of ":if" blocks is allowed, but
14665only if the commands are at the start of the line. The ":else" command is not
14666recognized.
14667
14668Example of how to avoid executing commands when the |+eval| feature is
14669missing: >
14670
14671 :if 1
14672 : echo "Expression evaluation is compiled in"
14673 :else
14674 : echo "You will _never_ see this message"
14675 :endif
14676
Bram Moolenaar773a97c2019-06-06 20:39:55 +020014677To execute a command only when the |+eval| feature is disabled can be done in
14678two ways. The simplest is to exit the script (or Vim) prematurely: >
14679 if 1
14680 echo "commands executed with +eval"
14681 finish
14682 endif
14683 args " command executed without +eval
14684
14685If you do not want to abort loading the script you can use a trick, as this
14686example shows: >
Bram Moolenaar45d2cca2017-04-30 16:36:05 +020014687
14688 silent! while 0
14689 set history=111
14690 silent! endwhile
14691
14692When the |+eval| feature is available the command is skipped because of the
14693"while 0". Without the |+eval| feature the "while 0" is an error, which is
14694silently ignored, and the command is executed.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +020014695
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014696==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001469712. The sandbox *eval-sandbox* *sandbox* *E48*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014698
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +020014699The 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr', 'includeexpr', 'indentexpr', 'statusline' and
14700'foldtext' options may be evaluated in a sandbox. This means that you are
14701protected from these expressions having nasty side effects. This gives some
14702safety for when these options are set from a modeline. It is also used when
14703the command from a tags file is executed and for CTRL-R = in the command line.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014704The sandbox is also used for the |:sandbox| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014705
14706These items are not allowed in the sandbox:
14707 - changing the buffer text
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014708 - defining or changing mapping, autocommands, user commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014709 - setting certain options (see |option-summary|)
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014710 - setting certain v: variables (see |v:var|) *E794*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014711 - executing a shell command
14712 - reading or writing a file
14713 - jumping to another buffer or editing a file
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000014714 - executing Python, Perl, etc. commands
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014715This is not guaranteed 100% secure, but it should block most attacks.
14716
14717 *:san* *:sandbox*
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +000014718:san[dbox] {cmd} Execute {cmd} in the sandbox. Useful to evaluate an
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014719 option that may have been set from a modeline, e.g.
14720 'foldexpr'.
14721
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014722 *sandbox-option*
14723A few options contain an expression. When this expression is evaluated it may
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +000014724have to be done in the sandbox to avoid a security risk. But the sandbox is
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014725restrictive, thus this only happens when the option was set from an insecure
14726location. Insecure in this context are:
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +000014727- sourcing a .vimrc or .exrc in the current directory
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014728- while executing in the sandbox
14729- value coming from a modeline
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014730- executing a function that was defined in the sandbox
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014731
14732Note that when in the sandbox and saving an option value and restoring it, the
14733option will still be marked as it was set in the sandbox.
14734
14735==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001473613. Textlock *textlock*
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014737
14738In a few situations it is not allowed to change the text in the buffer, jump
14739to another window and some other things that might confuse or break what Vim
14740is currently doing. This mostly applies to things that happen when Vim is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014741actually doing something else. For example, evaluating the 'balloonexpr' may
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014742happen any moment the mouse cursor is resting at some position.
14743
14744This is not allowed when the textlock is active:
14745 - changing the buffer text
14746 - jumping to another buffer or window
14747 - editing another file
14748 - closing a window or quitting Vim
14749 - etc.
14750
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014751
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020014752 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: