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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2022 Sep 30
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
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141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
84byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
87 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
88ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
89ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
90ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
91ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
92ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
93 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
94ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
96ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
97ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
98ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
99ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
100ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
101ch_open({address} [, {options}])
102 Channel open a channel to {address}
103ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
104ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
105 Blob read Blob from {handle}
106ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
107 String read raw from {handle}
108ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
109 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
110ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
112ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
113 none set options for {handle}
114ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
115 String status of channel {handle}
116changenr() Number current change number
117char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
118charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
119charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
120charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
121 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
122chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
123cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
124clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
125col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
126complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
127complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
128complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
129complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
130confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
131 Number number of choice picked by user
132copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
133cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
134cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
135count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
136 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
137cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
138 Number checks existence of cscope connection
139cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
140 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
141cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
142debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
143deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
144delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
145deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
146 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
147did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
148diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
149diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
150digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
151digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
152digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
153digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
154echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
155empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
156environ() Dict return environment variables
157escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
158eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
159eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
160executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
161execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
162exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
163exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
164exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
165exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
166expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
167 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100168expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
169 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000170extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
171 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
172extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
173 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
174 List or Dictionary
175feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
176filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
177filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
178filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
179 remove items from {expr1} where
180 {expr2} is 0
181finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
182 String find directory {name} in {path}
183findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
184 String find file {name} in {path}
185flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
186flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
187 List flatten a copy of {list}
188float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
189floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
190fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
191fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
192fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
193foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
195foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
196foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
197foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
198foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100199fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000200funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
201 Funcref reference to function {name}
202function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
203 Funcref named reference to function {name}
204garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
205get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
206get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
207get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
208getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
209getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
210 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
211getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
212 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
213getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
214getchar([expr]) Number or String
215 get one character from the user
216getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
217getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
218getcharsearch() Dict last character search
219getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100220getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
221 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getcmdline() String return the current command-line
223getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100224getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
225 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
227getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
228getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
229 List list of cmdline completion matches
230getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
231getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
232getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
233getenv({name}) String return environment variable
234getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
235getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
236getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
237getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
238getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
239getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
240getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
241 List list of jump list items
242getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
243getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
244getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
245getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
246getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
247getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
248getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
249getpid() Number process ID of Vim
250getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
251getqflist() List list of quickfix items
252getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
253getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
254 String or List contents of a register
255getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
256getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100257getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000258gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
259gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
260 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
261gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
262 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
263gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
264gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
265getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
266getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
267getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
268getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
269getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
270 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
271glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
272 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
273glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
274globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
275 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
276has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
277has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
278haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
279 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
280 or |:tcd|
281hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
282 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
283histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
284histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
285histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
286histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
287hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
288hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
289hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
290hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
291hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
292iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
293indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
294index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
295 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100296indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
297 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000298input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
299 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100300inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000301 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
302inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
303inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
304inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
305inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
306insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
307interrupt() none interrupt script execution
308invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100309isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
311isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
312 (positive or negative)
313islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
314isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
315items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
316job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
317job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
318job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
319job_start({command} [, {options}])
320 Job start a job
321job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
322job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
323join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
324js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
325js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
326json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
327json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
328keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100329keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
330 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000331len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
332libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
333libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
334line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
335line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
336lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
337list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
338list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
339listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
340 Number add a callback to listen to changes
341listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
342listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
343localtime() Number current time
344log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
345log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
346luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
347map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
348 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
349maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
350 String or Dict
351 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
352mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
353 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100354maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000355mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
356 like |map()| but creates a new List or
357 Dictionary
358mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
359match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
360 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
361matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
362 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
363matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
364 Number highlight positions with {group}
365matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
366matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
367matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
368 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
369matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
370 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
371matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
372 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
373matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
374 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
375matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
376 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
377matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
378 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
379max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
380menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
381min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
382mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
383 Number create directory {name}
384mode([expr]) String current editing mode
385mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
386nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
387nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
388or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
389pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
390perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
391popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
392popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
393popup_clear() none close all popup windows
394popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
395popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
396popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
397popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
398popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
399popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
400popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
401popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
402popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
403popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
404popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
405popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
406popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
407popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
408popup_notification({what}, {options})
409 Number create a notification popup window
410popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
411 none set options for popup window {id}
412popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
413popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
414pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
415prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
416printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
417prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
418prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
419prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
420prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
421prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
422prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
423 none add multiple text properties
424prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
425 none remove all text properties
426prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
427 Dict search for a text property
428prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
429prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
430 Number remove a text property
431prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
432prop_type_change({name}, {props})
433 none change an existing property type
434prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
435 none delete a property type
436prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
437 Dict get property type values
438prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
439pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
440pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
441py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
442pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
443pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
444rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
445range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
446 List items from {expr} to {max}
447readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
448readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
449 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
450readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
451 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
452readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
453 List get list of lines from file {fname}
454reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
455 any reduce {object} using {func}
456reg_executing() String get the executing register name
457reg_recording() String get the recording register name
458reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
459reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
460reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
461remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
462 String send expression
463remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
464remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
465 Number check for reply string
466remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
467 String read reply string
468remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
469 String send key sequence
470remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
471remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
472 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
473remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
474 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
475remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
476rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100477repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
478 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000479resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
480reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
481round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
482rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
483screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
484screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
485screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
486screencol() Number current cursor column
487screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
488screenrow() Number current cursor row
489screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
490search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
491 Number search for {pattern}
492searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
493searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
494 Number search for variable declaration
495searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
496 Number search for other end of start/end pair
497searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
498 List search for other end of start/end pair
499searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
500 List search for {pattern}
501server2client({clientid}, {string})
502 Number send reply string
503serverlist() String get a list of available servers
504setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
505 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
506 {expr}
507setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
508 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
509setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
510setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
511setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100512setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000513setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
514setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
515setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
516setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
517setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
518setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
519 Number modify location list using {list}
520setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
521 Number modify specific location list props
522setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
523setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
524setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
525setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
526 Number modify specific quickfix list props
527setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
528settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
529settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
530 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
531 page {tabnr} to {val}
532settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
533 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
534setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
535sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
536shellescape({string} [, {special}])
537 String escape {string} for use as shell
538 command argument
539shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
540sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
541sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
542sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
543sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
544 List get a list of placed signs
545sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
546 Number jump to a sign
547sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
548 Number place a sign
549sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
550sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
551sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
552sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
553 Number unplace a sign
554sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
555simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
556sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
557sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
558slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
559 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000560sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
561 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000562sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
563sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
564 Number play an event sound
565sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
566 Number play sound file {path}
567sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
568soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
569spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
570spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
571 List spelling suggestions
572split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
573 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
574sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
575srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
576state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
577str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
578str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
579 ASCII/UTF-8 value
580str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
581 Number convert String to Number
582strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
583strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
584 String {len} characters of {str} at
585 character {start}
586strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
587strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
588strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
589strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
590stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
591 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
592string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
593strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
594strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
595 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
596 byte {start}
597strptime({format}, {timestring})
598 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
599strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
600 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
601strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
602strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
603submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
604 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
605substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
606 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
607swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
608swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
609synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
610synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
611 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
612synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
613synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
614synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
615system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
616systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
617tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
618tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
619tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
620tagfiles() List tags files used
621taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
622tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
623tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
624tempname() String name for a temporary file
625term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
626 Number display difference between two dumps
627term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
628 Number displaying a screen dump
629term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
630 none dump terminal window contents
631term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
632term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
633term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
634term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
635term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
636term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
637term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
638term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
639term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
640term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
641term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
642term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
643term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
644term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
645term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
646 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
647term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
648term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
649term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
650term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
651 none set the size of a terminal
652term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
653term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
654terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
655test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
656 none make memory allocation fail
657test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
658test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
659test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
660test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
661test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000662test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000663test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
664test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
665test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
666test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
667test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
668test_null_job() Job null value for testing
669test_null_list() List null value for testing
670test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
671test_null_string() String null value for testing
672test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
673test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
674test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000675test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
676test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
677test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
678test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
679test_void() any void value for testing
680timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
681timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
682timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
683 Number create a timer
684timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
685timer_stopall() none stop all timers
686tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
687toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
688tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
689 to chars in {tostr}
690trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
691 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
692trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
693type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
694typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
695undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
696undotree() List undo file tree
697uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
698 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
699values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100700virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
701 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100702virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
703 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000704visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
705wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
706win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
707 String execute {command} in window {id}
708win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
709win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
710win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
711win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
712win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
713win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000714win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
715win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000716win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
717win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
718 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
719winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
720wincol() Number window column of the cursor
721windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
722winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
723winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
724winline() Number window line of the cursor
725winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
726winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
727winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
728winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
729winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
730wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
731writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
732 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
733xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
734
735==============================================================================
7362. Details *builtin-function-details*
737
738Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
739specific functionality.
740
741abs({expr}) *abs()*
742 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
743 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
744 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
745 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
746 Examples: >
747 echo abs(1.456)
748< 1.456 >
749 echo abs(-5.456)
750< 5.456 >
751 echo abs(-4)
752< 4
753
754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
755 Compute()->abs()
756
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000757
758acos({expr}) *acos()*
759 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
760 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
761 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100762 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000763 Examples: >
764 :echo acos(0)
765< 1.570796 >
766 :echo acos(-0.5)
767< 2.094395
768
769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
770 Compute()->acos()
771
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000772
773add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
774 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
775 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
776 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
777 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
778< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
779 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
780 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
781 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100782 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000783
784 Can also be used as a |method|: >
785 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
786
787
788and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
789 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
790 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100791 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000792 Example: >
793 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
794< Can also be used as a |method|: >
795 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
796
797
798append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
799 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
800 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
801 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
802 the current buffer.
803 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
804 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
805 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
806 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
807 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
808 negative number results in an error. Example: >
809 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
810 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
811
812< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
813 passed as the second argument: >
814 mylist->append(lnum)
815
816
817appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
818 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
819
820 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
821 |bufload()| if needed.
822
823 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
824
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000825 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
826 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
827 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
828 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000829
830 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
831 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
832
833 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
834 error message is given. Example: >
835 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
836<
837 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
838 passed as the second argument: >
839 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
840
841
842argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
843 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
844 |arglist|.
845 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
846 window is used.
847 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
848 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
849 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
850 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
851
852 *argidx()*
853argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
854 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
855
856 *arglistid()*
857arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
858 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
859 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
860 global argument list. See |arglist|.
861 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
862
863 Without arguments use the current window.
864 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
865 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
866 page.
867 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
868
869 *argv()*
870argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
871 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
872 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
873 :let i = 0
874 :while i < argc()
875 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000876 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000877 : let i = i + 1
878 :endwhile
879< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
880 the whole |arglist| is returned.
881
882 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
883 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
884
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100885 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
886 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
887 argument is invalid.
888
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000889asin({expr}) *asin()*
890 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
891 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
892 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
893 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100894 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
895 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000896 Examples: >
897 :echo asin(0.8)
898< 0.927295 >
899 :echo asin(-0.5)
900< -0.523599
901
902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
903 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000904
905
906assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
907
908
909
910atan({expr}) *atan()*
911 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
912 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
913 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100914 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000915 Examples: >
916 :echo atan(100)
917< 1.560797 >
918 :echo atan(-4.01)
919< -1.326405
920
921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
922 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000923
924
925atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
926 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
927 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
928 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100929 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
930 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000931 Examples: >
932 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
933< -0.785398 >
934 :echo atan2(1, -1)
935< 2.356194
936
937 Can also be used as a |method|: >
938 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000939
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100940
941autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
942 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
943
944 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
945 the following optional items:
946 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
947 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
948 item is ignored.
949 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
950 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100951 This can be either a String with a single
952 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100953 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
954 If this group doesn't exist then it is
955 created. If not specified or empty, then the
956 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100957 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
958 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100959 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100960 which executes only once. Refer to
961 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100962 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
963 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100964 present, then this item is ignored. This can
965 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
966 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100967 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
968 commands associated with the specified autocmd
969 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
970 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100971 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100972
973 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
974 Examples: >
975 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
976 let acmd = {}
977 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
978 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
979 let acmd.bufnr = 5
980 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
981 call autocmd_add([acmd])
982
983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
984 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
985<
986autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
987 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
988
989 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
990 the following optional items:
991 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
992 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
993 item is ignored.
994 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
995 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
996 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
997 group are deleted.
998 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
999 If not specified or empty, then the default
1000 group is used.
1001 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1002 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1003 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1004 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1005 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1006 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1007 present, then this item is ignored.
1008
1009 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1010 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1011 is deleted.
1012
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001013 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001014 Examples: >
1015 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1016 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1017 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1018 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1019 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1020 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1021 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1022 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1023 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1024 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1025 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1026 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1027 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1028 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1029 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1030 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1031<
1032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1033 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1034
1035autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1036 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1037 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1038
1039 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1040 items:
1041 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1042 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1043 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1044 error message. If set to an empty string,
1045 then the default autocmd group is used.
1046 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1047 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1048 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1049 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1050 results in an error message.
1051 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1052 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1053 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1054 {opts}.
1055
1056 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1057 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1058 the autocmd is defined.
1059 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1060 event Autocmd event name.
1061 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001062 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1063 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1064 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1065 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001066 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1067 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1068 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1069 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1070
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001071 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1072 or event or pattern is not found.
1073
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001074 Examples: >
1075 " :autocmd MyGroup
1076 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1077 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1078 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1079 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1080 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1081 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1082 " :autocmd Syntax
1083 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1084 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1085 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1086 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1087 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1088<
1089 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1090 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1091<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001092balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1093 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001094 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1095 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001096
1097balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1098 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1099 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1100 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1101 split with |balloon_split()|.
1102 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1103
1104 Example: >
1105 func GetBalloonContent()
1106 " ... initiate getting the content
1107 return ''
1108 endfunc
1109 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1110
1111 func BalloonCallback(result)
1112 call balloon_show(a:result)
1113 endfunc
1114< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1115 GetText()->balloon_show()
1116<
1117 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1118 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1119 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1120 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001121 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001122
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001123 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1124 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001125 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1126 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1127
1128balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1129 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1130 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1131 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001132 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1133 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001134 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1135 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1136
1137< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1138 feature}
1139
1140blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1141 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1142 {blob}. Examples: >
1143 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1144 blob2list(0z) returns []
1145< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1146 opposite.
1147
1148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1149 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001150<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001151 *browse()*
1152browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1153 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1154 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1155 The input fields are:
1156 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1157 {title} title for the requester
1158 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1159 {default} default file name
1160 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1161 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1162
1163 *browsedir()*
1164browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1165 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1166 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1167 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1168 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1169 to be used.
1170 The input fields are:
1171 {title} title for the requester
1172 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1173 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1174 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1175
1176bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001177 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1178 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001179 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1180 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1181 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1182 buffer is always created.
1183 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1184 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1185 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1186 call bufload(bufnr)
1187 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001188< Returns 0 on error.
1189 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001190 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1191
1192bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1193 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1194 {buf} exists.
1195 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1196 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1197
1198 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1199 exactly. The name can be:
1200 - Relative to the current directory.
1201 - A full path.
1202 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1203 - A URL name.
1204 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1205 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1206 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1207 long name to be able to find them.
1208 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1209 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1210 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1211 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1212 file name.
1213
1214 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1215 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1216<
1217 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1218
1219buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1220 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1221 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1222 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1223
1224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1225 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1226
1227bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1228 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1229 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1230 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001231 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
1232 file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001233 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1234 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1235 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1236
1237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1238 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1239
1240bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1241 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1242 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1243 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1244
1245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1246 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1247
1248bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1249 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1250 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1251 "[No Name]".
1252 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1253 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1254 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1255 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1256 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1257 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1258 match an empty string is returned.
1259 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1260 alternate buffer.
1261 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1262 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1263 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1264 pattern.
1265 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1266 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1267 buffers are searched for.
1268 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1269 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1270 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1271< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1272 echo bufnr->bufname()
1273
1274< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1275 string is returned. >
1276 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1277 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1278 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1279 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1280< *buffer_name()*
1281 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1282
1283 *bufnr()*
1284bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1285 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1286 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1287 above.
1288
1289 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1290 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1291 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1292 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1293< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1294 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1295
1296 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1297 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1298< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1299 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1300 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1301 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1302
1303 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1304 echo bufref->bufnr()
1305<
1306 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1307 *last_buffer_nr()*
1308 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1309
1310bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1311 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1312 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1313 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1314 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1315
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001316 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001317<
1318 Only deals with the current tab page.
1319
1320 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1321 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1322
1323bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1324 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1325 |window-ID|.
1326 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1327 is returned. Example: >
1328
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001329 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001330
1331< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1332 |:wincmd|.
1333
1334 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1335 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1336
1337byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1338 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1339 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1340 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1341 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1342 one.
1343 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1344
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001345 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1346
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1348 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1349
1350< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1351 feature}
1352
1353byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1354 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1355 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1356 zero.
1357 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1358 equal to {nr}.
1359 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1360 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1361 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1362 separately.
1363 Example : >
1364 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1365< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1366 same: >
1367 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1368 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1369< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1370
1371 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1372 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1373 in bytes is returned.
1374
1375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1376 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1377
1378byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1379 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1380 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001381 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001382 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1383 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1384 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1385< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1386 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1387 one byte).
1388 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1389 to a Unicode encoding.
1390
1391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1392 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1393
1394call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1395 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1396 arguments.
1397 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1398 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1399 Returns the return value of the called function.
1400 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1401 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1402
1403 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1404 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1405
1406ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1407 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1408 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1409 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1410 Examples: >
1411 echo ceil(1.456)
1412< 2.0 >
1413 echo ceil(-5.456)
1414< -5.0 >
1415 echo ceil(4.0)
1416< 4.0
1417
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001418 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1419
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001420 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1421 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001422
1423
1424ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1425
1426
1427changenr() *changenr()*
1428 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1429 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1430 with the |:undo| command.
1431 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1432 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1433 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001434 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001435
1436char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001437 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001438 Examples: >
1439 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1440 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1441< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1442 Example for "utf-8": >
1443 char2nr("á") returns 225
1444 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1445< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1446 A combining character is a separate character.
1447 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1448 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1449 let str = "ABC"
1450 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1451< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1452
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001453 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1454
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1456 GetChar()->char2nr()
1457
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001458charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1459 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1460 The character class is one of:
1461 0 blank
1462 1 punctuation
1463 2 word character
1464 3 emoji
1465 other specific Unicode class
1466 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001467 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001468
1469
1470charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1471 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1472 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1473
1474 Example:
1475 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1476 charcol('.') returns 3
1477 col('.') returns 7
1478
1479< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1480 GetPos()->col()
1481<
1482 *charidx()*
1483charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1484 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1485 The index of the first character is zero.
1486 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1487 equal to {idx}.
1488 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1489 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1490 added to the preceding base character.
1491 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1492 counted as separate characters.
1493 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1494 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1495 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1496 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1497 and is not zero or one.
1498 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1499 from the character index.
1500 Examples: >
1501 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1502 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1503 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1504<
1505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1506 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1507
1508chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1509 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1510 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1511 window:
1512 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1513 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1514 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1515 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1516 directory.
1517 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1518 {dir} must be a String.
1519 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1520 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1521 On failure, returns an empty string.
1522
1523 Example: >
1524 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1525 if save_dir != ""
1526 " ... do some work
1527 call chdir(save_dir)
1528 endif
1529
1530< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1531 GetDir()->chdir()
1532<
1533cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1534 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1535 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1536 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1537 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001538 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001539 See |C-indenting|.
1540
1541 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1542 GetLnum()->cindent()
1543
1544clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1545 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1546 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1547 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1548 window ID instead of the current window.
1549
1550 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1551 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1552<
1553 *col()*
1554col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1555 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1556 . the cursor position
1557 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1558 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1559 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1560 returned)
1561 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1562 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1563 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1564 that it's updated right away.
1565 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1566 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1567 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1568 out of range then col() returns zero.
1569 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1570 |getpos()|.
1571 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1572 character position use |charcol()|.
1573 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1574 Examples: >
1575 col(".") column of cursor
1576 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1577 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001578 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001579< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001580 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1581 buffer.
1582 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1583 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1584 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1585 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1586 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001587 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001588 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1589
1590< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1591 GetPos()->col()
1592<
1593
1594complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1595 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1596 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1597 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1598 or with an expression mapping.
1599 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1600 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1601 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1602 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1603 match.
1604 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1605 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1606 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1607 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1608 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1609 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1610 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1611 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1612 Example: >
1613 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1614
1615 func! ListMonths()
1616 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1617 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1618 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1619 return ''
1620 endfunc
1621< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1622 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1623
1624 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1625 second argument: >
1626 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1627
1628complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1629 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1630 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1631 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1632 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1633 the list.
1634 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1635 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1636
1637 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1638 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1639
1640complete_check() *complete_check()*
1641 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1642 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1643 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1644 zero otherwise.
1645 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1646 'completefunc' option.
1647
1648
1649complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1650 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1651 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1652 The items are:
1653 mode Current completion mode name string.
1654 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1655 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1656 See |pumvisible()|.
1657 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1658 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1659 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1660 See |complete-items|.
1661 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1662 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1663 typed text only, or the last completion after
1664 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1665 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001666 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001667
1668 *complete_info_mode*
1669 mode values are:
1670 "" Not in completion mode
1671 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1672 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1673 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1674 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1675 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1676 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1677 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1678 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1679 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1680 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1681 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1682 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1683 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1684 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1685 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1686 "eval" |complete()| completion
1687 "unknown" Other internal modes
1688
1689 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1690 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1691 {what} are silently ignored.
1692
1693 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1694 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1695 |CompleteChanged| event.
1696
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001697 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1698
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001699 Examples: >
1700 " Get all items
1701 call complete_info()
1702 " Get only 'mode'
1703 call complete_info(['mode'])
1704 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1705 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1706
1707< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1708 GetItems()->complete_info()
1709<
1710 *confirm()*
1711confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1712 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1713 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1714 choice this is 1.
1715 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1716 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1717
1718 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1719 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1720 used (and translated).
1721 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1722 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1723
1724 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1725 by '\n', e.g. >
1726 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1727< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1728 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1729 not need to be the first letter: >
1730 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1731< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1732 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1733
1734 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1735 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1736 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1737 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1738
1739 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1740 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1741 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1742 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1743 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1744 used.
1745
1746 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1747 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1748
1749 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001750 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001751 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001752 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001753 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001754 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001755 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001756 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001757 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001758 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001759< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1760 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1761 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1762 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1763 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1764 the horizontal layout is always used.
1765
1766 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1767 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1768<
1769 *copy()*
1770copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1771 different from using {expr} directly.
1772 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1773 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1774 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1775 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1776 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1777 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1778 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1779 mylist->copy()
1780
1781cos({expr}) *cos()*
1782 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1783 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001784 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001785 Examples: >
1786 :echo cos(100)
1787< 0.862319 >
1788 :echo cos(-4.01)
1789< -0.646043
1790
1791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1792 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001793
1794
1795cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1796 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1797 [1, inf].
1798 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001799 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001800 Examples: >
1801 :echo cosh(0.5)
1802< 1.127626 >
1803 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1804< -1.127626
1805
1806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1807 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001808
1809
1810count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1811 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1812 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1813
1814 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1815 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1816
1817 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1818
1819 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1820 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1821 {expr} is an empty string.
1822
1823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1824 mylist->count(val)
1825<
1826 *cscope_connection()*
1827cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1828 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1829 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1830 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1831 if there are no cscope connections;
1832 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1833
1834 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1835 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1836
1837 {num} Description of existence check
1838 ----- ------------------------------
1839 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1840 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1841 {dbpath}.
1842 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1843 {dbpath}.
1844 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1845 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1846 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1847 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1848
1849 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1850
1851 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1852
1853 # pid database name prepend path
1854 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1855<
1856 Invocation Return Val ~
1857 ---------- ---------- >
1858 cscope_connection() 1
1859 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1860 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1861 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1862 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1863 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1864 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1865 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1866<
1867cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1868cursor({list})
1869 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1870 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1871
1872 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1873 with two, three or four item:
1874 [{lnum}, {col}]
1875 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1876 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1877 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1878 but without the first item.
1879
1880 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1881 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1882
1883 Does not change the jumplist.
1884 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1885 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1886 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
1887 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
1888 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1889 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1890 line.
1891 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1892 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1893 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1894
1895 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1896 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1897 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1898 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1899
1900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1901 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1902
1903debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1904 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1905 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1906 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1907 {only available on MS-Windows}
1908
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001909 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1910 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1911
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001912 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1913 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1914
1915deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1916 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1917 different from using {expr} directly.
1918 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1919 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1920 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1921 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1922 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1923 the original |List|.
1924 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1925
1926 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1927 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1928 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1929 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1930 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1931 *E724*
1932 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1933 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1934 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1935 Also see |copy()|.
1936
1937 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1938 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1939
1940delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1941 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001942 name {fname}.
1943
1944 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1945 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001946
1947 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1948 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1949
1950 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1951 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1952 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1953 that is being used.
1954
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001955 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1956 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1957 or partly failed.
1958
1959 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1960 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1961 |deletebufline()|.
1962
1963 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1964 GetName()->delete()
1965
1966deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1967 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1968 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1969 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1970
1971 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1972 |bufload()| if needed.
1973
1974 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1975
1976 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1977 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1978 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1979
1980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1981 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1982<
1983 *did_filetype()*
1984did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1985 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1986 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1987 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1988 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1989 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1990 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1991 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1992 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1993 file.
1994
1995diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
1996 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
1997 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
1998 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
1999 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2000 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2001 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2002 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2003
2004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2005 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2006
2007diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2008 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2009 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2010 diff change zero is returned.
2011 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2012 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2013 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2014 line.
2015 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2016 syntax information about the highlighting.
2017
2018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2019 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2020<
2021
2022digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2023 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2024 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2025 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2026 is given and an empty string is returned.
2027
2028 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2029 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2030 available, it might fail.
2031
2032 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2033
2034 Examples: >
2035 " Get a built-in digraph
2036 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2037
2038 " Get a user-defined digraph
2039 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2040 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2041<
2042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2043 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2044<
2045 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2046 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2047 display an error message.
2048
2049
2050digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2051 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2052 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2053 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2054
2055 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2056 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2057 available, it might fail.
2058
2059 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2060
2061 Examples: >
2062 " Get user-defined digraphs
2063 :echo digraph_getlist()
2064
2065 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2066 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2067<
2068 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2069 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2070<
2071 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2072 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2073 display an error message.
2074
2075
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002076digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002077 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2078 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002079 encoded character. *E1215*
2080 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2081 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2082 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002083
2084 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2085 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2086
2087 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2088 |digraph_setlist()|.
2089
2090 Example: >
2091 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2092<
2093 Can be used as a |method|: >
2094 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2095<
2096 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2097 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2098 display an error message.
2099
2100
2101digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2102 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2103 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2104 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002105 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002106 Example: >
2107 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2108<
2109 It is similar to the following: >
2110 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2111 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2112 endfor
2113< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2114 following digraphs will not be added.
2115
2116 Can be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2118<
2119 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2120 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2121 display an error message.
2122
2123
2124echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2125 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2126 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2127 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2128 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2129< and to enable it again: >
2130 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2131< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2132
2133
2134empty({expr}) *empty()*
2135 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2136 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2137 items.
2138 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2139 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2140 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2141 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2142 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2143 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2144
2145 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2146 length with zero.
2147
2148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2149 mylist->empty()
2150
2151environ() *environ()*
2152 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2153 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2154 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2155< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2156 use this: >
2157 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2158
2159escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2160 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2161 backslash. Example: >
2162 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2163< results in: >
2164 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2165< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2166
2167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2168 GetText()->escape(' \')
2169<
2170 *eval()*
2171eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2172 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2173 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2174 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2175 functions.
2176
2177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2178 argv->join()->eval()
2179
2180eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2181 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2182 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2183 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2184 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2185
2186executable({expr}) *executable()*
2187 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2188 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2189 arguments.
2190 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2191 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2192 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2193 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2194 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2195 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2196 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2197 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2198 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2199 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2200 directory, not if it's really executable.
2201 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002202 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2203 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2204 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2205 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002206 The result is a Number:
2207 1 exists
2208 0 does not exist
2209 -1 not implemented on this system
2210 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2211
2212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2213 GetCommand()->executable()
2214
2215execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2216 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2217 string.
2218 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2219 lines are executed one by one.
2220 This is equivalent to: >
2221 redir => var
2222 {command}
2223 redir END
2224<
2225 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2226 "" no `:silent` used
2227 "silent" `:silent` used
2228 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2229 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2230 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2231 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2232 *E930*
2233 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2234
2235 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002236 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002237
2238< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2239 use `win_execute()`.
2240
2241 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2242 included in the output of the higher level call.
2243
2244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2245 GetCommand()->execute()
2246
2247exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2248 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2249 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2250 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2251 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2252 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2253< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2254 an empty string is returned.
2255
2256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2257 GetCommand()->exepath()
2258<
2259 *exists()*
2260exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2261 zero otherwise.
2262
2263 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2264 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2265 at compile time.
2266
2267 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2268 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2269
2270 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002271 varname internal variable (see
2272 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2273 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2274 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002275 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002276 Does not work for local variables in a
2277 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002278 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2279 script, since it can be used as a
2280 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002281 Beware that evaluating an index may
2282 cause an error message for an invalid
2283 expression. E.g.: >
2284 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2285 :echo exists("l[5]")
2286< 0 >
2287 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2288< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2289 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002290 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2291 not if it really works)
2292 +option-name Vim option that works.
2293 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2294 done by comparing with an empty
2295 string)
2296 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2297 or user defined function (see
2298 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2299 Also works for a variable that is a
2300 Funcref.
2301 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2302 implemented; to be used to check if
2303 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002304 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2305 command or command modifier |:command|.
2306 Returns:
2307 1 for match with start of a command
2308 2 full match with a command
2309 3 matches several user commands
2310 To check for a supported command
2311 always check the return value to be 2.
2312 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002313 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2314 probably should not use it, it is
2315 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002316 #event autocommand defined for this event
2317 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2318 pattern (the pattern is taken
2319 literally and compared to the
2320 autocommand patterns character by
2321 character)
2322 #group autocommand group exists
2323 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2324 event.
2325 #group#event#pattern
2326 autocommand defined for this group,
2327 event and pattern.
2328 ##event autocommand for this event is
2329 supported.
2330
2331 Examples: >
2332 exists("&shortname")
2333 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2334 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002335 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2336 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002337 exists("bufcount")
2338 exists(":Make")
2339 exists("#CursorHold")
2340 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2341 exists("#filetypeindent")
2342 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2343 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2344 exists("##ColorScheme")
2345< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2346 name.
2347 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002348 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2349 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002350 Working example: >
2351 exists(":make")
2352< NOT working example: >
2353 exists(":make install")
2354
2355< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2356 variable itself. For example: >
2357 exists(bufcount)
2358< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2359 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2360
2361 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2362 Varname()->exists()
2363<
2364
2365exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2366 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2367 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2368 give an error: >
2369 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2370 ThatFunction('works')
2371 endif
2372< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2373 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2374
2375 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2376 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2377 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2378
2379
2380exp({expr}) *exp()*
2381 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2382 [0, inf].
2383 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002384 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002385 Examples: >
2386 :echo exp(2)
2387< 7.389056 >
2388 :echo exp(-1)
2389< 0.367879
2390
2391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2392 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002393
2394
2395expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2396 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2397 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2398
2399 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2400 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2401 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2402 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2403 file name contains a space]
2404
2405 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2406 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2407 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2408
2409 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2410 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2411 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2412
2413 % current file name
2414 # alternate file name
2415 #n alternate file name n
2416 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2417 <afile> autocmd file name
2418 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2419 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2420 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2421 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2422 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2423 line number
2424 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2425 a function
2426 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2427 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002428 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2429 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002430 <stack> call stack
2431 <cword> word under the cursor
2432 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2433 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2434 message |server2client()|
2435 Modifiers:
2436 :p expand to full path
2437 :h head (last path component removed)
2438 :t tail (last path component only)
2439 :r root (one extension removed)
2440 :e extension only
2441
2442 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002443 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002444< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2445 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2446 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2447< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002448 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002449< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2450 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2451 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2452 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2453 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2454<
2455 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2456 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2457 to modify normal file names.
2458
2459 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2460 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2461 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2462 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002463 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2464 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2465 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002466
2467 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2468 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2469 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2470 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2471 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2472 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2473 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2474 :echo expand("**/README")
2475<
2476 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2477 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2478 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2479 |expr-env-expand|.
2480 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2481 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2482 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2483 "$FOOBAR".
2484
2485 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2486 getting the raw output of an external command.
2487
2488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2489 Getpattern()->expand()
2490
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002491expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002492 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2493 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2494 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2495 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2496 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002497
2498 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2499 argument:
2500 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2501 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2502 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2503
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002504 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2505 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002506
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002507 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002508 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002509 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2510 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2511<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002513 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2514<
2515extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2516 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2517 |Dictionaries|.
2518
2519 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2520 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2521 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2522 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2523 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2524 Examples: >
2525 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2526 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2527< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2528 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2529 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2530 (where N is the original length of the List).
2531 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2532 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2533 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2534<
2535 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2536 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2537 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2538 used to decide what to do:
2539 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2540 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2541 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2542 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2543
2544 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2545 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2546 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2547 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2548 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002549 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002550
2551 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2552 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2553
2554
2555extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2556 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2557 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2558 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2559 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2560
2561
2562feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2563 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2564 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2565
2566 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2567 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2568 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2569 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2570 characters from a mapping.
2571
2572 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2573 {string}.
2574
2575 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2576 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2577 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2578 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2579 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2580 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2581
2582 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2583 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2584 keys are remapped.
2585 'n' Do not remap keys.
2586 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2587 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2588 opening folds, etc.
2589 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2590 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2591 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2592 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2593 the internal "got_int" flag.
2594 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2595 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2596 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2597 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2598 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2599 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2600 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2601 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2602 script continues.
2603 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2604 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2605 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002606 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2607 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002608 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002609 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002610 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2611 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2612 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2613
2614 Return value is always 0.
2615
2616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2617 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2618
2619filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2620 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2621 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2622 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2623 expression, which is used as a String.
2624 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2625 |glob()|.
2626 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2627 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2628 0
2629 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2630 1
2631
2632< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2633 GetName()->filereadable()
2634< *file_readable()*
2635 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2636
2637
2638filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2639 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2640 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2641 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2642 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2643
2644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2645 GetName()->filewritable()
2646
2647
2648filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2649 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2650 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2651 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2652 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002653 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002654
2655 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2656
2657 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2658 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2659 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2660 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2661 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2662 current character.
2663 Examples: >
2664 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2665< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2666 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2667< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2668 call filter(var, 0)
2669< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2670
2671 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2672 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2673 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2674
2675 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2676 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2677 2. the value of the current item.
2678 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2679 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2680 func Odd(idx, val)
2681 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2682 endfunc
2683 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002684< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2685 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2686< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002687 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2688< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2689 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2690<
2691 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2692 Other values will result in a type error.
2693
2694 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2695 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2696 first: >
2697 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2698
2699< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002700 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002701 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2702 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2703 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2704 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2705
2706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2707 mylist->filter(expr2)
2708
2709finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2710 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2711 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2712 for the syntax of {path}.
2713
2714 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2715 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2716 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2717 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2718
2719 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2720 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2721 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2722
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002723 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2724
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002725 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002726
2727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2728 GetName()->finddir()
2729
2730findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2731 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2732 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2733 Example: >
2734 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2735< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2736 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2737
2738 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2739 GetName()->findfile()
2740
2741flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2742 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2743 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2744 a very large number.
2745 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2746 not want that.
2747 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002748 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002749 *E900*
2750 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2751 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2752 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2753
2754 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2755
2756 Example: >
2757 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2758< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2759 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2760< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2761
2762 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2763 mylist->flatten()
2764<
2765flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2766 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2767
2768
2769float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2770 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2771 decimal point.
2772 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002773 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002774 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2775 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2776 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2777 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2778 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2779 Examples: >
2780 echo float2nr(3.95)
2781< 3 >
2782 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2783< -23 >
2784 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2785< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2786 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2787< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2788 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2789< 0
2790
2791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2792 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002793
2794
2795floor({expr}) *floor()*
2796 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2797 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2798 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002799 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002800 Examples: >
2801 echo floor(1.856)
2802< 1.0 >
2803 echo floor(-5.456)
2804< -6.0 >
2805 echo floor(4.0)
2806< 4.0
2807
2808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2809 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002810
2811
2812fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2813 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2814 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2815 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2816 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2817 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2818 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2819 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002820 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2821 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002822 Examples: >
2823 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2824< 0.13 >
2825 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2826< -0.13
2827
2828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2829 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002830
2831
2832fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2833 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2834 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2835 are escaped with a backslash.
2836 For most systems the characters escaped are
2837 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2838 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2839 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2840 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002841 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002842 Example: >
2843 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002844 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002845< results in executing: >
2846 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2847<
2848 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2849 GetName()->fnameescape()
2850
2851fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2852 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2853 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2854 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2855 Example: >
2856 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2857< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002858 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002859< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2860 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002861 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2862 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2863 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2864 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002865 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2866 |expand()| first then.
2867
2868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2869 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2870
2871foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2872 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2873 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2874 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2875 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2876 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2877
2878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2879 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2880
2881foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2882 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2883 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2884 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2885 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2886 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2887
2888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2889 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2890
2891foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2892 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2893 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2894 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2895 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2896 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2897 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2898 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2899 previous line is usually available.
2900 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2901 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2902
2903 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2904 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2905<
2906 *foldtext()*
2907foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2908 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2909 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2910 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2911 The returned string looks like this: >
2912 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2913< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2914 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2915 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2916 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2917 'commentstring' options is removed.
2918 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2919 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2920 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002921 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002922 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2923
2924foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2925 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2926 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2927 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2928 returned.
2929 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2930 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2931 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2932 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2933
2934
2935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2936 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2937<
2938 *foreground()*
2939foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2940 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2941 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2942 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2943 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002944 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002945 Win32 console version}
2946
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002947fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002948 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2949 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2950
2951 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2952 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002953 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
2954 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
2955 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
2956
2957 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
2958 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
2959 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
2960 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002961
2962 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2963 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2964
2965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2966 GetName()->fullcommand()
2967<
2968 *funcref()*
2969funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2970 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2971 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2972 function {name} is redefined later.
2973
2974 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002975 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2976 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2977 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2978 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002979 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002980
2981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2982 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2983<
2984 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2985function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2986 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2987 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2988 internal function.
2989
2990 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2991 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2992 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2993 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2994 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2995<
2996 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
2997 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
2998 same function.
2999
3000 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3001 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3002 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3003
3004 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3005 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3006 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3007 ...
3008 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3009 ...
3010 call Partial('name')
3011< Invokes the function as with: >
3012 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3013
3014< With a |method|: >
3015 func Callback(one, two, three)
3016 ...
3017 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3018 ...
3019 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3020< Invokes the function as with: >
3021 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3022
3023< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3024 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3025 arguments. Example: >
3026 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003027 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003028 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3029 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003030 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003031 call Func2('name')
3032< Invokes the function as with: >
3033 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3034
3035< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3036 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3037 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003038 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003039 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003040 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003041 let context = {"name": "example"}
3042 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003043 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003044 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3045< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003046 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3047 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003048 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3049 let Func = context.Callback
3050
3051< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3052 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003053 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003054 let context = {"name": "example"}
3055 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003056 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003057 call Func(500)
3058< Invokes the function as with: >
3059 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3060<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003061 Returns 0 on error.
3062
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003063 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3064 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3065
3066
3067garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3068 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3069 that have circular references.
3070
3071 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3072 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3073 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3074 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3075 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3076 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3077 for a long time.
3078
3079 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3080 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3081 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3082
3083 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3084 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3085 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3086 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3087
3088get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3089 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3090 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3091 omitted.
3092 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3093 mylist->get(idx)
3094get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3095 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3096 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3097 omitted.
3098 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3099 myblob->get(idx)
3100get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3101 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3102 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3103 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3104 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3105< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3106 'default' when it does not exist.
3107 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3108 mydict->get(key)
3109get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003110 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003111 {what} are:
3112 "name" The function name
3113 "func" The function
3114 "dict" The dictionary
3115 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003116 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003117 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3118 myfunc->get(what)
3119<
3120 *getbufinfo()*
3121getbufinfo([{buf}])
3122getbufinfo([{dict}])
3123 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3124
3125 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3126 returned.
3127
3128 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3129 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3130 be specified in {dict}:
3131 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3132 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3133 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3134
3135 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3136 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3137 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3138 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3139
3140 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3141 entries:
3142 bufnr Buffer number.
3143 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3144 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3145 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3146 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3147 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3148 last used.
3149 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3150 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3151 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3152 opened in the current window.
3153 Only valid if the buffer has been
3154 displayed in the window in the past.
3155 If you want the line number of the
3156 last known cursor position in a given
3157 window, use |line()|: >
3158 :echo line('.', {winid})
3159<
3160 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3161 valid when loaded)
3162 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3163 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3164 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3165 Each list item is a dictionary with
3166 the following fields:
3167 id sign identifier
3168 lnum line number
3169 name sign name
3170 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3171 buffer-local variables.
3172 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3173 buffer
3174 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3175 display this buffer
3176
3177 Examples: >
3178 for buf in getbufinfo()
3179 echo buf.name
3180 endfor
3181 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3182 if buf.changed
3183 ....
3184 endif
3185 endfor
3186<
3187 To get buffer-local options use: >
3188 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3189<
3190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3191 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3192<
3193
3194 *getbufline()*
3195getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3196 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3197 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
3198 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
3199
3200 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3201
3202 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3203 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3204
3205 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3206 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3207
3208 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3209 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3210 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3211 returned.
3212
3213 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3214 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3215
3216 Example: >
3217 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3218
3219< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3220 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3221
3222getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3223 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3224 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3225 must be used.
3226 The {varname} argument is a string.
3227 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3228 buffer-local variables.
3229 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3230 the buffer-local options.
3231 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3232 a buffer-local option.
3233 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3234 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3235 window-local option.
3236 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3237 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3238 string is returned, there is no error message.
3239 Examples: >
3240 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003241 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003242
3243< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3244 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3245<
3246getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3247 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3248 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3249 exist, an empty list is returned.
3250
3251 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3252 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3253 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3254 entries:
3255 col column number
3256 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3257 lnum line number
3258 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3259 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3260 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3261
3262 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3263 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3264
3265getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3266 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3267 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3268 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3269 Return zero otherwise.
3270 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3271 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3272 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3273
3274 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3275 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003276 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003277 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3278 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3279 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3280 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3281 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3282 that is not included in the character.
3283
3284 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3285 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3286 sequence.
3287
3288 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3289 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3290 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3291
3292 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3293
3294 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3295 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3296 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3297 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3298 ignored.
3299 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3300 let c = getchar()
3301 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003302 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003303 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003304 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003305 endif
3306<
3307 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3308 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3309 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3310
3311 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3312 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3313 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3314 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3315
3316 There is no mapping for the character.
3317 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3318 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3319 sequence. Examples: >
3320 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3321 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3322< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3323 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3324 :function FindChar()
3325 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3326 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3327 : normal l
3328 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3329 : break
3330 : endif
3331 : endwhile
3332 :endfunction
3333<
3334 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3335 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3336 another character: >
3337 :function GetKey()
3338 : let c = getchar()
3339 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3340 : let c = getchar()
3341 : endwhile
3342 : return c
3343 :endfunction
3344
3345getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3346 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3347 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3348 These values are added together:
3349 2 shift
3350 4 control
3351 8 alt (meta)
3352 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3353 32 mouse double click
3354 64 mouse triple click
3355 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3356 128 command (Macintosh only)
3357 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3358 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003359 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003360
3361 *getcharpos()*
3362getcharpos({expr})
3363 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3364 column number in the returned List is a character index
3365 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003366 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3367 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003368 of the last character.
3369
3370 Example:
3371 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3372 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3373 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3374<
3375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3376 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3377
3378getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3379 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3380 with the following entries:
3381
3382 char character previously used for a character
3383 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3384 if no character search has been performed
3385 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3386 0 for backward
3387 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3388 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3389 character search
3390
3391 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3392 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3393 character search: >
3394 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3395 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3396< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3397
3398
3399getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3400 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3401 string.
3402 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3403 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3404 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3405 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3406 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3407 if no character is available.
3408 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3409 result is converted to a string.
3410
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003411getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3412 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3413 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3414 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003415 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003416 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3417 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003418 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003419
3420getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3421 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3422 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3423 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3424 Example: >
3425 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003426< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3427 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003428 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3429 |inputsecret()|.
3430
3431getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3432 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3433 byte count. The first column is 1.
3434 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3435 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3436 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003437 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3438 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003439
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003440getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3441 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3442 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3443 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3444 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3445 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3446 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003447 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3448 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003449
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003450getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3451 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3452 are:
3453 : normal Ex command
3454 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3455 / forward search command
3456 ? backward search command
3457 @ |input()| command
3458 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3459 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3460 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3461 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3462 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3463 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3464
3465getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3466 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3467 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3468 when not in the command-line window.
3469
3470getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3471 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3472 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3473 types are supported:
3474
3475 arglist file names in argument list
3476 augroup autocmd groups
3477 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003478 behave |:behave| suboptions
3479 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003480 color color schemes
3481 command Ex command
3482 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3483 compiler compilers
3484 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3485 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3486 dir directory names
3487 environment environment variable names
3488 event autocommand events
3489 expression Vim expression
3490 file file and directory names
3491 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3492 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3493 function function name
3494 help help subjects
3495 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003496 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003497 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3498 mapclear buffer argument
3499 mapping mapping name
3500 menu menus
3501 messages |:messages| suboptions
3502 option options
3503 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003504 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003505 shellcmd Shell command
3506 sign |:sign| suboptions
3507 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3508 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3509 tag tags
3510 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3511 user user names
3512 var user variables
3513
3514 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3515 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3516 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3517
3518 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3519 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3520 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3521
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003522 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3523 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003524 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3525 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3526 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3527 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003528
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003529 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3530 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3531 a ":call" command: >
3532 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3533<
3534 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3535 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3536
3537 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3538 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3539<
3540 *getcurpos()*
3541getcurpos([{winid}])
3542 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3543 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3544 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3545 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003546 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3547 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003548 |getpos()|.
3549 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3550 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3551 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3552
3553 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3554 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3555 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3556 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3557 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3558
3559 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3560 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3561 MoveTheCursorAround
3562 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3563< Note that this only works within the window. See
3564 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3565
3566 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3567 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3568<
3569 *getcursorcharpos()*
3570getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3571 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3572 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3573
3574 Example:
3575 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3576 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3577 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3578<
3579 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3580 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3581
3582< *getcwd()*
3583getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3584 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3585 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3586
3587 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3588 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3589 the |window-ID|.
3590 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3591 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3592
3593 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3594 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3595 the working directory of the tabpage.
3596 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3597 use the current tabpage.
3598 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3599 the current window.
3600 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3601
3602 Examples: >
3603 " Get the working directory of the current window
3604 :echo getcwd()
3605 :echo getcwd(0)
3606 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3607 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3608 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3609 " Get the global working directory
3610 :echo getcwd(-1)
3611 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3612 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3613 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3614 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3615
3616< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3617 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3618
3619getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3620 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3621 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3622 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3623
3624< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3625 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3626 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3627 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3628
3629 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3630 GetVarname()->getenv()
3631
3632getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3633 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3634 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3635 |hl-Normal|.
3636 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3637 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3638 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3639 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3640 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3641 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3642 function just after the GUI has started.
3643 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3644 a valid name does not work.
3645
3646getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3647 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3648 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3649 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3650 empty string is returned.
3651 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3652 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3653 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3654 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3655 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3656 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3657 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3658< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3659 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3660
3661 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3662 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3663<
3664 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3665
3666getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3667 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3668 given file {fname}.
3669 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3670 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3671 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3672 is returned.
3673
3674 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3675 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3676
3677getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3678 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3679 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3680 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3681 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3682 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3683
3684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3685 GetFilename()->getftime()
3686
3687getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3688 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3689 file of the given file {fname}.
3690 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3691 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3692 results:
3693 Normal file "file"
3694 Directory "dir"
3695 Symbolic link "link"
3696 Block device "bdev"
3697 Character device "cdev"
3698 Socket "socket"
3699 FIFO "fifo"
3700 All other "other"
3701 Example: >
3702 getftype("/home")
3703< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3704 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3705 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3706 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3707
3708 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3709 GetFilename()->getftype()
3710
3711getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3712 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003713 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003714 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3715
3716getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3717 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3718
3719 Without arguments use the current window.
3720 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3721 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3722 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003723 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3724 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003725
3726 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3727 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3728 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3729 the following entries:
3730 bufnr buffer number
3731 col column number
3732 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3733 filename filename if available
3734 lnum line number
3735
3736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3737 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3738
3739< *getline()*
3740getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3741 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3742 from the current buffer. Example: >
3743 getline(1)
3744< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3745 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3746 To get the line under the cursor: >
3747 getline(".")
3748< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3749 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3750
3751 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3752 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3753 including line {end}.
3754 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3755 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3756 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3757 Example: >
3758 :let start = line('.')
3759 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3760 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3761
3762< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3763 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3764
3765< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3766
3767getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3768 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3769 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3770 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3771
3772 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3773 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3774 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3775
3776 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3777 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3778 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3779
3780 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3781 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3782
3783 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3784 from the location list. This field is
3785 applicable only when called from a
3786 location list window. See
3787 |location-list-file-window| for more
3788 details.
3789
3790 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3791 location list for the window {nr}.
3792 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3793
3794 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3795 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3796 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3797
3798
3799getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3800 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3801 about all the global marks. |mark|
3802
3803 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3804 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003805 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3806 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003807
3808 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3809 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3810 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3811 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3812 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3813 file file name
3814
3815 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3816 mark.
3817
3818 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3819 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3820
3821getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3822 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3823 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3824 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3825 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3826 |getmatches()|.
3827 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003828 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3829 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003830 Example: >
3831 :echo getmatches()
3832< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3833 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3834 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3835 :let m = getmatches()
3836 :call clearmatches()
3837 :echo getmatches()
3838< [] >
3839 :call setmatches(m)
3840 :echo getmatches()
3841< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3842 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3843 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3844 :unlet m
3845<
3846getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3847 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3848 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3849 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3850 screenrow screen row
3851 screencol screen column
3852 winid Window ID of the click
3853 winrow row inside "winid"
3854 wincol column inside "winid"
3855 line text line inside "winid"
3856 column text column inside "winid"
3857 All numbers are 1-based.
3858
3859 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3860 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3861
3862 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3863 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3864 are zero.
3865
3866 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3867 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3868
3869 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3870
3871 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3872 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3873
3874 *getpid()*
3875getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3876 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3877 exits.
3878
3879 *getpos()*
3880getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3881 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3882 |getcurpos()|.
3883 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3884 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3885 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3886 is the buffer number of the mark.
3887 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3888 column is 1.
3889 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3890 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3891 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3892 character.
3893 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3894 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003895 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003896 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3897 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3898 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003899 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3900 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003901 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003902 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3903 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3904 ...
3905 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3906< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3907
3908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3909 GetMark()->getpos()
3910
3911getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3912 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3913 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3914 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3915 bufname() to get the name
3916 module module name
3917 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3918 end_lnum
3919 end of line number if the item is multiline
3920 col column number (first column is 1)
3921 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3922 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3923 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3924 nr error number
3925 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3926 text description of the error
3927 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3928 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3929
3930 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3931 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3932 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3933 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3934 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3935
3936 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3937 do something with them: >
3938 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3939 :for d in getqflist()
3940 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3941 :endfor
3942<
3943 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3944 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3945 following string items are supported in {what}:
3946 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3947 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3948 context get the |quickfix-context|
3949 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3950 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3951 value is used.
3952 id get information for the quickfix list with
3953 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3954 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3955 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3956 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3957 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3958 See |quickfix-index|
3959 items quickfix list entries
3960 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3961 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3962 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3963 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3964 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3965 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3966 the last quickfix list
3967 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3968 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3969 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3970 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3971 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3972 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3973 all all of the above quickfix properties
3974 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3975 particular item, set it to zero.
3976 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3977 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3978 specified by "id" is used.
3979 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3980 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3981 contains the quickfix stack size.
3982 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3983 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3984 "items" with the list of entries.
3985
3986 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3987 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3988 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3989 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3990 If not present, set to "".
3991 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3992 present, set to 0.
3993 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3994 present, set to 0.
3995 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
3996 an empty list.
3997 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
3998 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3999 window. If not present, set to 0.
4000 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4001 present, set to 0.
4002 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4003 to "".
4004 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4005
4006 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4007 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4008 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4009 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4010<
4011getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4012 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4013 {regname}. Example: >
4014 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4015< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4016 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004017 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004018
4019 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4020 register. (For use in maps.)
4021 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4022 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4023 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4024
4025 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4026 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4027 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4028 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4029 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4030 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4031
4032 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4033 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4034 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4035
4036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4037 GetRegname()->getreg()
4038
4039getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4040 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4041 Dictionary with the following entries:
4042 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4043 {regname}, like
4044 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4045 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4046 |getregtype()|.
4047 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4048 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4049 register.
4050 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4051 single letter name of the register
4052 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4053 For example, after deleting a line
4054 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4055 which is the register that got the
4056 deleted text.
4057
4058 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4059 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4060 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4061 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4062 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4063 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4064
4065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4066 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4067
4068getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4069 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4070 The value will be one of:
4071 "v" for |characterwise| text
4072 "V" for |linewise| text
4073 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4074 "" for an empty or unknown register
4075 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4076 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4077 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4078 |v:register| is used.
4079 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4080
4081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4082 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4083
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004084getscriptinfo([{opts}) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004085 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004086 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4087 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004088
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004089 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4090 optional items:
4091 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4092 and "sid" is not specified, information about
4093 scripts with name that match the pattern
4094 "name" are returned.
4095 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4096 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4097 returned and "name" is ignored.
4098
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004099 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4100 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004101 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004102 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4103 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004104 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4105 the script. Present only when a particular
4106 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4107 {opts}.
4108 name Vim script file name.
4109 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4110 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004111 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4112 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004113 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
4114 Present only when the a particular script is
4115 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4116 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4117 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4118 this dictionary.
4119 version Vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004120
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004121 Examples: >
4122 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4123 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4124<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004125gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4126 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4127 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4128 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4129 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4130 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4131
4132 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4133 tabnr tab page number.
4134 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4135 tabpage-local variables
4136 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4137
4138 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4139 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4140
4141gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4142 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4143 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4144 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4145 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4146 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4147 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4148 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4149 string is returned, there is no error message.
4150
4151 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4152 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4153
4154gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4155 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4156 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4157 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4158 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4159 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4160 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4161 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4162 window-local option.
4163 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4164 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4165 use |getwinvar()|.
4166 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4167 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4168 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4169 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4170 or buffer-local variable.
4171 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4172 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4173 Examples: >
4174 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004175 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004176<
4177 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4178 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4179
4180< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4181 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4182
4183gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4184 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4185 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4186 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4187 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4188
4189 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4190 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4191 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4192 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4193 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4194 is a dictionary containing the
4195 entries described below.
4196 length Number of entries in the stack.
4197
4198 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4199 entries:
4200 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4201 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4202 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4203 returned list.
4204 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4205 multiple matching tags are found for a
4206 name.
4207 tagname name of the tag
4208
4209 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4210
4211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4212 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4213
4214
4215gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4216 Translate String {text} if possible.
4217 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4218 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4219 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4220 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4221 called.
4222 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4223 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4224 strings.
4225
4226
4227getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4228 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4229
4230 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4231 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4232 exist the result is an empty list.
4233
4234 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4235 tab pages is returned.
4236
4237 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4238 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4239 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4240 height window height (excluding winbar)
4241 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4242 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4243 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4244 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4245 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4246 {only with the +terminal feature}
4247 tabnr tab page number
4248 topline first displayed buffer line
4249 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4250 window-local variables
4251 width window width
4252 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4253 otherwise
4254 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4255 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4256 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4257 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4258 number in front of the text
4259 winid |window-ID|
4260 winnr window number
4261 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4262 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4263
4264 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4265 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4266
4267getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4268 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4269 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4270 [x-pos, y-pos]
4271 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4272 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4273 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4274 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4275 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4276 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4277 do some work in the meantime: >
4278 while 1
4279 let res = getwinpos(1)
4280 if res[0] >= 0
4281 break
4282 endif
4283 " Do some work here
4284 endwhile
4285<
4286
4287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4288 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4289<
4290 *getwinposx()*
4291getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4292 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4293 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4294 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4295 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4296
4297 *getwinposy()*
4298getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4299 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4300 a timeout of 100 msec).
4301 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4302 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4303
4304getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4305 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4306 Examples: >
4307 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004308 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004309
4310< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4311 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4312<
4313glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4314 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4315 use of special characters.
4316
4317 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4318 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4319 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4320 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4321 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4322
4323 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4324 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4325 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4326 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4327 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4328
4329 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4330
4331 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4332 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4333
4334 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4335 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4336 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4337 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4338
4339 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4340 any external command. Example: >
4341 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4342 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4343< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4344 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4345
4346 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4347 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4348
4349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4350 GetExpr()->glob()
4351
4352glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4353 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4354 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4355 is a file name. E.g. >
4356 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4357< This is equivalent to: >
4358 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4359< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4360 empty string.
4361 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4362 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4363
4364 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4365 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4366< *globpath()*
4367globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4368 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4369 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4370 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4371<
4372 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4373 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4374 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4375 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4376 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4377 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4378 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4379 error message.
4380
4381 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4382 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4383 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4384 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4385
4386 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4387 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4388 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4389 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4390 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4391 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4392<
4393 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4394
4395 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4396 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4397 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4398 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4399< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4400 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4401
4402 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4403 second argument: >
4404 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4405<
4406 *has()*
4407has({feature} [, {check}])
4408 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4409 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4410 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4411 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4412
4413 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4414 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4415 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4416 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4417 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4418 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4419 current Vim version.
4420
4421 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4422
4423 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4424 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4425 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4426 separate line: >
4427 if has('feature')
4428 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4429 endif
4430< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4431 would not be found.
4432
4433
4434has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4435 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004436 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4437 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4438 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4439 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4440 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004441
4442 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4443 mydict->has_key(key)
4444
4445haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4446 The result is a Number:
4447 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4448 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4449 0 otherwise.
4450
4451 Without arguments use the current window.
4452 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4453 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4454 page.
4455 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4456 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4457 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4458 Examples: >
4459 if haslocaldir() == 1
4460 " window local directory case
4461 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4462 " tab-local directory case
4463 else
4464 " global directory case
4465 endif
4466
4467 " current window
4468 :echo haslocaldir()
4469 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4470 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4471 " window n in current tab page
4472 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4473 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4474 " window n in tab page m
4475 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4476 " tab page m
4477 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4478<
4479 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4480 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4481
4482hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4483 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4484 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4485 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4486 indicated by {mode}.
4487 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4488 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4489 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4490 Command-line mode.
4491 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4492 buffer are checked for a match.
4493 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4494 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4495 n Normal mode
4496 v Visual and Select mode
4497 x Visual mode
4498 s Select mode
4499 o Operator-pending mode
4500 i Insert mode
4501 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4502 c Command-line mode
4503 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4504
4505 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4506 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4507 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4508 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4509 :endif
4510< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4511 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4512
4513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4514 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4515
4516histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4517 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4518 one of: *hist-names*
4519 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4520 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4521 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4522 "input" or "@" input line history
4523 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4524 empty the current or last used history
4525 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4526 character is sufficient.
4527 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4528 shifted to become the newest entry.
4529 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4530 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4531
4532 Example: >
4533 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4534 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4535< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4536
4537 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4538 second argument: >
4539 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4540
4541histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4542 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4543 for the possible values of {history}.
4544
4545 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4546 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4547 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4548 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4549 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4550 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4551 be removed if it exists.
4552
4553 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4554 is returned.
4555
4556 Examples:
4557 Clear expression register history: >
4558 :call histdel("expr")
4559<
4560 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4561 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4562<
4563 The following three are equivalent: >
4564 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4565 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004566 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004567<
4568 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4569 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4570 :call histdel("search", -1)
4571 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4572<
4573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4574 GetHistory()->histdel()
4575
4576histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4577 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4578 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4579 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4580 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4581 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4582
4583 Examples:
4584 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004585 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004586
4587< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4588 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4589 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4590<
4591 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4592 GetHistory()->histget()
4593
4594histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4595 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4596 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4597 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4598
4599 Example: >
4600 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4601
4602< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4603 GetHistory()->histnr()
4604<
4605hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4606 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4607 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4608 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4609 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4610 item.
4611 *highlight_exists()*
4612 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4613
4614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4615 GetName()->hlexists()
4616<
4617hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4618 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4619 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4620 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4621 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4622
4623 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4624 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4625 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4626 resolved highlight group are returned.
4627
4628 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4629 following items:
4630 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4631 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4632 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4633 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4634 ctermbg cterm background color.
4635 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4636 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4637 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4638 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4639 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4640 group link is a default link. See
4641 |highlight-default|.
4642 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4643 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4644 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4645 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4646 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4647 id highlight group ID.
4648 linksto linked highlight group name.
4649 See |:highlight-link|.
4650 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4651 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4652 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4653 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4654
4655 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4656 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4657 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4658 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4659
4660 Example(s): >
4661 :echo hlget()
4662 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4663 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4664<
4665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4666 GetName()->hlget()
4667<
4668hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4669 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4670 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4671 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4672 supported items in this dictionary.
4673
4674 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4675 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4676
4677 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4678 a link for an existing highlight group
4679 with attributes.
4680
4681 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4682 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4683 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4684 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4685 modified.
4686
4687 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4688 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4689 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4690 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4691
4692 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4693 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4694
4695 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4696
4697 Example(s): >
4698 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4699 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4700 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4701 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4702 :let l = hlget()
4703 :call hlset(l)
4704 " clear the Search highlight group
4705 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4706 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4707 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4708 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4709 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4710 " remove the MyHlg group link
4711 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4712 " clear the attributes and a link
4713 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4714 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4715<
4716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4717 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4718<
4719 *hlID()*
4720hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4721 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4722 zero is returned.
4723 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4724 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4725 "Comment" group: >
4726 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4727< *highlightID()*
4728 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4729
4730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4731 GetName()->hlID()
4732
4733hostname() *hostname()*
4734 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4735 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4736 256 characters long are truncated.
4737
4738iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4739 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4740 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4741 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4742 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4743 are replaced with "?".
4744 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4745 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4746 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4747 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4748 can be done.
4749 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4750 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4751 UTF-8 and use: >
4752 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4753< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4754 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4755 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4756
4757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4758 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4759<
4760 *indent()*
4761indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4762 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4763 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4764 |getline()|.
4765 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4766 error is given.
4767
4768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4769 GetLnum()->indent()
4770
4771index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004772 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004773 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004774
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004775 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4776 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4777 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4778 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004779 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4780 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004781
4782 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4783 value is equal to {expr}.
4784
4785 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4786 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004787
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004788 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4789 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004790
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004791 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4792 Example: >
4793 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4794 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4795
4796< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4797 GetObject()->index(what)
4798
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004799indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4800 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4801 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4802
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004803 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004804 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4805 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004806
4807 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004808 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4809 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004810
4811 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4812
4813 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4814 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4815 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4816 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4817 |v:val| has the byte value.
4818
4819 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4820 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4821 2. the value of the current item.
4822 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4823 search should stop.
4824
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004825 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004826 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004827 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4828 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4829 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004830 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4831 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004832 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4833 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4834 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4835 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004836
4837< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4838 mylist->indexof(expr)
4839
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004840input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4841 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4842 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4843 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4844 in the prompt to start a new line.
4845 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4846 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4847 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4848 for lines typed for input().
4849 Example: >
4850 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4851 : echo "Cheers!"
4852 :endif
4853<
4854 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4855 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4856 Example: >
4857 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4858
4859< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4860 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4861 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4862 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4863 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4864 more information. Example: >
4865 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4866<
4867 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4868 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4869 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4870 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4871 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4872 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4873 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4874 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4875 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4876
4877 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004878 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004879 :function GetFoo()
4880 : call inputsave()
4881 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4882 : call inputrestore()
4883 :endfunction
4884
4885< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4886 GetPrompt()->input()
4887
4888inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4889 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4890 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4891 Example: >
4892 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4893 :if n != ""
4894 : let &sw = n
4895 :endif
4896< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4897 omitted an empty string is returned.
4898 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4899 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4900 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4901
4902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4903 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4904
4905inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4906 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4907 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4908 enter a number, which is returned.
4909 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4910 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4911 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4912 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4913 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4914 length of {textlist} is returned.
4915 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4916 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4917 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4918 Example: >
4919 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4920 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4921
4922< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4923 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4924
4925inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4926 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4927 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4928 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4929 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4930
4931inputsave() *inputsave()*
4932 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4933 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4934 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4935 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4936 many inputrestore() calls.
4937 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4938
4939inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4940 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4941 two exceptions:
4942 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4943 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4944 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4945 |history| stack.
4946 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4947 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4948 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4949
4950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4951 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4952
4953insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4954 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4955 of it.
4956
4957 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4958 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4959 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4960 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4961
4962 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4963 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4964 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4965 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4966< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4967 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4968 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4969
4970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4971 mylist->insert(item)
4972
4973interrupt() *interrupt()*
4974 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4975 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4976 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4977 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4978 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4979 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4980 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4981 : call interrupt()
4982 : endif
4983 :endfunction
4984 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4985
4986invert({expr}) *invert()*
4987 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4988 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4989 :let bits = invert(bits)
4990< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4991 :let bits = bits->invert()
4992
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004993isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004994 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4995 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004996 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004997 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4998 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
4999 are always absolute.
5000 Example: >
5001 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5002 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5003 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5004 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5005 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005006<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5008 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5009
5010
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005011isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5012 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5013 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5014 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5015 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5016
5017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5018 GetName()->isdirectory()
5019
5020isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5021 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5022 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5023 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5024< 1 >
5025 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5026< -1
5027
5028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5029 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005030
5031islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5032 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5033 name of a locked variable.
5034 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5035 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5036 Example: >
5037 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5038 :lockvar 1 alist
5039 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5040 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5041
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005042< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5043 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5044 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5045 |exists()| to check for existence.
5046 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005047
5048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5049 GetName()->islocked()
5050
5051isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5052 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5053 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5054< 1
5055
5056 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5057 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005058
5059items({dict}) *items()*
5060 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5061 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5062 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5063 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5064 Example: >
5065 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005066 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005067 endfor
5068
5069< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5070 mydict->items()
5071
5072job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5073
5074
5075join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5076 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5077 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5078 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5079 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5080 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005081 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005082< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5083 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5084 The opposite function is |split()|.
5085
5086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5087 mylist->join()
5088
5089js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5090 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5091 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5092 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5093 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5094 result in v:none items.
5095
5096 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5097 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5098
5099js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5100 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5101 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5102 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5103 commas.
5104 For example, the Vim object:
5105 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5106 Will be encoded as:
5107 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5108 While json_encode() would produce:
5109 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5110 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5111 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5112
5113 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5114 GetObject()->js_encode()
5115
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005116json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005117 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5118 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5119 JSON and Vim values.
5120 The decoding is permissive:
5121 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5122 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5123 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5124 same as {"1":2}.
5125 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5126 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5127 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5128 are accepted.
5129 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5130 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5131 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5132 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5133 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5134 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5135 character in string) for "\t".
5136 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5137 and results in v:none.
5138 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5139 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5140 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5141 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5142 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5143 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5144 *E938*
5145 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5146 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5147 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5148
5149 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5150 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5151
5152json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5153 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5154 The encoding is specified in:
5155 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005156 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005157 |Number| decimal number
5158 |Float| floating point number
5159 Float nan "NaN"
5160 Float inf "Infinity"
5161 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5162 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5163 |Funcref| not possible, error
5164 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5165 used recursively: []
5166 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5167 used recursively: {}
5168 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5169 v:false "false"
5170 v:true "true"
5171 v:none "null"
5172 v:null "null"
5173 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5174 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5175 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005176 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5177 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005178
5179 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5180 GetObject()->json_encode()
5181
5182keys({dict}) *keys()*
5183 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5184 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5185
5186 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5187 mydict->keys()
5188
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005189keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5190 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5191 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5192 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5193 :echo keytrans(xx)
5194< <C-Home>
5195
5196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5197 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5198
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005199< *len()* *E701*
5200len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5201 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5202 used, as with |strlen()|.
5203 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5204 returned.
5205 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5206 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5207 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005208 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005209
5210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5211 mylist->len()
5212
5213< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5214libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5215 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5216 with single argument {argument}.
5217 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5218 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5219 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5220 limited.
5221 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5222 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5223 to Vim.
5224 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5225 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5226 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5227 null-terminated string.
5228 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5229
5230 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5231 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5232 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5233 very probably crash.
5234
5235 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5236 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5237 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5238 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5239 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5240 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5241 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5242 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5243 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5244 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5245
5246 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5247 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5248 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5249 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5250 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5251 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5252 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5253 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5254 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5255 feature is present}
5256 Examples: >
5257 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5258
5259< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5260 third argument: >
5261 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5262<
5263 *libcallnr()*
5264libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5265 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5266 int instead of a string.
5267 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5268 feature is present}
5269 Examples: >
5270 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5271 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5272 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5273<
5274 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5275 third argument: >
5276 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5277<
5278
5279line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5280 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5281 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005282 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005283 . the cursor position
5284 $ the last line in the current buffer
5285 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5286 returned)
5287 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5288 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5289 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5290 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5291 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5292 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5293 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5294 that it's updated right away.
5295 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5296 then applies to another buffer.
5297 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5298 |getpos()|.
5299 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5300 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005301 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005302 Examples: >
5303 line(".") line number of the cursor
5304 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5305 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005306 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005307<
5308 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5309 |last-position-jump|.
5310
5311 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5312 GetValue()->line()
5313
5314line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5315 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5316 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5317 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5318 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5319 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5320 below the last line: >
5321 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5322< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5323 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5324 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5325 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5326 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5327
5328 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5329 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5330
5331lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5332 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5333 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5334 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5335 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005336 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005337 error is given.
5338
5339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5340 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5341
5342list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5343 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5344 Examples: >
5345 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5346 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5347< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5348 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5349
5350 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5351
5352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5353 GetList()->list2blob()
5354
5355list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5356 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5357 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5358 list2str([32]) returns " "
5359 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5360< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5361 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5362< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5363
5364 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5365 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5366 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5367 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5368<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005369 Returns an empty string on error.
5370
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5372 GetList()->list2str()
5373
5374listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5375 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5376 been made to buffer {buf}.
5377 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5378 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5379 buffer is used.
5380 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5381
5382 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005383 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5384 start first changed line number
5385 end first line number below the change
5386 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005387 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005388 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005389
5390 Example: >
5391 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5392 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5393 endfunc
5394 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5395
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005396< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005397 dictionary with these entries:
5398 lnum the first line number of the change
5399 end the first line below the change
5400 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5401 deleted
5402 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5403 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5404 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5405 character has a value of one.
5406 When lines are inserted the values are:
5407 lnum line above which the new line is added
5408 end equal to "lnum"
5409 added number of lines inserted
5410 col 1
5411 When lines are deleted the values are:
5412 lnum the first deleted line
5413 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5414 the deletion was done
5415 added negative, number of lines deleted
5416 col 1
5417 When lines are changed:
5418 lnum the first changed line
5419 end the line below the last changed line
5420 added 0
5421 col first column with a change or 1
5422
5423 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5424 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5425 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5426 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5427
5428 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5429 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5430 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5431 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5432
5433 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5434 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5435 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5436
5437 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5438 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5439 of a buffer.
5440 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5441 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5442
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005443 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5444
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005445 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5446 second argument: >
5447 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5448
5449listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5450 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5451 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5452
5453 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5454 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5455 buffer is used.
5456
5457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5458 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5459
5460listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5461 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5462 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5463 removed.
5464
5465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5466 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5467
5468localtime() *localtime()*
5469 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5470 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5471
5472
5473log({expr}) *log()*
5474 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5475 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5476 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005477 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005478 Examples: >
5479 :echo log(10)
5480< 2.302585 >
5481 :echo log(exp(5))
5482< 5.0
5483
5484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5485 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005486
5487
5488log10({expr}) *log10()*
5489 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5490 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005491 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005492 Examples: >
5493 :echo log10(1000)
5494< 3.0 >
5495 :echo log10(0.01)
5496< -2.0
5497
5498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5499 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005500
5501luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5502 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5503 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5504 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5505 Strings are returned as they are.
5506 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005507 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005508 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5509 as-is.
5510 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5511 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5512 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5513 to {expr}.
5514
5515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5516 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5517
5518< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5519
5520map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5521 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005522 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005523 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5524 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5525 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5526 characters, is replaced.
5527 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5528 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5529 Vim9 script.
5530
5531 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5532
5533 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5534 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5535 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5536 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5537 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5538 current character.
5539 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005540 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005541< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5542
5543 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5544 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5545 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5546 still have to double ' quotes
5547
5548 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5549 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5550 2. the value of the current item.
5551 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5552 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5553 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005554 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005555 endfunc
5556 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5557< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005558 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005559< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005560 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005561< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005562 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005563<
5564 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5565 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005566 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005567
5568< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5569 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5570 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5571 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5572 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5573 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5574
5575 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5576 mylist->map(expr2)
5577
5578
5579maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5580 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5581 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5582 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005583 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5584 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005585
5586 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005587 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5588 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5589 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005590
5591 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5592 command.
5593
5594 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5595 "n" Normal
5596 "v" Visual (including Select)
5597 "o" Operator-pending
5598 "i" Insert
5599 "c" Cmd-line
5600 "s" Select
5601 "x" Visual
5602 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5603 "t" Terminal-Job
5604 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5605 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5606
5607 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5608 instead of mappings.
5609
5610 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5611 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005612 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005613 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5614 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5615 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5616 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5617 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5618 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5619 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5620 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5621 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5622 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5623 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5624 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5625 characters will be used:
5626 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5627 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5628 (|mapmode-ic|)
5629 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5630 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005631 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005632 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005633 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5634 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5635 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005636 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005637 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5638 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5639 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5640 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005641
5642 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5643 |mapset()|.
5644
5645 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5646 then the global mappings.
5647 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5648 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005649 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005650
5651< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5652 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5653
5654mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5655 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5656 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5657 {name}.
5658 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5659 instead of mappings.
5660 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5661 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5662
5663 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5664 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5665 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5666 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5667 mapcheck("b") no no no
5668
5669 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5670 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5671 mapping for {name} exactly.
5672 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5673 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5674 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5675 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5676 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5677 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5678 then the global mappings.
5679 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5680 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5681 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5682 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5683 :endif
5684< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5685 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5686
5687 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5688 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5689
5690
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005691maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5692 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5693 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5694 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5695 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5696
5697 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5698 vim9script
5699 echo maplist()->filter(
5700 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005701< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5702 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5703 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5704 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5705 can do: >
5706 vim9script
5707 var saved_maps = []
5708 for m in maplist()
5709 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5710 saved_maps->add(m)
5711 endif
5712 endfor
5713 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5714< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5715 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5716 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5717 vim9script
5718 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5719 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5720 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5721 ounmap xyzzy
5722 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005723
5724
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005725mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5726 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5727 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5728 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5729 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5730
5731
5732mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005733mapset({dict})
5734 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5735 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5736 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005737 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005738 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5739 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5740 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5741 or 'v'. *E1276*
5742
5743 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5744 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005745 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5746 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5747 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5748 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5749 nnoremap K somethingelse
5750 ...
5751 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5752< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005753 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5754 all of them, when they might differ.
5755
5756 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5757 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5758 Example: >
5759 vim9script
5760 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5761 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5762 nnoremap K somethingelse
5763 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5764 # ...
5765 unmap K
5766 for d in save_maps
5767 mapset(d)
5768 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005769
5770
5771match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5772 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5773 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5774 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5775
5776 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5777 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5778 {pat} matches.
5779
5780 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5781 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5782
5783 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5784 Example: >
5785 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5786 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5787< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5788 *strpbrk()*
5789 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5790 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5791< *strcasestr()*
5792 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5793 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5794 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5795<
5796 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5797 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5798 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5799 first character/item. Example: >
5800 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5801< result is again "4". >
5802 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5803< result is again "4". >
5804 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5805< result is "3".
5806 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5807 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5808 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5809 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5810 backwards compatible).
5811 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5812 the index is counted from the end.
5813 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5814 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5815
5816 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5817 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5818 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5819 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5820< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5821 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5822 see above.
5823
5824 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5825 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5826 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5827 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5828 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5829 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5830 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5831 further down in the text.
5832
5833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5834 GetText()->match('word')
5835 GetList()->match('word')
5836<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005837 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005838matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5839 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5840 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5841 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5842 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5843 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5844 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5845 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5846 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5847 concealed.
5848
5849 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5850 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5851 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5852 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5853 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5854 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5855 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5856 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5857 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5858 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5859
5860 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5861 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5862 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5863 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5864 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005865 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5866 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005867 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005868 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005869
5870 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5871 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5872 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5873 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5874
5875 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5876 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5877 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5878 window Instead of the current window use the
5879 window with this number or window ID.
5880
5881 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5882 the |:match| commands.
5883
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005884 Returns -1 on error.
5885
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005886 Example: >
5887 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5888 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5889< Deletion of the pattern: >
5890 :call matchdelete(m)
5891
5892< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5893 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5894 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5895
5896 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5897 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5898<
5899 *matchaddpos()*
5900matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5901 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5902 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5903 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5904 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5905 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5906 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5907
5908 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5909 these:
5910 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5911 line has number 1.
5912 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5913 number will be highlighted.
5914 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5915 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5916 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5917 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5918 be highlighted.
5919 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5920 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5921
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005922 Returns -1 on error.
5923
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005924 Example: >
5925 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5926 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5927< Deletion of the pattern: >
5928 :call matchdelete(m)
5929
5930< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5931 |getmatches()|.
5932
5933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5934 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5935
5936matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5937 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5938 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5939 Return a |List| with two elements:
5940 The name of the highlight group used
5941 The pattern used.
5942 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5943 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5944 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5945 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5946 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5947
5948 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5949 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5950
5951matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5952 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5953 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5954 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5955 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5956 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5957 window ID instead of the current window.
5958
5959 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5960 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5961
5962matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5963 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5964 after the match. Example: >
5965 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5966< results in "7".
5967 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5968 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5969 do it with matchend(): >
5970 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5971 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5972< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5973
5974 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5975 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5976< results in "7". >
5977 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5978< result is "-1".
5979 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5980
5981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5982 GetText()->matchend('word')
5983
5984
5985matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5986 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5987 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5988 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5989
5990 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5991 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005992 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5993 that contain the characters in {str} in the
5994 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01005995 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5996 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005997
5998 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
5999 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006000 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006001 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6002 string.
6003 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6004 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6005 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6006 argument and return the text for that item to
6007 use for fuzzy matching.
6008
6009 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6010 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6011 is 256.
6012
6013 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6014 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6015
6016 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6017 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6018 256, then returns an empty list.
6019
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006020 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6021 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6022
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006023 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006024 matching strings.
6025
6026 Example: >
6027 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6028< results in ["clay"]. >
6029 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6030< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6031 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6032< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6033 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6034 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6035 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6036< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6037 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6038 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6039< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6040 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6041< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6042 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6043< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6044 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6045 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6046< results in ['two one'].
6047
6048matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6049 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6050 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6051 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6052 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6053 position.
6054
6055 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6056 positions for the best match is returned.
6057
6058 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6059 list with three empty list items is returned.
6060
6061 Example: >
6062 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6063< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6064 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6065< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6066 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6067< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6068
6069matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6070 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6071 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6072 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6073 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6074 empty string is used. Example: >
6075 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6076< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6077 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6078
6079 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6080
6081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6082 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6083
6084matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6085 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6086 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6087< results in "ing".
6088 When there is no match "" is returned.
6089 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6090 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6091< results in "ing". >
6092 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6093< result is "".
6094 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6095 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6096
6097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6098 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6099
6100matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6101 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6102 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6103 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6104< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6105 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6106 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6107 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6108< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6109 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6110< result is ["", -1, -1].
6111 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6112 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6113 end position of the match are returned. >
6114 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6115< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6116 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6117
6118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6119 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6120<
6121
6122 *max()*
6123max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6124 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6125
6126< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6127 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6128 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6129 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6130 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6131
6132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6133 mylist->max()
6134
6135
6136menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6137 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6138 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6139 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6140 menu names are returned.
6141
6142 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6143 "n" Normal
6144 "v" Visual (including Select)
6145 "o" Operator-pending
6146 "i" Insert
6147 "c" Cmd-line
6148 "s" Select
6149 "x" Visual
6150 "t" Terminal-Job
6151 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6152 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6153 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6154
6155 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6156 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6157 display display name (name without '&')
6158 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6159 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6160 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6161 |toolbar-icon|
6162 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6163 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6164 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6165 characters will be used:
6166 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6167 name menu item name.
6168 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6169 remappable else v:false.
6170 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6171 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6172 string has special characters translated like
6173 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6174 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6175 "<Nop>" is returned.
6176 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6177 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6178 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6179 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6180 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6181 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6182 submenus |List| containing the names of
6183 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6184 item has submenus.
6185
6186 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6187
6188 Examples: >
6189 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6190 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6191
6192 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6193 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6194 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6195 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6196 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6197 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6198 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6199 endfor
6200 endfunc
6201 new
6202 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6203 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6204 endfor
6205<
6206 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6207 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6208
6209
6210< *min()*
6211min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6212 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6213
6214< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6215 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6216 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6217 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6218 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6219
6220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6221 mylist->min()
6222
6223< *mkdir()* *E739*
6224mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6225 Create directory {name}.
6226
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006227 If {path} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6228 created as necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6229
6230 If {path} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
6231 the current function, as with: >
6232 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6233<
6234 If {path} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
6235 the end of the current function, as with: >
6236 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6237< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6238 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6239 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6240 E.g. when using: >
6241 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6242< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6243 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6244 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6245< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6246 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006247
6248 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6249 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6250 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6251 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6252 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6253 created with 0o755.
6254 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006255 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006256
6257< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6258
6259 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6260 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6261 "p" option the call will fail.
6262
6263 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6264 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6265 failed.
6266
6267 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6268 :if exists("*mkdir")
6269
6270< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6271 GetName()->mkdir()
6272<
6273 *mode()*
6274mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6275 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6276 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6277 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6278 Also see |state()|.
6279
6280 n Normal
6281 no Operator-pending
6282 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6283 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6284 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6285 CTRL-V is one character
6286 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6287 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6288 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6289 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6290 v Visual by character
6291 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6292 V Visual by line
6293 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6294 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6295 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6296 s Select by character
6297 S Select by line
6298 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6299 i Insert
6300 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6301 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6302 R Replace |R|
6303 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6304 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6305 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6306 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6307 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6308 c Command-line editing
6309 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6310 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6311 r Hit-enter prompt
6312 rm The -- more -- prompt
6313 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6314 ! Shell or external command is executing
6315 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6316
6317 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6318 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6319 "c" or "n".
6320 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6321 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6322 the leading character(s).
6323 Also see |visualmode()|.
6324
6325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6326 DoFull()->mode()
6327
6328mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6329 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6330 converted to Vim data structures.
6331 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6332 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6333 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6334 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6335 converted to strings.
6336 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6337 Examples: >
6338 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6339 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6340 :echo mzeval("l")
6341 :echo mzeval("h")
6342<
6343 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6344 to {expr}.
6345
6346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6347 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6348<
6349 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6350
6351nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6352 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6353 that is not blank. Example: >
6354 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6355< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6356 below it, zero is returned.
6357 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6358 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6359
6360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6361 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6362
6363nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6364 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6365 value {expr}. Examples: >
6366 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6367 nr2char(32) returns " "
6368< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6369 Example for "utf-8": >
6370 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6371< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6372 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6373 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6374 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6375 string, thus results in an empty string.
6376 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6377 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6378 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6379< Result: "ABC"
6380
6381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6382 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6383
6384or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6385 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6386 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006387 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006388 Example: >
6389 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6390< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6391 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6392
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006393< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6394 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6395 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6396 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6397
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006398
6399pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6400 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6401 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6402 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6403 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6404 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6405 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6406< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6407>
6408 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6409< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6410 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006411 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006412
6413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6414 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6415
6416perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6417 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6418 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6419 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6420 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6421 reference to it.
6422 Example: >
6423 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6424< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6425
6426 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6427 to {expr}.
6428
6429 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6430 GetExpr()->perleval()
6431
6432< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6433
6434
6435popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6436
6437
6438pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6439 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6440 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006441 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006442 Examples: >
6443 :echo pow(3, 3)
6444< 27.0 >
6445 :echo pow(2, 16)
6446< 65536.0 >
6447 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6448< 2.0
6449
6450 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6451 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006452
6453prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6454 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6455 that is not blank. Example: >
6456 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6457< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6458 above it, zero is returned.
6459 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6460 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6461
6462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6463 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6464
6465printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6466 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6467 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6468 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6469< May result in:
6470 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6471
6472 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6473 argument: >
6474 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006475<
6476 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006477
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006478 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006479 %s string
6480 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6481 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6482 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6483 %c single byte
6484 %d decimal number
6485 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6486 %x hex number
6487 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6488 %X hex number using upper case letters
6489 %o octal number
6490 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6491 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6492 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6493 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6494 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6495 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6496 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6497 %% the % character itself
6498
6499 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6500 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6501 the result.
6502
6503 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6504 arguments appear in sequence:
6505
6506 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6507
6508 flags
6509 Zero or more of the following flags:
6510
6511 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6512 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6513 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6514 of the number is increased to force the first
6515 character of the output string to a zero (except
6516 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6517 precision of zero).
6518 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6519 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6520 prepended to it.
6521 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6522 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6523 prepended to it.
6524
6525 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6526 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6527 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6528 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6529 flag is ignored.
6530
6531 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6532 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6533 The converted value is padded on the right with
6534 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6535 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6536
6537 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6538 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6539
6540 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6541 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6542 a space if both are used.
6543
6544 field-width
6545 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6546 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6547 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6548 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6549 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6550 conversion the count is in cells.
6551
6552 .precision
6553 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6554 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6555 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6556 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6557 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6558 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6559 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6560 string for S conversions.
6561 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6562 the decimal point.
6563
6564 type
6565 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6566 be applied, see below.
6567
6568 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6569 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6570 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6571 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6572 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6573 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6574 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6575< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6576 "width" bytes.
6577
6578 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6579
6580 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6581 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6582 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6583 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6584 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6585 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6586 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6587 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6588 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6589 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6590 zeros.
6591 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6592 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6593 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6594 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6595 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6596 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6597 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6598 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6599 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6600
6601 i alias for d
6602 D alias for ld
6603 U alias for lu
6604 O alias for lo
6605
6606 *printf-c*
6607 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6608 resulting character is written.
6609
6610 *printf-s*
6611 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6612 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6613 specified are used.
6614 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6615 automatically converted to text with the same format
6616 as ":echo".
6617 *printf-S*
6618 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6619 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6620 number specified are used.
6621
6622 *printf-f* *E807*
6623 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6624 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6625 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6626 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6627 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6628 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6629 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6630 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6631 Example: >
6632 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6633< 12.12
6634 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6635 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6636
6637 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6638 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6639 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6640 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6641 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6642
6643 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6644 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6645 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6646 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6647 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6648 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6649 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6650 results in 1.0e7.
6651
6652 *printf-%*
6653 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6654 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6655
6656 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6657 accepted and automatically converted.
6658 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6659 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6660 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6661
6662 *E766* *E767*
6663 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6664 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6665 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6666
6667
6668prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6669 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6670 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6671
6672 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6673 string is returned.
6674
6675 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6676 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6677
6678< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6679
6680
6681prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6682 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6683 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6684 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6685
6686 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6687 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6688 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6689 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6690 line.
6691 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6692 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6693 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6694 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6695 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6696 if the user only typed Enter.
6697 Example: >
6698 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6699 func s:TextEntered(text)
6700 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6701 stopinsert
6702 close
6703 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006704 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006705 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6706 set nomodified
6707 endif
6708 endfunc
6709
6710< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6711 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6712
6713< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6714
6715prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6716 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6717 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6718 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6719
6720 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6721 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6722 as in any buffer.
6723
6724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6725 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6726
6727< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6728
6729prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6730 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6731 {text} to end in a space.
6732 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6733 "prompt". Example: >
6734 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6735<
6736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6737 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6738
6739< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6740
6741prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6742
6743pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6744 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6745 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6746 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6747 height nr of items visible
6748 width screen cells
6749 row top screen row (0 first row)
6750 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6751 size total nr of items
6752 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6753
6754 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6755 |CompleteChanged|.
6756
6757pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6758 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6759 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6760 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6761 popup menu.
6762
6763py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6764 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6765 converted to Vim data structures.
6766 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6767 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6768 'encoding').
6769 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6770 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6771 keys converted to strings.
6772 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6773 to {expr}.
6774
6775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6776 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6777
6778< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6779
6780 *E858* *E859*
6781pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6782 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6783 converted to Vim data structures.
6784 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6785 copied though).
6786 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6787 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6788 non-string keys result in error.
6789 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6790 to {expr}.
6791
6792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6793 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6794
6795< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6796
6797pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6798 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6799 converted to Vim data structures.
6800 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6801 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6802
6803 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6804 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6805
6806< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6807 |+python3| feature}
6808
6809rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6810 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6811 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6812 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6813 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6814 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6815 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006816 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006817
6818 Examples: >
6819 :echo rand()
6820 :let seed = srand()
6821 :echo rand(seed)
6822 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6823<
6824
6825 *E726* *E727*
6826range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6827 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6828 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6829 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6830 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6831 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6832 producing a value past {max}).
6833 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6834 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6835 start this is an error.
6836 Examples: >
6837 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6838 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6839 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6840 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6841 range(0) " []
6842 range(2, 0) " error!
6843<
6844 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6845 GetExpr()->range()
6846<
6847
6848readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6849 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6850 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6851 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6852 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6853
6854
6855readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6856 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6857 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6858 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6859 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6860 argument below for changing the sort order.
6861
6862 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6863 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6864 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6865 be handled.
6866 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6867 added to the list.
6868 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6869 to the list.
6870 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6871 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6872 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6873 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6874 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6875< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6876 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006877< *E857*
6878 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006879 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6880 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6881
6882 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6883 Valid values are:
6884 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6885 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6886 each character, technically, using
6887 strcmp()) (default)
6888 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6889 using strcasecmp())
6890 "collate" sort using the collation order
6891 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6892 (technically using strcoll())
6893 Other values are silently ignored.
6894
6895 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6896 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6897 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6898< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6899 function! s:tree(dir)
6900 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6901 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006902 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006903 endfunction
6904 echo s:tree(".")
6905<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006906 Returns an empty List on error.
6907
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6909 GetDirName()->readdir()
6910<
6911readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6912 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6913 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6914 information in {directory}.
6915 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6916 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6917 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6918 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6919 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6920 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6921 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6922 argument, see |readdir()|.
6923
6924 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6925 following items:
6926 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6927 name Name of the entry.
6928 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6929 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6930 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6931 type Type of the entry.
6932 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6933 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6934 Other symlink "link"
6935 On MS-Windows:
6936 Normal file "file"
6937 Directory "dir"
6938 Junction "junction"
6939 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6940 Other symlink "link"
6941 Other reparse point "reparse"
6942 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6943 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6944 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6945 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6946 itself because of performance reasons.
6947
6948 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6949 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6950 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6951 be handled.
6952 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6953 added to the list.
6954 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6955 to the list.
6956 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6957 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6958 of the entry.
6959 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6960 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6961 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6962<
6963 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6964 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6965 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006966<
6967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6968 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6969<
6970
6971 *readfile()*
6972readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6973 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6974 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6975 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6976 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6977 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6978 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6979 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6980 added.
6981 - No CR characters are removed.
6982 Otherwise:
6983 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6984 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6985 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6986 removed from the text.
6987 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6988 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6989 lines of a file: >
6990 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6991 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6992 :endfor
6993< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6994 are returned, or as many as there are.
6995 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6996 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6997 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
6998 file into a buffer if you need to.
6999 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7000 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7001 unmodified.
7002 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7003 the result is an empty list.
7004 Also see |writefile()|.
7005
7006 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7007 GetFileName()->readfile()
7008
7009reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7010 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7011 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7012 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007013 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007014
7015 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7016 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7017 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7018 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7019
7020 Examples: >
7021 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7022 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7023 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7024 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7025<
7026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7027 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7028
7029
7030reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7031 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7032 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7033 See |@|.
7034
7035reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7036 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7037 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7038
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007039reltime()
7040reltime({start})
7041reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007042 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7043 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7044 list<any> can be used.
7045 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007046 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7047 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7048 var startTime = reltime()
7049 Work()
7050 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7051<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007052 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007053 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007054 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007055 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7056 specified in the argument.
7057 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7058 and {end}.
7059
7060 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007061 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7062 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007063
7064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7065 GetStart()->reltime()
7066<
7067 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7068
7069reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7070 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7071 Example: >
7072 let start = reltime()
7073 call MyFunction()
7074 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7075< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7076 Also see |profiling|.
7077 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7078 script an error is given.
7079
7080 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7081 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7082
7083< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7084
7085reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7086 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7087 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7088 microseconds. Example: >
7089 let start = reltime()
7090 call MyFunction()
7091 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7092< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7093 The accuracy depends on the system.
7094 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7095 can use split() to remove it. >
7096 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7097< Also see |profiling|.
7098 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7099 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7100
7101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7102 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7103
7104< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7105
7106 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7107remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007108 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7109 string, also see |{server}|.
7110
7111 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7112 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7113 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7114 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7115 "\n").
7116
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007117 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7118 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7119 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007120
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007121 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7122 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007123
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007124 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7125 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7126 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7127 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7128 and the result will be the empty string.
7129
7130 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7131 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7132 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7133 arguments can be evaluated.
7134
7135 Examples: >
7136 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7137 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7138<
7139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7140 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7141
7142remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7143 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007144 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007145 This works like: >
7146 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7147< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7148 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7149 to bring itself to the foreground.
7150 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7151 like foreground() does.
7152 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7153
7154 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7155 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7156
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007157< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007158 Win32 console version}
7159
7160
7161remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7162 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7163 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7164 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7165 name of a variable.
7166 Returns zero if none are available.
7167 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7168 See also |clientserver|.
7169 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7170 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7171 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007172 :let repl = ""
7173 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007174
7175< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7176 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7177
7178remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7179 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7180 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007181 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7182 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007183 See also |clientserver|.
7184 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7185 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7186 Example: >
7187 :echo remote_read(id)
7188
7189< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7190 ServerId()->remote_read()
7191<
7192 *remote_send()* *E241*
7193remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007194 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7195 string, also see |{server}|.
7196
7197 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7198 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7199 |:map|.
7200
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007201 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7202 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7203 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007204
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007205 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7206 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7207 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7208
7209 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7210 up the display.
7211 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007212 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007213 \ remote_read(serverid)
7214
7215 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7216 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007217 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007218 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7219<
7220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7221 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7222<
7223 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7224remote_startserver({name})
7225 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7226 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7227
7228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7229 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7230
7231< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7232
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007233remove({list}, {idx})
7234remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007235 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7236 return the item.
7237 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7238 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7239 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7240 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7241 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007242 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007243 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007244 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007245 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7246<
7247 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7248
7249 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7250 mylist->remove(idx)
7251
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007252remove({blob}, {idx})
7253remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007254 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7255 return the byte.
7256 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7257 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7258 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7259 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007260 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007261 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007262 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007263 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7264
7265remove({dict}, {key})
7266 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7267 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007268 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007269< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007270 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007271
7272rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7273 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7274 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7275 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7276 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7277 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7278 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7279
7280 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7281 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7282
7283repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7284 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7285 result. Example: >
7286 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7287< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007288 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7289 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007290 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7291< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7292
7293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7294 mylist->repeat(count)
7295
7296resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7297 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7298 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7299 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7300 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7301 removed, return {filename}.
7302 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7303 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7304 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7305 stopped after 100 iterations.
7306 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7307 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7308 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7309 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7310 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7311
7312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7313 GetName()->resolve()
7314
7315reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7316 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7317 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7318 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007319 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007320 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7321 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7322< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7323 mylist->reverse()
7324
7325round({expr}) *round()*
7326 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7327 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7328 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7329 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007330 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007331 Examples: >
7332 echo round(0.456)
7333< 0.0 >
7334 echo round(4.5)
7335< 5.0 >
7336 echo round(-4.5)
7337< -5.0
7338
7339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7340 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007341
7342rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7343 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7344 converted to Vim data structures.
7345 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7346 are copied though).
7347 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7348 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7349 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7350 "Object#to_s" method.
7351 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7352 to {expr}.
7353
7354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7355 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7356
7357< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7358
7359screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7360 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7361 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7362 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007363 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007364
7365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7366 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7367
7368screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7369 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7370 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7371 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7372 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7373 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7374 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7375 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7376 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7377
7378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7379 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7380
7381screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7382 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7383 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7384 composing characters on top of the base character.
7385 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7386 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7387
7388 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7389 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7390
7391screencol() *screencol()*
7392 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7393 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7394 This function is mainly used for testing.
7395
7396 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7397 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7398 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7399 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7400 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007401 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007402 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7403 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7404<
7405screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7406 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7407 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7408 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7409 The Dict has these members:
7410 row screen row
7411 col first screen column
7412 endcol last screen column
7413 curscol cursor screen column
7414 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7415 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7416 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7417 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7418 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7419 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7420 width character it would be the same as "col".
7421 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7422 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7423 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7424 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007425 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7426 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007427 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007428
7429 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7430 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7431
7432screenrow() *screenrow()*
7433 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7434 cursor. The top line has number one.
7435 This function is mainly used for testing.
7436 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7437
7438 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7439
7440screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7441 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7442 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7443 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7444 characters.
7445 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7446 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7447
7448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7449 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7450<
7451 *search()*
7452search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7453 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7454 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7455
7456 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7457 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7458 move. No error message is given.
7459
7460 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7461 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7462 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7463 'e' move to the End of the match
7464 'n' do Not move the cursor
7465 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7466 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7467 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7468 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7469 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7470 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7471
7472 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7473 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7474 flag.
7475
7476 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7477
7478 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7479 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7480 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7481 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007482 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7483 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7484 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7485
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007486 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7487 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7488 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7489 file).
7490
7491 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7492 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7493 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7494 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7495 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7496< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7497 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7498 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007499 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007500 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7501 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7502 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7503 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7504 giving the argument.
7505 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7506
7507 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7508 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7509 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7510 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7511 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7512 function reference or a lambda.
7513 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7514 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7515 and -1 returned.
7516 *search()-sub-match*
7517 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7518 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7519 whole pattern did match.
7520 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7521
7522 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7523 flag is used.
7524
7525 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7526 :let n = 1
7527 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007528 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007529 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7530 : " first search to find match at start of file
7531 : normal G$
7532 : let flags = "w"
7533 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7534 : s/foo/bar/g
7535 : let flags = "W"
7536 : endwhile
7537 : update " write the file if modified
7538 : let n = n + 1
7539 :endwhile
7540<
7541 Example for using some flags: >
7542 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7543< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7544 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7545 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7546 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7547 line:
7548 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7549 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7550 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7551 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7552 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7553
7554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7555 GetPattern()->search()
7556
7557searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7558 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7559 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7560 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7561
7562 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7563 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7564
7565 key type meaning ~
7566 current |Number| current position of match;
7567 0 if the cursor position is
7568 before the first match
7569 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7570 "pos", otherwise 0
7571 total |Number| total count of matches found
7572 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7573 1: recomputing was timed out
7574 2: max count exceeded
7575
7576 For {options} see further down.
7577
7578 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7579 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7580 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7581 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7582 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7583
7584 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7585 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7586
7587 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7588 " to 1)
7589 let result = searchcount()
7590<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007591 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007592 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7593 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7594 if empty(result)
7595 return ''
7596 endif
7597 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7598 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7599 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7600 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7601 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7602 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7603 \ result.current, result.total)
7604 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7605 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7606 \ result.current, result.total)
7607 endif
7608 endif
7609 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7610 \ result.current, result.total)
7611 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007612 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007613
7614 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7615 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007616 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007617 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7618<
7619 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7620 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7621
7622 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7623 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7624 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7625 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7626 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7627 call searchcount(#{
7628 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7629 redrawstatus
7630 endif
7631 endfunction
7632<
7633 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7634 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7635
7636 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7637 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7638 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7639
7640 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7641 " search again
7642 call searchcount()
7643<
7644 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7645 key type meaning ~
7646 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7647 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7648 otherwise returns the last
7649 computed result (when |n| or
7650 |N| was used when "S" is not
7651 in 'shortmess', or this
7652 function was called).
7653 (default: |TRUE|)
7654 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7655 and different with |@/|.
7656 this works as same as the
7657 below command is executed
7658 before calling this function >
7659 let @/ = pattern
7660< (default: |@/|)
7661 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7662 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7663 for recomputing the result
7664 (default: 0)
7665 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7666 limit. max count of matched
7667 text while recomputing the
7668 result. if search exceeded
7669 total count, "total" value
7670 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7671 (default: 99)
7672 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7673 when recomputing the result.
7674 this changes "current" result
7675 value. see |cursor()|,
7676 |getpos()|
7677 (default: cursor's position)
7678
7679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7680 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7681<
7682searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7683 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7684
7685 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7686 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7687 first match in the function.
7688
7689 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7690 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7691 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7692
7693 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7694 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7695 Example: >
7696 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7697 echo getline('.')
7698 endif
7699<
7700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7701 GetName()->searchdecl()
7702<
7703 *searchpair()*
7704searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7705 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7706 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7707 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7708 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7709 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7710 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7711 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7712 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7713 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7714 given.
7715
7716 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7717 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7718 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7719 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7720 typical use is: >
7721 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7722< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7723
7724 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7725 |search()|. Additionally:
7726 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7727 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7728 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7729 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7730 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7731 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7732
7733 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7734 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7735 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7736 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7737 or a string.
7738 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7739 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7740 and -1 returned.
7741 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7742 Anything else makes the function fail.
7743 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7744 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7745
7746 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7747
7748 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7749 patterns are used like it's on.
7750
7751 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7752 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7753 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7754 if 1
7755 if 2
7756 endif 2
7757 endif 1
7758< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7759 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7760 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7761 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7762 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7763 "endif 2".
7764 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7765 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7766 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7767 the matching start.
7768
7769 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7770
7771 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7772 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7773
7774< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7775 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7776 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7777 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7778 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7779 match.
7780 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7781
7782 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7783
7784< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7785 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7786 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7787
7788 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7789 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7790<
7791 *searchpairpos()*
7792searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7793 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7794 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7795 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7796 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7797 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7798 returns [0, 0]. >
7799
7800 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7801<
7802 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7803
7804 *searchpos()*
7805searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7806 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7807 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7808 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7809 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7810 returns [0, 0].
7811 Example: >
7812 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7813
7814< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7815 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7816 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7817< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7818 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7819
7820 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7821 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7822
7823server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7824 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7825 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7826 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7827 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7828 Note:
7829 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7830 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7831 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7832 See also |clientserver|.
7833 Example: >
7834 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7835
7836< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7837 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7838<
7839serverlist() *serverlist()*
7840 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7841 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7842 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7843 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7844 Example: >
7845 :echo serverlist()
7846<
7847setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7848 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7849 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7850
7851 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7852 |bufload()| if needed.
7853
7854 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7855 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7856
7857 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7858 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7859 line then those lines are added.
7860
7861 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7862
7863 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7864 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7865 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7866 added below the last line.
7867
7868 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7869 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7870 error is given.
7871 On success 0 is returned.
7872
7873 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7874 third argument: >
7875 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7876
7877setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7878 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7879 {val}.
7880 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7881 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7882 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7883 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7884 The {varname} argument is a string.
7885 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7886 Examples: >
7887 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7888 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7889< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7890
7891 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7892 third argument: >
7893 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7894
7895
7896setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7897 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7898 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7899 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7900 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7901 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7902
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007903< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007904 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7905 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7906 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7907 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7908 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7909 the character width in screen cells.
7910 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7911 range overlaps with another.
7912 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7913
7914 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7915 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7916
7917 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7918 setcellwidths([]);
7919< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7920 the effect for known emoji characters.
7921
7922setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7923 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7924 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7925
7926 Example:
7927 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7928 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7929< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7930 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7931< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7932
7933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7934 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7935
7936setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7937 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7938 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7939
7940 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7941 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7942 character search
7943 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7944 0 for backward
7945 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7946 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7947 character search
7948
7949 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7950 from a script: >
7951 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7952 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7953 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7954< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7955
7956 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7957 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7958
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01007959setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
7960 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
7961 {pos}.
7962 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
7963 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
7964 line.
7965
7966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7967 GetText()->setcmdline()
7968
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007969setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7970 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7971 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7972 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7973 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7974 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7975 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7976 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7977 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7978 before inserting the resulting text.
7979 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7980 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01007981 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
7982 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007983
7984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7985 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7986
7987setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7988setcursorcharpos({list})
7989 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7990 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7991
7992 Example:
7993 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7994 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7995< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7996 call cursor(4, 3)
7997< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
7998
7999 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8000 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8001
8002
8003setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8004 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8005 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8006
8007< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8008 See also |expr-env|.
8009
8010 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8011 second argument: >
8012 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8013
8014setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8015 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8016 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8017 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8018 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8019 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8020 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8021 characters are not supported.
8022
8023 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8024 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8025 would do the same thing.
8026
8027 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8028
8029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8030 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8031<
8032 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8033
8034
8035setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8036 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8037 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8038 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8039
8040 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8041 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8042 added below the last line.
8043 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
8044 converted to a String.
8045
8046 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8047 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8048 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8049
8050 Example: >
8051 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8052
8053< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8054 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8055 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8056< This is equivalent to: >
8057 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8058 : call setline(n, l)
8059 :endfor
8060
8061< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8062
8063 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8064 second argument: >
8065 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8066
8067setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8068 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8069 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8070 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8071
8072 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8073 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8074 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8075 Also see |location-list|.
8076
8077 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8078
8079 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8080 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8081 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8082
8083 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8084 second argument: >
8085 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8086
8087setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8088 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8089 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8090 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8091 example for |getmatches()|.
8092 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8093 window ID instead of the current window.
8094
8095 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8096 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8097<
8098 *setpos()*
8099setpos({expr}, {list})
8100 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8101 . the cursor
8102 'x mark x
8103
8104 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8105 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8106 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8107
8108 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8109 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8110 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8111 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8112 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8113 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8114 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8115 Does not change the jumplist.
8116
8117 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8118 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8119 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8120 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8121
8122 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8123 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8124 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8125 character.
8126
8127 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8128 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8129 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8130 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8131 mark position it is not used.
8132
8133 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8134 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8135 before '>.
8136
8137 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8138 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8139
8140 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8141
8142 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8143 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8144 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8145 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8146 |winrestview()|.
8147
8148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8149 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8150
8151setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8152 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8153
8154 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8155 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8156 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8157 {what}.
8158 *setqflist-what*
8159 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8160 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8161 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8162 entries:
8163
8164 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8165 buffer
8166 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8167 present or it is invalid.
8168 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8169 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8170 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008171 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008172 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8173 col column number
8174 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8175 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008176 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008177 nr error number
8178 text description of the error
8179 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8180 valid recognized error message
8181
8182 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8183 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8184 locate a matching error line.
8185 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8186 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8187 item will not be handled as an error line.
8188 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8189 be used.
8190 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8191 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8192 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8193 cleared.
8194 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8195 |getqflist()| returns.
8196
8197 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8198 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8199 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8200 new list is created.
8201
8202 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8203 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8204 clear the list: >
8205 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8206<
8207 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8208 freed.
8209
8210 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8211 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8212 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8213 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8214 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8215
8216 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8217 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8218 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8219 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8220 'errorformat' option value is used.
8221 See |quickfix-parse|
8222 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8223 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8224 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8225 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8226 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8227 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8228 argument.
8229 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8230 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8231 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8232 See |quickfix-parse|
8233 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8234 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8235 the last quickfix list.
8236 quickfixtextfunc
8237 function to get the text to display in the
8238 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8239 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8240 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8241 of how to write the function and an example.
8242 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8243 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8244 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8245 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8246 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8247 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8248 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8249 specify the list.
8250
8251 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8252 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8253 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8254 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8255<
8256 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8257
8258 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8259 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8260 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8261
8262 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8263 second argument: >
8264 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8265<
8266 *setreg()*
8267setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8268 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8269 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8270 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8271 {regname} must be one character.
8272
8273 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8274 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8275 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8276 then the value is appended.
8277
8278 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8279 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8280 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8281 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8282 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8283 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8284 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8285 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8286
8287 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8288 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8289 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8290 mode is never selected automatically.
8291 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8292
8293 *E883*
8294 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8295 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8296 items act like empty strings.
8297
8298 Examples: >
8299 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8300 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8301 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8302 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8303
8304< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8305 register: >
8306 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8307 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8308< or: >
8309 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8310 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8311 ....
8312 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8313< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8314 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8315 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8316 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8317
8318 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8319 nothing: >
8320 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8321
8322< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8323 second argument: >
8324 GetText()->setreg('a')
8325
8326settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8327 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8328 |t:var|
8329 The {varname} argument is a string.
8330 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8331 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8332 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8333 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8334 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8335
8336 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8337 third argument: >
8338 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8339
8340settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8341 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8342 {val}.
8343 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8344 use |setwinvar()|.
8345 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8346 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8347 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8348 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8349 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8350 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8351 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8352 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8353 Examples: >
8354 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8355 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8356< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8357
8358 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8359 fourth argument: >
8360 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8361
8362settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8363 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8364 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8365
8366 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8367 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8368 stack.
8369 *E962*
8370 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8371 argument:
8372 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8373 stack is replaced.
8374 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8375 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8376 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8377 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8378 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8379
8380 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8381 stack after the modification.
8382
8383 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8384
8385 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8386 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8387 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8388
8389< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8390 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8391 " do something else
8392 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8393 unlet stack
8394<
8395 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8396 second argument: >
8397 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8398
8399setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8400 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8401 Examples: >
8402 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8403 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8404
8405< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8406 third argument: >
8407 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8408
8409sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8410 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8411 checksum of {string}.
8412
8413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8414 GetText()->sha256()
8415
8416< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8417
8418shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8419 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8420 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008421 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008422 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8423 quotes.
8424 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8425 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8426 {string}.
8427 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8428 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8429
8430 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8431 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8432 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8433 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8434 command.
8435
8436 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8437 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8438 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8439 even when inside single quotes.
8440
8441 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8442 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8443 escaped a second time.
8444
8445 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8446 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8447 character inside single quotes.
8448
8449 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008450 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008451< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8452 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008453 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008454< See also |::S|.
8455
8456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8457 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8458
8459shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8460 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8461 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8462 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8463 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8464 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8465
8466 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8467 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8468 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8469 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8470
8471 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8472 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8473
8474sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8475
8476
8477simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8478 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8479 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8480 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8481 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8482 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8483 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8484 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8485 standard).
8486 Example: >
8487 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8488< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8489 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8490 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8491 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8492 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8493
8494 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8495 GetName()->simplify()
8496
8497sin({expr}) *sin()*
8498 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8499 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008500 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008501 Examples: >
8502 :echo sin(100)
8503< -0.506366 >
8504 :echo sin(-4.01)
8505< 0.763301
8506
8507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8508 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008509
8510
8511sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8512 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8513 [-inf, inf].
8514 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008515 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008516 Examples: >
8517 :echo sinh(0.5)
8518< 0.521095 >
8519 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8520< -1.026517
8521
8522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8523 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008524
8525
8526slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8527 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8528 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8529 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8530 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8531 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8532 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008533 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008534
8535 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8536 GetList()->slice(offset)
8537
8538
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008539sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008540 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8541
8542 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8543 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8544
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008545< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008546 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8547 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8548 current buffer use |:sort|.
8549
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008550 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8551 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8552 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008553
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008554 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008555 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8556 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8557 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8558 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8559 case. Example: >
8560 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8561 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8562 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8563< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8564>
8565 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8566 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8567 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8568< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8569 This does not work properly on Mac.
8570
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008571 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008572 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8573 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8574 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8575
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008576 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008577 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8578 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8579
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008580 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008581 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8582
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008583 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008584 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8585 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8586 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8587 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8588
8589 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8590 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8591
8592 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8593 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8594 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8595 same order as they were originally.
8596
8597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8598 mylist->sort()
8599
8600< Also see |uniq()|.
8601
8602 Example: >
8603 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8604 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8605 endfunc
8606 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8607< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8608 ignores overflow: >
8609 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8610 return a:i1 - a:i2
8611 endfunc
8612< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8613 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8614<
8615sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8616 Stop playing all sounds.
8617
8618 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8619 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8620
8621 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8622
8623 *sound_playevent()*
8624sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8625 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8626 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8627 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8628 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8629 call sound_playevent('bell')
8630< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8631 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8632 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
8633
8634 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8635 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8636 argument is the status:
8637 0 sound was played to the end
8638 1 sound was interrupted
8639 2 error occurred after sound started
8640 Example: >
8641 func Callback(id, status)
8642 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8643 endfunc
8644 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8645
8646< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8647
8648 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8649 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8650
8651 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8652 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8653
8654< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8655
8656 *sound_playfile()*
8657sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8658 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8659 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8660 with this command: >
8661 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8662
8663< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8664 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8665
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008666< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008667
8668
8669sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8670 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8671 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8672
8673 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8674 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8675
8676 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8677 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8678
8679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8680 soundid->sound_stop()
8681
8682< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8683
8684 *soundfold()*
8685soundfold({word})
8686 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8687 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8688 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8689 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8690 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8691 the method can be quite slow.
8692
8693 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8694 GetWord()->soundfold()
8695<
8696 *spellbadword()*
8697spellbadword([{sentence}])
8698 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8699 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8700 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8701 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8702
8703 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8704 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8705 result is an empty string.
8706
8707 The return value is a list with two items:
8708 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8709 - The type of the spelling error:
8710 "bad" spelling mistake
8711 "rare" rare word
8712 "local" word only valid in another region
8713 "caps" word should start with Capital
8714 Example: >
8715 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8716< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8717
8718 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8719 of 'spelllang' are used.
8720
8721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8722 GetText()->spellbadword()
8723<
8724 *spellsuggest()*
8725spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8726 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8727 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8728 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8729
8730 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8731 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8732 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8733
8734 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8735 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8736 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8737 replace a line.
8738
8739 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8740 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8741 although it may appear capitalized.
8742
8743 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8744 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8745
8746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8747 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8748
8749split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8750 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8751 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8752 item.
8753 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8754 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8755 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8756 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8757 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8758 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8759 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8760 Example: >
8761 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8762< To split a string in individual characters: >
8763 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8764< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8765 the end of the pattern: >
8766 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8767< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8768 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8769 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8770< The opposite function is |join()|.
8771
8772 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8773 GetString()->split()
8774
8775sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8776 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8777 |Float|.
8778 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008779 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8780 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008781 Examples: >
8782 :echo sqrt(100)
8783< 10.0 >
8784 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8785< nan
8786 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8787
8788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8789 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008790
8791
8792srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8793 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8794 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8795 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8796 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8797 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8798 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8799 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8800
8801 Examples: >
8802 :let seed = srand()
8803 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8804 :echo rand(seed)
8805
8806state([{what}]) *state()*
8807 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8808 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8809 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8810 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8811 Yes: then do it right away.
8812 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8813 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8814 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8815 messages and callbacks).
8816 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8817 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8818 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8819 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8820 Also see |mode()|.
8821
8822 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8823 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8824 if state('s') == ''
8825 " screen has not scrolled
8826<
8827 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8828 something is busy:
8829 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8830 stuffed command
8831 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8832 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8833 x executing an autocommand
8834 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8835 ch_readraw() when reading json
8836 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8837 |f| or a count
8838 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8839 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8840 s screen has scrolled for messages
8841
8842str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8843 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8844 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8845 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8846 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8847 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8848 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8849 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8850 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8851 thousand.
8852 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8853 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8854 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8855 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8856 |substitute()|: >
8857 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8858<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008859 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8860
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008861 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8862 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008863
8864str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8865 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8866 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8867 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8868 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8869< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8870
8871 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8872 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8873 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8874 properly: >
8875 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8876
8877< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8878 GetString()->str2list()
8879
8880
8881str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8882 Convert string {string} to a number.
8883 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8884 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8885 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8886
8887 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8888 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8889 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8890 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8891<
8892 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8893 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8894 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8895 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8896 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8897
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008898 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8899
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8901 GetText()->str2nr()
8902
8903
8904strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8905 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8906 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8907 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8908 composing characters separately.
8909
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008910 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8911
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008912 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8913
8914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8915 GetText()->strcharlen()
8916
8917
8918strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8919 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8920 of byte index and length.
8921 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8922 counted separately.
8923 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8924 similar to |slice()|.
8925 When a character index is used where a character does not
8926 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8927 example: >
8928 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8929< results in 'a'.
8930
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008931 Returns an empty string on error.
8932
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8934 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8935
8936
8937strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8938 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8939 in String {string}.
8940 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8941 counted separately.
8942 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8943 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8944
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008945 Returns zero on error.
8946
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008947 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8948
8949 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8950 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8951 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8952 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8953 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8954 endfunction
8955 else
8956 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8957 if a:skipcc
8958 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8959 else
8960 return strchars(a:str)
8961 endif
8962 endfunction
8963 endif
8964<
8965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8966 GetText()->strchars()
8967
8968strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8969 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8970 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8971 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8972 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8973 matters for Tab characters.
8974 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8975 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8976 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8977 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8978 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008979 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008980 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8981
8982 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8983 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8984
8985strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8986 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8987 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8988 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8989 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8990 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8991 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8992 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8993 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8994 Examples: >
8995 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
8996 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
8997 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
8998 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
8999 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9000 Show mod time of file.c.
9001< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9002 :if exists("*strftime")
9003
9004< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9005 GetFormat()->strftime()
9006
9007strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009008 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9009 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9010 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9011 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9012 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009013 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009014 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9015
9016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9017 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9018
9019stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9020 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9021 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9022 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9023 This can be used to find a second match: >
9024 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9025 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9026< The search is done case-sensitive.
9027 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9028 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9029 See also |strridx()|.
9030 Examples: >
9031 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9032 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9033 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9034< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9035 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9036 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9037
9038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9039 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9040<
9041 *string()*
9042string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9043 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9044 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9045 {expr} type result ~
9046 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9047 Number 123
9048 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9049 Funcref function('name')
9050 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9051 List [item, item]
9052 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
9053
9054 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9055 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9056 will then fail.
9057
9058 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9059 mylist->string()
9060
9061< Also see |strtrans()|.
9062
9063
9064strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9065 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9066 {string} in bytes.
9067 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009068 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009069 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9070 |strchars()|.
9071 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9072
9073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9074 GetString()->strlen()
9075
9076strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9077 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9078 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9079 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9080 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9081 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9082 following composing characters).
9083 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9084 |strcharpart()|.
9085
9086 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9087 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9088 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9089 end of the {src}. >
9090 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9091 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9092 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9093 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9094
9095< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9096 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9097 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9098<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009099 Returns an empty string on error.
9100
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9102 GetText()->strpart(5)
9103
9104strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9105 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9106 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9107 the format specified in {format}.
9108
9109 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9110 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9111 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9112 matters.
9113
9114 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9115 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9116 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9117 result.
9118
9119 See also |strftime()|.
9120 Examples: >
9121 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9122< 862156163 >
9123 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9124< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9125 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9126< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9127
9128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9129 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9130<
9131 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9132 :if exists("*strptime")
9133
9134strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9135 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9136 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9137 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9138 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9139 match: >
9140 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9141 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9142< The search is done case-sensitive.
9143 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9144 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9145 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9146 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9147 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9148< *strrchr()*
9149 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9150 function strrchr().
9151
9152 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9153 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9154
9155strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9156 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9157 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9158 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9159 echo strtrans(@a)
9160< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9161 starting a new line.
9162
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009163 Returns an empty string on error.
9164
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009165 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9166 GetString()->strtrans()
9167
9168strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9169 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9170 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9171 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9172 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9173 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009174 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009175 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9176
9177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9178 GetString()->strwidth()
9179
9180submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9181 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9182 substitute() function.
9183 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9184 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9185 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9186 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9187 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9188
9189 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9190 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9191 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9192 text.
9193 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9194 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9195 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9196
9197 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9198 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9199
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009200 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9201
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009202 Examples: >
9203 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9204 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9205< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9206 A line break is included as a newline character.
9207
9208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9209 GetNr()->submatch()
9210
9211substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9212 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9213 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9214 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9215 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9216
9217 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9218 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9219 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9220 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9221 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9222 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9223 used.
9224
9225 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9226 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9227 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9228 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9229
9230 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9231 unmodified.
9232
9233 Example: >
9234 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9235< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9236 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9237< results in "TESTING".
9238
9239 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9240 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9241 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009242 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009243
9244< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9245 optional argument. Example: >
9246 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9247< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9248 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9249 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009250 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009251
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009252< Returns an empty string on error.
9253
9254 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009255 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9256
9257swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9258 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9259 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9260 version Vim version
9261 user user name
9262 host host name
9263 fname original file name
9264 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9265 file
9266 mtime last modification time in seconds
9267 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9268 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9269 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9270 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9271 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9272 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9273 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9274 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9275
9276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9277 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9278
9279swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9280 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9281 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9282 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9283 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9284 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9285
9286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9287 GetBufname()->swapname()
9288
9289synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9290 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9291 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9292 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9293 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9294
9295 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9296 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9297 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9298 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9299 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9300
9301 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9302 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9303 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9304 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9305 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9306 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9307 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9308
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009309 Returns zero on error.
9310
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009311 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9312 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9313<
9314
9315synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9316 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9317 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9318 about a syntax item.
9319 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9320 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9321 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9322 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9323 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9324 {what} result
9325 "name" the name of the syntax item
9326 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9327 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9328 term: empty string)
9329 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9330 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9331 |highlight-font|
9332 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9333 |highlight-guisp|
9334 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9335 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9336 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9337 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9338 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9339 "bold" "1" if bold
9340 "italic" "1" if italic
9341 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9342 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9343 "standout" "1" if standout
9344 "underline" "1" if underlined
9345 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9346 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009347 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009348
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009349 Returns an empty string on error.
9350
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009351 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9352 cursor): >
9353 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9354<
9355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9356 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9357
9358
9359synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9360 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9361 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9362 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9363 ":highlight link" are followed.
9364
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009365 Returns zero on error.
9366
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9368 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9369
9370synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9371 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9372 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9373 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9374 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9375 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9376 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9377 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9378 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9379 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9380 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9381 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9382 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9383 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9384 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9385 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9386 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9387 call returns ~
9388 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9389 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9390 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9391 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9392 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9393 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9394
9395
9396synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9397 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9398 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9399 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9400 like what |synID()| returns.
9401 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9402 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9403 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9404 transparent item.
9405 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9406 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9407 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9408 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9409 endfor
9410< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009411 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009412 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9413 valid positions.
9414
9415system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9416 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9417 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9418
9419 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9420 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9421 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9422 separators yourself.
9423 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9424 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9425 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9426 list items converted to NULs).
9427 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9428 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9429 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9430 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9431
9432 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9433
9434 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9435 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9436 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9437 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9438 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9439<
9440 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9441 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9442 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9443 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9444 cause trouble.
9445 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9446
9447 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009448 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9449 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009450
9451< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9452 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9453 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9454 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9455 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9456
9457 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9458 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9459 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9460 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9461 concatenated commands.
9462
9463 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9464 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9465
9466 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9467 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9468
9469 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9470 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9471 when using a security agent application.
9472 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9473 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9474
9475 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9476 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9477
9478
9479systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9480 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9481 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9482 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9483 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9484 result ends in a NL.
9485 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9486
9487 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9488 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9489 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9490<
9491 Returns an empty string on error.
9492
9493 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9494 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9495
9496
9497tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9498 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9499 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9500 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9501 omitted the current tab page is used.
9502 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9503 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9504 let buflist = []
9505 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9506 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9507 endfor
9508< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9509
9510 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9511 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9512
9513tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9514 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9515 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9516
9517 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9518 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9519 count).
9520 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9521 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9522 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9523 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9524
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009525 Returns zero on error.
9526
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009527
9528tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9529 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9530 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9531 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9532 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9533 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9534 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9535 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9536 Useful examples: >
9537 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9538 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9539< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9540
9541 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9542 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9543<
9544 *tagfiles()*
9545tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9546 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9547
9548
9549taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9550 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9551
9552 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9553 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9554 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9555
9556 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9557 entries:
9558 name Name of the tag.
9559 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9560 defined. It is either relative to the
9561 current directory or a full path.
9562 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9563 the file.
9564 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9565 entry depends on the language specific
9566 kind values. Only available when
9567 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009568 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009569 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9570 |static-tag| for more information.
9571 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9572 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9573 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9574 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9575 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9576 contained in.
9577
9578 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9579 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9580
9581 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9582
9583 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9584 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9585 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9586 search regular expression pattern.
9587
9588 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9589 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9590 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9591
9592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9593 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9594
9595tan({expr}) *tan()*
9596 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9597 in the range [-inf, inf].
9598 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009599 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009600 Examples: >
9601 :echo tan(10)
9602< 0.648361 >
9603 :echo tan(-4.01)
9604< -1.181502
9605
9606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9607 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009608
9609
9610tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9611 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9612 range [-1, 1].
9613 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009614 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009615 Examples: >
9616 :echo tanh(0.5)
9617< 0.462117 >
9618 :echo tanh(-1)
9619< -0.761594
9620
9621 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9622 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009623
9624
9625tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9626 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9627 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9628 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9629 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009630 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009631< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9632 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9633 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9634 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9635
9636
9637term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9638
9639
9640terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9641 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9642 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9643 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9644 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9645 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9646 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9647 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9648 mouse mouse type supported
9649
9650 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9651
9652 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9653 an empty dictionary.
9654
9655 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9656 current cursor style.
9657 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9658 request the cursor blink status.
9659 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9660 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9661 and |t_RC| on startup.
9662
9663 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9664 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9665
9666 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9667
9668 Also see:
9669 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9670 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9671 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9672
9673
9674test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9675
9676
9677 *timer_info()*
9678timer_info([{id}])
9679 Return a list with information about timers.
9680 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9681 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9682 returned.
9683 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9684
9685 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9686 these items:
9687 "id" the timer ID
9688 "time" time the timer was started with
9689 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9690 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9691 -1 means forever
9692 "callback" the callback
9693 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9694
9695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9696 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9697
9698< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9699
9700timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9701 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9702 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9703 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9704 has passed.
9705
9706 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9707 for a short time.
9708
9709 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9710 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9711 See |non-zero-arg|.
9712
9713 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9714 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9715
9716< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9717
9718 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9719timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9720 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9721
9722 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9723 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9724 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9725
9726 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9727 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9728 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9729 waiting for input.
9730 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9731 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9732
9733 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9734 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9735 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9736 the callback will be called once.
9737 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9738 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9739 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9740 messages.
9741
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009742 Returns -1 on error.
9743
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009744 Example: >
9745 func MyHandler(timer)
9746 echo 'Handler called'
9747 endfunc
9748 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9749 \ {'repeat': 3})
9750< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9751 intervals.
9752
9753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9754 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9755
9756< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9757 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9758
9759timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9760 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9761 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9762 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9763
9764 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9765 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9766
9767< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9768
9769timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9770 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9771 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9772 timers there is no error.
9773
9774 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9775
9776tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9777 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9778 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009779 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009780
9781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9782 GetText()->tolower()
9783
9784toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9785 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9786 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009787 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009788
9789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9790 GetText()->toupper()
9791
9792tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9793 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9794 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9795 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9796 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9797 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9798 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9799
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009800 Returns an empty string on error.
9801
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009802 Examples: >
9803 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9804< returns "Hello THere" >
9805 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9806< returns "{blob}"
9807
9808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9809 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9810
9811trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9812 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9813 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9814
9815 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9816 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9817 space character 0xa0.
9818
9819 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9820 characters:
9821 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9822 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9823 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9824 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9825
9826 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009827 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009828
9829 Examples: >
9830 echo trim(" some text ")
9831< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009832 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009833< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9834 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9835< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9836 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9837< returns " vim"
9838
9839 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9840 GetText()->trim()
9841
9842trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9843 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9844 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9845 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009846 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009847 Examples: >
9848 echo trunc(1.456)
9849< 1.0 >
9850 echo trunc(-5.456)
9851< -5.0 >
9852 echo trunc(4.0)
9853< 4.0
9854
9855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9856 Compute()->trunc()
9857<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009858 *type()*
9859type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9860 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9861 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9862 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9863 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9864 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9865 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9866 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9867 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9868 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9869 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9870 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9871 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9872 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9873 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9874 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9875 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9876 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9877 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9878 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9879 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9880 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9881 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9882< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9883 :if exists('v:t_number')
9884
9885< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9886 mylist->type()
9887
9888
9889typename({expr}) *typename()*
9890 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9891 Example: >
9892 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9893 list<number>
9894
9895
9896undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9897 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9898 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9899 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9900 the undo file exists.
9901 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9902 is used internally.
9903 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9904 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9905 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9906 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9907 returns an empty string.
9908
9909 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9910 GetFilename()->undofile()
9911
9912undotree() *undotree()*
9913 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9914 the following items:
9915 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9916 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9917 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9918 when some changes were undone.
9919 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9920 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9921 something readable.
9922 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9923 write yet.
9924 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9925 tree.
9926 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9927 This happens when waiting from input from the
9928 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9929 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9930 undo blocks.
9931
9932 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9933 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9934 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9935 |:undolist|.
9936 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9937 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9938 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9939 that was added. This marks the last change
9940 and where further changes will be added.
9941 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9942 that was undone. This marks the current
9943 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9944 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9945 undone after the last change this item will
9946 not appear anywhere.
9947 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9948 write. The number is the write count. The
9949 first write has number 1, the last one the
9950 "save_last" mentioned above.
9951 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9952 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9953 item.
9954
9955uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9956 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9957 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9958 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9959 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9960< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9961 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9962
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009963 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
9964
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9966 mylist->uniq()
9967
9968values({dict}) *values()*
9969 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9970 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009971 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009972
9973 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9974 mydict->values()
9975
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009976virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009977 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9978 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9979 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9980 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9981 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9982 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9983 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9984 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009985
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009986 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009987
9988 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
9989 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
9990 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
9991 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
9992 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9993 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
9994 |'virtualedit'|
9995
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009996 The accepted positions are:
9997 . the cursor position
9998 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
9999 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10000 plus one)
10001 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10002 returned)
10003 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10004 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10005 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10006 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010007
10008 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
10009 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
10010 character.
10011
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010012 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10013 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010014 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10015
10016 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10017 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10018 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10019
10020 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10021
10022 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010023< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
10024 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10025 all lines: >
10026 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10027
10028< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10029 GetPos()->virtcol()
10030
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010031virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10032 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10033 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10034 column {col}.
10035
10036 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10037 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10038 virtual column is returned.
10039
10040 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10041 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10042
10043 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10044 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10045
10046 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10047
10048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10049 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010050
10051visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10052 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10053 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10054 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10055 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10056 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10057 respectively.
10058 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010059 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010060< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10061 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10062 Visual mode that was used.
10063 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10064 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10065 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10066 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10067 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10068
10069wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10070 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10071 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10072 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10073 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10074
10075 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10076 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10077<
10078 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10079
10080win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10081 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10082 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10083 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10084 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10085 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10086 Example: >
10087 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10088< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10089 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010090 *E994*
10091 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10092 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10093 an empty string is returned.
10094
10095 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10096 second argument: >
10097 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10098
10099win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10100 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10101 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10102
10103 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10104 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10105
10106win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10107 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10108 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10109 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10110 number 1.
10111 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10112 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10113 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10114
10115 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10116 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10117
10118
10119win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10120 Return the type of the window:
10121 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10122 used to execute autocommands.
10123 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10124 (empty) normal window
10125 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10126 "popup" popup window |popup|
10127 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10128 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10129 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10130
10131 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10132 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10133 |window-ID|.
10134
10135 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10136 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10137 returns "popup".
10138
10139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10140 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10141<
10142win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10143 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10144 tabpage.
10145 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10146
10147 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10148 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10149
10150win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10151 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10152 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10153 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10154
10155 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10156 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10157
10158win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10159 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10160 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10161
10162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10163 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10164
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010165win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10166 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10167 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10168 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10169 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10170 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10171 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10172 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10173 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10174 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10175 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010176 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10177 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010178
10179 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10180 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10181
10182win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10183 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10184 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10185 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10186 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10187 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10188 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10189 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10190 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10191 be found and FALSE otherwise.
10192
10193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10194 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10195
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010196win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10197 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10198 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10199 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10200 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10201 for the current window.
10202 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10203 tabpage.
10204
10205 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10206 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10207<
10208win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10209 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10210 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10211 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10212 then closing {nr}.
10213
10214 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10215 Both must be in the current tab page.
10216
10217 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10218
10219 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10220 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10221 like with |:vsplit|.
10222 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10223 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10224 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10225 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10226 'splitright' are used.
10227
10228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10229 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10230<
10231
10232 *winbufnr()*
10233winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10234 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10235 the |window-ID|.
10236 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10237 window is returned.
10238 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10239 Example: >
10240 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10241<
10242 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10243 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10244<
10245 *wincol()*
10246wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10247 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10248 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10249
10250 *windowsversion()*
10251windowsversion()
10252 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10253 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10254 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10255 an empty string.
10256
10257winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10258 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10259 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10260 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10261 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10262 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10263 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10264 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010265 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010266
10267< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10268 GetWinid()->winheight()
10269<
10270winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10271 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10272 in a tabpage.
10273
10274 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10275 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10276 returns an empty list.
10277
10278 For a leaf window, it returns:
10279 ['leaf', {winid}]
10280 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10281 returns:
10282 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10283 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10284 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10285
10286 Example: >
10287 " Only one window in the tab page
10288 :echo winlayout()
10289 ['leaf', 1000]
10290 " Two horizontally split windows
10291 :echo winlayout()
10292 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10293 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10294 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10295 " middle window
10296 :echo winlayout(2)
10297 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10298 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10299<
10300 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10301 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10302<
10303 *winline()*
10304winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10305 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10306 the window. The first line is one.
10307 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10308 first, this may cause a scroll.
10309
10310 *winnr()*
10311winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10312 window. The top window has number 1.
10313 Returns zero for a popup window.
10314
10315 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10316 $ the number of the last window (the window
10317 count).
10318 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10319 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10320 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10321 returned.
10322 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10323 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10324 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10325 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10326 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10327 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10328 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10329 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10330 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10331 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010332 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010333 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10334 Examples: >
10335 let window_count = winnr('$')
10336 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10337 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10338
10339< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10340 GetWinval()->winnr()
10341<
10342 *winrestcmd()*
10343winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10344 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10345 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10346 unchanged.
10347 Example: >
10348 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10349 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10350 :exe cmd
10351<
10352 *winrestview()*
10353winrestview({dict})
10354 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10355 the view of the current window.
10356 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10357 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10358 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10359 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10360<
10361 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10362 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10363 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10364 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10365
10366 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10367 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10368
10369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10370 GetView()->winrestview()
10371<
10372 *winsaveview()*
10373winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10374 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10375 restore the view.
10376 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10377 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10378 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10379 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10380 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10381 The return value includes:
10382 lnum cursor line number
10383 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010384 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010385 returns)
10386 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010387 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10388 the first column is zero, as opposed
10389 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10390 |$| command it will be a very large
10391 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010392 topline first line in the window
10393 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10394 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10395 'wrap' is off
10396 skipcol columns skipped
10397 Note that no option values are saved.
10398
10399
10400winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10401 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10402 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10403 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10404 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10405 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10406 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010407 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010408 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10409 : 50 wincmd |
10410 :endif
10411< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10412 option.
10413
10414 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10415 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10416
10417
10418wordcount() *wordcount()*
10419 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10420 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10421 |g_CTRL-G|
10422 The return value includes:
10423 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10424 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10425 words Number of words in the buffer
10426 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10427 (not in Visual mode)
10428 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10429 (not in Visual mode)
10430 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10431 (not in Visual mode)
10432 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10433 (only in Visual mode)
10434 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10435 (only in Visual mode)
10436 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10437 (only in Visual mode)
10438
10439
10440 *writefile()*
10441writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10442 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10443 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10444 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010445 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10446 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10447 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010448
10449 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10450 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10451
10452 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10453
10454 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10455 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10456 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10457
10458 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10459 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10460 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10461<
10462 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10463 works like: >
10464 :defer delete({fname})
10465< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10466
10467 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10468 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10469 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10470
10471 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10472
10473 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10474 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10475
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010476 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010477
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010478 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10479 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10480 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010481
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010482 Also see |readfile()|.
10483 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10484 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10485 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10486
10487< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10488 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10489
10490
10491xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10492 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10493 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010494 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010495 Example: >
10496 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10497<
10498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10499 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10500<
10501
10502==============================================================================
105033. Feature list *feature-list*
10504
10505There are three types of features:
105061. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10507 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10508 :if has("cindent")
10509< *gui_running*
105102. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10511 Example: >
10512 :if has("gui_running")
10513< *has-patch*
105143. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10515 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10516 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10517 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10518< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10519 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10520 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10521 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10522 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10523 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10524
10525Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10526use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10527
10528
10529acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010530all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10531 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010532amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10533arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10534arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10535autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10536autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10537autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10538balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10539balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10540beos BeOS version of Vim.
10541browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10542 work.
10543browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10544bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010545builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010546byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10547channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010548cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010549clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10550clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10551clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10552cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10553cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10554cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10555comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10556compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10557conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10558cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10559cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10560cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10561debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10562dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10563dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10564diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10565digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10566directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10567dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10568drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10569ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10570emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10571eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10572 true, of course!
10573ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10574extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10575 |'hlsearch'|
10576farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010577file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10578 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010579filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10580 read/write/filter commands
10581find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10582 |+find_in_path|.
10583float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10584fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10585 this is not present).
10586folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10587footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10588fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10589gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10590gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010591gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010592gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10593gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10594gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10595gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10596gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10597gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10598gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10599gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10600gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10601gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10602gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10603haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10604hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10605hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10606iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10607insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10608 Insert mode. (always true)
10609job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10610ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010611jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010612keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10613lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10614langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10615libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10616linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10617 'breakindent' support.
10618linux Linux version of Vim.
10619lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010620 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010621listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10622 and the argument list |arglist|.
10623localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10624lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10625mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10626macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10627menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10628mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10629modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10630 (always true)
10631mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10632mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10633mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10634mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10635mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10636mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10637mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10638mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10639mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10640mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10641mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10642multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10643multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10644multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10645multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10646mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10647nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10648netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10649netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010650num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010651ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10652osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10653osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10654packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10655path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10656perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10657persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10658postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10659printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10660profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10661python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10662python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10663python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10664python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10665python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10666python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10667pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10668qnx QNX version of Vim.
10669quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10670reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10671rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10672ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10673scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10674showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10675signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010676smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010677sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10678sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10679spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10680startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10681statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10682 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10683sun SunOS version of Vim.
10684sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10685syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10686syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10687 current buffer.
10688system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10689tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010690 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010691tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10692 |tag-old-static|.
10693tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10694termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10695terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10696terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10697termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10698textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10699textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10700tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10701 or terminfo file.
10702timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10703title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010704 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010705toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10706ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10707ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10708unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10709unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10710user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10711vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10712vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10713 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10714vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10715 (always true)
10716vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10717 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010718vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010719viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10720vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10721vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10722vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010723vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010724virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10725visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10726visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10727 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10728vms VMS version of Vim.
10729vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10730vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10731 out if it works in the current console).
10732wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10733wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10734win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10735win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10736 64 bits)
10737win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10738win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10739win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10740winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10741windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10742 (always true)
10743writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10744xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10745xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10746xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10747xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10748 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10749xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10750xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10751xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10752xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10753 xterm screen.
10754x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10755
10756
10757==============================================================================
107584. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10759
10760This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10761|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10762pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10763same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10764When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10765pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10766>
10767 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10768 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10769 aa
10770 xx
10771 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10772 a
10773 x
10774
10775Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10776"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10777"\n".
10778
10779 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: