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Christian Brabandt9973b392025-05-09 08:19:51 +02001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 May 09
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|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -070031appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000032 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -070033 in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000034argc([{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
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +010070base64_decode({string}) Blob base64 decode {string} characters
71base64_encode({blob}) String base64 encode the bytes in {blob}
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +020072bindtextdomain({package}, {path})
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +020073 Bool bind text domain to specified path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000074blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
Yegappan Lakshmanan166b1752025-01-17 11:48:12 +010075blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) List convert {blob} into a list of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000076browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
77 String put up a file requester
78browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
79bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
80bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
81buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
82bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
83bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
84bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
85bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
86bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
87bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
88byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010089byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
90 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
91byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
92 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000093call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
94 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
95ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
96ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
97ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
98ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
99ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
100 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
101ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
102 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
103ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
104ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
105ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
106ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
107ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
108ch_open({address} [, {options}])
109 Channel open a channel to {address}
110ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
111ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
112 Blob read Blob from {handle}
113ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
114 String read raw from {handle}
115ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
116 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
117ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
118 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
119ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
120 none set options for {handle}
121ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
122 String status of channel {handle}
123changenr() Number current change number
124char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
125charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000126charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100127charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
129chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
130cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
131clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Girish Palya92f68e22025-04-21 11:12:41 +0200132cmdcomplete_info() Dict get current cmdline completion
133 information
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000134col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000135complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
136complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
137complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
138complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
glepnirbcd59952025-04-24 21:48:35 +0200139complete_match([{lnum}, {col}]) List get completion column and trigger text
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000140confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
141 Number number of choice picked by user
142copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
143cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
144cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
145count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
146 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
147cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
148 Number checks existence of cscope connection
149cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
150 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
151cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
152debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
153deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
154delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
155deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
156 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
157did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100158diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
159 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000160diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
161diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
162digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
163digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200164digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Bool register |digraph|
165digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Bool register multiple |digraph|s
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000166echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
167empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
168environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100169err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000170escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
171eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
172eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
173executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
174execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
175exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
176exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
177exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
178exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
179expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
180 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100181expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
182 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000183extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
184 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
185extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
186 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
187 List or Dictionary
188feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +0200189filecopy({from}, {to}) Number |TRUE| if copying file {from} to {to}
190 worked
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000191filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
192filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
193filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
194 remove items from {expr1} where
195 {expr2} is 0
196finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000197findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Christian Brabandt17ad8522025-05-09 00:03:20 +0200198 String/List find dir/file {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000199flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
200flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
201 List flatten a copy of {list}
202float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
203floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
204fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
205fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
206fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
207foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
208foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
209foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
210foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
211foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +0100212foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Tuple/Dict/Blob/String
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100213 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000214foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100215fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000216funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
217 Funcref reference to function {name}
218function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
219 Funcref named reference to function {name}
220garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
221get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
222get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
223get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
224getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
225getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
226 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000227getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000228getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
229 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +0100230getcellpixels() List get character cell pixel size
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000231getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000232getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +0100233getchar([{expr} [, {opts}]]) Number or String
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000234 get one character from the user
235getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
236getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
237getcharsearch() Dict last character search
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +0100238getcharstr([{expr} [, {opts}]]) String get one character from the user
Ruslan Russkikh0407d622024-10-08 22:21:05 +0200239getcmdcomplpat() String return the completion pattern of the
240 current command-line completion
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100241getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
242 command-line completion
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +0200243getcmdline() String return the current command-line input
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000244getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +0200245getcmdprompt() String return the current command-line prompt
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100246getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
247 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000248getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
249getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
250getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
251 List list of cmdline completion matches
252getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
253getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
254getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
255getenv({name}) String return environment variable
256getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
257getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
258getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
259getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
260getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
261getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
262getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
263 List list of jump list items
264getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
265getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
266getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
267getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
268getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
269getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
270getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000271getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000272getpid() Number process ID of Vim
273getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
274getqflist() List list of quickfix items
275getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
276getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
277 String or List contents of a register
278getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100279getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100280 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +0200281getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
282 List get a list of positions for a region
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000283getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100284getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +0100285getstacktrace() List get current stack trace of Vim scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000286gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
287gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
288 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
289gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
290 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
291gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +0200292gettext({text} [, {package}]) String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000293getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000294getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000295getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
296getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
297getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
298 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
299glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
300 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
301glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
302globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
303 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
304has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
305has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
306haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
307 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
308 or |:tcd|
309hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
310 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
311histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
312histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
313histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
314histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
315hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
316hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
317hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
318hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
319hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
320iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
Ernie Rael05124252024-07-11 22:10:45 +0200321id({item}) String get unique identity string of item
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000322indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
323index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
324 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100325indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
326 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000327input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
328 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100329inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000330 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
331inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
332inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
333inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
334inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
335insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200336instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000337interrupt() none interrupt script execution
338invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100339isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000340isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
341isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
342 (positive or negative)
343islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
344isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
345items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
346job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
347job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
348job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
349job_start({command} [, {options}])
350 Job start a job
351job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
352job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +0100353join({expr} [, {sep}]) String join items in {expr} into one String
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000354js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
355js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
356json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
357json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
358keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100359keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
360 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000361len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
362libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
363libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
364line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
365line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
366lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
367list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
368list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +0100369list2tuple({list}) Tuple turn {list} of items into a tuple
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000370listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
371 Number add a callback to listen to changes
372listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
373listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
374localtime() Number current time
375log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
376log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
377luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
378map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
379 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
380maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
381 String or Dict
382 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
383mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
384 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100385maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000386mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
387 like |map()| but creates a new List or
388 Dictionary
389mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
390match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
391 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
392matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
393 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
394matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
395 Number highlight positions with {group}
396matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100397matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
398 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000399matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
400matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
401 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
402matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
403 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
404matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
405 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
406matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
407 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
408matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
409 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100410matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
411 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000412matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
413 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
414max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
415menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
416min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000417mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000418 Number create directory {name}
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200419mode([{expr}]) String current editing mode
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000420mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
421nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
Christ van Willegenc0786752025-02-01 15:42:16 +0100422ngettext({single}, {plural}, {number}[, {domain}])
423 String translate text based on {number}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000424nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
425or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
426pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
427perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
428popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
429popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
430popup_clear() none close all popup windows
431popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
432popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
433popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
434popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
435popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100436popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000437popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
438popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
439popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
440popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
441popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
442popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
443popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
444popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
445popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
446popup_notification({what}, {options})
447 Number create a notification popup window
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200448popup_setbuf({id}, {buf}) Bool set the buffer for the popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000449popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
450 none set options for popup window {id}
451popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
452popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
453pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
454prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
455printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
456prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
457prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
458prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
459prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
460prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
461prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
462 none add multiple text properties
463prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
464 none remove all text properties
465prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
466 Dict search for a text property
467prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
468prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
469 Number remove a text property
470prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
471prop_type_change({name}, {props})
472 none change an existing property type
473prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
474 none delete a property type
475prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
476 Dict get property type values
477prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
478pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
479pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +0100480py3eval({expr} [, {locals}]) any evaluate |python3| expression
481pyeval({expr} [, {locals}]) any evaluate |Python| expression
482pyxeval({expr} [, {locals}]) any evaluate |python_x| expression
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000483rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
484range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
485 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100486readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
487 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000488readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
489 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
490readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
491 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
492readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
493 List get list of lines from file {fname}
494reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
495 any reduce {object} using {func}
496reg_executing() String get the executing register name
497reg_recording() String get the recording register name
498reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
499reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
500reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
501remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
502 String send expression
503remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
504remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
505 Number check for reply string
506remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
507 String read reply string
508remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
509 String send key sequence
510remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
511remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
512 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
513remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
514 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
515remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
516rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +0100517repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Tuple/Blob/String
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100518 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000519resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +0100520reverse({obj}) List/Tuple/Blob/String
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100521 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000522round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
523rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
524screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
525screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
526screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
527screencol() Number current cursor column
528screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
529screenrow() Number current cursor row
530screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
531search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
532 Number search for {pattern}
533searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
534searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
535 Number search for variable declaration
536searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
537 Number search for other end of start/end pair
538searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
539 List search for other end of start/end pair
540searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
541 List search for {pattern}
542server2client({clientid}, {string})
543 Number send reply string
544serverlist() String get a list of available servers
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700545setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000546 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700547 {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000548setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
549 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
550setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
551setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
552setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100553setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000554setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
555setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
556setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
557setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
558setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
559setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
560 Number modify location list using {list}
561setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
562 Number modify specific location list props
563setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
564setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
565setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
566setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
567 Number modify specific quickfix list props
568setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
569settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
570settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
571 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
572 page {tabnr} to {val}
573settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
574 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
575setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
576sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
577shellescape({string} [, {special}])
578 String escape {string} for use as shell
579 command argument
580shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
581sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
582sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
583sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
584sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
585 List get a list of placed signs
586sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
587 Number jump to a sign
588sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
589 Number place a sign
590sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
591sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
592sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
593sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
594 Number unplace a sign
595sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
596simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
597sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
598sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
599slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
600 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000601sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
602 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000603sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
604sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
605 Number play an event sound
606sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
607 Number play sound file {path}
608sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
609soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
610spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
611spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
612 List spelling suggestions
613split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
614 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
615sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
616srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
617state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
Hirohito Higashi195fcc92025-02-01 10:26:58 +0100618str2blob({list} [, {options}]) Blob convert list of strings into a Blob
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000619str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
620str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
621 ASCII/UTF-8 value
622str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
623 Number convert String to Number
624strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
625strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
626 String {len} characters of {str} at
627 character {start}
628strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
629strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
630strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
631strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
632stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
633 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
634string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
635strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
636strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
637 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
638 byte {start}
639strptime({format}, {timestring})
640 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
641strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
642 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
643strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100644strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
645 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000646strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
647submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
648 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
649substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
650 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000651swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000652swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
653swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
654synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
655synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
656 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
657synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
658synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
659synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
660system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
661systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
662tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
663tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
664tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
665tagfiles() List tags files used
666taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
667tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
668tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
669tempname() String name for a temporary file
670term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
671 Number display difference between two dumps
672term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
673 Number displaying a screen dump
674term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
675 none dump terminal window contents
676term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
677term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
678term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
679term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
680term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
681term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
682term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
683term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
684term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
685term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
686term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
687term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
688term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
689term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
690term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
691 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
692term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
693term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
694term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
695term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
696 none set the size of a terminal
697term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
698term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
699terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
700test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
701 none make memory allocation fail
702test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
703test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
704test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
705test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
706test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000707test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000708test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000709test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
710 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000711test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
712test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
713test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
714test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
715test_null_job() Job null value for testing
716test_null_list() List null value for testing
717test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
718test_null_string() String null value for testing
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +0100719test_null_tuple() Tuple null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000720test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
721test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
722test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000723test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
724test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200725test_srand_seed([{seed}]) none set seed for testing srand()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000726test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
727test_void() any void value for testing
728timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
729timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
730timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
731 Number create a timer
732timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
733timer_stopall() none stop all timers
734tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
735toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
736tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
737 to chars in {tostr}
738trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
739 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
740trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +0100741tuple2list({tuple}) List turn {tuple} of items into a list
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000742type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
743typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
744undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500745undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000746uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
747 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100748utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
749 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000750values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200751virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
752 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100753 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100754virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
755 Number byte index of a character on screen
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200756visualmode([{expr}]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000757wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
758win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
759 String execute {command} in window {id}
760win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
761win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
762win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
763win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
764win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
765win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000766win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
767win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000768win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
769win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
770 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
771winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
772wincol() Number window column of the cursor
773windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
774winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
775winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
776winline() Number window line of the cursor
777winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
778winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
779winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
780winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
781winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
782wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
783writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
784 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
785xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
786
787==============================================================================
7882. Details *builtin-function-details*
789
790Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
791specific functionality.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200792Return type specifies the type for |Vim9-script|, see |vim9-types|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000793
794abs({expr}) *abs()*
795 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
796 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
797 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
798 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
799 Examples: >
800 echo abs(1.456)
801< 1.456 >
802 echo abs(-5.456)
803< 5.456 >
804 echo abs(-4)
805< 4
806
807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
808 Compute()->abs()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200809<
810 Return type: |Number| or |Float| depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000811
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000812
813acos({expr}) *acos()*
814 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
815 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
816 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100817 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000818 Examples: >
819 :echo acos(0)
820< 1.570796 >
821 :echo acos(-0.5)
822< 2.094395
823
824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
825 Compute()->acos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200826<
827 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000828
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000829
830add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
831 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
832 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
833 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
834 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
835< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
836 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
837 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
838 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100839 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000840
841 Can also be used as a |method|: >
842 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200843<
844 Return type: list<{type}> (depending on the given |List|) or
845 |Blob|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000846
847
848and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
849 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
850 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100851 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000852 Example: >
853 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
854< Can also be used as a |method|: >
855 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200856<
857 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000858
859
860append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
861 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
862 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
863 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
864 the current buffer.
865 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
866 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
867 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
868 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000869 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
870 no matter the value of {lnum}.
871 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
872 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000873 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
874 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
875
876< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
877 passed as the second argument: >
878 mylist->append(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200879<
880 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000881
882
883appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
884 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
885
886 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
887 |bufload()| if needed.
888
889 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
890
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000891 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
892 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
893 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
894 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000895
896 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
897 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
898
899 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
900 error message is given. Example: >
901 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000902< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
903 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
904
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000905 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
906 passed as the second argument: >
907 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200908<
909 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000910
911
912argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
913 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
914 |arglist|.
915 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
916 window is used.
917 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
918 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
919 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
920 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
921
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200922 Return type: |Number|
923
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000924 *argidx()*
925argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
926 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
927
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200928 Return type: |Number|
929
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000930 *arglistid()*
931arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
932 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
933 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
934 global argument list. See |arglist|.
935 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
936
937 Without arguments use the current window.
938 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
939 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
940 page.
941 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
942
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200943 Return type: |Number|
944
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000945 *argv()*
946argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
947 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
948 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
949 :let i = 0
950 :while i < argc()
951 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000952 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000953 : let i = i + 1
954 :endwhile
955< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
956 the whole |arglist| is returned.
957
958 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
959 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
960
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100961 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
962 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
963 argument is invalid.
964
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200965 Return type: |String|
966
967
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000968asin({expr}) *asin()*
969 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
970 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
971 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
972 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100973 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
974 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000975 Examples: >
976 :echo asin(0.8)
977< 0.927295 >
978 :echo asin(-0.5)
979< -0.523599
980
981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
982 Compute()->asin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200983<
984 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000985
986assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
987
988
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000989atan({expr}) *atan()*
990 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
991 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
992 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100993 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000994 Examples: >
995 :echo atan(100)
996< 1.560797 >
997 :echo atan(-4.01)
998< -1.326405
999
1000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1001 Compute()->atan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001002<
1003 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001004
1005
1006atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
1007 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
1008 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
1009 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001010 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
1011 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001012 Examples: >
1013 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
1014< -0.785398 >
1015 :echo atan2(1, -1)
1016< 2.356194
1017
1018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1019 Compute()->atan2(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001020<
1021 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001022
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001023
1024autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
1025 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1026
1027 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1028 the following optional items:
1029 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
1030 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1031 item is ignored.
1032 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
1033 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001034 This can be either a String with a single
1035 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001036 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1037 If this group doesn't exist then it is
1038 created. If not specified or empty, then the
1039 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001040 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
1041 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001042 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001043 which executes only once. Refer to
1044 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001045 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1046 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001047 present, then this item is ignored. This can
1048 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
1049 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001050 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1051 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1052 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1053 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001054 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001055
1056 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1057 Examples: >
1058 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1059 let acmd = {}
1060 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1061 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1062 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1063 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1064 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001065<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1067 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1068<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001069 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1070
1071
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001072autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1073 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1074
1075 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1076 the following optional items:
1077 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1078 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1079 item is ignored.
1080 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1081 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1082 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1083 group are deleted.
1084 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1085 If not specified or empty, then the default
1086 group is used.
1087 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1088 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1089 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1090 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1091 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1092 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1093 present, then this item is ignored.
1094
1095 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1096 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1097 is deleted.
1098
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001099 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001100 Examples: >
1101 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1102 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1103 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1104 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1105 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1106 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1107 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1108 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1109 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1110 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1111 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1112 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1113 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1114 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1115 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1116 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1117<
1118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1119 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001120<
1121 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1122
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001123
1124autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1125 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1126 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1127
1128 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1129 items:
1130 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1131 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1132 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1133 error message. If set to an empty string,
1134 then the default autocmd group is used.
1135 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1136 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1137 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1138 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1139 results in an error message.
1140 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1141 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1142 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1143 {opts}.
1144
1145 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1146 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1147 the autocmd is defined.
1148 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1149 event Autocmd event name.
1150 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001151 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1152 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1153 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1154 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001155 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1156 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1157 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1158 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1159
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001160 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1161 or event or pattern is not found.
1162
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001163 Examples: >
1164 " :autocmd MyGroup
1165 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1166 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1167 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1168 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1169 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1170 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1171 " :autocmd Syntax
1172 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1173 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1174 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1175 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1176 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1177<
1178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1179 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1180<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001181 Return type: list<dict<any>>
1182
1183
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001184balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1185 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001186 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1187 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001188
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001189 Return type: |String|
1190
1191
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001192balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1193 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1194 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1195 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1196 split with |balloon_split()|.
1197 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1198
1199 Example: >
1200 func GetBalloonContent()
1201 " ... initiate getting the content
1202 return ''
1203 endfunc
1204 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1205
1206 func BalloonCallback(result)
1207 call balloon_show(a:result)
1208 endfunc
1209< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1210 GetText()->balloon_show()
1211<
1212 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1213 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1214 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1215 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001216 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001217
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001218 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1219 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001220 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1221 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1222
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001223 Return type: |Number|
1224
1225
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001226balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1227 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1228 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1229 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001230 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1231 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001232 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1233 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1234
1235< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1236 feature}
1237
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001238 Return type: list<any> or list<string>
1239
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +01001240base64_decode({string}) *base64_decode()*
1241 Return a Blob containing the bytes decoded from the base64
1242 encoded characters in {string}.
1243
1244 The {string} argument should contain only base64-encoded
1245 characters and should have a length that is a multiple of 4.
1246
1247 Returns an empty blob on error.
1248
1249 Examples: >
1250 " Write the decoded contents to a binary file
1251 call writefile(base64_decode(s), 'tools.bmp')
1252 " Decode a base64-encoded string
Maxim Kim6472e582025-01-15 18:31:05 +01001253 echo blob2str(base64_decode(encodedstr))
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +01001254<
1255 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1256 GetEncodedString()->base64_decode()
1257<
1258 Return type: |Blob|
1259
1260
1261base64_encode({blob}) *base64_encode()*
1262 Return a base64-encoded String representing the bytes in
1263 {blob}. The base64 alphabet defined in RFC 4648 is used.
1264
1265 Examples: >
1266 " Encode the contents of a binary file
1267 echo base64_encode(readblob('somefile.bin'))
1268 " Encode a string
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001269 echo base64_encode(str2blob([somestr]))
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +01001270<
1271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1272 GetBinaryData()->base64_encode()
1273<
1274 Return type: |String|
1275
1276
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001277bindtextdomain({package}, {path}) *bindtextdomain()*
1278 Bind a specific {package} to a {path} so that the
1279 |gettext()| function can be used to get language-specific
1280 translations for a package. {path} is the directory name
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02001281 for the translations. See |package-translation|.
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001282
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +02001283 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure (out of
1284 memory).
1285
1286 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001287
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001288blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1289 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1290 {blob}. Examples: >
1291 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1292 blob2list(0z) returns []
1293< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1294 opposite.
1295
1296 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1297 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001298<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001299 Return type: list<any> or list<number>
1300
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001301
1302blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) *blob2str()*
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001303 Return a List of Strings in the current 'encoding' by
1304 converting the bytes in {blob} into characters.
1305
1306 Each <NL> byte in the blob is interpreted as the end of a
1307 string and a new list item is added. Each <NUL> byte in the
1308 blob is converted into a <NL> character.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001309
1310 If {options} is not supplied, the current 'encoding' value is
1311 used to decode the bytes in {blob}.
1312
1313 The argument {options} is a |Dict| and supports the following
1314 items:
1315 encoding Decode the bytes in {blob} using this
1316 encoding. The value is a |String|. See
Bakudankunb3854bf2025-02-23 20:29:21 +01001317 |encoding-names| for the supported values
1318 (plus the special value "none").
Christian Brabandtd5afc742025-03-18 20:55:42 +01001319 *E1515* *E1516*
Bakudankunb3854bf2025-02-23 20:29:21 +01001320 When current 'encoding' is "utf-8", an error is given and an
1321 empty List is returned if an invalid byte sequence is
1322 encountered in {blob}. To suppress this validation and get
1323 potentially invalid string, set "encoding" in {options} to
1324 "none".
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001325
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001326 Returns an empty List if blob is empty.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001327
1328 See also |str2blob()|
1329
1330 Examples: >
Hirohito Higashi932a5352025-03-23 10:20:20 +01001331 blob2str(0z6162) returns ['ab']
1332 blob2str(0zC2ABC2BB) returns ['«»']
1333 blob2str(0z610A62) returns ['a', 'b']
1334 blob2str(0z610062) returns ['a\nb']
1335 blob2str(0zABBB, {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns ['«»']
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001336<
1337 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1338 GetBlob()->blob2str()
1339<
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001340 Return type: list<string>
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001341
1342
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001343 *browse()*
1344browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1345 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1346 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1347 The input fields are:
1348 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1349 {title} title for the requester
1350 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1351 {default} default file name
1352 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1353 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1354
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001355 Return type: |String|
1356
1357
1358browsedir({title}, {initdir}) *browsedir()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001359 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1360 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1361 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1362 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1363 to be used.
1364 The input fields are:
1365 {title} title for the requester
1366 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1367 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1368 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1369
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001370 Return type: |String|
1371
1372
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001373bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001374 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1375 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001376 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1377 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1378 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1379 buffer is always created.
1380 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1381 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1382 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1383 call bufload(bufnr)
1384 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001385< Returns 0 on error.
1386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001387 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001388<
1389 Return type: |Number|
1390
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001391
1392bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1393 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1394 {buf} exists.
1395 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1396 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1397
1398 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1399 exactly. The name can be:
1400 - Relative to the current directory.
1401 - A full path.
1402 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1403 - A URL name.
1404 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1405 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1406 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1407 long name to be able to find them.
1408 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1409 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1410 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1411 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1412 file name.
1413
1414 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1415 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1416<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001417 Return type: |Number|
1418
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001419 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1420
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001421
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001422buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1423 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1424 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1425 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1426
1427 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1428 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001429<
1430 Return type: |Number|
1431
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001432
1433bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1434 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1435 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1436 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001437 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001438 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001439 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1440 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1441 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1442
1443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1444 eval 'somename'->bufload()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001445<
1446 Return type: |Number|
1447
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001448
1449bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1450 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1451 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1452 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1453
1454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1455 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001456<
1457 Return type: |Number|
1458
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001459
1460bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1461 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1462 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1463 "[No Name]".
1464 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1465 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1466 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1467 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1468 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1469 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1470 match an empty string is returned.
1471 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1472 alternate buffer.
1473 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1474 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1475 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1476 pattern.
1477 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1478 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1479 buffers are searched for.
1480 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1481 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1482 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1483< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1484 echo bufnr->bufname()
1485
1486< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1487 string is returned. >
1488 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1489 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1490 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1491 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001492<
1493 Return type: |String|
1494 *buffer_name()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001495 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1496
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001497
1498bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001499 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1500 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1501 above.
1502
1503 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1504 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1505 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1506 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1507< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1508 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1509
1510 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1511 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1512< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1513 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1514 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1515 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1516
1517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1518 echo bufref->bufnr()
1519<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001520 Return type: |Number|
1521
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001522 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1523 *last_buffer_nr()*
1524 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1525
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001526
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001527bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1528 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1529 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1530 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1531 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1532
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001533 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001534<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001535 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1536 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001537
1538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1539 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001540<
1541 Return type: |Number|
1542
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001543
1544bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1545 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1546 |window-ID|.
1547 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1548 is returned. Example: >
1549
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001550 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001551
1552< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1553 |:wincmd|.
1554
1555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1556 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001557<
1558 Return type: |Number|
1559
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001560
1561byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1562 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1563 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1564 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1565 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1566 one.
1567 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1568
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001569 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1570
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001571 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1572 GetOffset()->byte2line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001573<
1574 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001575
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001576 {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001577 feature}
1578
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001579
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001580byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001581 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1582 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1583 zero.
1584 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1585 equal to {nr}.
1586 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1587 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1588 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1589 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001590 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1591 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1592 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1593 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1594 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1595 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1596 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001597 Example : >
1598 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1599< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1600 same: >
1601 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1602 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1603< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1604
1605 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1606 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1607 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001608 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1609 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1610 Examples: >
1611 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1612 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1613 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1614<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1616 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001617<
1618 Return type: |Number|
1619
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001620
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001621byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001622 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1623 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001624 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001625 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1626 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1627 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1628< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1629 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1630 one byte).
1631 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1632 to a Unicode encoding.
1633
1634 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1635 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001636<
1637 Return type: |Number|
1638
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001639
1640call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1641 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1642 arguments.
1643 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1644 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1645 Returns the return value of the called function.
1646 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1647 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1648
1649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1650 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001651<
1652 Return type: any, depending on {func}
1653
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001654
1655ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1656 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1657 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1658 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1659 Examples: >
1660 echo ceil(1.456)
1661< 2.0 >
1662 echo ceil(-5.456)
1663< -5.0 >
1664 echo ceil(4.0)
1665< 4.0
1666
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001667 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1668
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001669 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1670 Compute()->ceil()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001671<
1672 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001673
1674
1675ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1676
1677
1678changenr() *changenr()*
1679 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1680 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1681 with the |:undo| command.
1682 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1683 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1684 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001685 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001686
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001687 Return type: |Number|
1688
1689
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001690char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001691 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001692 Examples: >
1693 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1694 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1695< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1696 Example for "utf-8": >
1697 char2nr("á") returns 225
1698 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1699< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1700 A combining character is a separate character.
1701 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1702 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1703 let str = "ABC"
1704 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1705< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1706
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001707 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1708
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001709 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1710 GetChar()->char2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001711<
1712 Return type: |Number|
1713
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001714
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001715charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1716 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1717 The character class is one of:
1718 0 blank
1719 1 punctuation
Christian Brabandtb5e7da12024-11-01 09:33:00 +01001720 2 word character (depends on 'iskeyword')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001721 3 emoji
1722 other specific Unicode class
1723 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001724 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001725
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001726 Return type: |Number|
1727
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001728
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001729charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001730 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1731 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1732
1733 Example:
1734 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1735 charcol('.') returns 3
1736 col('.') returns 7
1737
1738< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1739 GetPos()->col()
1740<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001741 Return type: |Number|
1742
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001743 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001744charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001745 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1746 The index of the first character is zero.
1747 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1748 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001749
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001750 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001751 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1752 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001753 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1754 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001755
1756 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1757 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1758
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001759 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1760 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1761 of the string in characters is returned.
1762
1763 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1764 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1765 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001766
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001767 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001768 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1769 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1770 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001771 Examples: >
1772 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1773 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1774 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001775 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001776<
1777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1778 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001779<
1780 Return type: |Number|
1781
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001782
1783chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1784 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1785 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1786 window:
1787 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1788 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1789 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1790 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1791 directory.
1792 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1793 {dir} must be a String.
1794 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1795 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1796 On failure, returns an empty string.
1797
1798 Example: >
1799 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1800 if save_dir != ""
1801 " ... do some work
1802 call chdir(save_dir)
1803 endif
1804
1805< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1806 GetDir()->chdir()
1807<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001808 Return type: |String|
1809
1810
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001811cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1812 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1813 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1814 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1815 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001816 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001817 See |C-indenting|.
1818
1819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1820 GetLnum()->cindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001821<
1822 Return type: |Number|
1823
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001824
1825clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1826 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1827 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1828 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1829 window ID instead of the current window.
1830
1831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1832 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1833<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001834 Return type: |Number|
1835
1836
Girish Palya5c3d1e32025-04-22 19:52:16 +02001837cmdcomplete_info() *cmdcomplete_info()*
Girish Palya92f68e22025-04-21 11:12:41 +02001838 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about cmdline
1839 completion. See |cmdline-completion|.
1840 The items are:
1841 cmdline_orig The original command-line string before
1842 completion began.
1843 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1844 See |pumvisible()|.
1845 matches List of all completion candidates. Each item
1846 is a string.
1847 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1848 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1849 typed text only, or the last completion after
1850 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1851 <Down> keys)
1852
1853 Returns an empty |Dictionary| if no completion was attempted,
1854 if there was only one candidate and it was fully completed, or
1855 if an error occurred.
1856
1857 Return type: dict<any>
1858
1859
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001860col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001861 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001862 position given with {expr}.
1863 For accepted positions see |getpos()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08001864 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
1865 the result is the number of bytes in the cursor line plus one.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001866 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1867 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1868 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1869 out of range then col() returns zero.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001870
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001871 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1872 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001873
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001874 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1875 |getpos()|.
1876 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1877 character position use |charcol()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001878
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001879 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001880
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001881 Examples: >
1882 col(".") column of cursor
1883 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1884 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001885 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001886<
1887 The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001888 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001889 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1890 buffer.
1891 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1892 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001893 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1894 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001895 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001896
1897< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1898 GetPos()->col()
1899<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001900 Return type: |Number|
1901
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001902
1903complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1904 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1905 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1906 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1907 or with an expression mapping.
1908 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1909 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1910 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1911 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1912 match.
1913 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1914 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1915 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1916 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1917 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1918 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1919 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1920 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1921 Example: >
1922 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1923
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001924 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001925 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1926 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1927 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1928 return ''
1929 endfunc
1930< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1931 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1932
1933 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1934 second argument: >
1935 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001936<
1937 Return type: |Number|
1938
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001939
1940complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1941 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1942 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1943 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1944 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1945 the list.
1946 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1947 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1948
1949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1950 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001951<
1952 Return type: |Number|
1953
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001954
1955complete_check() *complete_check()*
1956 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1957 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1958 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1959 zero otherwise.
1960 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1961 'completefunc' option.
1962
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001963 Return type: |Number|
1964
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001965
1966complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1967 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1968 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1969 The items are:
1970 mode Current completion mode name string.
1971 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1972 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1973 See |pumvisible()|.
glepnird4088ed2024-12-31 10:55:22 +01001974 items List of all completion candidates. Each item
1975 is a dictionary containing the entries "word",
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001976 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1977 See |complete-items|.
glepnird4088ed2024-12-31 10:55:22 +01001978 matches Same as "items", but only returns items that
1979 are matching current query. If both "matches"
1980 and "items" are in "what", the returned list
1981 will still be named "items", but each item
1982 will have an additional "match" field.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001983 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1984 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1985 typed text only, or the last completion after
1986 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1987 <Down> keys)
glepnir037b0282025-01-16 14:37:44 +01001988 completed Return a dictionary containing the entries of
1989 the currently selected index item.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001990
1991 *complete_info_mode*
1992 mode values are:
1993 "" Not in completion mode
1994 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1995 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1996 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1997 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1998 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1999 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
2000 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
2001 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
2002 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
2003 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
2004 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
2005 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
2006 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
2007 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
2008 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
2009 "eval" |complete()| completion
2010 "unknown" Other internal modes
2011
2012 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
2013 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
2014 {what} are silently ignored.
2015
2016 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
2017 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
2018 |CompleteChanged| event.
2019
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002020 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
2021
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002022 Examples: >
2023 " Get all items
2024 call complete_info()
2025 " Get only 'mode'
2026 call complete_info(['mode'])
2027 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
2028 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
2029
2030< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2031 GetItems()->complete_info()
2032<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002033 Return type: dict<any>
2034
glepnirbcd59952025-04-24 21:48:35 +02002035complete_match([{lnum}, {col}]) *complete_match()*
glepnirffc89e42025-04-27 14:59:17 +02002036 Searches backward from the given position and returns a List
2037 of matches according to the 'isexpand' option. When no
2038 arguments are provided, uses the current cursor position.
2039
2040 Each match is represented as a List containing
glepnirbcd59952025-04-24 21:48:35 +02002041 [startcol, trigger_text] where:
2042 - startcol: column position where completion should start,
2043 or -1 if no trigger position is found. For multi-character
2044 triggers, returns the column of the first character.
2045 - trigger_text: the matching trigger string from 'isexpand',
2046 or empty string if no match was found or when using the
2047 default 'iskeyword' pattern.
2048
2049 When 'isexpand' is empty, uses the 'iskeyword' pattern
2050 "\k\+$" to find the start of the current keyword.
2051
glepnirbcd59952025-04-24 21:48:35 +02002052 Examples: >
2053 set isexpand=.,->,/,/*,abc
2054 func CustomComplete()
2055 let res = complete_match()
2056 if res->len() == 0 | return | endif
2057 let [col, trigger] = res[0]
2058 let items = []
2059 if trigger == '/*'
2060 let items = ['/** */']
2061 elseif trigger == '/'
2062 let items = ['/*! */', '// TODO:', '// fixme:']
2063 elseif trigger == '.'
2064 let items = ['length()']
2065 elseif trigger =~ '^\->'
2066 let items = ['map()', 'reduce()']
2067 elseif trigger =~ '^\abc'
2068 let items = ['def', 'ghk']
2069 endif
2070 if items->len() > 0
2071 let startcol = trigger =~ '^/' ? col : col + len(trigger)
2072 call complete(startcol, items)
2073 endif
2074 endfunc
2075 inoremap <Tab> <Cmd>call CustomComplete()<CR>
2076<
2077 Return type: list<list<any>>
2078
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002079 *confirm()*
2080confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
2081 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
2082 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
2083 choice this is 1.
2084 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +02002085 support, see |+dialog_con| |+dialog_con_gui| and |+dialog_gui|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002086
2087 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
2088 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
2089 used (and translated).
2090 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
2091 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
2092
2093 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
2094 by '\n', e.g. >
2095 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
2096< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
2097 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
2098 not need to be the first letter: >
2099 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
2100< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
2101 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
2102
2103 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
2104 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
2105 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
2106 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
2107
2108 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
2109 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
2110 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
2111 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
2112 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
2113 used.
2114
2115 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
2116 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
2117
2118 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002119 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002120 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002121 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002122 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002123 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002124 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002125 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002126 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002127 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002128< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
2129 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
2130 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
2131 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
2132 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
2133 the horizontal layout is always used.
2134
2135 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
2136 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
2137<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002138 Return type: |Number|
2139
2140
2141copy({expr}) *copy()*
2142 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002143 different from using {expr} directly.
2144 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
2145 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
2146 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
2147 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01002148 A |Tuple| or |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a
2149 |List|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002150 Also see |deepcopy()|.
2151 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2152 mylist->copy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002153<
2154 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
2155
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002156
2157cos({expr}) *cos()*
2158 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
2159 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002160 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002161 Examples: >
2162 :echo cos(100)
2163< 0.862319 >
2164 :echo cos(-4.01)
2165< -0.646043
2166
2167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2168 Compute()->cos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002169<
2170 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002171
2172
2173cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
2174 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2175 [1, inf].
2176 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002177 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002178 Examples: >
2179 :echo cosh(0.5)
2180< 1.127626 >
2181 :echo cosh(-0.5)
2182< -1.127626
2183
2184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2185 Compute()->cosh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002186<
2187 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002188
2189
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07002190count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002191 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01002192 in |String|, |List|, |Tuple| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002193
2194 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01002195 {start} can only be used with a |List| or a |Tuple|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002196
2197 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
2198
2199 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
2200 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
2201 {expr} is an empty string.
2202
2203 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2204 mylist->count(val)
2205<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002206 Return type: |Number|
2207
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002208 *cscope_connection()*
2209cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
2210 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
2211 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
2212 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
2213 if there are no cscope connections;
2214 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
2215
2216 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
2217 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
2218
2219 {num} Description of existence check
2220 ----- ------------------------------
2221 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
2222 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
2223 {dbpath}.
2224 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
2225 {dbpath}.
2226 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
2227 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2228 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
2229 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2230
2231 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
2232
2233 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
2234
2235 # pid database name prepend path
2236 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
2237<
2238 Invocation Return Val ~
2239 ---------- ---------- >
2240 cscope_connection() 1
2241 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
2242 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
2243 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
2244 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
2245 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
2246 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
2247 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
2248<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002249 Return type: |Number|
2250
2251
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002252cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
2253cursor({list})
2254 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
2255 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
2256
2257 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
2258 with two, three or four item:
2259 [{lnum}, {col}]
2260 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
2261 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
2262 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
2263 but without the first item.
2264
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01002265 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002266 |setcursorcharpos()|.
2267
2268 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01002269 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
2270 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002271 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
2272 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002273 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
2274 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
2275 line.
2276 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
2277 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
2278 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
2279
2280 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
2281 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
2282 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
2283 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
2284
2285 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2286 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002287<
2288 Return type: |Number|
2289
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002290
2291debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
2292 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
2293 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
2294 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
2295 {only available on MS-Windows}
2296
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002297 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
2298 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
2299
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002300 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2301 GetPid()->debugbreak()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002302<
2303 Return type: |Number|
2304
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002305
2306deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
2307 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
2308 different from using {expr} directly.
2309 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
2310 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
2311 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
2312 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
2313 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
2314 the original |List|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01002315 A |Tuple| or |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a
2316 |List|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002317
2318 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
2319 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
2320 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
2321 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
2322 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
2323 *E724*
2324 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
2325 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
2326 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
2327 Also see |copy()|.
2328
2329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2330 GetObject()->deepcopy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002331<
2332 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
2333
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002334
2335delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
2336 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002337 name {fname}.
2338
2339 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2340 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002341
2342 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2343 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2344
2345 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2346 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2347 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2348 that is being used.
2349
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002350 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2351 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2352 or partly failed.
2353
2354 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2355 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2356 |deletebufline()|.
2357
2358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2359 GetName()->delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002360<
2361 Return type: |Number|
2362
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002363
2364deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2365 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2366 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2367 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2368
2369 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2370 |bufload()| if needed.
2371
2372 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2373
2374 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2375 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2376 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2377
2378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2379 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2380<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002381 Return type: |Number|
2382
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002383 *did_filetype()*
2384did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2385 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2386 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2387 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2388 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2389 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2390 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2391 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2392 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2393 file.
2394
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002395 Return type: |Number|
2396
2397
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002398diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2399 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2400 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2401 diff library to compute the diff.
2402
2403 *E106*
2404 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2405 diff format. The following values are supported:
2406 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2407 indices and a count of the strings in each
2408 diff hunk.
2409 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2410 This is the default.
2411
2412 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2413 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2414 items for each diff hunk:
2415 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2416 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2417 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2418 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2419 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2420 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2421
2422 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2423 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002424 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2425 use. Supported boolean items are
2426 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2427 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002428 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002429 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2430 blank.
2431 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002432 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2433 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002434 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2435 space.
2436 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2437 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2438 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002439 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2440
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002441 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2442 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2443 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2444
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002445 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2446 identical.
2447
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002448 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002449 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2450 @@ -1 +1 @@
2451 -abc
2452 +xxx
2453
2454 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2455 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2456 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2457 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002458<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002459 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2460
2461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2462 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2463<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002464 Return type: |String| or list<dict<number>> or list<any>
2465 depending on {options}
2466
2467
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002468diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2469 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2470 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2471 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2472 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2473 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2474 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2475 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2476
2477 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2478 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002479<
2480 Return type: |Number|
2481
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002482
2483diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2484 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2485 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2486 diff change zero is returned.
2487 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2488 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2489 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2490 line.
2491 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2492 syntax information about the highlighting.
2493
2494 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2495 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2496<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002497 Return type: |Number|
2498
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002499
2500digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2501 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2502 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2503 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2504 is given and an empty string is returned.
2505
2506 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2507 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2508 available, it might fail.
2509
2510 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2511
2512 Examples: >
2513 " Get a built-in digraph
2514 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2515
2516 " Get a user-defined digraph
2517 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2518 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2519<
2520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2521 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2522<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002523 Return type: |String|
2524
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002525 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2526 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2527 display an error message.
2528
2529
2530digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2531 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2532 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2533 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2534
2535 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2536 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2537 available, it might fail.
2538
2539 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2540
2541 Examples: >
2542 " Get user-defined digraphs
2543 :echo digraph_getlist()
2544
2545 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2546 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2547<
2548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2549 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2550<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002551 Return type: list<list<string>>
2552
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002553 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2554 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2555 display an error message.
2556
2557
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002558digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002559 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2560 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002561 encoded character. *E1215*
2562 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2563 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2564 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002565
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002566 The function returns v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002567 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2568
2569 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2570 |digraph_setlist()|.
2571
2572 Example: >
2573 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2574<
2575 Can be used as a |method|: >
2576 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2577<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002578 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2579
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002580 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2581 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2582 display an error message.
2583
2584
2585digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2586 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2587 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2588 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002589 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002590 Example: >
2591 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2592<
2593 It is similar to the following: >
2594 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2595 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2596 endfor
2597< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2598 following digraphs will not be added.
2599
2600 Can be used as a |method|: >
2601 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2602<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002603 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2604
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002605 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2606 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2607 display an error message.
2608
2609
2610echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2611 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2612 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2613 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2614 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2615< and to enable it again: >
2616 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2617< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2618
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002619 Return type: |Number|
2620
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002621
2622empty({expr}) *empty()*
2623 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01002624 - A |List|, |Tuple| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does
2625 not have any items.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002626 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2627 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2628 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2629 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2630 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2631 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01002632 - An |Object| is empty, when the empty() method in the object
2633 (if present) returns true. |object-empty()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002634
2635 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2636 length with zero.
2637
2638 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2639 mylist->empty()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002640<
2641 Return type: |Number|
2642
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002643
2644environ() *environ()*
2645 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2646 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2647 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2648< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2649 use this: >
2650 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002651<
2652 Return type: dict<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002653
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002654
2655err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2656 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002657 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002658 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2659 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2660 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2661
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002662 Return type: |Number|
2663
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002664
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002665escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2666 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2667 backslash. Example: >
2668 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2669< results in: >
2670 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2671< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2672
2673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2674 GetText()->escape(' \')
2675<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002676 Return type: |String|
2677
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002678 *eval()*
2679eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2680 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2681 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2682 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03002683 functions. In |Vim9| script, it can be used to obtain |enum|
2684 values from their fully qualified names.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002685
2686 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2687 argv->join()->eval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002688<
2689 Return type: any, depending on {string}
2690
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002691
2692eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2693 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2694 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2695 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2696 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2697
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002698 Return type: |Number|
2699
2700
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002701executable({expr}) *executable()*
2702 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2703 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2704 arguments.
zeertzjq0cc5dce2024-08-08 21:12:15 +02002705
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002706 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
zeertzjq0cc5dce2024-08-08 21:12:15 +02002707 searchpath for programs.
2708 *PATHEXT*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002709 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2710 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2711 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2712 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2713 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2714 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2715 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2716 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2717 directory, not if it's really executable.
zeertzjq0cc5dce2024-08-08 21:12:15 +02002718 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as the Vim
2719 executable is always found. Since this directory is added to
2720 $PATH it should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
2721 *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
2722 On MS-Windows an executable in Vim's current working directory
2723 is also normally found, but this can be disabled by setting
2724 the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath environment variable.
2725
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002726 The result is a Number:
2727 1 exists
2728 0 does not exist
2729 -1 not implemented on this system
2730 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2731
2732 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2733 GetCommand()->executable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002734<
2735 Return type: |Number|
2736
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002737
2738execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2739 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2740 string.
2741 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2742 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002743 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002744 redir => var
2745 {command}
2746 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002747< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2748
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002749 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2750 "" no `:silent` used
2751 "silent" `:silent` used
2752 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2753 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2754 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2755 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2756 *E930*
2757 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2758
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002759 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002760 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002761
2762< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2763 use `win_execute()`.
2764
2765 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2766 included in the output of the higher level call.
2767
2768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2769 GetCommand()->execute()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002770<
Marius Gedminasc98bfb92024-06-19 19:59:23 +02002771 Return type: |String|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002773
2774exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2775 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2776 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2777 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2778 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2779 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2780< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2781 an empty string is returned.
2782
2783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2784 GetCommand()->exepath()
2785<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002786 Return type: |String|
2787
2788
2789exists({expr}) *exists()*
2790 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002791 zero otherwise.
2792
2793 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2794 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2795 at compile time.
2796
2797 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2798 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2799
2800 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002801 varname internal variable (see
2802 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2803 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002804 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2805 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2806 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2807 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2808 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002809 script, since it can be used as a
2810 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002811 Beware that evaluating an index may
2812 cause an error message for an invalid
2813 expression. E.g.: >
2814 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2815 :echo exists("l[5]")
2816< 0 >
2817 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2818< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2819 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002820 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2821 not if it really works)
2822 +option-name Vim option that works.
2823 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2824 done by comparing with an empty
2825 string)
2826 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2827 or user defined function (see
2828 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2829 Also works for a variable that is a
2830 Funcref.
2831 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2832 implemented; to be used to check if
2833 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002834 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2835 command or command modifier |:command|.
2836 Returns:
2837 1 for match with start of a command
2838 2 full match with a command
2839 3 matches several user commands
2840 To check for a supported command
2841 always check the return value to be 2.
2842 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002843 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2844 probably should not use it, it is
2845 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002846 #event autocommand defined for this event
2847 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2848 pattern (the pattern is taken
2849 literally and compared to the
2850 autocommand patterns character by
2851 character)
2852 #group autocommand group exists
2853 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2854 event.
2855 #group#event#pattern
2856 autocommand defined for this group,
2857 event and pattern.
2858 ##event autocommand for this event is
2859 supported.
2860
2861 Examples: >
2862 exists("&shortname")
2863 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2864 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002865 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2866 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002867 exists("bufcount")
2868 exists(":Make")
2869 exists("#CursorHold")
2870 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2871 exists("#filetypeindent")
2872 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2873 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2874 exists("##ColorScheme")
2875< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2876 name.
2877 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002878 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2879 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002880 Working example: >
2881 exists(":make")
2882< NOT working example: >
2883 exists(":make install")
2884
2885< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2886 variable itself. For example: >
2887 exists(bufcount)
2888< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2889 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2890
2891 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2892 Varname()->exists()
2893<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002894 Return type: |String|
2895
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002896
2897exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2898 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2899 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2900 give an error: >
2901 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2902 ThatFunction('works')
2903 endif
2904< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2905 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2906
2907 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2908 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2909 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2910
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002911 Return type: |String|
2912
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002913
2914exp({expr}) *exp()*
2915 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2916 [0, inf].
2917 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002918 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002919 Examples: >
2920 :echo exp(2)
2921< 7.389056 >
2922 :echo exp(-1)
2923< 0.367879
2924
2925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2926 Compute()->exp()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002927<
2928 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002929
2930
2931expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2932 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2933 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2934
2935 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2936 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2937 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2938 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2939 file name contains a space]
2940
2941 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2942 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2943 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2944
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002945 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
h-east53753f62024-05-05 18:42:31 +02002946 the command or shell that is run. |terminal-bufname|
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002947
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002948 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2949 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2950 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2951
2952 % current file name
2953 # alternate file name
2954 #n alternate file name n
2955 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2956 <afile> autocmd file name
2957 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2958 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2959 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2960 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2961 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2962 line number
2963 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2964 a function
2965 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2966 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002967 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2968 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002969 <stack> call stack
2970 <cword> word under the cursor
2971 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2972 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2973 message |server2client()|
2974 Modifiers:
2975 :p expand to full path
2976 :h head (last path component removed)
2977 :t tail (last path component only)
2978 :r root (one extension removed)
2979 :e extension only
2980
2981 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002982 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002983< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2984 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2985 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2986< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002987 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002988< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2989 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2990 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2991 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2992 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2993<
2994 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2995 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2996 to modify normal file names.
2997
2998 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2999 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
3000 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
3001 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01003002 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
3003 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
3004 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003005
3006 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
3007 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
3008 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
3009 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
3010 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
3011 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
3012 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
3013 :echo expand("**/README")
3014<
3015 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
3016 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
3017 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
3018 |expr-env-expand|.
3019 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
3020 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
3021 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
3022 "$FOOBAR".
3023
3024 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
3025 getting the raw output of an external command.
3026
3027 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3028 Getpattern()->expand()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003029<
3030 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
3031
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003032
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01003033expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003034 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
3035 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
3036 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
3037 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
3038 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01003039
3040 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
3041 argument:
3042 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
3043 if an error is encountered during expansion.
3044 By default, error messages are not displayed.
3045
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01003046 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
3047 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01003048
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01003049 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003050 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01003051 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
3052 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
3053<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01003054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003055 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
3056<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003057 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
3058
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003059extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
3060 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
3061 |Dictionaries|.
3062
3063 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
3064 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
3065 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
3066 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
3067 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
3068 Examples: >
3069 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
3070 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
3071< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
3072 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
3073 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
3074 (where N is the original length of the List).
3075 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
3076 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
3077 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
3078<
3079 If they are |Dictionaries|:
3080 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
3081 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
3082 used to decide what to do:
3083 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
3084 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
3085 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
3086 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
3087
3088 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
Christian Brabandt5647c912025-02-17 21:33:30 +01003089 make a copy of {expr1} first or use |extendnew()| to return a
3090 new List/Dictionary.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003091 {expr2} remains unchanged.
3092 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
3093 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003094 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003095
3096 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3097 mylist->extend(otherlist)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003098<
3099 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
3100 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003101
3102
3103extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
3104 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
3105 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00003106 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003107
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003108 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
3109 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
3110
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003111
3112feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
3113 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
3114 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
3115
3116 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
3117 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
3118 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
3119 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
3120 characters from a mapping.
3121
3122 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
3123 {string}.
3124
3125 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
3126 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
3127 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
3128 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
3129 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
3130 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
3131
3132 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
3133 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
3134 keys are remapped.
3135 'n' Do not remap keys.
3136 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
3137 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
3138 opening folds, etc.
3139 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
3140 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
3141 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
3142 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
3143 the internal "got_int" flag.
3144 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
3145 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
3146 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
3147 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
3148 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
3149 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
3150 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
3151 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
3152 script continues.
3153 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
3154 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
3155 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00003156 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
3157 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01003158 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01003159 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003160 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
3161 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
3162 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
3163
3164 Return value is always 0.
3165
3166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3167 GetInput()->feedkeys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003168<
Christian Brabandt17ad8522025-05-09 00:03:20 +02003169 Return type: |Number|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003170
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003171
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02003172filecopy({from}, {to}) *filecopy()*
3173 Copy the file pointed to by the name {from} to {to}. The
3174 result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if the file was copied
3175 successfully, and |FALSE| when it failed.
3176 If a file with name {to} already exists, it will fail.
3177 Note that it does not handle directories (yet).
3178
3179 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3180
3181 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3182 GetOldName()->filecopy(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003183<
3184 Return type: |Number|
3185
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02003186
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003187filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
3188 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
3189 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
3190 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
3191 expression, which is used as a String.
3192 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
3193 |glob()|.
3194 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
3195 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
3196 0
3197 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
3198 1
3199
3200< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3201 GetName()->filereadable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003202<
3203 Return type: |Number|
3204
3205 *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003206 Obsolete name: file_readable().
3207
3208
3209filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
3210 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
3211 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
3212 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
3213 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
3214
3215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3216 GetName()->filewritable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003217<
3218 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003219
3220
3221filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
3222 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3223 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
3224 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
3225 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003226 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003227
3228 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3229
3230 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3231 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3232 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3233 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3234 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3235 current character.
3236 Examples: >
3237 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
3238< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
3239 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
3240< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
3241 call filter(var, 0)
3242< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
3243
3244 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
3245 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
3246 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
3247
3248 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3249 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3250 2. the value of the current item.
3251 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
3252 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
3253 func Odd(idx, val)
3254 return a:idx % 2 == 1
3255 endfunc
3256 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003257< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
3258 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
3259< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003260 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
3261< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
3262 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
3263<
3264 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
3265 Other values will result in a type error.
3266
3267 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
3268 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
3269 first: >
3270 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
3271
3272< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003273 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003274 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
3275 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3276 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3277 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3278
3279 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3280 mylist->filter(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003281<
3282 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
3283 depending on {expr1}
3284
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003285
3286finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
3287 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
3288 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
3289 for the syntax of {path}.
3290
3291 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
3292 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
3293 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
3294 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
3295
3296 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
3297 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
3298 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
3299
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003300 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
3301
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003302 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003303
3304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3305 GetName()->finddir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003306<
Christian Brabandtb753d802025-04-21 11:31:58 +02003307 Return type: list<string> if {count} is negative, |String|
3308 otherwise
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003309
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003310
3311findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
3312 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
3313 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
3314 Example: >
3315 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
3316< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
3317 it finds the file "tags.vim".
3318
3319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3320 GetName()->findfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003321<
Christian Brabandtb753d802025-04-21 11:31:58 +02003322 Return type: list<string> if {count} is negative, |String|
3323 otherwise
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003324
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003325
3326flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
3327 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
3328 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
3329 a very large number.
3330 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
3331 not want that.
3332 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003333 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003334 *E900*
3335 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
3336 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
3337 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
3338
3339 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
3340
3341 Example: >
3342 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
3343< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
3344 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
3345< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
3346
3347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3348 mylist->flatten()
3349<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003350 Return type: list<{type}>
3351
3352
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003353flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
3354 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
3355
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003356 Return type: list<{type}>
3357
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003358
3359float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
3360 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
3361 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00003362 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003363 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003364 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
3365 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
3366 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
3367 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
3368 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
3369 Examples: >
3370 echo float2nr(3.95)
3371< 3 >
3372 echo float2nr(-23.45)
3373< -23 >
3374 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
3375< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
3376 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
3377< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
3378 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
3379< 0
3380
3381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3382 Compute()->float2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003383<
3384 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003385
3386
3387floor({expr}) *floor()*
3388 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
3389 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
3390 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003391 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003392 Examples: >
3393 echo floor(1.856)
3394< 1.0 >
3395 echo floor(-5.456)
3396< -6.0 >
3397 echo floor(4.0)
3398< 4.0
3399
3400 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3401 Compute()->floor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003402<
3403 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003404
3405
3406fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
3407 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
3408 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
3409 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
3410 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
3411 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
3412 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
3413 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003414 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
3415 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003416 Examples: >
3417 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
3418< 0.13 >
3419 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
3420< -0.13
3421
3422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3423 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003424<
3425 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003426
3427
3428fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
3429 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
3430 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
3431 are escaped with a backslash.
3432 For most systems the characters escaped are
3433 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
3434 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
3435 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
3436 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003437 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003438 Example: >
3439 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003440 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003441< results in executing: >
3442 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
3443<
3444 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3445 GetName()->fnameescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003446<
3447 Return type: |String|
3448
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003449
3450fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
3451 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
3452 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
3453 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
3454 Example: >
3455 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
3456< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01003457 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003458< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
3459 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01003460 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3461 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3462 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3463 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003464 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3465 |expand()| first then.
3466
3467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3468 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003469<
3470 Return type: |String|
3471
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003472
3473foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3474 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3475 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3476 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3477 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3478 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3479
3480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3481 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003482<
3483 Return type: |Number|
3484
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003485
3486foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3487 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3488 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3489 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3490 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3491 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3492
3493 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3494 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003495<
3496 Return type: |Number|
3497
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003498
3499foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3500 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3501 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3502 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3503 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3504 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3505 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3506 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3507 previous line is usually available.
3508 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3509 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3510
3511 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3512 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3513<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003514 Return type: |Number|
3515
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003516 *foldtext()*
3517foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3518 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3519 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3520 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3521 The returned string looks like this: >
3522 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3523< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3524 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3525 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3526 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3527 'commentstring' options is removed.
3528 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3529 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3530 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003531 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003532
3533 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003534 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3535
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003536
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003537foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3538 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3539 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3540 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3541 returned.
3542 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3543 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3544 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3545 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3546
3547
3548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3549 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003550<
3551 Return type: |String|
3552
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003553
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01003554foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()* *E1525*
3555 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Tuple|, |String|, |Blob| or
3556 |Dictionary|.
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003557 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003558 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003559 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3560
3561 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3562
3563 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3564 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01003565 of the current item and for a |List| or a |Tuple| |v:key| has
3566 the index of the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the
3567 index of the current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the
3568 index of the current character.
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003569 Examples: >
3570 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3571< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3572
3573 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3574 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3575 avoid having to double backslashes.
3576
3577 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3578 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3579 2. the value of the current item.
3580 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3581 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3582 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3583 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3584
3585 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3586 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3587 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3588 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3589 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3590
3591 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3592 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003593<
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01003594 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}>, tuple<{type}> or
3595 dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003596
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003597 *foreground()*
3598foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3599 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3600 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3601 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3602 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003603
3604 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003605 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003606 Win32 console version}
3607
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003608fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003609 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3610 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3611
3612 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3613 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003614 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3615 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3616 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3617
3618 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3619 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3620 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3621 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003622
3623 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3624 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3625
3626 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3627 GetName()->fullcommand()
3628<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003629 Return type: |String|
3630
3631
3632funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}]) *funcref()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003633 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3634 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3635 function {name} is redefined later.
3636
3637 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003638 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3639 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3640 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3641 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003642 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003643
3644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3645 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3646<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003647 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3648
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003649 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003650function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3651 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3652 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3653 internal function.
3654
3655 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3656 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3657 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3658 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3659 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3660<
3661 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3662 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3663 same function.
3664
3665 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3666 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3667 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3668
3669 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3670 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3671 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3672 ...
3673 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3674 ...
3675 call Partial('name')
3676< Invokes the function as with: >
3677 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3678
3679< With a |method|: >
3680 func Callback(one, two, three)
3681 ...
3682 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3683 ...
3684 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3685< Invokes the function as with: >
3686 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3687
3688< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3689 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3690 arguments. Example: >
3691 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003692 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003693 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3694 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003695 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003696 call Func2('name')
3697< Invokes the function as with: >
3698 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3699
3700< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3701 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3702 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003703 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003704 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003705 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003706 let context = {"name": "example"}
3707 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003708 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003709 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3710< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003711 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3712 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003713 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3714 let Func = context.Callback
3715
3716< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3717 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003718 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003719 let context = {"name": "example"}
3720 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003721 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003722 call Func(500)
3723< Invokes the function as with: >
3724 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3725<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003726 Returns 0 on error.
3727
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3729 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3730
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003731<
3732 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3733
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003734
3735garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3736 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3737 that have circular references.
3738
3739 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3740 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3741 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3742 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3743 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3744 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3745 for a long time.
3746
3747 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3748 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3749 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3750
3751 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3752 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3753 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3754 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3755
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003756 Return type: |String|
3757
3758
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003759get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()* *get()-list*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003760 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3761 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3762 omitted.
3763 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3764 mylist->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003765<
3766 Return type: any, depending on {list}
3767
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01003768get({tuple}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()-tuple*
3769 Get item {idx} from |Tuple| {tuple}. When this item is not
3770 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3771 omitted.
3772 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3773 mytuple->get(idx)
3774<
3775 Return type: any, depending on {tuple}
3776
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003777get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()-blob*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003778 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3779 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3780 omitted.
3781 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3782 myblob->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003783<
3784 Return type: |Number|
3785
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003786get({dict}, {key} [, {default}]) *get()-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003787 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3788 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3789 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3790 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3791< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3792 'default' when it does not exist.
3793 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3794 mydict->get(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003795<
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003796 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003797
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003798get({func}, {what}) *get()-func*
3799 Get item {what} from |Funcref| {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003800 {what} are:
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003801 "name" The function name
3802 "func" The function
3803 "dict" The dictionary
3804 "args" The list with arguments
3805 "arity" A dictionary with information about the number of
3806 arguments accepted by the function (minus the
3807 {arglist}) with the following fields:
3808 required the number of positional arguments
3809 optional the number of optional arguments,
3810 in addition to the required ones
3811 varargs |TRUE| if the function accepts a
3812 variable number of arguments |...|
3813
3814 Note: There is no error, if the {arglist} of
3815 the Funcref contains more arguments than the
3816 Funcref expects, it's not validated.
3817
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003818 Returns zero on error.
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003819
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003820 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3821 myfunc->get(what)
3822<
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003823 Return type: any, depending on {func} and {what}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003824
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003825 *getbufinfo()*
3826getbufinfo([{buf}])
3827getbufinfo([{dict}])
3828 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3829
3830 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3831 returned.
3832
3833 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3834 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3835 be specified in {dict}:
3836 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3837 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3838 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3839
3840 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3841 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3842 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3843 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3844
3845 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3846 entries:
3847 bufnr Buffer number.
3848 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3849 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003850 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3851 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003852 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3853 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3854 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3855 last used.
3856 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3857 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3858 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3859 opened in the current window.
3860 Only valid if the buffer has been
3861 displayed in the window in the past.
3862 If you want the line number of the
3863 last known cursor position in a given
3864 window, use |line()|: >
3865 :echo line('.', {winid})
3866<
3867 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3868 valid when loaded)
3869 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3870 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3871 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3872 Each list item is a dictionary with
3873 the following fields:
3874 id sign identifier
3875 lnum line number
3876 name sign name
3877 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3878 buffer-local variables.
3879 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3880 buffer
3881 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3882 display this buffer
3883
3884 Examples: >
3885 for buf in getbufinfo()
3886 echo buf.name
3887 endfor
3888 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3889 if buf.changed
3890 ....
3891 endif
3892 endfor
3893<
3894 To get buffer-local options use: >
3895 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3896<
3897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3898 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3899<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003900 Return type: list<dict<any>>
3901
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003902
3903 *getbufline()*
3904getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3905 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3906 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003907 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3908 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003909
3910 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3911
3912 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3913 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3914
3915 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3916 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3917
3918 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3919 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3920 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3921 returned.
3922
3923 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3924 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3925
3926 Example: >
3927 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3928
3929< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3930 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003931<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003932 Return type: list<string>
3933
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003934 *getbufoneline()*
3935getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3936 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3937 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003938
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003939 Return type: |String|
3940
3941
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003942getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3943 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3944 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3945 must be used.
3946 The {varname} argument is a string.
3947 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3948 buffer-local variables.
3949 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3950 the buffer-local options.
3951 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3952 a buffer-local option.
3953 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3954 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3955 window-local option.
3956 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3957 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3958 string is returned, there is no error message.
3959 Examples: >
3960 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003961 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003962
3963< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3964 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3965<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003966 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
3967
3968
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +01003969getcellpixels() *getcellpixels()*
3970 Returns a |List| of terminal cell pixel size.
h-eastb534e802024-12-03 20:37:52 +01003971 List format is [xpixel, ypixel].
mikoto2000a73dfc22024-11-18 21:12:21 +01003972
3973 Only works on Unix (terminal and gVim) and Windows (gVim only).
3974 Returns [] on other systems or on failure.
3975 Note that there could be variations across different terminals.
3976 On macOS, system Terminal.app returns sizes in points (before
3977 Retina scaling), whereas third-party terminals return raw pixel
3978 sizes (post Retina scaling).
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +01003979
mikoto2000de094dc2024-11-14 22:13:48 +01003980 Return type: list<any>
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +01003981
3982
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003983getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3984 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3985 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3986 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3987 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003988
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003989 Return type: list<any>
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003990
3991
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003992getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3993 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3994 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3995 exist, an empty list is returned.
3996
3997 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3998 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3999 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
4000 entries:
4001 col column number
4002 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
4003 lnum line number
4004 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
4005 position refers to the position in the list. For other
4006 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
4007
4008 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4009 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004010<
4011 Return type: list<any>
4012
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004013
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004014getchar([{expr} [, {opts}]]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004015 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004016 If {expr} is omitted or is -1, wait until a character is
4017 available.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02004018 If {expr} is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004019 Return zero otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02004020 If {expr} is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004021 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004022 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|, or
4023 specify |FALSE| as "number" in {opts}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004024
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02004025 Without {expr} and when {expr} is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004026 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01004027 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004028 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
4029 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
4030 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
4031 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
4032 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004033 that is not included in the character. |keytrans()| can also
4034 be used to convert a returned String into a readable form.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004035
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02004036 When {expr} is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004037 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
4038 sequence.
4039
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02004040 When {expr} is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004041 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
4042 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
4043
4044 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
4045
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004046 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4047 following items:
4048
zeertzjqedf0f7d2025-02-02 19:01:01 +01004049 cursor A String specifying cursor behavior
4050 when waiting for a character.
4051 "hide": hide the cursor.
4052 "keep": keep current cursor unchanged.
4053 "msg": move cursor to message area.
4054 (default: "msg")
4055
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004056 number If |TRUE|, return a Number when getting
4057 a single character.
4058 If |FALSE|, the return value is always
4059 converted to a String, and an empty
4060 String (instead of 0) is returned when
4061 no character is available.
4062 (default: |TRUE|)
4063
4064 simplify If |TRUE|, include modifiers in the
4065 character if possible. E.g., return
4066 the same value for CTRL-I and <Tab>.
4067 If |FALSE|, don't include modifiers in
4068 the character.
4069 (default: |TRUE|)
4070
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004071 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
4072 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
4073 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
4074 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
4075 ignored.
4076 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
4077 let c = getchar()
4078 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004079 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004080 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004081 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004082 endif
4083<
4084 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
4085 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
4086 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
4087
4088 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
4089 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
4090 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
4091 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
4092
4093 There is no mapping for the character.
4094 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
4095 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
4096 sequence. Examples: >
4097 getchar() == "\<Del>"
4098 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
4099< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
4100 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
4101 :function FindChar()
4102 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
4103 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
4104 : normal l
4105 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
4106 : break
4107 : endif
4108 : endwhile
4109 :endfunction
4110<
4111 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
4112 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
4113 another character: >
4114 :function GetKey()
4115 : let c = getchar()
4116 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
4117 : let c = getchar()
4118 : endwhile
4119 : return c
4120 :endfunction
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004121<
4122 Return type: |Number| or |String|
4123
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004124
4125getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
4126 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
4127 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
4128 These values are added together:
4129 2 shift
4130 4 control
4131 8 alt (meta)
4132 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
4133 32 mouse double click
4134 64 mouse triple click
4135 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01004136 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004137 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
4138 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004139 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004140
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004141 Return type: |Number|
4142
4143
4144getcharpos({expr}) *getcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004145 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
4146 column number in the returned List is a character index
4147 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004148 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
4149 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004150 of the last character.
4151
4152 Example:
4153 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
4154 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
4155 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
4156<
4157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4158 GetMark()->getcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004159<
4160 Return type: list<number>
4161
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004162
4163getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
4164 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
4165 with the following entries:
4166
4167 char character previously used for a character
4168 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
4169 if no character search has been performed
4170 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
4171 0 for backward
4172 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
4173 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
4174 character search
4175
4176 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
4177 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
4178 character search: >
4179 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
4180 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
4181< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
4182
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004183 Return type: dict<any>
4184
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004185
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004186getcharstr([{expr} [, {opts}]]) *getcharstr()*
4187 The same as |getchar()|, except that this always returns a
4188 String, and "number" isn't allowed in {opts}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004189
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004190 Return type: |String|
4191
Ruslan Russkikh0407d622024-10-08 22:21:05 +02004192getcmdcomplpat() *getcmdcomplpat()*
4193 Return completion pattern of the current command-line.
4194 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
4195 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
4196 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()|,
4197 |getcmdprompt()|, |getcmdcompltype()| and |setcmdline()|.
4198 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
4199
4200 Return type: |String|
4201
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004202
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004203getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
4204 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
4205 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
4206 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01004207 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004208 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()|,
Ruslan Russkikh0407d622024-10-08 22:21:05 +02004209 |getcmdprompt()|, |getcmdcomplpat()| and |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004210 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004211
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004212 Return type: |String|
4213
4214
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004215getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004216 Return the current command-line input. Only works when the
4217 command line is being edited, thus requires use of
4218 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004219 Example: >
4220 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004221< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|,
4222 |getcmdprompt()| and |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004223 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
4224 |inputsecret()|.
4225
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004226 Return type: |String|
4227
4228
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004229getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
4230 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
4231 byte count. The first column is 1.
4232 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4233 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4234 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004235 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()|,
4236 |getcmdprompt()| and |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004237
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004238 Return type: |Number|
4239
4240
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004241getcmdprompt() *getcmdprompt()*
4242 Return the current command-line prompt when using functions
4243 like |input()| or |confirm()|.
4244 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
4245 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
4246 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdline()|, |getcmdpos()|,
4247 |setcmdpos()| and |setcmdline()|.
4248
4249 Return type: |String|
4250
4251
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004252getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
4253 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
4254 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
4255 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
4256 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4257 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4258 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01004259 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
4260 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004261
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004262 Return type: |Number|
4263
4264
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004265getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
4266 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
4267 are:
4268 : normal Ex command
4269 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
4270 / forward search command
4271 ? backward search command
4272 @ |input()| command
4273 - |:insert| or |:append| command
4274 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
4275 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4276 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4277 Returns an empty string otherwise.
4278 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
4279
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004280 Return type: |String|
4281
4282
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004283getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
4284 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
4285 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
4286 when not in the command-line window.
4287
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004288 Return type: |String|
4289
4290
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004291getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
4292 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
4293 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
4294 types are supported:
4295
4296 arglist file names in argument list
4297 augroup autocmd groups
4298 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004299 behave |:behave| suboptions
4300 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004301 color color schemes
4302 command Ex command
4303 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
4304 compiler compilers
4305 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02004306 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
4307 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
zeertzjq85f36d62024-10-10 19:14:13 +02004308 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004309 dir directory names
LemonBoya20bf692024-07-11 22:35:53 +02004310 dir_in_path directory names in |'cdpath'|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004311 environment environment variable names
4312 event autocommand events
4313 expression Vim expression
4314 file file and directory names
4315 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
4316 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
Christian Brabandta3422aa2025-04-23 21:04:24 +02004317 filetypecmd |:filetype| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004318 function function name
4319 help help subjects
4320 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004321 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01004322 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004323 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
4324 mapclear buffer argument
4325 mapping mapping name
4326 menu menus
4327 messages |:messages| suboptions
4328 option options
4329 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00004330 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004331 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004332 shellcmd Shell command
zeertzjq85f36d62024-10-10 19:14:13 +02004333 shellcmdline Shell command line with filename arguments
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004334 sign |:sign| suboptions
4335 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
4336 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
4337 tag tags
4338 tag_listfiles tags, file names
4339 user user names
4340 var user variables
4341
4342 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
4343 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
4344 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
4345
4346 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
4347 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
4348 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
4349
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004350 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
4351 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004352 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
4353 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
4354 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
4355 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004356
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004357 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
4358 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
4359 a ":call" command: >
4360 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
4361<
4362 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
4363 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
4364
4365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4366 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
4367<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004368 Return type: list<string>
4369
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004370 *getcurpos()*
4371getcurpos([{winid}])
4372 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
4373 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
4374 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
4375 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004376 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
4377 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004378 |getpos()|.
4379 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
4380 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
4381 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
4382
4383 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
4384 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
4385 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
4386 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
4387 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
4388
4389 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
4390 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
4391 MoveTheCursorAround
4392 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
4393< Note that this only works within the window. See
4394 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
4395
4396 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4397 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
4398<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004399 Return type: list<number>
4400
4401
4402getcursorcharpos([{winid}]) *getcursorcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004403 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
4404 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
4405
4406 Example:
4407 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
4408 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
4409 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
4410<
4411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4412 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004413<
4414 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004415
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004416
4417getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004418 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
4419 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
4420
4421 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
4422 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
4423 the |window-ID|.
4424 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
4425 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
4426
4427 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
4428 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
4429 the working directory of the tabpage.
4430 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
4431 use the current tabpage.
4432 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
4433 the current window.
4434 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
4435
4436 Examples: >
4437 " Get the working directory of the current window
4438 :echo getcwd()
4439 :echo getcwd(0)
4440 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
4441 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
4442 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
4443 " Get the global working directory
4444 :echo getcwd(-1)
4445 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
4446 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
4447 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
4448 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
4449
4450< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4451 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004452<
4453 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004454
4455getenv({name}) *getenv()*
4456 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
4457 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
4458 myHome = getenv('HOME')
4459
4460< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
4461 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
4462 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
4463 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
4464
4465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4466 GetVarname()->getenv()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004467<
4468 Return type: |String| or |Number|
4469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004470
4471getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
4472 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
4473 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
4474 |hl-Normal|.
4475 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
4476 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
4477 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
4478 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
4479 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
4480 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
4481 function just after the GUI has started.
4482 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
4483 a valid name does not work.
4484
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004485 Return type: |String|
4486
4487
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004488getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
4489 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
4490 permissions of the given file {fname}.
4491 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
4492 empty string is returned.
4493 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
4494 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
4495 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
4496 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
4497 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
4498 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
4499 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
4500< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
4501 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
4502
4503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4504 GetFilename()->getfperm()
4505<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004506 Return type: |String|
4507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004508 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
4509
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004511getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
4512 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
4513 given file {fname}.
4514 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
4515 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
4516 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
4517 is returned.
4518
4519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4520 GetFilename()->getfsize()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004521<
4522 Return type: |Number|
4523
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004524
4525getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
4526 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
4527 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
4528 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
4529 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
4530 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
4531
4532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4533 GetFilename()->getftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004534<
4535 Return type: |Number|
4536
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004537
4538getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
4539 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
4540 file of the given file {fname}.
4541 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
4542 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
4543 results:
4544 Normal file "file"
4545 Directory "dir"
4546 Symbolic link "link"
4547 Block device "bdev"
4548 Character device "cdev"
4549 Socket "socket"
4550 FIFO "fifo"
4551 All other "other"
4552 Example: >
4553 getftype("/home")
4554< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
4555 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
4556 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
4557 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
4558
4559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4560 GetFilename()->getftype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004561<
4562 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004563
4564getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
4565 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004566 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004567 See 'imstatusfunc'.
4568
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004569 Return type: |Number|
4570
4571
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004572getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
4573 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
4574
4575 Without arguments use the current window.
4576 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
4577 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
4578 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004579 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
4580 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004581
4582 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
4583 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
4584 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
4585 the following entries:
4586 bufnr buffer number
4587 col column number
4588 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
4589 filename filename if available
4590 lnum line number
4591
4592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4593 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004594<
4595 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004596
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004597 *getline()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004598getline({lnum} [, {end}])
4599 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
4600 from the current buffer. Example: >
4601 getline(1)
4602< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
4603 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
4604 To get the line under the cursor: >
4605 getline(".")
4606< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
4607 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
4608
4609 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
4610 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
4611 including line {end}.
4612 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
4613 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
4614 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
4615 Example: >
4616 :let start = line('.')
4617 :let end = search("^$") - 1
4618 :let lines = getline(start, end)
4619
4620< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4621 ComputeLnum()->getline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004622<
4623 Return type: list<string> or |String| depending on {end}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004624
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004625 To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00004626 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004627
4628getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
4629 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
4630 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4631 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
4632
4633 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
4634 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
4635 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
4636
4637 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4638 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
4639 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
4640
4641 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
4642 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
4643
4644 filewinid id of the window used to display files
4645 from the location list. This field is
4646 applicable only when called from a
4647 location list window. See
4648 |location-list-file-window| for more
4649 details.
4650
4651 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
4652 location list for the window {nr}.
4653 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
4654
4655 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4656 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
4657 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004658<
4659 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004660
4661
4662getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
4663 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
4664 about all the global marks. |mark|
4665
4666 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4667 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004668 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4669 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004670
4671 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4672 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4673 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4674 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4675 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4676 file file name
4677
4678 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4679 mark.
4680
4681 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4682 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004683<
4684 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4685
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004686
4687getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4688 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4689 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4690 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4691 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4692 |getmatches()|.
4693 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004694 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4695 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004696 Example: >
4697 :echo getmatches()
4698< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4699 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4700 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4701 :let m = getmatches()
4702 :call clearmatches()
4703 :echo getmatches()
4704< [] >
4705 :call setmatches(m)
4706 :echo getmatches()
4707< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4708 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4709 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4710 :unlet m
4711<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004712 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4713
4714
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004715getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4716 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4717 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4718 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4719 screenrow screen row
4720 screencol screen column
4721 winid Window ID of the click
4722 winrow row inside "winid"
4723 wincol column inside "winid"
4724 line text line inside "winid"
4725 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004726 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4727 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004728 All numbers are 1-based.
4729
4730 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4731 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4732
4733 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4734 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4735 are zero.
4736
4737 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4738 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4739
4740 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4741
4742 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4743 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4744
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004745 Return type: dict<number>
4746
4747
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004748getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4749 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4750 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4751 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4752 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4753
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004754 Return type: |String|
4755
4756
4757getpid() *getpid()*
4758 Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004759 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4760 exits.
4761
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004762 Return type: |Number|
4763
4764
4765getpos({expr}) *getpos()*
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004766 Get the position for String {expr}.
4767 The accepted values for {expr} are: *E1209*
4768 . The cursor position.
4769 $ The last line in the current buffer.
4770 'x Position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004771 returned for all values).
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004772 w0 First line visible in current window (one if the
4773 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode).
4774 w$ Last line visible in current window (this is one
4775 less than "w0" if no lines are visible).
4776 v When not in Visual mode, returns the cursor
4777 position. In Visual mode, returns the other end
4778 of the Visual area. A good way to think about
4779 this is that in Visual mode "v" and "." complement
4780 each other. While "." refers to the cursor
4781 position, "v" refers to where |v_o| would move the
4782 cursor. As a result, you can use "v" and "."
4783 together to work on all of a selection in
4784 characterwise Visual mode. If the cursor is at
4785 the end of a characterwise Visual area, "v" refers
4786 to the start of the same Visual area. And if the
4787 cursor is at the start of a characterwise Visual
4788 area, "v" refers to the end of the same Visual
4789 area. "v" differs from |'<| and |'>| in that it's
4790 updated right away.
4791 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
4792 then applies to another buffer.
4793
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004794 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4795 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4796 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4797 is the buffer number of the mark.
4798 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4799 column is 1.
4800 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4801 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4802 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4803 character.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004804
4805 For getting the cursor position see |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004806 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4807 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4808 use |getcharpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004809
4810 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4811 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
4812 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004813 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4814 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004815 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004816
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004817 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4818 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4819 ...
4820 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004821<
4822 Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004823
4824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4825 GetMark()->getpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004826<
4827 Return type: list<number>
4828
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004829
4830getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4831 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4832 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4833 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4834 bufname() to get the name
4835 module module name
4836 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4837 end_lnum
4838 end of line number if the item is multiline
4839 col column number (first column is 1)
4840 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4841 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4842 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4843 nr error number
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02004844 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004845 text description of the error
4846 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4847 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004848 user_data
4849 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004850 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004851
4852 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4853 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4854 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4855 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4856 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4857
4858 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4859 do something with them: >
4860 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4861 :for d in getqflist()
4862 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4863 :endfor
4864<
4865 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4866 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4867 following string items are supported in {what}:
4868 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4869 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4870 context get the |quickfix-context|
4871 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4872 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4873 value is used.
4874 id get information for the quickfix list with
4875 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4876 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4877 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4878 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4879 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4880 See |quickfix-index|
4881 items quickfix list entries
4882 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4883 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4884 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4885 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4886 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4887 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4888 the last quickfix list
4889 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4890 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4891 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4892 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4893 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4894 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4895 all all of the above quickfix properties
4896 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4897 particular item, set it to zero.
4898 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4899 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4900 specified by "id" is used.
4901 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4902 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4903 contains the quickfix stack size.
4904 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4905 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4906 "items" with the list of entries.
4907
4908 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4909 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4910 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4911 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4912 If not present, set to "".
4913 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4914 present, set to 0.
4915 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4916 present, set to 0.
4917 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4918 an empty list.
4919 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4920 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4921 window. If not present, set to 0.
4922 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4923 present, set to 0.
4924 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4925 to "".
4926 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4927
4928 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4929 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4930 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4931 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4932<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004933 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4934
4935
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004936getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4937 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4938 {regname}. Example: >
4939 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4940< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4941 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004942 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004943
4944 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4945 register. (For use in maps.)
4946 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4947 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4948 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4949
4950 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4951 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4952 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4953 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4954 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4955 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4956
4957 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4958 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4959 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4960
4961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4962 GetRegname()->getreg()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004963<
Christian Brabandt17ad8522025-05-09 00:03:20 +02004964 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004965
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004966
4967getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4968 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4969 Dictionary with the following entries:
4970 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4971 {regname}, like
4972 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4973 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4974 |getregtype()|.
4975 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4976 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4977 register.
4978 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4979 single letter name of the register
4980 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4981 For example, after deleting a line
4982 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4983 which is the register that got the
4984 deleted text.
4985
4986 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4987 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4988 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4989 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4990 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4991 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4992
4993 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4994 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004995<
4996 Return type: dict<any>
4997
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004998
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004999getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01005000 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01005001 buffer.
5002
5003 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01005004 See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible
5005 to specify positions from a different buffer, but please
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01005006 note the limitations at |getregion-notes|.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01005007
5008 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
5009 following items:
5010
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02005011 type Specify the region's selection type.
5012 See |getregtype()| for possible values,
zeertzjqdff55a32024-05-25 10:25:36 +02005013 except that the width can be omitted
5014 and an empty string cannot be used.
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02005015 (default: "v")
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01005016
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08005017 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02005018 for the end position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08005019 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01005020
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01005021 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
5022 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
5023 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08005024 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
5025 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01005026
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01005027 *getregion-notes*
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01005028 Note that:
5029 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
5030 return content from the upper left position to the lower
5031 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08005032 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
5033 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
5034 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
5035 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
5036 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01005037 - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01005038 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01005039 - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer.
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01005040 - It is evaluated in current window context, which makes a
5041 difference if the buffer is displayed in a window with
5042 different 'virtualedit' or 'list' values.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01005043
5044 Examples: >
5045 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01005046 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
5047 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01005048<
5049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01005050 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02005051<
5052 Return type: list<string>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005053
Yee Cheng Chind52fb2f2024-10-31 09:25:09 +01005054
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02005055getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregionpos()*
5056 Same as |getregion()|, but returns a list of positions
5057 describing the buffer text segments bound by {pos1} and
5058 {pos2}.
5059 The segments are a pair of positions for every line: >
5060 [[{start_pos}, {end_pos}], ...]
5061<
5062 The position is a |List| with four numbers:
5063 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
5064 "bufnum" is the buffer number.
5065 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
5066 column is 1.
zeertzjqc95e64f2024-05-20 14:00:31 +02005067 If the "off" number of a starting position is non-zero, it is
5068 the offset in screen columns from the start of the character.
5069 E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
5070 If the "off" number of an ending position is non-zero, it is
zeertzjq52a6f342024-05-22 16:42:44 +02005071 the offset of the character's first cell not included in the
5072 selection, otherwise all its cells are included.
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02005073
zeertzjq2b09de92024-05-24 07:48:51 +02005074 Apart from the options supported by |getregion()|, {opts} also
5075 supports the following:
5076
5077 eol If |TRUE|, indicate positions beyond
5078 the end of a line with "col" values
5079 one more than the length of the line.
5080 If |FALSE|, positions are limited
5081 within their lines, and if a line is
5082 empty or the selection is entirely
5083 beyond the end of a line, a "col"
5084 value of 0 is used for both positions.
5085 (default: |FALSE|)
5086
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02005087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5088 getpos('.')->getregionpos(getpos("'a"))
5089<
Christian Brabandt83d74402025-03-19 21:55:59 +01005090 For an example, see the highlight-yank plugin |52.6|
5091
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02005092 Return type: list<list<list<number>>>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005093
5094
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005095getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
5096 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
5097 The value will be one of:
5098 "v" for |characterwise| text
5099 "V" for |linewise| text
5100 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
5101 "" for an empty or unknown register
5102 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
5103 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
5104 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
5105 |v:register| is used.
5106 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
5107
5108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5109 GetRegname()->getregtype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005110<
5111 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005112
Yee Cheng Chind52fb2f2024-10-31 09:25:09 +01005113
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005114getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01005115 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01005116 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
5117 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01005118
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005119 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
5120 optional items:
5121 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
5122 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005123 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005124 "name" are returned.
5125 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
5126 information about the script with ID "sid" is
5127 returned and "name" is ignored.
5128
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01005129 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
5130 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005131 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01005132 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
5133 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005134 functions List of script-local function names defined in
5135 the script. Present only when a particular
5136 script is specified using the "sid" item in
5137 {opts}.
5138 name Vim script file name.
5139 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
5140 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01005141 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
5142 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005143 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00005144 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005145 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
5146 Note that this is a copy, the value of
5147 script-local variables cannot be changed using
5148 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09005149 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01005150
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005151 Examples: >
5152 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
zeertzjqad4881c2024-05-04 15:35:30 +08005153 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15})[0].variables
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005154<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005155 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5156
5157
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +01005158getstacktrace() *getstacktrace()*
5159 Returns the current stack trace of Vim scripts.
5160 Stack trace is a |List|, of which each item is a |Dictionary|
5161 with the following items:
zeertzjq6655bef2025-01-06 18:32:13 +01005162 funcref The funcref if the stack is at a function,
5163 otherwise this item is omitted.
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +01005164 event The string of the event description if the
zeertzjq6655bef2025-01-06 18:32:13 +01005165 stack is at an autocmd event, otherwise this
5166 item is omitted.
5167 lnum The line number in the script on the stack.
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +01005168 filepath The file path of the script on the stack.
5169
5170 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5171
5172
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005173gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
5174 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
5175 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
5176 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
5177 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
5178 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
5179
5180 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
5181 tabnr tab page number.
5182 variables a reference to the dictionary with
5183 tabpage-local variables
5184 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
5185
5186 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5187 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005188<
5189 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5190
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005191
5192gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
5193 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
5194 {tabnr}. |t:var|
5195 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
5196 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
5197 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
5198 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
5199 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
5200 string is returned, there is no error message.
5201
5202 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5203 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005204<
5205 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5206
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005207
5208gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
5209 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
5210 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
5211 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
5212 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
5213 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
5214 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
5215 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
5216 window-local option.
5217 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
5218 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
5219 use |getwinvar()|.
5220 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5221 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
5222 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
5223 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
5224 or buffer-local variable.
5225 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
5226 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
5227 Examples: >
5228 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005229 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005230<
5231 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
5232 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
5233
5234< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5235 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005236<
5237 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5238
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005239
5240gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
5241 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
5242 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5243 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
5244 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
5245
5246 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
5247 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
5248 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
5249 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
5250 items List of items in the stack. Each item
5251 is a dictionary containing the
5252 entries described below.
5253 length Number of entries in the stack.
5254
5255 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
5256 entries:
5257 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
5258 from cursor position before the tag jump.
5259 See |getpos()| for the format of the
5260 returned list.
5261 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
5262 multiple matching tags are found for a
5263 name.
5264 tagname name of the tag
5265
5266 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
5267
5268 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5269 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005270<
5271 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005272
5273
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005274gettext({text} [, {package}]) *gettext()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005275 Translate String {text} if possible.
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005276 This is intended for use in Vim scripts. When generating
5277 message translations the {text} is extracted by `xgettext`,
5278 the translator can add translated messages into the .po file
5279 and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is called.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005280 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005281 `xgettext` does not support single quoted escaped text.
5282
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005283 When the {package} is specified, the translation is looked up
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005284 for that specific package. This is mainly required for
5285 third-party Vim scripts. You need to specify a path to the
5286 translations with the |bindtextdomain()| function before
5287 using the gettext() function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005288
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005289 Return type: |String|
5290
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005291
5292getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
5293 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
5294
5295 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
5296 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
5297 exist the result is an empty list.
5298
5299 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
5300 tab pages is returned.
5301
5302 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
5303 botline last complete displayed buffer line
5304 bufnr number of buffer in the window
5305 height window height (excluding winbar)
glepnir0a850672024-11-25 19:39:04 +01005306 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
5307 'wrap' is off
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005308 loclist 1 if showing a location list
5309 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5310 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
5311 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5312 terminal 1 if a terminal window
5313 {only with the +terminal feature}
5314 tabnr tab page number
5315 topline first displayed buffer line
5316 variables a reference to the dictionary with
5317 window-local variables
5318 width window width
5319 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
5320 otherwise
5321 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
5322 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
5323 textoff number of columns occupied by any
5324 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
5325 number in front of the text
5326 winid |window-ID|
5327 winnr window number
5328 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
5329 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
5330
5331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5332 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005333<
5334 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5335
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005336
5337getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
5338 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
5339 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
5340 [x-pos, y-pos]
5341 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
5342 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
5343 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
5344 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
5345 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
5346 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
5347 do some work in the meantime: >
5348 while 1
5349 let res = getwinpos(1)
5350 if res[0] >= 0
5351 break
5352 endif
5353 " Do some work here
5354 endwhile
5355<
5356
5357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5358 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
5359<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005360 Return type: list<number>
5361
5362
5363getwinposx() *getwinposx()*
5364 The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005365 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
5366 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005367 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5368 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005369 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5370
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005371 Return type: |Number|
5372
5373
5374getwinposy() *getwinposy()*
5375 The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005376 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
5377 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005378 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5379 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005380 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5381
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005382 Return type: |Number|
5383
5384
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005385getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
5386 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
5387 Examples: >
5388 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005389 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005390
5391< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5392 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
5393<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005394 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5395
5396
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005397glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
5398 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
5399 use of special characters.
5400
5401 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5402 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5403 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5404 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5405 'wildignorecase' always applies.
5406
5407 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5408 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
5409 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
5410 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
5411 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
5412
5413 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
5414
5415 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
5416 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
5417
5418 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
5419 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
5420 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
5421 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
5422
5423 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
5424 any external command. Example: >
5425 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
5426 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
5427< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
5428 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
5429
5430 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
5431 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
5432
5433 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5434 GetExpr()->glob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005435<
5436 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5437 on {list}
5438
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005439
h-east624bb832024-11-09 18:37:32 +01005440glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005441 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
5442 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
5443 is a file name. E.g. >
5444 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
5445< This is equivalent to: >
5446 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
5447< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
5448 empty string.
5449 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
5450 a backslash usually means a path separator.
5451
5452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5453 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005454<
5455 Return type: |String|
5456
5457 *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005458globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
5459 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
5460 and concatenate the results. Example: >
5461 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
5462<
5463 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
5464 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
5465 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
5466 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
5467 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
5468 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
5469 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
5470 error message.
5471
5472 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5473 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5474 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5475 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5476
5477 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5478 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
5479 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
5480 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
5481 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
5482 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
5483<
5484 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
5485
5486 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
5487 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
5488 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
5489 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
5490< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
5491 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
5492
5493 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5494 second argument: >
5495 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
5496<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005497 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5498 on {list}
5499
5500
5501has({feature} [, {check}]) *has()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005502 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
5503 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
5504 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
5505 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
5506
5507 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
5508 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
5509 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
5510 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
5511 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
5512 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
5513 current Vim version.
5514
5515 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
5516
5517 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
5518 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
5519 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
5520 separate line: >
5521 if has('feature')
5522 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
5523 endif
5524< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
5525 would not be found.
5526
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005527 Return type: |Number|
5528
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005529
5530has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
5531 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01005532 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
5533 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
5534 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
5535 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
5536 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005537
5538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5539 mydict->has_key(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005540<
5541 Return type: |Number|
5542
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005543
5544haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
5545 The result is a Number:
5546 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
5547 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
5548 0 otherwise.
5549
5550 Without arguments use the current window.
5551 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
5552 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5553 page.
5554 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5555 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
5556 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
5557 Examples: >
5558 if haslocaldir() == 1
5559 " window local directory case
5560 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
5561 " tab-local directory case
5562 else
5563 " global directory case
5564 endif
5565
5566 " current window
5567 :echo haslocaldir()
5568 :echo haslocaldir(0)
5569 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
5570 " window n in current tab page
5571 :echo haslocaldir(n)
5572 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
5573 " window n in tab page m
5574 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
5575 " tab page m
5576 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
5577<
5578 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5579 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005580<
5581 Return type: |Number|
5582
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005583
5584hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
5585 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
5586 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
5587 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
5588 indicated by {mode}.
5589 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
5590 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5591 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
5592 Command-line mode.
5593 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
5594 buffer are checked for a match.
5595 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
5596 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
5597 n Normal mode
5598 v Visual and Select mode
5599 x Visual mode
5600 s Select mode
5601 o Operator-pending mode
5602 i Insert mode
5603 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
5604 c Command-line mode
5605 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
5606
5607 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
5608 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
5609 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
5610 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
5611 :endif
5612< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
5613 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
5614
5615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5616 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005617<
5618 Return type: |Number|
5619
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005620
5621histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
5622 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
5623 one of: *hist-names*
5624 "cmd" or ":" command line history
5625 "search" or "/" search pattern history
5626 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
5627 "input" or "@" input line history
5628 "debug" or ">" debug command history
5629 empty the current or last used history
5630 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
5631 character is sufficient.
5632 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
5633 shifted to become the newest entry.
5634 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
5635 otherwise FALSE is returned.
5636
5637 Example: >
5638 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
5639 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
5640< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
5641
5642 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5643 second argument: >
5644 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005645<
5646 Return type: |Number|
5647
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005648
5649histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
5650 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
5651 for the possible values of {history}.
5652
5653 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
5654 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
5655 be removed from the history (if there are any).
5656 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
5657 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
5658 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
5659 be removed if it exists.
5660
5661 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
5662 is returned.
5663
5664 Examples:
5665 Clear expression register history: >
5666 :call histdel("expr")
5667<
5668 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
5669 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
5670<
5671 The following three are equivalent: >
5672 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
5673 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005674 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005675<
5676 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
5677 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
5678 :call histdel("search", -1)
5679 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
5680<
5681 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5682 GetHistory()->histdel()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005683<
5684 Return type: |Number|
5685
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005686
5687histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
5688 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
5689 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
5690 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
5691 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
5692 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
5693
5694 Examples:
5695 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005696 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005697
5698< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
5699 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
5700 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
5701<
5702 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5703 GetHistory()->histget()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005704<
5705 Return type: |String|
5706
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005707
5708histnr({history}) *histnr()*
5709 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
5710 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
5711 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
5712
5713 Example: >
5714 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
5715
5716< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5717 GetHistory()->histnr()
5718<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005719 Return type: |Number|
5720
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005721hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
5722 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
5723 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
5724 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
5725 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
5726 item.
5727 *highlight_exists()*
5728 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
5729
5730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5731 GetName()->hlexists()
5732<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005733 Return type: |Number|
5734
5735
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005736hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
5737 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
5738 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
5739 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
5740 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
5741
5742 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
5743 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
5744 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
5745 resolved highlight group are returned.
5746
5747 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
5748 following items:
5749 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5750 group attributes are cleared or not yet
5751 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
5752 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
5753 ctermbg cterm background color.
5754 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
5755 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
5756 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
5757 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
5758 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5759 group link is a default link. See
5760 |highlight-default|.
5761 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
5762 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
5763 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
5764 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
5765 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
5766 id highlight group ID.
5767 linksto linked highlight group name.
5768 See |:highlight-link|.
5769 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
5770 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
5771 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
5772 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
5773
5774 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
5775 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
5776 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
5777 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
5778
5779 Example(s): >
5780 :echo hlget()
5781 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
5782 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
5783<
5784 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5785 GetName()->hlget()
5786<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005787 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5788
5789
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005790hlset({list}) *hlset()*
5791 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
5792 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
5793 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
5794 supported items in this dictionary.
5795
5796 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
5797 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
5798
5799 force boolean flag to force the creation of
5800 a link for an existing highlight group
5801 with attributes.
5802
5803 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
5804 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
5805 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
5806 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
5807 modified.
5808
5809 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
5810 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
5811 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
5812 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
5813
5814 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
5815 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
5816
5817 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
5818
5819 Example(s): >
5820 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
5821 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
5822 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
5823 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
5824 :let l = hlget()
5825 :call hlset(l)
5826 " clear the Search highlight group
5827 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
5828 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
5829 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
5830 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
5831 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
5832 " remove the MyHlg group link
5833 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
5834 " clear the attributes and a link
5835 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
5836 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
5837<
5838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5839 GetAttrList()->hlset()
5840<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005841 Return type: |Number|
5842
5843hlID({name}) *hlID()*
5844 The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005845 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
5846 zero is returned.
5847 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
5848 group. For example, to get the background color of the
5849 "Comment" group: >
5850 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
5851< *highlightID()*
5852 Obsolete name: highlightID().
5853
5854 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5855 GetName()->hlID()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005856<
5857 Return type: |Number|
5858
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005859
5860hostname() *hostname()*
5861 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
5862 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
5863 256 characters long are truncated.
5864
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005865 Return type: |String|
5866
5867
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005868iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
5869 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
5870 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
5871 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
5872 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
5873 are replaced with "?".
5874 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5875 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5876 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5877 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5878 can be done.
5879 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5880 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5881 UTF-8 and use: >
5882 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5883< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5884 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5885 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5886
5887 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5888 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5889<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005890 Return type: |String|
5891
5892
h-east624bb832024-11-09 18:37:32 +01005893id({item}) *id()*
Ernie Raelc8e158b2024-07-09 18:39:52 +02005894 The result is a unique String associated with the {item} and
5895 not with the {item}'s contents. It is only valid while the
5896 {item} exists and is referenced. It is valid only in the
5897 instance of vim that produces the result. The whole idea is
5898 that `id({item})` does not change if the contents of {item}
5899 changes. This is useful as a `key` for creating an identity
5900 dictionary, rather than one based on equals.
5901
5902 This operation does not reference {item} and there is no
5903 function to convert the `id` to the {item}. It may be useful to
5904 have a map of `id` to {item}. The following >
5905 var referenceMap: dict<any>
5906 var id = item->id()
5907 referenceMap[id] = item
5908< prevents {item} from being garbage collected and provides a
5909 way to get the {item} from the `id`.
5910
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01005911 {item} may be a List, Tuple, Dictionary, Object, Job, Channel
5912 or Blob. If the item is not a permitted type, or it is a null
Ernie Raelc8e158b2024-07-09 18:39:52 +02005913 value, then an empty String is returned.
5914
5915 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5916 GetItem()->id()
5917<
5918 Return type: |String|
5919
5920
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005921indent({lnum}) *indent()*
5922 The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005923 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5924 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5925 |getline()|.
5926 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5927 error is given.
5928
5929 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5930 GetLnum()->indent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005931<
5932 Return type: |Number|
5933
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005934
5935index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005936 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005937 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005938
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01005939 If {object} is a |List| or a |Tuple| return the lowest index
5940 where the item has a value equal to {expr}. There is no
5941 automatic conversion, so the String "4" is different from the
5942 Number 4. And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0.
5943 The value of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as
5944 indicated by the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005945
5946 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5947 value is equal to {expr}.
5948
5949 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5950 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005952 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5953 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005954
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005955 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5956 Example: >
5957 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5958 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5959
5960< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5961 GetObject()->index(what)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005962<
5963 Return type: |Number|
5964
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005965
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005966indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5967 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01005968 v:true. {object} must be a |List|, a |Tuple| or a |Blob|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005969
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01005970 If {object} is a |List| or a |Tuple|, evaluate {expr} for each
Christ van Willegen92e109f2025-03-24 20:12:37 +01005971 item in the List or Tuple until the expression is v:true
5972 and return the index of this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005973
5974 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005975 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5976 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005977
5978 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5979
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01005980 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List| or a |Tuple|,
5981 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List or
5982 Tuple item and |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object}
5983 is a |Blob|, inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the
5984 current byte and |v:val| has the byte value.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005985
5986 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5987 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5988 2. the value of the current item.
5989 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5990 search should stop.
5991
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005992 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005993 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005994 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5995 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5996 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005997 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5998 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005999 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
6000 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
6001 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
6002 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01006003
6004< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6005 mylist->indexof(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006006<
6007 Return type: |Number|
6008
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01006009
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006010input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
6011 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
6012 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
6013 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
6014 in the prompt to start a new line.
6015 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
6016 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
6017 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
6018 for lines typed for input().
6019 Example: >
6020 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
6021 : echo "Cheers!"
6022 :endif
6023<
6024 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
6025 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
6026 Example: >
6027 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
6028
6029< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
6030 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
6031 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
6032 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
6033 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
6034 more information. Example: >
6035 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
6036<
6037 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
6038 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
6039 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
6040 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
6041 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
6042 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
6043 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
6044 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
6045 |:execute| or |:normal|.
6046
6047 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006048 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006049 :function GetFoo()
6050 : call inputsave()
6051 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
6052 : call inputrestore()
6053 :endfunction
6054
6055< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6056 GetPrompt()->input()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006057<
6058 Return type: |String|
6059
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006060
6061inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
6062 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
6063 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
6064 Example: >
6065 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
6066 :if n != ""
6067 : let &sw = n
6068 :endif
6069< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
6070 omitted an empty string is returned.
6071 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
6072 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
6073 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
6074
6075 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6076 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006077<
6078 Return type: |String|
6079
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006080
6081inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
6082 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
6083 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
6084 enter a number, which is returned.
6085 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
6086 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
6087 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
6088 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
6089 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
6090 length of {textlist} is returned.
6091 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
6092 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
6093 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
6094 Example: >
6095 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
6096 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
6097
6098< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6099 GetChoices()->inputlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006100<
6101 Return type: |Number|
6102
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006103
6104inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
6105 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
6106 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
6107 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
6108 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
6109
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006110 Return type: |Number|
6111
6112
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006113inputsave() *inputsave()*
6114 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
6115 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
6116 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
6117 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
6118 many inputrestore() calls.
6119 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
6120
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006121 Return type: |Number|
6122
6123
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006124inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
6125 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
6126 two exceptions:
6127 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
6128 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
6129 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
6130 |history| stack.
6131 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
6132 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
6133 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
6134
6135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6136 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006137<
6138 Return type: |String|
6139
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006140
6141insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
6142 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
6143 of it.
6144
6145 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
6146 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
6147 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
6148 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
6149
6150 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
6151 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
6152 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
6153 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
6154< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
6155 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
6156 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
6157
6158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6159 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07006160<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006161 Return type: |Number|
6162
6163
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07006164 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
6165instanceof({object}, {class})
6166 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01006167 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
6168 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
6169 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07006170 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02006171 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01006172 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02006173
6174< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6175 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006176<
6177 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02006178
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006179interrupt() *interrupt()*
6180 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
6181 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
6182 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
6183 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
6184 :function s:check_typoname(file)
6185 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
6186 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
6187 : call interrupt()
6188 : endif
6189 :endfunction
6190 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006191<
6192 Return type: void
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006193
6194invert({expr}) *invert()*
6195 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
6196 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
6197 :let bits = invert(bits)
6198< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6199 :let bits = bits->invert()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006200<
6201 Return type: |Number|
6202
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006203
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01006204isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006205 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
6206 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01006207 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006208 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
6209 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
6210 are always absolute.
6211 Example: >
6212 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
6213 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
6214 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
6215 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
6216 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01006217<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006218 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6219 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006220<
6221 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006222
6223
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006224isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
6225 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
6226 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
6227 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
6228 is any expression, which is used as a String.
6229
6230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6231 GetName()->isdirectory()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006232<
6233 Return type: |Number|
6234
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006235
6236isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
6237 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
6238 infinity, otherwise 0. >
6239 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
6240< 1 >
6241 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
6242< -1
6243
6244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6245 Compute()->isinf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006246<
6247 Return type: |Number|
6248
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006249
6250islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
6251 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
6252 name of a locked variable.
6253 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
6254 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
6255 Example: >
6256 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
6257 :lockvar 1 alist
6258 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
6259 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
6260
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00006261< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
6262 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
6263 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
6264 |exists()| to check for existence.
6265 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006266
6267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6268 GetName()->islocked()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006269<
6270 Return type: |Number|
6271
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006272
6273isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
6274 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
6275 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
6276< 1
6277
6278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6279 Compute()->isnan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006280<
6281 Return type: |Number|
6282
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006283
6284items({dict}) *items()*
6285 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
6286 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
6287 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
6288 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
6289 Example: >
6290 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006291 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006292 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006293<
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01006294 A |List|, a |Tuple| or a |String| argument is also supported.
6295 In these cases, items() returns a List with the index and the
6296 value at the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006297
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006299 mydict->items()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006300<
6301 Return type: list<list<any>> or list<any>
6302
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006303
6304job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
6305
6306
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01006307join({expr} [, {sep}]) *join()*
6308 Join the items in {expr} together into one String. {expr} can
6309 be a |List| or a |Tuple|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006310 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
6311 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
6312 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
6313 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006314 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01006315< String items are used as-is. |Lists|, |Tuples| and
6316 |Dictionaries| are converted into a string like with
6317 |string()|. The opposite function is |split()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006318
6319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6320 mylist->join()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006321<
6322 Return type: |String|
6323
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006324
6325js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
6326 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
6327 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
6328 - Strings can be in single quotes.
6329 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
6330 result in v:none items.
6331
6332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6333 ReadObject()->js_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006334<
6335 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6336
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006337
6338js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
6339 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
6340 - Object key names are not in quotes.
6341 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
6342 commas.
6343 For example, the Vim object:
6344 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
6345 Will be encoded as:
6346 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
6347 While json_encode() would produce:
6348 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
6349 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
6350 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
6351
6352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6353 GetObject()->js_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006354<
6355 Return type: |String|
6356
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006357
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006358json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006359 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
6360 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
6361 JSON and Vim values.
6362 The decoding is permissive:
6363 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
6364 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
6365 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
6366 same as {"1":2}.
6367 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
6368 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
6369 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
6370 are accepted.
6371 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
6372 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
6373 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
6374 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
6375 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
6376 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
6377 character in string) for "\t".
6378 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
6379 and results in v:none.
6380 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
6381 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
6382 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
6383 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
6384 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
6385 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
6386 *E938*
6387 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
6388 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
6389 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
6390
6391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6392 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006393<
6394 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6395
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006396
6397json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
6398 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
6399 The encoding is specified in:
6400 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00006401 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006402 |Number| decimal number
6403 |Float| floating point number
6404 Float nan "NaN"
6405 Float inf "Infinity"
6406 Float -inf "-Infinity"
6407 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
6408 |Funcref| not possible, error
6409 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
6410 used recursively: []
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01006411 |Tuple| as an array (possibly null); when
6412 used recursively: []
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006413 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
6414 used recursively: {}
6415 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
6416 v:false "false"
6417 v:true "true"
6418 v:none "null"
6419 v:null "null"
6420 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
6421 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
6422 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006423 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
6424 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006425
6426 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6427 GetObject()->json_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006428<
6429 Return type: |String|
6430
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006431
6432keys({dict}) *keys()*
6433 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
6434 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
6435
6436 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6437 mydict->keys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006438<
6439 Return type: list<string>
6440
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006441
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006442keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
6443 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
6444 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
6445 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
6446 :echo keytrans(xx)
6447< <C-Home>
6448
6449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6450 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006451<
6452 Return type: |String|
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006453
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006454
6455len({expr}) *len()* *E701*
6456 The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006457 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
6458 used, as with |strlen()|.
6459 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
6460 returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01006461 When {expr} is a |Tuple| the number of items in the |Tuple| is
6462 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006463 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
6464 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
6465 |Dictionary| is returned.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01006466 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the len() method in the
6467 object (if present) to get the length (|object-len()|).
6468 Otherwise returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006469
6470 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6471 mylist->len()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006472<
6473 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006474
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006475
6476 *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006477libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6478 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
6479 with single argument {argument}.
6480 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
6481 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
6482 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
6483 limited.
6484 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
6485 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
6486 to Vim.
6487 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
6488 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
6489 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
6490 null-terminated string.
6491 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
6492
6493 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
6494 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
6495 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
6496 very probably crash.
6497
6498 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
6499 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
6500 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
6501 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
6502 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
6503 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
6504 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
6505 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
6506 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
6507 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
6508
6509 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
6510 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
6511 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
6512 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
6513 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
6514 the DLL is not in the usual places.
6515 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
6516 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
6517 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6518 feature is present}
6519 Examples: >
6520 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
6521
6522< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6523 third argument: >
6524 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
6525<
6526 *libcallnr()*
6527libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6528 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
6529 int instead of a string.
6530 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6531 feature is present}
6532 Examples: >
6533 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
6534 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
6535 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
6536<
6537 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6538 third argument: >
6539 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
6540<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006541 Return type: |String|
6542
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006543
6544line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
6545 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
6546 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006547 See |getpos()| for accepted positions.
6548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006549 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
6550 |getpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006551
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006552 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
6553 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006554
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006555 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006556
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006557 Examples: >
6558 line(".") line number of the cursor
6559 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
6560 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006561 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006562<
6563 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
6564 |last-position-jump|.
6565
6566 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6567 GetValue()->line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006568<
6569 Return type: |Number|
6570
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006571
6572line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
6573 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
6574 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
6575 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
6576 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
6577 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
6578 below the last line: >
6579 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
6580< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
6581 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
6582 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
6583 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
6584 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
6585
6586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6587 GetLnum()->line2byte()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006588<
6589 Return type: |Number|
6590
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006591
6592lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
6593 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
6594 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
6595 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
6596 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01006597 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006598 error is given.
6599
6600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6601 GetLnum()->lispindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006602<
6603 Return type: |Number|
6604
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006605
6606list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
6607 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
6608 Examples: >
6609 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
6610 list2blob([]) returns 0z
6611< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
6612 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
6613
6614 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
6615
6616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6617 GetList()->list2blob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006618<
6619 Return type: |Blob|
6620
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006621
6622list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006623 Convert each number in {list} to a character string and
6624 concatenates them all. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006625 list2str([32]) returns " "
6626 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
6627< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
6628 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6629< |str2list()| does the opposite.
6630
6631 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6632 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6633 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
6634 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
6635<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006636 Returns an empty string on error.
6637
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006638 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6639 GetList()->list2str()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006640<
6641 Return type: |String|
6642
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006643
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01006644list2tuple({list}) *list2tuple()*
6645 Create a Tuple from a shallow copy of the list items.
6646 Examples: >
6647 list2tuple([1, 2, 3]) returns (1, 2, 3)
6648< |tuple2list()| does the opposite.
6649
6650 This function doesn't recursively convert all the List items
6651 in {list} to a Tuple. Note that the items are identical
6652 between the list and the tuple, changing an item changes the
6653 contents of both the tuple and the list.
6654
6655 Returns an empty tuple on error.
6656
6657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6658 GetList()->list2tuple()
6659<
6660 Return type: tuple<{type}> (depending on the given |List|)
6661
6662
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006663listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
6664 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
6665 been made to buffer {buf}.
6666 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6667 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6668 buffer is used.
6669 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
6670
6671 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006672 bufnr the buffer that was changed
6673 start first changed line number
6674 end first line number below the change
6675 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006676 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006677 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006678
6679 Example: >
6680 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
6681 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
6682 endfunc
6683 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
6684
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006685< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006686 dictionary with these entries:
6687 lnum the first line number of the change
6688 end the first line below the change
6689 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
6690 deleted
6691 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
6692 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
6693 was affected; this is a byte index, first
6694 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01006695 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
6696 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006697 lnum line above which the new line is added
6698 end equal to "lnum"
6699 added number of lines inserted
6700 col 1
6701 When lines are deleted the values are:
6702 lnum the first deleted line
6703 end the line below the first deleted line, before
6704 the deletion was done
6705 added negative, number of lines deleted
6706 col 1
6707 When lines are changed:
6708 lnum the first changed line
6709 end the line below the last changed line
6710 added 0
6711 col first column with a change or 1
6712
6713 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
6714 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
6715 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
6716 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
6717
6718 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
6719 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
6720 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
6721 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
6722
6723 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
6724 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
6725 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
6726
6727 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
6728 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
6729 of a buffer.
6730 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
6731 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
6732
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006733 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
6734
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006735 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6736 second argument: >
6737 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006738<
6739 Return type: |Number|
6740
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006741
6742listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
6743 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
6744 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
6745
6746 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6747 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6748 buffer is used.
6749
6750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6751 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006752<
6753 Return type: |Number|
6754
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006755
6756listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
6757 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
6758 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
6759 removed.
6760
6761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6762 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006763<
6764 Return type: |Number|
6765
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006766
6767localtime() *localtime()*
6768 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
6769 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
6770
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006771 Return type: |Number|
6772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006773
6774log({expr}) *log()*
6775 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
6776 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
6777 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006778 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006779 Examples: >
6780 :echo log(10)
6781< 2.302585 >
6782 :echo log(exp(5))
6783< 5.0
6784
6785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6786 Compute()->log()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006787<
6788 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006789
6790
6791log10({expr}) *log10()*
6792 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
6793 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006794 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006795 Examples: >
6796 :echo log10(1000)
6797< 3.0 >
6798 :echo log10(0.01)
6799< -2.0
6800
6801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6802 Compute()->log10()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006803<
6804 Return type: |Float|
6805
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006806
6807luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
6808 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
6809 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
6810 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
6811 Strings are returned as they are.
6812 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01006813 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006814 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
6815 as-is.
6816 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
6817 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
6818 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6819 to {expr}.
6820
6821 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6822 GetExpr()->luaeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006823<
6824 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006825
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006826 {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
6827
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006828
6829map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
6830 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006831 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006832 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
6833 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
6834 For a |String|, each character, including composing
6835 characters, is replaced.
6836 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
6837 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
6838 Vim9 script.
6839
6840 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
6841
6842 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
6843 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
6844 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
6845 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
6846 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
6847 current character.
6848 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006849 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006850< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
6851
6852 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
6853 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
6854 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
6855 still have to double ' quotes
6856
6857 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
6858 1. The key or the index of the current item.
6859 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00006860 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
6861 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
6862 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
6863
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006864 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
6865 that changes each value by "key-value": >
6866 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006867 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006868 endfunc
6869 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
6870< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006871 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006872< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006873 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006874< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006875 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006876<
6877 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
6878 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006879 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006880
6881< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
6882 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
6883 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
6884 further items in {expr1} are processed.
6885 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
6886 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
6887
6888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6889 mylist->map(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006890<
6891 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
6892 depending on {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006893
6894
6895maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
6896 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
6897 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
6898 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006899 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
6900 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006901
6902 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006903 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
6904 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
6905 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006906
6907 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
6908 command.
6909
6910 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6911 "n" Normal
6912 "v" Visual (including Select)
6913 "o" Operator-pending
6914 "i" Insert
6915 "c" Cmd-line
6916 "s" Select
6917 "x" Visual
6918 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
6919 "t" Terminal-Job
6920 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6921 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6922
6923 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6924 instead of mappings.
6925
6926 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
6927 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01006928 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006929 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
6930 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
6931 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
6932 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
6933 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
6934 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
6935 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
6936 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
6937 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
6938 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
6939 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
6940 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6941 characters will be used:
6942 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6943 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
6944 (|mapmode-ic|)
6945 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01006946 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00006947 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006948 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006949 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
6950 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
6951 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01006952 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006953 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
6954 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
6955 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
6956 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006957
6958 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
6959 |mapset()|.
6960
6961 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6962 then the global mappings.
6963 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
6964 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006965 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006966
6967< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6968 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006969<
6970 Return type: |String| or dict<any> depending on {dict}
6971
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006972
6973mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
6974 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
6975 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
6976 {name}.
6977 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6978 instead of mappings.
6979 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
6980 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
6981
6982 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
6983 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
6984 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
6985 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
6986 mapcheck("b") no no no
6987
6988 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
6989 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
6990 mapping for {name} exactly.
6991 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
6992 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
6993 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
6994 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
6995 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
6996 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6997 then the global mappings.
6998 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
6999 without being ambiguous. Example: >
7000 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
7001 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
7002 :endif
7003< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
7004 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
7005
7006 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7007 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007008<
7009 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007010
7011
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01007012maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
7013 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
7014 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
7015 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
7016 abbreviations instead of mappings.
7017
7018 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
7019 vim9script
7020 echo maplist()->filter(
7021 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01007022< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
7023 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
7024 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
7025 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
7026 can do: >
7027 vim9script
7028 var saved_maps = []
7029 for m in maplist()
7030 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
7031 saved_maps->add(m)
7032 endif
7033 endfor
7034 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
7035< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
7036 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
7037 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
7038 vim9script
7039 omap xyzzy <Nop>
7040 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
7041 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
7042 ounmap xyzzy
7043 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007044<
7045 Return type: list<dict<any>>
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01007046
7047
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007048mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
7049 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
7050 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
7051 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
7052 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
7053
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007054 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
7055 depending on {expr1}
7056
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007057
7058mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01007059mapset({dict})
7060 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
7061 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
7062 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01007063 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01007064 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
7065 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
7066 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
7067 or 'v'. *E1276*
7068
7069 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
7070 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007071 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
7072 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
7073 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
7074 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
7075 nnoremap K somethingelse
7076 ...
7077 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
7078< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01007079 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
7080 all of them, when they might differ.
7081
7082 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
7083 and abbr are taken from the dict.
7084 Example: >
7085 vim9script
7086 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
7087 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
7088 nnoremap K somethingelse
7089 cnoremap K somethingelse2
7090 # ...
7091 unmap K
7092 for d in save_maps
7093 mapset(d)
7094 endfor
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007095<
7096 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007097
7098
7099match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
7100 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
7101 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
7102 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
7103
7104 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
7105 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
7106 {pat} matches.
7107
7108 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
7109 If there is no match -1 is returned.
7110
7111 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
7112 Example: >
7113 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
7114 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
7115< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
7116 *strpbrk()*
7117 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
7118 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
7119< *strcasestr()*
7120 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
7121 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
7122 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
7123<
7124 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
7125 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
7126 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
7127 first character/item. Example: >
7128 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
7129< result is again "4". >
7130 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
7131< result is again "4". >
7132 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
7133< result is "3".
7134 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
7135 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
7136 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
7137 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
7138 backwards compatible).
7139 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
7140 the index is counted from the end.
7141 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
7142 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
7143
7144 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
7145 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
7146 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
7147 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
7148< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
7149 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
7150 see above.
7151
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007152 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007153 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
7154 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
7155 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
7156 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
7157 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
7158 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
7159 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
7160 further down in the text.
7161
7162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7163 GetText()->match('word')
7164 GetList()->match('word')
7165<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007166 Return type: |Number|
7167
7168
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00007169 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007170matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
7171 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
7172 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
7173 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
7174 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
7175 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
7176 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
7177 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
7178 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
7179 concealed.
7180
7181 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
7182 match. A match with a high priority will have its
7183 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
7184 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
7185 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
7186 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
7187 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
7188 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
7189 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
7190 always overrule syntax highlighting.
7191
7192 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
7193 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
7194 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
7195 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
7196 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007197 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
7198 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007199 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01007200 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007201
7202 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
7203 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
7204 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
7205 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
7206
7207 conceal Special character to show instead of the
7208 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
7209 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
7210 window Instead of the current window use the
7211 window with this number or window ID.
7212
7213 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
7214 the |:match| commands.
7215
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007216 Returns -1 on error.
7217
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007218 Example: >
7219 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7220 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
7221< Deletion of the pattern: >
7222 :call matchdelete(m)
7223
7224< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
7225 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
7226 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
7227
7228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7229 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
7230<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007231 Return type: |Number|
7232
7233
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007234 *matchaddpos()*
7235matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
7236 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
7237 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
Shane Harperc1b39842024-07-17 19:40:40 +02007238 because it does not handle regular expressions and it sets
7239 buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed to be
7240 used when fast match additions and deletions are required, for
7241 example to highlight matching parentheses.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007242
7243 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
7244 these:
7245 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
7246 line has number 1.
7247 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
7248 number will be highlighted.
7249 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
7250 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
7251 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
7252 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
7253 be highlighted.
7254 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
7255 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
7256
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007257 Returns -1 on error.
7258
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007259 Example: >
7260 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7261 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
7262< Deletion of the pattern: >
7263 :call matchdelete(m)
7264
7265< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
7266 |getmatches()|.
7267
7268 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7269 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007270<
7271 Return type: |Number|
7272
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007273
7274matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
7275 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
7276 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
7277 Return a |List| with two elements:
7278 The name of the highlight group used
7279 The pattern used.
7280 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
7281 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
7282 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
7283 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
7284 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
7285
7286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7287 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007288<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007289 Return type: list<string>
7290
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007291 *matchbufline()*
7292matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
7293 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
7294 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
7295
7296 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
7297 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
7298
7299 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7300 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7301
7302 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7303 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007304 lnum line number where there is a match
7305 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007306 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
7307
7308 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7309 |bufload()| if needed.
7310
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007311 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7312 option settings on the pattern.
7313
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007314 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7315 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
7316 empty |List| is returned.
7317
7318 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007319 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
7320 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
7321 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
7322 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
7323 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
7324 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007325<
7326 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007327 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7328 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
7329 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007330 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007331 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007332< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7333 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7334 submatch.
7335
7336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7337 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007338<
7339 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7340
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007341
h-east624bb832024-11-09 18:37:32 +01007342matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007343 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
7344 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
7345 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7346 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
7347 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7348 window ID instead of the current window.
7349
7350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7351 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007352<
7353 Return type: |Number|
7354
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007355
7356matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
7357 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7358 after the match. Example: >
7359 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7360< results in "7".
7361 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7362 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7363 do it with matchend(): >
7364 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7365 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7366< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7367
7368 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7369 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7370< results in "7". >
7371 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7372< result is "-1".
7373 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
7374
7375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7376 GetText()->matchend('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007377<
7378 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007379
7380
7381matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
7382 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
7383 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7384 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7385
7386 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7387 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01007388 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
7389 that contain the characters in {str} in the
7390 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01007391 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
7392 returned. Zero means no limit.
glepnir28e40a72025-03-16 21:24:22 +01007393 camelcase Use enhanced camel case scoring making results
7394 better suited for completion related to
zeertzjqc4815c12025-03-18 20:28:00 +01007395 programming languages. Defaults to v:true.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007396
7397 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
7398 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007399 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007400 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7401 string.
7402 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7403 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7404 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7405 argument and return the text for that item to
7406 use for fuzzy matching.
7407
7408 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7409 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7410 is 256.
7411
7412 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7413 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7414
7415 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7416 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7417 256, then returns an empty list.
7418
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007419 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
7420 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
7421
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00007422 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007423 matching strings.
7424
7425 Example: >
7426 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7427< results in ["clay"]. >
7428 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7429< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7430 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7431< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7432 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7433 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7434 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7435< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7436 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
7437 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7438< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7439 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
7440< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7441 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7442< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7443 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7444 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7445< results in ['two one'].
7446
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007447 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7448
7449
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007450matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7451 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
7452 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7453 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
7454 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
7455 position.
7456
7457 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7458 positions for the best match is returned.
7459
7460 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
7461 list with three empty list items is returned.
7462
7463 Example: >
7464 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
7465< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
7466 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
7467< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
7468 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
7469< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
7470
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007471 Return type: list<list<any>>
7472
7473
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007474matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
7475 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
7476 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
7477 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
7478 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
7479 empty string is used. Example: >
7480 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
7481< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
7482 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
7483
7484 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
7485
7486 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7487 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007488<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007489 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7490
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007491 *matchstrlist()*
7492matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
7493 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
7494 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
7495 string in {list}.
7496
7497 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7498 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7499
7500 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7501 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
7502 idx index in {list} of the match.
7503 text matched string
7504 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
7505 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
7506
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007507 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7508 option settings on the pattern.
7509
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007510 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007511 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
7512 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
7513 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
7514 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007515<
7516 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
7517 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7518 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
7519 \ #{submatches: v:true})
7520 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
7521< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7522 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7523 submatch.
7524
7525 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7526 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007527<
7528 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7529
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007530
7531matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
7532 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
7533 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
7534< results in "ing".
7535 When there is no match "" is returned.
7536 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7537 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
7538< results in "ing". >
7539 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
7540< result is "".
7541 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
7542 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7543
7544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7545 GetText()->matchstr('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007546<
7547 Return type: |String|
7548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007549
7550matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
7551 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
7552 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
7553 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
7554< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
7555 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
7556 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7557 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
7558< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
7559 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
7560< result is ["", -1, -1].
7561 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
7562 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
7563 end position of the match are returned. >
7564 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
7565< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
7566 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7567
7568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7569 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
7570<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007571 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007572
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007573
7574max({expr}) *max()*
7575 Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007576 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
7577
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01007578< {expr} can be a |List|, a |Tuple| or a |Dictionary|. For a
7579 Dictionary, it returns the maximum of all values in the
7580 Dictionary. If {expr} is neither a List nor a Tuple nor a
7581 Dictionary, or one of the items in {expr} cannot be used as a
7582 Number this results in an error. An empty |List|, |Tuple|
7583 or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007584
7585 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7586 mylist->max()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007587<
7588 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007589
7590
7591menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
7592 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
7593 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
7594 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
7595 menu names are returned.
7596
7597 {mode} can be one of these strings:
7598 "n" Normal
7599 "v" Visual (including Select)
7600 "o" Operator-pending
7601 "i" Insert
7602 "c" Cmd-line
7603 "s" Select
7604 "x" Visual
7605 "t" Terminal-Job
7606 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7607 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
7608 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
7609
7610 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
7611 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
7612 display display name (name without '&')
7613 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
7614 Refer to |:menu-enable|
7615 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
7616 |toolbar-icon|
7617 iconidx index of a built-in icon
7618 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
7619 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7620 characters will be used:
7621 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7622 name menu item name.
7623 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
7624 remappable else v:false.
7625 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
7626 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
7627 string has special characters translated like
7628 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
7629 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
7630 "<Nop>" is returned.
7631 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
7632 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
7633 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
7634 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
7635 silent v:true if the menu item is created
7636 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
7637 submenus |List| containing the names of
7638 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
7639 item has submenus.
7640
7641 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
7642
7643 Examples: >
7644 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
7645 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
7646
7647 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
7648 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
7649 let m = menu_info(a:name)
7650 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
7651 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
7652 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
7653 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
7654 endfor
7655 endfunc
7656 new
7657 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
7658 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
7659 endfor
7660<
7661 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7662 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007663<
7664 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007665
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007666min({expr}) *min()*
7667 Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007668 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
7669
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01007670< {expr} can be a |List|, a |Tuple| or a |Dictionary|. For a
7671 Dictionary, it returns the minimum of all values in the
7672 Dictionary. If {expr} is neither a List nor a Tuple nor a
7673 Dictionary, or one of the items in {expr} cannot be used as a
7674 Number this results in an error. An empty |List|, |Tuple| or
7675 |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007676
7677 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7678 mylist->min()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007679<
7680 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007681
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007682
7683mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]]) *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007684 Create directory {name}.
7685
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007686 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
7687 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007688
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007689 {flags} can contain these character flags:
7690 "p" intermediate directories will be created as necessary
7691 "D" {name} will be deleted at the end of the current
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007692 function, but not recursively |:defer|
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007693 "R" {name} will be deleted recursively at the end of the
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007694 current function |:defer|
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007695
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007696 Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007697 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
7698 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
7699 E.g. when using: >
7700 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
7701< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
7702 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
7703 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
7704< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
7705 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007706
7707 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
7708 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
7709 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
Christian Brabandt0a336cc2025-03-11 21:14:31 +01007710 unreadable for others. This is used for the newly created
zeertzjqc1c3b5d2025-03-12 21:16:13 +01007711 directories. Note: umask is applied to {prot} (on Unix).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007712 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007713 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007714
7715< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7716
7717 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
7718 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
7719 "p" option the call will fail.
7720
7721 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
7722 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
7723 failed.
7724
7725 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
7726 :if exists("*mkdir")
7727
7728< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7729 GetName()->mkdir()
7730<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007731 Return type: |Number|
7732
7733
7734mode([{expr}]) *mode()*
7735 Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02007736 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007737 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
7738 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
7739 Also see |state()|.
7740
7741 n Normal
7742 no Operator-pending
7743 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
7744 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
7745 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
7746 CTRL-V is one character
7747 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
7748 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
7749 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
7750 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
7751 v Visual by character
7752 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7753 V Visual by line
7754 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7755 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
7756 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7757 s Select by character
7758 S Select by line
7759 CTRL-S Select blockwise
7760 i Insert
7761 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
7762 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7763 R Replace |R|
7764 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7765 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7766 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
7767 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7768 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7769 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02007770 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007771 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007772 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007773 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007774 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
7775 r Hit-enter prompt
7776 rm The -- more -- prompt
7777 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
7778 ! Shell or external command is executing
7779 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
7780
7781 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
7782 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
7783 "c" or "n".
7784 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
7785 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
7786 the leading character(s).
7787 Also see |visualmode()|.
7788
7789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7790 DoFull()->mode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007791<
7792 Return type: |String|
7793
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007794
7795mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
7796 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
7797 converted to Vim data structures.
7798 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
7799 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
7800 returned as Vim |Lists|.
7801 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
7802 converted to strings.
7803 All other types are converted to string with display function.
7804 Examples: >
7805 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
7806 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
7807 :echo mzeval("l")
7808 :echo mzeval("h")
7809<
7810 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7811 to {expr}.
7812
7813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7814 GetExpr()->mzeval()
7815<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007816 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
7817
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007818 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
7819
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007820
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007821nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
7822 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
7823 that is not blank. Example: >
7824 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
7825< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7826 below it, zero is returned.
7827 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7828 See also |prevnonblank()|.
7829
7830 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7831 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007832<
7833 Return type: |Number|
7834
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007835
Christ van Willegenc0786752025-02-01 15:42:16 +01007836ngettext({single}, {plural}, {number}[, {domain}) *ngettext()*
7837 Return a string that contains the correct value for a
7838 message based on the rules for plural form(s) in
7839 a language. Examples: >
7840 ngettext("File", "Files", 2) # returns "Files"
7841<
7842 Can be used as a |method|: >
7843 1->ngettext("File", "Files") # returns "File"
7844<
7845 See |gettext()| for information on the domain parameter.
7846
7847 Return type: |String|
7848
7849
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007850nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
7851 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
7852 value {expr}. Examples: >
7853 nr2char(64) returns "@"
7854 nr2char(32) returns " "
7855< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
7856 Example for "utf-8": >
7857 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
7858< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
7859 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
7860 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
7861 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
7862 string, thus results in an empty string.
7863 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
7864 let list = [65, 66, 67]
7865 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7866< Result: "ABC"
7867
7868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7869 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007870<
7871 Return type: |String|
7872
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007873
7874or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
7875 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
7876 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007877 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007878 Example: >
7879 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
7880< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7881 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
7882
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007883< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
7884 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
7885 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
7886 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
7887
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007888 Return type: |Number|
7889
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007890
7891pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
7892 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
7893 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
7894 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
7895 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
7896 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
7897 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
7898< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
7899>
7900 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
7901< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
7902 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007903 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007904
7905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7906 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007907<
7908 Return type: |String|
7909
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007910
7911perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
7912 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
7913 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
7914 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
7915 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
7916 reference to it.
7917 Example: >
7918 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
7919< [1, 2, 3, 4]
7920
7921 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7922 to {expr}.
7923
7924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7925 GetExpr()->perleval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007926<
7927 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007928
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007929 {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007930
7931
7932popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
7933
7934
7935pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
7936 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
7937 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007938 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007939 Examples: >
7940 :echo pow(3, 3)
7941< 27.0 >
7942 :echo pow(2, 16)
7943< 65536.0 >
7944 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
7945< 2.0
7946
7947 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7948 Compute()->pow(3)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007949<
7950 Return type: |Number|
7951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007952
7953prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
7954 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
7955 that is not blank. Example: >
7956 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
7957< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7958 above it, zero is returned.
7959 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7960 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
7961
7962 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7963 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007964<
7965 Return type: |Number|
7966
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007967
7968printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
7969 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
7970 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
7971 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
7972< May result in:
7973 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
7974
7975 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
7976 argument: >
7977 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007978<
7979 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007980
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007981 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007982 %s string
7983 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
7984 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
7985 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
7986 %c single byte
7987 %d decimal number
7988 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
7989 %x hex number
7990 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
7991 %X hex number using upper case letters
7992 %o octal number
7993 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
7994 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
7995 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
7996 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
7997 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
7998 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
7999 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
8000 %% the % character itself
8001
8002 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
8003 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
8004 the result.
8005
8006 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
8007 arguments appear in sequence:
8008
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008009 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
8010
8011 pos-argument
8012 At most one positional argument specifier. These
8013 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008014
8015 flags
8016 Zero or more of the following flags:
8017
8018 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
8019 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
8020 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
8021 of the number is increased to force the first
8022 character of the output string to a zero (except
8023 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
8024 precision of zero).
8025 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
8026 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
8027 prepended to it.
8028 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
8029 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
8030 prepended to it.
8031
8032 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
8033 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
8034 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
8035 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
8036 flag is ignored.
8037
8038 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
8039 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
8040 The converted value is padded on the right with
8041 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
8042 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
8043
8044 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
8045 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
8046
8047 + A sign must always be placed before a number
8048 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
8049 a space if both are used.
8050
8051 field-width
8052 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
8053 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
8054 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
8055 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
8056 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
8057 conversion the count is in cells.
8058
8059 .precision
8060 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
8061 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
8062 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
8063 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
8064 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
8065 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
8066 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
8067 string for S conversions.
8068 For floating point it is the number of digits after
8069 the decimal point.
8070
8071 type
8072 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
8073 be applied, see below.
8074
8075 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
8076 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
8077 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
8078 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
8079 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
8080 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
8081 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
8082< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
8083 "width" bytes.
8084
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01008085 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
8086 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
8087 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008088 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
8089 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
8090
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008091 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
8092
8093 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
8094 *printf-x* *printf-X*
8095 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
8096 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
8097 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
8098 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
8099 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
8100 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
8101 digits that must appear; if the converted value
8102 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
8103 zeros.
8104 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
8105 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
8106 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
8107 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
8108 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02008109 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
8110 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
8111 depending on your platform.
8112 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
8113 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
8114 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
8115 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008116 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
8117 ignored when type is known from the argument.
8118
8119 i alias for d
8120 D alias for ld
8121 U alias for lu
8122 O alias for lo
8123
8124 *printf-c*
8125 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
8126 resulting character is written.
8127
8128 *printf-s*
8129 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
8130 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
8131 specified are used.
8132 If the argument is not a String type, it is
8133 automatically converted to text with the same format
8134 as ":echo".
8135 *printf-S*
8136 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
8137 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
8138 number specified are used.
8139
8140 *printf-f* *E807*
8141 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8142 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
8143 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
8144 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
8145 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
8146 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
8147 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
8148 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
8149 Example: >
8150 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
8151< 12.12
8152 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
8153 Use |round()| when in doubt.
8154
8155 *printf-e* *printf-E*
8156 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8157 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
8158 precision specifies the number of digits after the
8159 decimal point, like with 'f'.
8160
8161 *printf-g* *printf-G*
8162 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
8163 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
8164 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
8165 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
8166 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
8167 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
8168 results in 1.0e7.
8169
8170 *printf-%*
8171 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
8172 complete conversion specification is "%%".
8173
8174 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
8175 accepted and automatically converted.
8176 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
8177 is also accepted and automatically converted.
8178 Any other argument type results in an error message.
8179
8180 *E766* *E767*
8181 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
8182 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
8183 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
8184
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008185 *printf-$*
8186 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
8187 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02008188 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008189 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
8190 used to indicate this. For instance: >
8191
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008192 #, c-format
8193 msgid "%s returning %s"
8194 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008195<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008196 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
8197 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008198
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008199 echo printf(
8200 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
8201 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
8202< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008203
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008204 echo printf(
8205 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
8206 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
8207< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008208
8209 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
8210 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
8211 argument list. >
8212
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008213 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
8214< 001 >
8215 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
8216< 2 >
8217 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
8218< 03 >
8219 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
8220< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008221
8222 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
8223 and via positional arguments: >
8224
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008225 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
8226< 1.414214 >
8227 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
8228< 1.4142 >
8229 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
8230< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008231
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01008232 You will get an overflow error |E1510|, when the field-width
Hirohito Higashi0ed11ba2025-04-18 18:45:31 +02008233 or precision will result in a string longer than 1 MiB
zeertzjqe9a27ef2025-04-18 10:45:45 +02008234 (1024*1024 = 1048576) chars.
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01008235
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008236 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008237 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008238 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
8239< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
8240 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008241
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008242 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008243 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008244 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
8245< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
8246 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008247
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008248 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008249 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008250 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
8251< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008252
8253 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008254 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
8255< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
8256 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008257
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008258 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008259 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
8260 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008261 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
8262< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
8263 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008264
8265 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008266 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
8267< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
8268 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008269
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008270 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008271 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008272 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
8273< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008274
8275 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008276 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
8277< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
8278 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008279
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008280 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008281 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
8282 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008283 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
8284< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
8285 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008286
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02008287 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08008288 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
8289 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
8290 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
8291 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
8292 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02008293
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008294 Return type: |String|
8295
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02008296
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008297prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
8298 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
8299 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
8300
8301 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
8302 string is returned.
8303
8304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8305 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008306<
8307 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008308
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008309 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008310
8311
8312prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
8313 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8314 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
8315 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8316
8317 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8318 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8319 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8320 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8321 line.
8322 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8323 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8324 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8325 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8326 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8327 if the user only typed Enter.
8328 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008329 func s:TextEntered(text)
8330 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8331 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008332 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8333 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
8334 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008335 close
8336 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008337 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
8338 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008339 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008340 endif
8341 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008342 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008343
8344< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8345 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8346
8347< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8348
8349prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8350 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8351 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8352 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8353
8354 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8355 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8356 as in any buffer.
8357
8358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8359 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008360<
8361 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008362
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008363 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008364
8365prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8366 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8367 {text} to end in a space.
8368 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8369 "prompt". Example: >
8370 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
8371<
8372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8373 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008374<
8375 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008376
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008377 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008378
8379prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
8380
8381pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8382 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8383 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8384 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8385 height nr of items visible
8386 width screen cells
8387 row top screen row (0 first row)
8388 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8389 size total nr of items
8390 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
8391
8392 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8393 |CompleteChanged|.
8394
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008395 Return type: dict<any>
8396
8397
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008398pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8399 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8400 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
8401 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8402 popup menu.
8403
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008404 Return type: |Number|
8405
8406
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +01008407py3eval({expr} [, {locals}]) *py3eval()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008408 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8409 converted to Vim data structures.
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008410 If a {locals} |Dictionary| is given, it defines set of local
8411 variables available in the expression. The keys are variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan038be272025-03-26 18:46:21 +01008412 names and the values are the variable values. |Dictionary|,
8413 |List| and |Tuple| values are referenced, and may be updated
8414 by the expression (as if |python-bindeval| was used).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008415 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8416 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
8417 'encoding').
8418 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Yegappan Lakshmanan038be272025-03-26 18:46:21 +01008419 Tuples are represented as Vim |Tuple| type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008420 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
8421 keys converted to strings.
8422 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8423 to {expr}.
8424
8425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8426 GetExpr()->py3eval()
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008427 'b",".join(l)'->py3eval({'l': ['a', 'b', 'c']})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008428<
8429 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008430
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008431 {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008432
8433 *E858* *E859*
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +01008434pyeval({expr} [, {locals}]) *pyeval()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008435 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8436 converted to Vim data structures.
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008437 For {locals} see |py3eval()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008438 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8439 copied though).
8440 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Yegappan Lakshmanan038be272025-03-26 18:46:21 +01008441 Tuples are represented as Vim |Tuple| type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008442 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
8443 non-string keys result in error.
8444 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8445 to {expr}.
8446
8447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8448 GetExpr()->pyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008449<
8450 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008451
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008452 {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008453
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +01008454pyxeval({expr} [, {locals}]) *pyxeval()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008455 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8456 converted to Vim data structures.
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008457 For {locals} see |py3eval()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008458 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8459 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
8460
8461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02008462 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008463<
8464 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008465
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008466 {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008467 |+python3| feature}
8468
8469rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
8470 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
8471 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8472 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8473 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8474 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8475 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008476 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008477
8478 Examples: >
8479 :echo rand()
8480 :let seed = srand()
8481 :echo rand(seed)
8482 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
8483<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008484 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008485
8486 *E726* *E727*
8487range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
8488 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
8489 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8490 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8491 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8492 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8493 producing a value past {max}).
8494 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8495 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8496 start this is an error.
8497 Examples: >
8498 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
8499 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8500 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
8501 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
8502 range(0) " []
8503 range(2, 0) " error!
8504<
8505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8506 GetExpr()->range()
8507<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008508 Return type: list<number>
8509
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008510
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008511readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008512 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008513 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
8514 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
8515 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
8516 readblob('file.bin', -12)
8517< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
8518 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
8519 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
8520< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
8521 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01008522 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
8523 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
8524 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
8525 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
8526 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
8527< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008528 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01008529 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
8530 empty blob.
8531 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
8532 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008533 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8534
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008535 Return type: |Blob|
8536
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008537
8538readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
8539 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
8540 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8541 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
8542 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8543 argument below for changing the sort order.
8544
8545 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8546 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8547 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8548 be handled.
8549 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8550 added to the list.
8551 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8552 to the list.
8553 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8554 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8555 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8556 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8557 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8558< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8559 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00008560< *E857*
8561 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008562 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8563 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8564
8565 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8566 Valid values are:
8567 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8568 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8569 each character, technically, using
8570 strcmp()) (default)
8571 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8572 using strcasecmp())
8573 "collate" sort using the collation order
8574 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8575 (technically using strcoll())
8576 Other values are silently ignored.
8577
8578 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8579 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8580 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8581< If you want to get a directory tree: >
8582 function! s:tree(dir)
8583 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
8584 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008585 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008586 endfunction
8587 echo s:tree(".")
8588<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008589 Returns an empty List on error.
8590
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008591 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8592 GetDirName()->readdir()
8593<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008594 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
8595
8596
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008597readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
8598 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8599 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8600 information in {directory}.
8601 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8602 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8603 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8604 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8605 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
8606 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8607 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8608 argument, see |readdir()|.
8609
8610 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8611 following items:
8612 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8613 name Name of the entry.
8614 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8615 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8616 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8617 type Type of the entry.
8618 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8619 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8620 Other symlink "link"
8621 On MS-Windows:
8622 Normal file "file"
8623 Directory "dir"
8624 Junction "junction"
8625 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8626 Other symlink "link"
8627 Other reparse point "reparse"
8628 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8629 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8630 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8631 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8632 itself because of performance reasons.
8633
8634 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8635 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8636 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8637 be handled.
8638 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8639 added to the list.
8640 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8641 to the list.
8642 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8643 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
8644 of the entry.
8645 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8646 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8647 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8648<
8649 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8650 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8651 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008652<
8653 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8654 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8655<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008656 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
8657
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008658
8659 *readfile()*
8660readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
8661 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
8662 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8663 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8664 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
8665 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
8666 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
8667 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8668 added.
8669 - No CR characters are removed.
8670 Otherwise:
8671 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8672 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
8673 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8674 removed from the text.
8675 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8676 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8677 lines of a file: >
8678 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8679 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8680 :endfor
8681< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8682 are returned, or as many as there are.
8683 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
8684 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8685 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8686 file into a buffer if you need to.
8687 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8688 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8689 unmodified.
8690 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8691 the result is an empty list.
8692 Also see |writefile()|.
8693
8694 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8695 GetFileName()->readfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008696<
8697 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008698
8699reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8700 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01008701 |String|, |List|, |Tuple| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with
8702 two arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008703 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008704
8705 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8706 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8707 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8708 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8709
8710 Examples: >
8711 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8712 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8713 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8714 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
8715<
8716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8717 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008718<
8719 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
8720 depending on {object} and {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008721
8722
8723reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8724 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8725 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8726 See |@|.
8727
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008728 Return type: |String|
8729
8730
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008731reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8732 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
8733 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
8734
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008735 Return type: |String|
8736
8737
8738reltime() *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008739reltime({start})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008740reltime({start}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008741 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8742 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01008743 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008744 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008745 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
8746 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
8747 var startTime = reltime()
8748 Work()
8749 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
8750<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008751 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008752 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008753 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008754 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008755 specified in the argument.
8756 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
8757 and {end}.
8758
8759 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008760 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
8761 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008762
8763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8764 GetStart()->reltime()
8765<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008766 Return type: list<number>
8767
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008768 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8769
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008770
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008771reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8772 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8773 Example: >
8774 let start = reltime()
8775 call MyFunction()
8776 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8777< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8778 Also see |profiling|.
8779 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
8780 script an error is given.
8781
8782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8783 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008784<
8785 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008786
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008787 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8788
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008789
8790reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8791 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8792 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8793 microseconds. Example: >
8794 let start = reltime()
8795 call MyFunction()
8796 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8797< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00008798 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
8799 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008800 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8801 can use split() to remove it. >
8802 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8803< Also see |profiling|.
8804 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
8805 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
8806
8807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8808 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008809<
8810 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008811
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008812 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008813
8814 *remote_expr()* *E449*
8815remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008816 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8817 string, also see |{server}|.
8818
8819 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
Christian Brabandt1961caf2024-10-12 11:57:12 +02008820 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|
8821 other types will be converted to String. A |List| is turned
8822 into a String by joining the items with a line break in
8823 between (not at the end), like with join(expr, "\n").
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008824
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008825 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
8826 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
8827 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008828
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008829 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
8830 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008831
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008832 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8833 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8834 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8835 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
8836 and the result will be the empty string.
8837
8838 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
8839 independent of a function currently being active. Except
8840 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
8841 arguments can be evaluated.
8842
8843 Examples: >
8844 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
8845 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
8846<
8847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8848 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008849<
8850 Return type: |String| or list<{type}>
8851
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008852
8853remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
8854 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008855 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008856 This works like: >
8857 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
8858< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
8859 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
8860 to bring itself to the foreground.
8861 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
8862 like foreground() does.
8863 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8864
8865 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8866 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008867<
8868 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008869
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008870 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008871 Win32 console version}
8872
8873
8874remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
8875 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
8876 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
8877 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
8878 name of a variable.
8879 Returns zero if none are available.
8880 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
8881 See also |clientserver|.
8882 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8883 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8884 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008885 :let repl = ""
8886 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008887
8888< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8889 ServerId()->remote_peek()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008890<
8891 Return type: |Number|
8892
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008893
8894remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
8895 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
8896 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008897 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
8898 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008899 See also |clientserver|.
8900 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8901 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8902 Example: >
8903 :echo remote_read(id)
8904
8905< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8906 ServerId()->remote_read()
8907<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008908 Return type: |String|
8909
8910
8911remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}]) *remote_send()* *E241*
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008912 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8913 string, also see |{server}|.
8914
8915 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
8916 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
8917 |:map|.
8918
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008919 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
8920 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
8921 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008922
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008923 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8924 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8925 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8926
8927 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
8928 up the display.
8929 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008930 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008931 \ remote_read(serverid)
8932
8933 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
8934 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008935 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008936 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
8937<
8938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8939 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
8940<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008941 Return type: |String|
8942
8943
8944remote_startserver({name}) *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01008945 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
8946 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
8947 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008948
8949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8950 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008951<
8952 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008953
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008954 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008955
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008956
8957remove({list}, {idx}) *remove()*
8958remove({list}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008959 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
8960 return the item.
8961 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8962 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
8963 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
8964 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
8965 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008966 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008967 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008968 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008969 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
8970<
8971 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
8972
8973 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8974 mylist->remove(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008975<
8976 Return type: any, depending on {list}
8977
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008978
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008979remove({blob}, {idx})
8980remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008981 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
8982 return the byte.
8983 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8984 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
8985 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
8986 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008987 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008988 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008989 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008990 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008991<
8992 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008993
8994remove({dict}, {key})
8995 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
8996 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008997 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008998< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008999 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009000
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009001 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
9002
9003
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009004rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
9005 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
9006 should also work to move files across file systems. The
9007 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
9008 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
9009 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
9010 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9011
9012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9013 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009014<
9015 Return type: |Number|
9016
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009017
9018repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
9019 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
9020 result. Example: >
9021 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
9022< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01009023 When {expr} is a |List|, a |Tuple| or a |Blob| the result is
9024 {expr} concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009025 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
9026< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
9027
9028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9029 mylist->repeat(count)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009030<
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01009031 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or tuple<{type}>
9032 depending on {expr}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009033
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009034
9035resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
9036 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
9037 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
9038 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
9039 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
9040 removed, return {filename}.
9041 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
9042 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
9043 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
9044 stopped after 100 iterations.
9045 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
9046 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
9047 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
9048 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
9049 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
9050
9051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9052 GetName()->resolve()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009053<
9054 Return type: |String|
9055
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009056
9057reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01009058 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01009059 |List|, a |Tuple|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a
9060 Blob the items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
9061 For a Tuple, a new Tuple is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01009062 For a String a new String is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01009063 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Tuple, Blob or a
9064 String. If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make
9065 a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009066 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
9067< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9068 mylist->reverse()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009069<
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +01009070 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or tuple<{type}>
9071 depending on {object}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009072
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009073
9074round({expr}) *round()*
9075 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
9076 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
9077 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
9078 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009079 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009080 Examples: >
9081 echo round(0.456)
9082< 0.0 >
9083 echo round(4.5)
9084< 5.0 >
9085 echo round(-4.5)
9086< -5.0
9087
9088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9089 Compute()->round()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009090<
9091 Return type: |Float|
9092
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009093
9094rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
9095 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
9096 converted to Vim data structures.
9097 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
9098 are copied though).
9099 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
9100 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
9101 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
9102 "Object#to_s" method.
9103 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
9104 to {expr}.
9105
9106 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9107 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009108<
9109 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009110
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009111 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009112
9113screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
9114 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
9115 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
9116 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009117 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009118
9119 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9120 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009121<
9122 Return type: |Number|
9123
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009124
9125screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
9126 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
9127 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
9128 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
9129 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
9130 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
9131 encodings it may only be the first byte.
9132 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9133 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
9134
9135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9136 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009137<
9138 Return type: |Number|
9139
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009140
9141screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
9142 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
9143 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
9144 composing characters on top of the base character.
9145 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9146 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
9147
9148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9149 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009150<
9151 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
9152
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009153
9154screencol() *screencol()*
9155 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
9156 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
9157 This function is mainly used for testing.
9158
9159 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
9160 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
9161 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
9162 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
9163 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009164 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009165 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
9166 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
9167<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009168 Return type: |Number|
9169
9170
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009171screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
9172 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
9173 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
9174 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
9175 The Dict has these members:
9176 row screen row
9177 col first screen column
9178 endcol last screen column
9179 curscol cursor screen column
9180 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
9181 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
9182 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
9183 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
9184 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
9185 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
9186 width character it would be the same as "col".
9187 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
9188 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
9189 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
9190 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00009191 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
9192 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009193 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009194
9195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9196 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009197<
9198 Return type: dict<number> or dict<any>
9199
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009200
9201screenrow() *screenrow()*
9202 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
9203 cursor. The top line has number one.
9204 This function is mainly used for testing.
9205 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
9206
9207 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
9208
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009209 Return type: |Number|
9210
9211
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009212screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
9213 The result is a String that contains the base character and
9214 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
9215 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
9216 characters.
9217 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9218 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
9219
9220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9221 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
9222<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009223 Return type: |String|
9224
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009225 *search()*
9226search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
9227 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
9228 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
9229
9230 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
9231 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
9232 move. No error message is given.
Christian Brabandt9a660d22024-03-12 22:03:09 +01009233 To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009234
9235 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
9236 'b' search Backward instead of forward
9237 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
9238 'e' move to the End of the match
9239 'n' do Not move the cursor
9240 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
9241 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
9242 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
9243 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
Doug Kearns8a27d972025-01-05 15:56:57 +01009244 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of Zero
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009245 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
9246
9247 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
9248 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
9249 flag.
9250
9251 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
9252
9253 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
9254 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
9255 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
9256 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01009257 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
9258 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
9259 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
9260
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009261 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
9262 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
9263 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
9264 file).
9265
9266 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
9267 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
9268 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
9269 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
9270 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
9271< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
9272 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
9273 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01009274 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009275 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
9276 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
9277 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
9278 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
9279 giving the argument.
Christian Brabandtd657d3d2024-09-10 21:55:49 +02009280
9281 Note: the timeout is only considered when searching, not
9282 while evaluating the {skip} expression.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009283 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
9284
9285 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
9286 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
9287 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
9288 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
9289 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
9290 function reference or a lambda.
9291 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9292 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9293 and -1 returned.
9294 *search()-sub-match*
9295 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
9296 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
9297 whole pattern did match.
9298 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
9299
9300 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
9301 flag is used.
9302
9303 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
9304 :let n = 1
9305 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009306 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009307 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
9308 : " first search to find match at start of file
9309 : normal G$
9310 : let flags = "w"
9311 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
9312 : s/foo/bar/g
9313 : let flags = "W"
9314 : endwhile
9315 : update " write the file if modified
9316 : let n = n + 1
9317 :endwhile
9318<
9319 Example for using some flags: >
9320 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
9321< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
9322 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
9323 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
9324 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
9325 line:
9326 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
9327 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
9328 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
9329 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
9330 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
9331
9332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9333 GetPattern()->search()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009334<
9335 Return type: |Number|
9336
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009337
9338searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
9339 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
9340 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
9341 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
9342
9343 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
9344 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
9345
9346 key type meaning ~
9347 current |Number| current position of match;
9348 0 if the cursor position is
9349 before the first match
9350 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
9351 "pos", otherwise 0
9352 total |Number| total count of matches found
9353 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
9354 1: recomputing was timed out
9355 2: max count exceeded
9356
9357 For {options} see further down.
9358
9359 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
9360 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
9361 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
9362 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
9363 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
9364
9365 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
9366 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9367
9368 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
9369 " to 1)
9370 let result = searchcount()
9371<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01009372 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009373 function! LastSearchCount() abort
9374 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9375 if empty(result)
9376 return ''
9377 endif
9378 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
9379 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
9380 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
9381 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
9382 \ result.current > result.maxcount
9383 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
9384 \ result.current, result.total)
9385 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
9386 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
9387 \ result.current, result.total)
9388 endif
9389 endif
9390 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
9391 \ result.current, result.total)
9392 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009393 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009394
9395 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9396 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009397 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009398 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9399<
9400 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9401 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9402
9403 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9404 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9405 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9406 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9407 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9408 call searchcount(#{
9409 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9410 redrawstatus
9411 endif
9412 endfunction
9413<
9414 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9415 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9416
9417 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9418 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9419 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9420
9421 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9422 " search again
9423 call searchcount()
9424<
9425 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
9426 key type meaning ~
9427 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9428 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9429 otherwise returns the last
9430 computed result (when |n| or
9431 |N| was used when "S" is not
9432 in 'shortmess', or this
9433 function was called).
9434 (default: |TRUE|)
9435 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9436 and different with |@/|.
9437 this works as same as the
9438 below command is executed
9439 before calling this function >
9440 let @/ = pattern
9441< (default: |@/|)
9442 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9443 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9444 for recomputing the result
9445 (default: 0)
9446 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9447 limit. max count of matched
9448 text while recomputing the
9449 result. if search exceeded
9450 total count, "total" value
9451 becomes `maxcount + 1`
9452 (default: 99)
9453 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9454 when recomputing the result.
9455 this changes "current" result
9456 value. see |cursor()|,
9457 |getpos()|
9458 (default: cursor's position)
9459
9460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9461 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
9462<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009463 Return type: dict<number>
9464
9465
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009466searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9467 Search for the declaration of {name}.
9468
9469 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9470 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9471 first match in the function.
9472
9473 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9474 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9475 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9476
9477 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9478 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9479 Example: >
9480 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9481 echo getline('.')
9482 endif
9483<
9484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9485 GetName()->searchdecl()
9486<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009487 Return type: |Number|
9488
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009489 *searchpair()*
9490searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9491 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9492 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9493 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9494 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
9495 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9496 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9497 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9498 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9499 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9500 given.
9501
9502 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9503 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9504 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9505 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9506 typical use is: >
9507 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9508< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9509
9510 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9511 |search()|. Additionally:
9512 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
9513 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9514 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
9515 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
9516 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9517 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
9518
9519 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9520 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9521 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9522 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9523 or a string.
9524 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9525 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9526 and -1 returned.
9527 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
9528 Anything else makes the function fail.
9529 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
9530 constant it is compiled into instructions.
9531
9532 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
9533
9534 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9535 patterns are used like it's on.
9536
9537 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9538 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9539 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9540 if 1
9541 if 2
9542 endif 2
9543 endif 1
9544< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9545 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9546 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
9547 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
9548 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9549 "endif 2".
9550 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9551 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9552 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9553 the matching start.
9554
9555 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9556
9557 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9558 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9559
9560< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9561 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9562 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9563 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9564 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9565 match.
9566 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9567
9568 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9569
9570< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9571 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9572 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9573
9574 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9575 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9576<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009577 Return type: |Number|
9578
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009579 *searchpairpos()*
9580searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9581 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9582 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9583 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9584 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9585 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9586 returns [0, 0]. >
9587
9588 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9589<
9590 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9591
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009592 Return type: list<number>
9593
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009594 *searchpos()*
9595searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
9596 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9597 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9598 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9599 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9600 returns [0, 0].
9601 Example: >
9602 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9603
9604< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9605 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9606 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9607< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9608 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9609
9610 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9611 GetPattern()->searchpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009612<
9613 Return type: list<number>
9614
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009615
9616server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
9617 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9618 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9619 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9620 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9621 Note:
9622 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
9623 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
9624 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9625 See also |clientserver|.
9626 Example: >
9627 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
9628
9629< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9630 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
9631<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009632 Return type: |Number|
9633
9634
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009635serverlist() *serverlist()*
9636 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9637 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9638 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9639 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9640 Example: >
9641 :echo serverlist()
9642<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009643 Return type: |String|
9644
9645
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009646setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
9647 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
9648 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9649
9650 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9651 |bufload()| if needed.
9652
9653 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9654 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9655
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009656 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
9657 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
9658 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
9659 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009660
9661 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9662
9663 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
9664 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
9665 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9666 added below the last line.
9667
9668 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
9669 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
9670 error is given.
9671 On success 0 is returned.
9672
9673 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9674 third argument: >
9675 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009676<
9677 Return type: |Number|
9678
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009679
9680setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9681 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
9682 {val}.
9683 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9684 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9685 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
9686 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9687 The {varname} argument is a string.
9688 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9689 Examples: >
9690 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9691 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9692< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9693
9694 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9695 third argument: >
9696 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009697<
9698 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009699
9700
9701setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9702 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009703 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
9704 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
9705 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9706 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009707 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009708 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
9709 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009710
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009711< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
9712 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
9713 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
9714 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
9715 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00009716 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009717
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009718 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
9719 in screen cells. *E1112*
9720 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009721 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009722
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009723 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
9724 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
9725
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009726 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009727 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009728
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009729< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009730 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
9731 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
9732 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
9733 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
9734
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009735 Return type: |Number|
9736
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009737
9738setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9739 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9740 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9741
9742 Example:
9743 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9744 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9745< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9746 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9747< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9748
9749 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9750 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009751<
9752 Return type: |Number|
9753
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009754
9755setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
9756 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9757 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9758
9759 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9760 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9761 character search
9762 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9763 0 for backward
9764 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9765 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9766 character search
9767
9768 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9769 from a script: >
9770 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9771 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9772 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9773< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9774
9775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9776 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009777<
9778 Return type: dict<any>
9779
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009780
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009781setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
9782 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
9783 {pos}.
9784 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
9785 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9786 line.
9787
9788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9789 GetText()->setcmdline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009790<
9791 Return type: |Number|
9792
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009793
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009794setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9795 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
9796 {pos}. The first position is 1.
9797 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9798 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
9799 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9800 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9801 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9802 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9803 before inserting the resulting text.
9804 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9805 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009806 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9807 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009808
9809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9810 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009811<
9812 Return type: |Number|
9813
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009814
9815setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9816setcursorcharpos({list})
9817 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9818 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9819
9820 Example:
9821 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9822 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9823< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9824 call cursor(4, 3)
9825< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9826
9827 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9828 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009829<
Christian Brabandt17ad8522025-05-09 00:03:20 +02009830 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009831 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009832
9833
9834setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
9835 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
9836 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
9837
9838< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
9839 See also |expr-env|.
9840
9841 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9842 second argument: >
9843 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009844<
9845 Return type: |Number|
9846
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009847
9848setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9849 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9850 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9851 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9852 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9853 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9854 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9855 characters are not supported.
9856
9857 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9858 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9859 would do the same thing.
9860
9861 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9862
9863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9864 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9865<
9866 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9867
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009868 Return type: |Number|
9869
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009870
9871setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
9872 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
9873 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Christian Brabandt946f61c2024-06-17 13:17:58 +02009874 |setbufline()|.
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02009875 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared. See
9876 |text-prop-cleared|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009877
9878 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9879 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9880 added below the last line.
9881 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009882 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
9883 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009884
9885 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9886 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
9887 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
9888
9889 Example: >
9890 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
9891
9892< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
9893 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9894 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9895< This is equivalent to: >
9896 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
9897 : call setline(n, l)
9898 :endfor
9899
9900< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9901
9902 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9903 second argument: >
9904 GetText()->setline(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009905<
9906 Return type: |Number|
9907
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009908
9909setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
9910 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
9911 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9912 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9913
9914 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9915 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
9916 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9917 Also see |location-list|.
9918
9919 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9920
9921 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9922 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9923 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9924
9925 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9926 second argument: >
9927 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009928<
9929 Return type: |Number|
9930
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009931
9932setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
9933 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9934 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
9935 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9936 example for |getmatches()|.
9937 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9938 window ID instead of the current window.
9939
9940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9941 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9942<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009943 Return type: |Number|
9944
9945
9946setpos({expr}, {list}) *setpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009947 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
9948 . the cursor
9949 'x mark x
9950
9951 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
9952 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
9953 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
9954
9955 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
9956 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9957 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9958 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9959 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9960 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9961 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
9962 Does not change the jumplist.
9963
9964 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
9965 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
9966 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9967 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
9968
9969 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9970 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9971 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9972 character.
9973
9974 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9975 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9976 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9977 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9978 mark position it is not used.
9979
9980 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9981 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9982 before '>.
9983
9984 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9985 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9986
9987 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
9988
9989 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
9990 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9991 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9992 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9993 |winrestview()|.
9994
9995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9996 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009997<
9998 Return type: |Number|
9999
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010000
10001setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
10002 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
10003
10004 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
10005 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
10006 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
10007 {what}.
10008 *setqflist-what*
10009 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
10010 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
10011 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
10012 entries:
10013
10014 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
10015 buffer
10016 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
10017 present or it is invalid.
10018 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
10019 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
10020 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +000010021 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010022 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
10023 col column number
10024 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
10025 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +000010026 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010027 nr error number
10028 text description of the error
10029 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
10030 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +020010031 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
10032 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010033
10034 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
10035 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
10036 locate a matching error line.
10037 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
10038 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
10039 item will not be handled as an error line.
10040 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
10041 be used.
10042 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
10043 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
10044 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
10045 cleared.
10046 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
10047 |getqflist()| returns.
10048
10049 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
10050 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
10051 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
10052 new list is created.
10053
10054 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
10055 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
10056 clear the list: >
10057 :call setqflist([], 'r')
10058<
Jeremy Fleischman27fbf6e2024-10-14 20:46:27 +020010059 'u' Like 'r', but tries to preserve the current selection
10060 in the quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010061 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
10062 freed.
10063
10064 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
10065 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
10066 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
10067 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
10068 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
10069
10070 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
10071 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
10072 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
10073 "lines". If this is not present, then the
10074 'errorformat' option value is used.
10075 See |quickfix-parse|
10076 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
10077 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
10078 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
10079 then the last entry in the list is set as the
10080 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
10081 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
10082 argument.
10083 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
10084 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
10085 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
10086 See |quickfix-parse|
10087 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
10088 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
10089 the last quickfix list.
10090 quickfixtextfunc
10091 function to get the text to display in the
10092 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
10093 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
10094 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
10095 of how to write the function and an example.
10096 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
10097 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
10098 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
10099 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
10100 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
10101 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
10102 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
10103 specify the list.
10104
10105 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
10106 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
10107 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
10108 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
10109<
10110 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
10111
10112 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
10113 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
10114 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
10115
10116 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10117 second argument: >
10118 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
10119<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010120 Return type: |Number|
10121
10122
10123setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}]) *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010124 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
10125 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
10126 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
10127 {regname} must be one character.
10128
10129 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
10130 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
10131 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
10132 then the value is appended.
10133
10134 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
10135 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
10136 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
10137 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
10138 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
10139 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
10140 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
10141 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
10142
10143 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
10144 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
10145 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
10146 mode is never selected automatically.
10147 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10148
10149 *E883*
10150 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
10151 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
10152 items act like empty strings.
10153
10154 Examples: >
10155 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
10156 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
10157 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
10158 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
10159
10160< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
10161 register: >
10162 :let var_a = getreginfo()
10163 :call setreg('a', var_a)
10164< or: >
10165 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
10166 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
10167 ....
10168 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
10169< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
10170 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
10171 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
10172 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
10173
10174 You can also change the type of a register by appending
10175 nothing: >
10176 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
10177
10178< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10179 second argument: >
10180 GetText()->setreg('a')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010181<
10182 Return type: |Number|
10183
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010184
10185settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
10186 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
10187 |t:var|
10188 The {varname} argument is a string.
10189 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10190 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
10191 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
10192 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
10193 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10194
10195 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10196 third argument: >
10197 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010198<
10199 Return type: |Number|
10200
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010201
10202settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
10203 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
10204 {val}.
10205 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
10206 use |setwinvar()|.
10207 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10208 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
10209 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10210 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
10211 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
10212 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
10213 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
10214 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
10215 Examples: >
10216 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
10217 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
10218< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10219
10220 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10221 fourth argument: >
10222 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010223<
10224 Return type: |Number|
10225
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010226
10227settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
10228 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
10229 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10230
10231 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
10232 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
10233 stack.
10234 *E962*
10235 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
10236 argument:
10237 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
10238 stack is replaced.
10239 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
10240 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
10241 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
10242 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
10243 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
10244
10245 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
10246 stack after the modification.
10247
10248 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
10249
10250 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
10251 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
10252 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
10253
10254< Save and restore the tag stack: >
10255 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
10256 " do something else
10257 call settagstack(1003, stack)
10258 unlet stack
10259<
10260 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10261 second argument: >
10262 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010263<
10264 Return type: |Number|
10265
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010266
10267setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
10268 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
10269 Examples: >
10270 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
10271 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
10272
10273< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10274 third argument: >
10275 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010276<
10277 Return type: |Number|
10278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010279
10280sha256({string}) *sha256()*
10281 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
10282 checksum of {string}.
10283
10284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10285 GetText()->sha256()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010286<
10287 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010288
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010289 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010290
10291shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
10292 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
10293 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +000010294 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010295 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
10296 quotes.
10297 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
10298 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
10299 {string}.
10300 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
10301 replace all "'" with "'\''".
10302
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +020010303 The {special} argument adds additional escaping of keywords
10304 used in Vim commands. When it is not omitted and a non-zero
K.Takatac0e038b2024-05-16 12:39:01 +090010305 number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
10306 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" (as listed in
10307 |expand()|) will be preceded by a backslash.
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +020010308 This backslash will be removed again by the |:!| command.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010309
10310 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
10311 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
10312 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
10313 even when inside single quotes.
10314
10315 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
10316 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
10317 escaped a second time.
10318
10319 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
10320 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
10321 character inside single quotes.
10322
10323 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010324 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010325< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
10326 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010327 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010328< See also |::S|.
10329
10330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10331 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010332<
10333 Return type: |String|
10334
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010335
10336shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
10337 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
10338 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
10339 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
10340 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
10341 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
10342
10343 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
10344 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
10345 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
10346 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
10347
10348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10349 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010350<
10351 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010352
10353sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
10354
10355
10356simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
10357 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
10358 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
10359 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
10360 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
10361 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
10362 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
10363 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
10364 standard).
10365 Example: >
10366 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
10367< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
10368 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
10369 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
10370 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
10371 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
10372
10373 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10374 GetName()->simplify()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010375<
10376 Return type: |String|
10377
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010378
10379sin({expr}) *sin()*
10380 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
10381 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010382 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010383 Examples: >
10384 :echo sin(100)
10385< -0.506366 >
10386 :echo sin(-4.01)
10387< 0.763301
10388
10389 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10390 Compute()->sin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010391<
10392 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010393
10394
10395sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
10396 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
10397 [-inf, inf].
10398 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010399 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010400 Examples: >
10401 :echo sinh(0.5)
10402< 0.521095 >
10403 :echo sinh(-0.9)
10404< -1.026517
10405
10406 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10407 Compute()->sinh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010408<
10409 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010410
10411
10412slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
10413 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
10414 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
10415 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010416 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are treated as a
10417 part of the preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010418 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
10419 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010420 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010421
10422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10423 GetList()->slice(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010424<
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +010010425 Return type: list<{type}> or tuple<{type}>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010426
10427
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010428sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010429 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
10430
10431 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10432 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
10433
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010434< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010435 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
10436 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
10437 current buffer use |:sort|.
10438
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010439 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
10440 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
10441 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010442
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010443 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010444 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
10445 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
10446 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
10447 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
10448 case. Example: >
10449 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
10450 :language collate en_US.UTF8
10451 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10452< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
10453>
10454 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
10455 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
10456 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10457< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
10458 This does not work properly on Mac.
10459
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010460 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010461 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +000010462 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
10463 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
10464 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010465
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010466 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010467 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
10468 digits will be used as the number they represent.
10469
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010470 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010471 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
10472
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010473 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010474 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
10475 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
10476 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
10477 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
10478
10479 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
10480 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
10481
10482 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
10483 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
10484 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
10485 same order as they were originally.
10486
10487 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10488 mylist->sort()
10489
10490< Also see |uniq()|.
10491
10492 Example: >
10493 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10494 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
10495 endfunc
10496 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
10497< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
10498 ignores overflow: >
10499 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10500 return a:i1 - a:i2
10501 endfunc
10502< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
10503 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
10504<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010505 Return type: list<{type}>
10506
10507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010508sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
10509 Stop playing all sounds.
10510
10511 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10512 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10513
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010514 Return type: |Number|
10515
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010516 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
10517
10518 *sound_playevent()*
10519sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
10520 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
10521 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
10522 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
10523 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
10524 call sound_playevent('bell')
10525< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
10526 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
10527 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +010010528 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
10529 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
10530 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010531
10532 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
10533 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
10534 argument is the status:
10535 0 sound was played to the end
10536 1 sound was interrupted
10537 2 error occurred after sound started
10538 Example: >
10539 func Callback(id, status)
10540 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
10541 endfunc
10542 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
10543
10544< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
10545
10546 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
10547 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
10548
10549 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10550 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010551<
10552 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010553
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010554 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010555
10556 *sound_playfile()*
10557sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10558 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
10559 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10560 with this command: >
10561 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
10562
10563< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10564 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010565<
10566 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010567
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010568 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010569
10570
10571sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10572 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10573 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
10574
10575 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10576 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10577
10578 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10579 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10580
10581 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10582 soundid->sound_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010583<
10584 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010585
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010586 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010587
10588 *soundfold()*
10589soundfold({word})
10590 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
10591 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
10592 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10593 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
10594 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10595 the method can be quite slow.
10596
10597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10598 GetWord()->soundfold()
10599<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010600 Return type: |String|
10601
10602
10603spellbadword([{sentence}]) *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010604 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10605 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10606 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10607 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10608
10609 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10610 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10611 result is an empty string.
10612
10613 The return value is a list with two items:
10614 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10615 - The type of the spelling error:
10616 "bad" spelling mistake
10617 "rare" rare word
10618 "local" word only valid in another region
10619 "caps" word should start with Capital
10620 Example: >
10621 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10622< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10623
10624 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10625 of 'spelllang' are used.
10626
10627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10628 GetText()->spellbadword()
10629<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010630 Return type: list<string>
10631
10632
10633spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]]) *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010634 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
10635 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10636 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10637
10638 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10639 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10640 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10641
10642 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10643 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
10644 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10645 replace a line.
10646
10647 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
10648 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10649 although it may appear capitalized.
10650
10651 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
10652 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
10653
10654 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10655 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010656<
10657 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
10658
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010659
10660split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
10661 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
Shane Harperc1b39842024-07-17 19:40:40 +020010662 empty each white space separated sequence of characters
10663 becomes an item.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010664 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
10665 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10666 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
10667 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10668 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
10669 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10670 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
10671 Example: >
10672 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
10673< To split a string in individual characters: >
10674 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
10675< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10676 the end of the pattern: >
10677 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10678< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
10679 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10680 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10681< The opposite function is |join()|.
10682
10683 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10684 GetString()->split()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010685<
10686 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010687
10688sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10689 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10690 |Float|.
10691 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010692 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
10693 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010694 Examples: >
10695 :echo sqrt(100)
10696< 10.0 >
10697 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10698< nan
10699 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
10700
10701 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10702 Compute()->sqrt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010703<
10704 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010705
10706
10707srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10708 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10709 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
10710 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10711 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10712 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10713 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10714 when a predictable sequence is intended.
10715
10716 Examples: >
10717 :let seed = srand()
10718 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10719 :echo rand(seed)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010720<
10721 Return type: list<number>
10722
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010723
10724state([{what}]) *state()*
10725 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10726 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10727 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10728 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
10729 Yes: then do it right away.
10730 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10731 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10732 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10733 messages and callbacks).
10734 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10735 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10736 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10737 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
10738 Also see |mode()|.
10739
10740 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10741 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
10742 if state('s') == ''
10743 " screen has not scrolled
10744<
10745 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10746 something is busy:
10747 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10748 stuffed command
10749 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
10750 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10751 x executing an autocommand
10752 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
10753 ch_readraw() when reading json
10754 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
10755 |f| or a count
10756 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10757 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10758 s screen has scrolled for messages
10759
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010760 Return type: |String|
10761
10762
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010763str2blob({list} [, {options}]) *str2blob()*
10764 Return a Blob by converting the characters in the List of
10765 strings in {list} into bytes.
10766
10767 A <NL> byte is added to the blob after each list item. A
10768 newline character in the string is translated into a <NUL>
10769 byte in the blob.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010770
10771 If {options} is not supplied, the current 'encoding' value is
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010772 used to convert the characters into bytes.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010773
10774 The argument {options} is a |Dict| and supports the following
10775 items:
Bakudankunb3854bf2025-02-23 20:29:21 +010010776 encoding Convert the characters using this encoding
10777 before making the Blob.
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010778 The value is a |String|. See |encoding-names|
10779 for the supported values.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010780
10781 An error is given and an empty blob is returned if the
10782 character encoding fails.
10783
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010784 Returns an empty Blob if {list} is empty.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010785
10786 See also |blob2str()|
10787
10788 Examples: >
Hirohito Higashi932a5352025-03-23 10:20:20 +010010789 str2blob(["ab"]) returns 0z6162
10790 str2blob(["«»"]) returns 0zC2ABC2BB
10791 str2blob(["a\nb"]) returns 0z610062
10792 str2blob(["a","b"]) returns 0z610A62
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010793 str2blob(["«»"], {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns 0zABBB
Hirohito Higashi932a5352025-03-23 10:20:20 +010010794 str2blob(readfile('myfile.txt'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010795<
10796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010797 GetListOfStrings()->str2blob()
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010798<
10799 Return type: |Blob|
10800
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010801str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
10802 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
10803 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
10804 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
10805 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
10806 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10807 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
10808 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10809 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
10810 thousand.
10811 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10812 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10813 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10814 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10815 |substitute()|: >
10816 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
10817<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010818 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
10819
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010820 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10821 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010822<
10823 Return type: |Float|
10824
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010825
10826str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
10827 Return a list containing the number values which represent
10828 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
10829 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10830 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10831< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10832
10833 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
10834 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
10835 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
10836 properly: >
10837 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
10838
10839< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10840 GetString()->str2list()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010841<
10842 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010843
10844
10845str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
10846 Convert string {string} to a number.
10847 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
10848 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10849 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
10850
10851 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10852 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
10853 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
10854 let nr = str2nr('0123')
10855<
10856 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
10857 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
10858 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10859 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
10860 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10861
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010862 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10863
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10865 GetText()->str2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010866<
10867 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010868
10869
10870strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
10871 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10872 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
10873 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
10874 composing characters separately.
10875
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010876 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10877
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010878 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10879
10880 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10881 GetText()->strcharlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010882<
10883 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010884
10885
10886strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
10887 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
10888 of byte index and length.
10889 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10890 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010891 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
10892 part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010893 When a character index is used where a character does not
10894 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
10895 example: >
10896 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10897< results in 'a'.
10898
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010899 Returns an empty string on error.
10900
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10902 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010903<
10904 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010905
10906
10907strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
10908 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10909 in String {string}.
10910 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10911 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010912 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010913 |strcharlen()| always does this.
10914
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010915 Returns zero on error.
10916
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010917 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10918
10919 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10920 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10921 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10922 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10923 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10924 endfunction
10925 else
10926 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10927 if a:skipcc
10928 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10929 else
10930 return strchars(a:str)
10931 endif
10932 endfunction
10933 endif
10934<
10935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10936 GetText()->strchars()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010937<
10938 Return type: |Number|
10939
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010940
10941strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
10942 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
10943 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
10944 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10945 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10946 matters for Tab characters.
10947 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10948 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10949 'tabstop' and 'display'.
10950 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10951 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010952 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010953 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
10954
10955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10956 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010957<
10958 Return type: |Number|
10959
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010960
10961strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10962 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10963 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10964 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10965 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10966 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10967 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
10968 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
10969 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10970 Examples: >
10971 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10972 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10973 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10974 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10975 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10976 Show mod time of file.c.
10977< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10978 :if exists("*strftime")
10979
10980< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10981 GetFormat()->strftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010982<
10983 Return type: |String|
10984
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010985
10986strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010987 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
10988 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
10989 index. Composing characters are considered separate
10990 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
10991 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010992 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010993 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10994
10995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10996 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010997<
10998 Return type: |Number|
10999
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011000
11001stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
11002 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
11003 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
11004 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
11005 This can be used to find a second match: >
11006 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
11007 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
11008< The search is done case-sensitive.
11009 For pattern searches use |match()|.
11010 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
11011 See also |strridx()|.
11012 Examples: >
11013 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
11014 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
11015 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
11016< *strstr()* *strchr()*
11017 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
11018 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
11019
11020 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11021 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
11022<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011023 Return type: |Number|
11024
11025
11026string({expr}) *string()*
11027 Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011028 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
11029 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
11030 {expr} type result ~
11031 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
11032 Number 123
11033 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
11034 Funcref function('name')
11035 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
11036 List [item, item]
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +010011037 Tuple (item, item)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011038 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +000011039 Class class SomeName
11040 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010011041 Enum enum EnumName
Yegappan Lakshmanan3cf121e2024-03-31 18:45:35 +020011042 EnumValue enum name.value {name: str, ordinal: nr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011043
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +010011044 When a |List|, |Tuple| or |Dictionary| has a recursive
11045 reference it is replaced by "[...]" or "(...)" or "{...}".
11046 Using eval() on the result will then fail.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011047
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010011048 For an object, invokes the string() method to get a textual
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010011049 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010011050 then the default representation is used. |object-string()|
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010011051
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11053 mylist->string()
11054
11055< Also see |strtrans()|.
11056
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011057 Return type: |String|
11058
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011059
11060strlen({string}) *strlen()*
11061 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
11062 {string} in bytes.
11063 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011064 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011065 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
11066 |strchars()|.
11067 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
11068
11069 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11070 GetString()->strlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011071<
11072 Return type: |Number|
11073
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011074
11075strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
11076 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
11077 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
11078 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
11079 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
11080 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
11081 following composing characters).
11082 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
11083 |strcharpart()|.
11084
11085 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
11086 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
11087 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
11088 end of the {src}. >
11089 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
11090 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
11091 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
11092 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
11093
11094< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
11095 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
11096 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
11097<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011098 Returns an empty string on error.
11099
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11101 GetText()->strpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011102<
11103 Return type: |String|
11104
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011105
11106strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
11107 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
11108 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
11109 the format specified in {format}.
11110
11111 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
11112 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
11113 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
11114 matters.
11115
11116 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
11117 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
11118 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
11119 result.
11120
11121 See also |strftime()|.
11122 Examples: >
11123 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
11124< 862156163 >
11125 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
11126< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
11127 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
11128< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
11129
11130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11131 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
11132<
11133 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
11134 :if exists("*strptime")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011135<
11136 Return type: |Number|
11137
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011138
11139strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
11140 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
11141 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
11142 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
11143 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
11144 match: >
11145 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
11146 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
11147< The search is done case-sensitive.
11148 For pattern searches use |match()|.
11149 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
11150 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
11151 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
11152 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
11153< *strrchr()*
11154 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
11155 function strrchr().
11156
11157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11158 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011159<
11160 Return type: |Number|
11161
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011162
11163strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
11164 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
11165 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
11166 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
11167 echo strtrans(@a)
11168< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
11169 starting a new line.
11170
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011171 Returns an empty string on error.
11172
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11174 GetString()->strtrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011175<
11176 Return type: |String|
11177
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011178
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011179strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
11180 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
11181 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
11182
11183 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
11184 separately.
11185 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
11186 ignored.
11187
11188 Returns zero on error.
11189
11190 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
11191 Examples: >
11192 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
11193 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
11194 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
11195 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
11196 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +090011197<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011198 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11199 GetText()->strutf16len()
11200<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011201 Return type: |Number|
11202
11203
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011204strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
11205 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
11206 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
11207 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
11208 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
11209 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011210 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011211 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
11212
11213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11214 GetString()->strwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011215<
11216 Return type: |Number|
11217
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011218
11219submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
11220 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
11221 substitute() function.
11222 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
11223 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
11224 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
11225 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
11226 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
11227
11228 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
11229 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
11230 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
11231 text.
11232 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
11233 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
11234 items, since there are no real line breaks.
11235
11236 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
11237 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
11238
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011239 Returns an empty string or list on error.
11240
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011241 Examples: >
11242 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
11243 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
11244< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
11245 A line break is included as a newline character.
11246
11247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11248 GetNr()->submatch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011249<
11250 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
11251
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011252
11253substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
11254 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
11255 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
11256 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
11257 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
11258
11259 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
11260 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
11261 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
11262 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
11263 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
11264 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
11265 used.
11266
11267 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
11268 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
11269 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
11270 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
11271
11272 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
11273 unmodified.
11274
11275 Example: >
11276 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
11277< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
11278 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
11279< results in "TESTING".
11280
11281 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
11282 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
11283 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011284 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011285
11286< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
11287 optional argument. Example: >
11288 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
11289< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
11290 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
11291 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011292 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011293
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011294< Returns an empty string on error.
11295
11296 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011297 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011298<
11299 Return type: |String|
11300
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011301
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000011302swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
11303 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
11304 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
11305 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
11306 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
11307 set 'directory' to a dot: >
11308 let save_dir = &directory
11309 let &directory = '.'
11310 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
11311 let &directory = save_dir
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011312<
11313 Return type: list<string>
11314
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000011315
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011316swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
11317 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
11318 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
11319 version Vim version
11320 user user name
11321 host host name
11322 fname original file name
11323 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
11324 file
11325 mtime last modification time in seconds
11326 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
11327 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
11328 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
11329 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
11330 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
11331 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
11332 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
11333 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
11334
11335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11336 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011337<
11338 Return type: dict<any> or dict<string>
11339
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011340
11341swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
11342 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
11343 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
11344 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
11345 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
11346 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
11347
11348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11349 GetBufname()->swapname()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011350<
11351 Return type: |String|
11352
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011353
11354synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
11355 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
11356 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
11357 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
11358 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
11359
11360 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
11361 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
11362 Note that when the position is after the last character,
11363 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
11364 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11365
11366 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
11367 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
11368 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
11369 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
11370 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
11371 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
11372 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
11373
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011374 Returns zero on error.
11375
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011376 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
11377 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
11378<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011379 Return type: |Number|
11380
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011381
11382synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
11383 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
11384 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
11385 about a syntax item.
11386 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
11387 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
11388 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
11389 used (GUI, cterm or term).
11390 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
11391 {what} result
11392 "name" the name of the syntax item
11393 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
11394 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
11395 term: empty string)
11396 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
11397 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
11398 |highlight-font|
11399 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
11400 |highlight-guisp|
11401 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
11402 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
11403 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
11404 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
11405 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
11406 "bold" "1" if bold
11407 "italic" "1" if italic
11408 "reverse" "1" if reverse
11409 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
11410 "standout" "1" if standout
11411 "underline" "1" if underlined
11412 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
11413 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +010011414 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011415
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011416 Returns an empty string on error.
11417
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011418 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
11419 cursor): >
11420 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
11421<
11422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11423 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011424<
11425 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011426
11427
11428synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
11429 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
11430 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
11431 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
11432 ":highlight link" are followed.
11433
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011434 Returns zero on error.
11435
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011436 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11437 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011438<
11439 Return type: |Number|
11440
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011441
11442synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
11443 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
11444 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
11445 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
11446 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11447 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
11448 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
11449 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
11450 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
11451 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
11452 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
11453 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
11454 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
11455 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
11456 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
11457 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
11458 and replaced by the character "X", then:
11459 call returns ~
11460 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
11461 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
11462 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
11463 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
11464 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
11465 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
11466
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011467 Note: Doesn't consider |matchadd()| highlighting items,
11468 since syntax and matching highlighting are two different
11469 mechanisms |syntax-vs-match|.
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +020011470
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011471 Return type: list<any>
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011472
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011473
11474synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
11475 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
11476 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
11477 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
11478 like what |synID()| returns.
11479 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
11480 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
11481 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
11482 transparent item.
11483 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
11484 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
11485 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
11486 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
11487 endfor
11488< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011489 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011490 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
11491 valid positions.
11492
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011493 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
11494
11495
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011496system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
11497 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
11498 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
11499
11500 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
11501 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
11502 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
11503 separators yourself.
11504 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
11505 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
11506 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
11507 list items converted to NULs).
11508 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
11509 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
11510 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
11511 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
11512
11513 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
11514
11515 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
11516 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
11517 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
11518 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
11519 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
11520<
11521 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
11522 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
11523 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
11524 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
11525 cause trouble.
11526 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
11527
11528 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011529 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
11530 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011531
11532< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
11533 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
11534 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
11535 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
11536 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
11537
11538 The command executed is constructed using several options:
11539 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
11540 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
11541 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
11542 concatenated commands.
11543
11544 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
11545 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
11546
11547 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
11548 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
11549
11550 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
11551 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
11552 when using a security agent application.
11553 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
11554 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
11555
11556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11557 :echo GetCmd()->system()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011558<
11559 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011560
11561
11562systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
11563 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
11564 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
11565 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
11566 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
11567 result ends in a NL.
11568 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
11569
11570 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
11571 use |system()| and |split()|: >
11572 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
11573<
11574 Returns an empty string on error.
11575
11576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11577 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011578<
11579 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011580
11581
11582tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
11583 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
11584 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
11585 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
11586 omitted the current tab page is used.
11587 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
11588 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
11589 let buflist = []
11590 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
11591 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
11592 endfor
11593< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
11594
11595 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11596 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011597<
11598 Return type: list<number>
11599
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011600
11601tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
11602 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11603 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
11604
11605 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11606 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
11607 count).
11608 # the number of the last accessed tab page
11609 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
11610 previous tab page 0 is returned.
11611 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
11612
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011613 Returns zero on error.
11614
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011615 Return type: |Number|
11616
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011617
11618tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
11619 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
11620 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
11621 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
11622 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
11623 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
11624 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
11625 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
11626 Useful examples: >
11627 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
11628 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
11629< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
11630
11631 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11632 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
11633<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011634 Return type: |Number|
11635
11636
11637tagfiles() *tagfiles()*
11638 Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011639 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
11640
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011641 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
11642
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011643
11644taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
11645 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
11646
11647 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
11648 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
11649 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
11650
11651 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
11652 entries:
11653 name Name of the tag.
11654 filename Name of the file where the tag is
11655 defined. It is either relative to the
11656 current directory or a full path.
11657 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
11658 the file.
11659 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
11660 entry depends on the language specific
11661 kind values. Only available when
11662 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000011663 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011664 static A file specific tag. Refer to
11665 |static-tag| for more information.
11666 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
11667 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
11668 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
11669 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
11670 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
11671 contained in.
11672
11673 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
11674 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
11675
11676 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
11677
11678 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
11679 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
11680 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
11681 search regular expression pattern.
11682
11683 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
11684 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
11685 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
11686
11687 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11688 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011689<
11690 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
11691
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011692
11693tan({expr}) *tan()*
11694 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
11695 in the range [-inf, inf].
11696 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011697 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011698 Examples: >
11699 :echo tan(10)
11700< 0.648361 >
11701 :echo tan(-4.01)
11702< -1.181502
11703
11704 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11705 Compute()->tan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011706<
11707 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011708
11709
11710tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
11711 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
11712 range [-1, 1].
11713 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011714 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011715 Examples: >
11716 :echo tanh(0.5)
11717< 0.462117 >
11718 :echo tanh(-1)
11719< -0.761594
11720
11721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11722 Compute()->tanh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011723<
11724 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011725
11726
11727tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
11728 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
11729 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
11730 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
11731 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011732 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Christian Brabandt5cf53012024-05-18 10:13:11 +020011733< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|
11734 that is recursively deleted when Vim exits, on other systems
11735 temporary files are not cleaned up automatically on exit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011736 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
11737 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
11738 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
11739
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011740 Return type: |String|
11741
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011742
11743term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
11744
11745
11746terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
11747 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
11748 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
11749 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
11750 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
11751 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
11752 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
11753 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
11754 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010011755 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011756
11757 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
11758
11759 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
11760 an empty dictionary.
11761
11762 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
11763 current cursor style.
11764 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
11765 request the cursor blink status.
11766 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
11767 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
11768 and |t_RC| on startup.
11769
11770 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
11771 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
11772
11773 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
11774
11775 Also see:
11776 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
11777 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
11778 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
11779
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011780 Return type: dict<string>
11781
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011782
11783test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
11784
11785
11786 *timer_info()*
11787timer_info([{id}])
11788 Return a list with information about timers.
11789 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
11790 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
11791 returned.
11792 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
11793
11794 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
11795 these items:
11796 "id" the timer ID
11797 "time" time the timer was started with
11798 "remaining" time until the timer fires
11799 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
11800 -1 means forever
11801 "callback" the callback
11802 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
11803
11804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11805 GetTimer()->timer_info()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011806<
11807 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011808
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011809 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11810
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011811
11812timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
11813 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
11814 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
11815 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
11816 has passed.
11817
11818 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
11819 for a short time.
11820
11821 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
11822 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
11823 See |non-zero-arg|.
11824
11825 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11826 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011827<
11828 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011829
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011830 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11831
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011832
11833 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
11834timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11835 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11836
11837 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11838 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11839 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000011840 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
11841 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011842
11843 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
11844 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
11845 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11846 waiting for input.
11847 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
11848 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
11849
11850 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11851 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
11852 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11853 the callback will be called once.
11854 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11855 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11856 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11857 messages.
11858
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011859 Returns -1 on error.
11860
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011861 Example: >
11862 func MyHandler(timer)
11863 echo 'Handler called'
11864 endfunc
11865 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11866 \ {'repeat': 3})
11867< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11868 intervals.
11869
11870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11871 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11872
11873< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011874
11875 Return type: |Number|
11876
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011877 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11878
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011879
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011880timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
11881 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11882 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
11883 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
11884
11885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11886 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011887<
11888 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011889
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011890 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11891
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011892
11893timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11894 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
11895 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11896 timers there is no error.
11897
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011898 Return type: |Number|
11899
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011900 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11901
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011902
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011903tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11904 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11905 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011906 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011907
11908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11909 GetText()->tolower()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011910<
11911 Return type: |String|
11912
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011913
11914toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11915 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11916 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011917 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011918
11919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11920 GetText()->toupper()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011921<
11922 Return type: |String|
11923
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011924
11925tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11926 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11927 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11928 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11929 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11930 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11931 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11932
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011933 Returns an empty string on error.
11934
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011935 Examples: >
11936 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11937< returns "Hello THere" >
11938 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11939< returns "{blob}"
11940
11941 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11942 GetText()->tr(from, to)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011943<
11944 Return type: |String|
11945
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011946
11947trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
11948 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
11949 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11950
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020011951 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
11952 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
11953 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011954
11955 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11956 characters:
11957 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11958 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11959 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11960 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11961
11962 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011963 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011964
11965 Examples: >
11966 echo trim(" some text ")
11967< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011968 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011969< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
11970 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
11971< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11972 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11973< returns " vim"
11974
11975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11976 GetText()->trim()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011977<
11978 Return type: |String|
11979
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011980
11981trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
11982 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
11983 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11984 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011985 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011986 Examples: >
11987 echo trunc(1.456)
11988< 1.0 >
11989 echo trunc(-5.456)
11990< -5.0 >
11991 echo trunc(4.0)
11992< 4.0
11993
11994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11995 Compute()->trunc()
11996<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011997 Return type: |Float|
11998
11999
Yegappan Lakshmanan1c2f4752025-03-30 15:37:24 +020012000tuple2list({tuple}) *tuple2list()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +010012001 Create a List from a shallow copy of the tuple items.
12002 Examples: >
12003 tuple2list((1, 2, 3)) returns [1, 2, 3]
12004< |list2tuple()| does the opposite.
12005
12006 This function doesn't recursively convert all the Tuple items
12007 in {tuple} to a List. Note that the items are identical
12008 between the list and the tuple, changing an item changes the
12009 contents of both the tuple and the list.
12010
12011 Returns an empty list on error.
12012
12013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12014 GetTuple()->tuple2list()
12015<
12016 Return type: list<{type}> (depending on the given |Tuple|)
12017
12018
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012019 *type()*
12020type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
12021 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
12022 v:t_ variable that has the value:
12023 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
12024 String: 1 |v:t_string|
12025 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
12026 List: 3 |v:t_list|
12027 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
12028 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
12029 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
12030 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
12031 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
12032 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
12033 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090012034 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
12035 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010012036 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010012037 Enum: 15 |v:t_enum|
12038 EnumValue: 16 |v:t_enumvalue|
Yegappan Lakshmanan9cb865e2025-03-23 16:42:16 +010012039 Tuple: 17 |v:t_tuple|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012040 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
12041 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
12042 :if type(myvar) == type("")
12043 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
12044 :if type(myvar) == type([])
12045 :if type(myvar) == type({})
12046 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
12047 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
12048 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
12049< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
12050 :if exists('v:t_number')
12051
12052< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12053 mylist->type()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012054<
12055 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012056
12057
12058typename({expr}) *typename()*
12059 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
12060 Example: >
12061 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000012062< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012063
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012064 Return type: |String|
12065
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012066
12067undofile({name}) *undofile()*
12068 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
12069 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
12070 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
12071 the undo file exists.
12072 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
12073 is used internally.
12074 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
12075 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
12076 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
12077 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
12078 returns an empty string.
12079
12080 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12081 GetFilename()->undofile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012082<
12083 Return type: |String|
12084
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012085
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050012086undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
12087 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
12088 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
12089 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012090 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
12091 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
12092 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
12093 when some changes were undone.
12094 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
12095 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
12096 something readable.
12097 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
12098 write yet.
12099 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
12100 tree.
12101 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
12102 This happens when waiting from input from the
12103 user. See |undo-blocks|.
12104 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
12105 undo blocks.
12106
12107 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
12108 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
12109 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
12110 |:undolist|.
12111 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
12112 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
12113 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
12114 that was added. This marks the last change
12115 and where further changes will be added.
12116 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
12117 that was undone. This marks the current
12118 position in the undo tree, the block that will
12119 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
12120 undone after the last change this item will
12121 not appear anywhere.
12122 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
12123 write. The number is the write count. The
12124 first write has number 1, the last one the
12125 "save_last" mentioned above.
12126 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
12127 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
12128 item.
12129
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012130 Return type: dict<any>
12131
12132
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012133uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
12134 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
12135 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
12136 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
12137 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
12138< The default compare function uses the string representation of
12139 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
12140
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010012141 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
12142
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012143 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12144 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012145<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012146 Return type: list<{type}>
12147
12148
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012149 *utf16idx()*
12150utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010012151 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
12152 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012153
12154 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
12155 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
12156 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010012157 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
12158 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012159
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010012160 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
12161 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
12162 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
12163
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012164 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
12165 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
12166 character index from the UTF-16 index.
12167 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
12168 Examples: >
12169 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
12170 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
12171 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
12172 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
12173 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
12174 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
12175 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
12176<
12177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12178 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012179<
12180 Return type: |Number|
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012181
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012182
12183values({dict}) *values()*
12184 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
12185 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010012186 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012187
12188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12189 mydict->values()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012190<
12191 Return type: list<any>
12192
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012193
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020012194virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012195 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
12196 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
12197 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
12198 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
12199 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
12200 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
12201 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
12202 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012203
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020012204 For the use of {expr} see |getpos()| and |col()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +080012205 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
12206 the result is the number of cells in the cursor line plus one.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012207
12208 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
12209 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
12210 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
12211 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
12212 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
12213 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
12214 |'virtualedit'|
12215
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020012216 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
12217 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012218 character.
12219
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020012220 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
12221 that window instead of the current window.
12222
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012223 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020012224
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012225 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012226 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
12227
12228 virtcol(".") " returns 5
12229 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
12230 virtcol("$") " returns 9
12231
12232 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
12233
12234 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020012235<
12236 The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
12237
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012238 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
12239 all lines: >
12240 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
12241
12242< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12243 GetPos()->virtcol()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012244<
12245 Return type: |Number|
12246
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012247
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012248virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
12249 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
12250 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
12251 column {col}.
12252
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020012253 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
12254
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012255 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
12256 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
12257 virtual column is returned.
12258
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020012259 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
12260 byte in the character is returned.
12261
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012262 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
12263 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
12264
12265 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
12266 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
12267
12268 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
12269
12270 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12271 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012272<
12273 Return type: |Number|
12274
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012275
12276visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
12277 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
12278 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
12279 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
12280 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
12281 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
12282 respectively.
12283 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012284 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012285< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
12286 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
12287 Visual mode that was used.
12288 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
12289 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
12290 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
12291 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
12292 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
12293
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012294 Return type: |String|
12295
12296
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012297wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
12298 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
12299 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
12300 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
12301 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
12302
12303 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
12304 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
12305<
Milly6c2fc372024-10-16 22:11:17 +020012306 (Note: this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012307
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012308 Return type: |Number|
12309
12310
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012311win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
12312 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
12313 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
12314 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
12315 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010012316 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012317 Example: >
12318 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
12319< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
12320 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012321 *E994*
12322 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
12323 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
12324 an empty string is returned.
12325
12326 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
12327 second argument: >
12328 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012329<
12330 Return type: |String|
12331
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012332
12333win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
12334 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
12335 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
12336
12337 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12338 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012339<
12340 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
12341
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012342
12343win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
12344 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
12345 When {win} is missing use the current window.
12346 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
12347 number 1.
12348 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
12349 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
12350 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
12351
12352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12353 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012354<
12355 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012356
12357
12358win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
12359 Return the type of the window:
12360 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
12361 used to execute autocommands.
12362 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
12363 (empty) normal window
12364 "loclist" |location-list-window|
12365 "popup" popup window |popup|
12366 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
12367 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
12368 "unknown" window {nr} not found
12369
12370 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
12371 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
12372 |window-ID|.
12373
12374 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
12375 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
12376 returns "popup".
12377
12378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12379 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
12380<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012381 Return type: |String|
12382
12383
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012384win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
12385 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
12386 tabpage.
12387 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
12388
12389 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12390 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012391<
12392 Return type: |Number|
12393
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012394
12395win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
12396 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
12397 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
12398 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
12399
12400 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12401 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012402<
12403 Return type: list<number>
12404
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012405
12406win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
12407 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
12408 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
12409
12410 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12411 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012412<
12413 Return type: |Number|
12414
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012415
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012416win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
12417 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
12418 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
12419 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
12420 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
12421 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
12422 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
12423 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
12424 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
12425 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
12426 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010012427 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
12428 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012429 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012430
12431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12432 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012433<
12434 Return type: |Number|
12435
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012436
12437win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
12438 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
12439 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
12440 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
12441 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
12442 line will change the height of the window and the height of
12443 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
12444 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
12445 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
12446 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012447 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012448
12449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12450 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012451<
12452 Return type: |Number|
12453
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012454
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012455win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
12456 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
12457 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
12458 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
12459 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
12460 for the current window.
Sean Dewar5866bc32024-03-13 20:17:24 +010012461 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012462
12463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12464 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
12465<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012466 Return type: list<number>
12467
12468
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012469win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010012470 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
12471 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
12472 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
12473 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012474
12475 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
12476 Both must be in the current tab page.
12477
12478 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
12479
12480 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
12481 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
12482 like with |:vsplit|.
12483 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
12484 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
12485 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
12486 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
12487 'splitright' are used.
12488
12489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12490 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
12491<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012492 Return type: |Number|
12493
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012494
12495 *winbufnr()*
12496winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
12497 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
12498 the |window-ID|.
12499 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
12500 window is returned.
12501 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12502 Example: >
12503 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
12504<
12505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12506 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
12507<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012508 Return type: |Number|
12509
12510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012511 *wincol()*
12512wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
12513 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
12514 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
12515
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012516 Return type: |Number|
12517
12518
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012519 *windowsversion()*
12520windowsversion()
12521 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
12522 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
12523 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
12524 an empty string.
12525
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012526 Return type: |String|
12527
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012528winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
12529 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
12530 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12531 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
12532 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12533 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
12534 This excludes any window toolbar line.
12535 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012536 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012537
12538< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12539 GetWinid()->winheight()
12540<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012541 Return type: |Number|
12542
12543
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012544winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
12545 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
12546 in a tabpage.
12547
12548 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
12549 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
12550 returns an empty list.
12551
12552 For a leaf window, it returns:
12553 ['leaf', {winid}]
12554 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
12555 returns:
12556 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
12557 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
12558 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
12559
12560 Example: >
12561 " Only one window in the tab page
12562 :echo winlayout()
12563 ['leaf', 1000]
12564 " Two horizontally split windows
12565 :echo winlayout()
12566 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
12567 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
12568 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
12569 " middle window
12570 :echo winlayout(2)
12571 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
12572 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
12573<
12574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12575 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
12576<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012577 Return type: list<any>
12578
12579
12580winline() *winline()*
12581 The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012582 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
12583 the window. The first line is one.
12584 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
12585 first, this may cause a scroll.
12586
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012587 Return type: |Number|
12588
12589
12590winnr([{arg}]) *winnr()*
12591 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012592 window. The top window has number 1.
12593 Returns zero for a popup window.
12594
12595 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
12596 $ the number of the last window (the window
12597 count).
12598 # the number of the last accessed window (where
12599 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
12600 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
Sean Deward64801e2024-03-12 20:46:12 +010012601 returned. May refer to the current window in
12602 some cases (e.g. when evaluating 'statusline'
12603 expressions).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012604 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
12605 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
12606 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
12607 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
12608 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
12609 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
12610 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
12611 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
12612 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
12613 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010012614 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012615 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
12616 Examples: >
12617 let window_count = winnr('$')
12618 let prev_window = winnr('#')
12619 let wnum = winnr('3k')
12620
12621< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12622 GetWinval()->winnr()
12623<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012624 Return type: |Number|
12625
12626
12627winrestcmd() *winrestcmd()*
12628 Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012629 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
12630 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
12631 unchanged.
12632 Example: >
12633 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
12634 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
12635 :exe cmd
12636<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012637 Return type: |String|
12638
12639
12640winrestview({dict}) *winrestview()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012641 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
12642 the view of the current window.
12643 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
12644 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
12645 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
12646 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
12647<
12648 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
12649 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
12650 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
12651 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
12652
12653 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
12654 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
12655
12656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12657 GetView()->winrestview()
12658<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012659 Return type: |Number|
12660
12661
12662winsaveview() *winsaveview()*
12663 Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012664 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
12665 restore the view.
12666 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
12667 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
12668 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
12669 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
12670 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
12671 The return value includes:
12672 lnum cursor line number
12673 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012674 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012675 returns)
12676 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012677 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
12678 the first column is zero, as opposed
12679 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
12680 |$| command it will be a very large
12681 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012682 topline first line in the window
12683 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
12684 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
12685 'wrap' is off
12686 skipcol columns skipped
12687 Note that no option values are saved.
12688
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012689 Return type: dict<number>
12690
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012691
12692winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
12693 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
12694 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12695 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
12696 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12697 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
12698 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012699 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012700 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
12701 : 50 wincmd |
12702 :endif
12703< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
12704 option.
12705
12706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12707 GetWinid()->winwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012708<
12709 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012710
12711
12712wordcount() *wordcount()*
12713 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
12714 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
12715 |g_CTRL-G|
12716 The return value includes:
12717 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
12718 chars Number of chars in the buffer
12719 words Number of words in the buffer
12720 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
12721 (not in Visual mode)
12722 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
12723 (not in Visual mode)
12724 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
12725 (not in Visual mode)
12726 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
12727 (only in Visual mode)
12728 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
12729 (only in Visual mode)
12730 visual_words Number of words visually selected
12731 (only in Visual mode)
12732
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012733 Return type: dict<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012734
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012735
12736writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}]) *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012737 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
12738 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
12739 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012740 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
12741 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
12742 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012743
12744 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
12745 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
12746
12747 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
12748
12749 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
12750 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
12751 last line in the file to end in a NL.
12752
12753 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
12754 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
12755 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
12756<
12757 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
12758 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000012759 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012760< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
12761
12762 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
12763 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
12764 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
12765
12766 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
12767
12768 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
12769 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
12770
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012771 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012773 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
12774 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
12775 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012776
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012777 Also see |readfile()|.
12778 To copy a file byte for byte: >
12779 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
12780 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
12781
12782< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12783 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012784<
12785 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012786
12787
12788xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
12789 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
12790 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012791 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012792 Example: >
12793 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
12794<
12795 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12796 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
12797<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012798 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012799
12800==============================================================================
128013. Feature list *feature-list*
12802
12803There are three types of features:
128041. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
12805 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
12806 :if has("cindent")
12807< *gui_running*
128082. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
12809 Example: >
12810 :if has("gui_running")
12811< *has-patch*
128123. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
12813 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
12814 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
12815 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
12816< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
12817 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
12818 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
12819 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
12820 version 6.2.148 or later): >
12821 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
12822
12823Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
12824use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
12825
12826
12827acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012828all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
12829 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012830amiga Amiga version of Vim.
12831arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
12832arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
12833autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
12834autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
12835autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
12836balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
12837balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
12838beos BeOS version of Vim.
12839browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
12840 work.
12841browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
12842bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012843builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012844byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
12845channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012846cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012847clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
12848clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
12849clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
12850cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
12851cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
12852cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
12853comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
12854compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
12855conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
12856cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
12857cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
12858cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
12859debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
12860dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +020012861dialog_con_gui Compiled with console and GUI dialog support.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012862dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
12863diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
12864digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
12865directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
12866dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
12867drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
12868ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
12869emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
12870eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
12871 true, of course!
12872ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
12873extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
12874 |'hlsearch'|
12875farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010012876file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
12877 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012878filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
12879 read/write/filter commands
12880find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
12881 |+find_in_path|.
12882float Compiled with support for |Float|.
12883fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
12884 this is not present).
12885folding Compiled with |folding| support.
12886footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
12887fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
12888gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
12889gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010012890gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012891gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
12892gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
12893gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12894gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12895gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
12896gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
12897gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
12898gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
12899gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
12900gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
12901gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
12902haiku Haiku version of Vim.
12903hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
12904hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
Zhaoming Luoa41dfcd2025-02-06 21:39:35 +010012905hurd GNU/Hurd version of Vim
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012906iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
12907insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
12908 Insert mode. (always true)
12909job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
12910ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012911jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012912keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
12913lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
12914langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
12915libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
12916linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
12917 'breakindent' support.
12918linux Linux version of Vim.
12919lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012920 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012921listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
12922 and the argument list |arglist|.
12923localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
12924lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
12925mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
12926macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
12927menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
12928mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
12929modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
12930 (always true)
12931mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
12932mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
12933mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
12934mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
12935mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
12936mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
12937mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
12938mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
12939mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
12940mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
12941mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
12942multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
12943multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
12944multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
12945multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
12946mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
12947nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
12948netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
12949netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012950num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012951ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
12952osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
12953osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
12954packages Compiled with |packages| support.
12955path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
12956perl Compiled with Perl interface.
12957persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
12958postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
12959printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
12960profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010012961prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012962python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
12963python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
12964python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
12965python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
12966python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
12967python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020012968python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012969pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
12970qnx QNX version of Vim.
12971quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
12972reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
12973rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
12974ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
12975scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
12976showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
12977signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012978smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012979sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
12980sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
12981spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
12982startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
12983statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
12984 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
12985sun SunOS version of Vim.
12986sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
12987syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
12988syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
12989 current buffer.
12990system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
12991tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012992 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012993tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
12994 |tag-old-static|.
12995tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
12996termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
12997terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
12998terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
12999termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
13000textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
13001textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
13002tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
13003 or terminfo file.
13004timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
13005title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010013006 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013007toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
13008ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
13009ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
13010unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
13011unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
13012user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
13013vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
13014vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
13015 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
13016vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
13017 (always true)
13018vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
13019 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000013020vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013021viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
13022vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
13023vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
13024vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010013025vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013026virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
13027visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
13028visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
13029 true) |blockwise-operators|.
13030vms VMS version of Vim.
13031vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
13032vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
13033 out if it works in the current console).
13034wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
13035wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
13036win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
13037win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
13038 64 bits)
13039win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
13040win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
13041win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
13042winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
13043windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
13044 (always true)
13045writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020013046xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
13047 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013048xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
13049xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
13050xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
13051xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
13052 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
13053xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
13054xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
13055xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
13056xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
13057 xterm screen.
13058x11 Compiled with X11 support.
13059
13060
13061==============================================================================
130624. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
13063
13064This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
13065|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
13066pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
13067same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
13068When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
13069pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
13070>
13071 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
13072 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
13073 aa
13074 xx
13075 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
13076 a
13077 x
13078
13079Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
13080"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
13081"\n".
13082
13083 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: