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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
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +020070bindtextdomain({package}, {path})
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +020071 Bool bind text domain to specified path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000072blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
73browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
74 String put up a file requester
75browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
76bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
77bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
78buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
79bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
80bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
81bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
82bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
83bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
84bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
85byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010086byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
88byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
89 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000090call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
91 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
92ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
93ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
94ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
95ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
96ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
98ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
99 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
100ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
101ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
102ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
103ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
104ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
105ch_open({address} [, {options}])
106 Channel open a channel to {address}
107ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
108ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
109 Blob read Blob from {handle}
110ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
111 String read raw from {handle}
112ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
114ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
115 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
116ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
117 none set options for {handle}
118ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
119 String status of channel {handle}
120changenr() Number current change number
121char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
122charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000123charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100124charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000125 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
126chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
127cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
128clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000129col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000130complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
131complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
132complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
133complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
134confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
135 Number number of choice picked by user
136copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
137cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
138cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
139count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
140 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
141cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
142 Number checks existence of cscope connection
143cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
144 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
145cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
146debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
147deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
148delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
149deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
150 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
151did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100152diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
153 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000154diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
155diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
156digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
157digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200158digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Bool register |digraph|
159digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Bool register multiple |digraph|s
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000160echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
161empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
162environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100163err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000164escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
165eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
166eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
167executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
168execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
169exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
170exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
171exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
172exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
173expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
174 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100175expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
176 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000177extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
179extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
180 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
181 List or Dictionary
182feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +0200183filecopy({from}, {to}) Number |TRUE| if copying file {from} to {to}
184 worked
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000185filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
186filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
187filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
188 remove items from {expr1} where
189 {expr2} is 0
190finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
191 String find directory {name} in {path}
192findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
193 String find file {name} in {path}
194flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
195flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
196 List flatten a copy of {list}
197float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
198floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
199fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
200fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
201fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
202foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
203foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
204foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
205foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
206foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100207foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
208 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000209foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100210fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000211funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
212 Funcref reference to function {name}
213function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
214 Funcref named reference to function {name}
215garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
216get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
217get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
218get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
219getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
220getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
221 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000222getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000223getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
224 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000225getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200227getchar([{expr}]) Number or String
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000228 get one character from the user
229getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
230getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
231getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200232getcharstr([{expr}]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
234 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdline() String return the current command-line
236getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100237getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
238 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000239getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
240getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
241getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
242 List list of cmdline completion matches
243getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
244getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
245getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
246getenv({name}) String return environment variable
247getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
248getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
249getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
250getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
251getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
252getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
253getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
254 List list of jump list items
255getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
256getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
257getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
258getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
259getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
260getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
261getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000262getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000263getpid() Number process ID of Vim
264getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
265getqflist() List list of quickfix items
266getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
267getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
268 String or List contents of a register
269getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100270getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100271 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +0200272getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
273 List get a list of positions for a region
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000274getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100275getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000276gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
277gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
278 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
279gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
280 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
281gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +0200282gettext({text} [, {package}])
283 String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000284getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000285getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000286getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
287getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
288getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
289 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
290glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
291 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
292glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
293globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
294 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
295has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
296has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
297haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
298 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
299 or |:tcd|
300hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
301 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
302histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
303histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
304histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
305histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
306hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
307hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
308hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
309hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
310hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
311iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
Ernie Rael05124252024-07-11 22:10:45 +0200312id({item}) String get unique identity string of item
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000313indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
314index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
315 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100316indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
317 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000318input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
319 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100320inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000321 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
322inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
323inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
324inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
325inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
326insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200327instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000328interrupt() none interrupt script execution
329invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100330isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000331isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
332isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
333 (positive or negative)
334islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
335isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
336items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
337job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
338job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
339job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
340job_start({command} [, {options}])
341 Job start a job
342job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
343job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
344join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
345js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
346js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
347json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
348json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
349keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100350keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
351 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000352len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
353libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
354libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
355line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
356line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
357lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
358list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
359list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
360listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
361 Number add a callback to listen to changes
362listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
363listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
364localtime() Number current time
365log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
366log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
367luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
368map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
369 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
370maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
371 String or Dict
372 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
373mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
374 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100375maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000376mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
377 like |map()| but creates a new List or
378 Dictionary
379mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
380match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
381 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
382matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
383 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
384matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
385 Number highlight positions with {group}
386matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100387matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
388 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000389matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
390matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
391 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
392matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
393 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
394matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
395 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
396matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
397 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
398matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
399 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100400matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
401 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000402matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
403 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
404max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
405menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
406min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000407mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000408 Number create directory {name}
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200409mode([{expr}]) String current editing mode
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000410mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
411nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
412nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
413or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
414pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
415perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
416popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
417popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
418popup_clear() none close all popup windows
419popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
420popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
421popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
422popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
423popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100424popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000425popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
426popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
427popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
428popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
429popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
430popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
431popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
432popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
433popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
434popup_notification({what}, {options})
435 Number create a notification popup window
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200436popup_setbuf({id}, {buf}) Bool set the buffer for the popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000437popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
438 none set options for popup window {id}
439popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
440popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
441pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
442prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
443printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
444prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
445prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
446prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
447prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
448prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
449prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
450 none add multiple text properties
451prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
452 none remove all text properties
453prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
454 Dict search for a text property
455prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
456prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
457 Number remove a text property
458prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
459prop_type_change({name}, {props})
460 none change an existing property type
461prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
462 none delete a property type
463prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
464 Dict get property type values
465prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
466pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
467pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
468py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
469pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
470pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
471rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
472range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
473 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100474readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
475 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000476readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
477 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
478readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
479 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
480readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
481 List get list of lines from file {fname}
482reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
483 any reduce {object} using {func}
484reg_executing() String get the executing register name
485reg_recording() String get the recording register name
486reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
487reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
488reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
489remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
490 String send expression
491remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
492remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
493 Number check for reply string
494remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
495 String read reply string
496remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
497 String send key sequence
498remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
499remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
500 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
501remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
502 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
503remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
504rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100505repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
506 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000507resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100508reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
509 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000510round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
511rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
512screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
513screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
514screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
515screencol() Number current cursor column
516screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
517screenrow() Number current cursor row
518screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
519search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
520 Number search for {pattern}
521searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
522searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
523 Number search for variable declaration
524searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
525 Number search for other end of start/end pair
526searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
527 List search for other end of start/end pair
528searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
529 List search for {pattern}
530server2client({clientid}, {string})
531 Number send reply string
532serverlist() String get a list of available servers
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700533setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000534 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700535 {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000536setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
537 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
538setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
539setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
540setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100541setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000542setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
543setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
544setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
545setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
546setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
547setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
548 Number modify location list using {list}
549setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
550 Number modify specific location list props
551setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
552setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
553setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
554setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
555 Number modify specific quickfix list props
556setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
557settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
558settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
559 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
560 page {tabnr} to {val}
561settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
562 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
563setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
564sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
565shellescape({string} [, {special}])
566 String escape {string} for use as shell
567 command argument
568shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
569sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
570sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
571sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
572sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
573 List get a list of placed signs
574sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
575 Number jump to a sign
576sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
577 Number place a sign
578sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
579sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
580sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
581sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
582 Number unplace a sign
583sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
584simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
585sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
586sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
587slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
588 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000589sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
590 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000591sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
592sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
593 Number play an event sound
594sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
595 Number play sound file {path}
596sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
597soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
598spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
599spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
600 List spelling suggestions
601split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
602 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
603sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
604srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
605state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
606str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
607str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
608 ASCII/UTF-8 value
609str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
610 Number convert String to Number
611strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
612strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
613 String {len} characters of {str} at
614 character {start}
615strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
616strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
617strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
618strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
619stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
620 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
621string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
622strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
623strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
624 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
625 byte {start}
626strptime({format}, {timestring})
627 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
628strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
629 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
630strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100631strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
632 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000633strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
634submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
635 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
636substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
637 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000638swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000639swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
640swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
641synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
642synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
643 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
644synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
645synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
646synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
647system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
648systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
649tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
650tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
651tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
652tagfiles() List tags files used
653taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
654tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
655tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
656tempname() String name for a temporary file
657term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
658 Number display difference between two dumps
659term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
660 Number displaying a screen dump
661term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
662 none dump terminal window contents
663term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
664term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
665term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
666term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
667term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
668term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
669term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
670term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
671term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
672term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
673term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
674term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
675term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
676term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
677term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
678 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
679term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
680term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
681term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
682term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
683 none set the size of a terminal
684term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
685term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
686terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
687test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
688 none make memory allocation fail
689test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
690test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
691test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
692test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
693test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000694test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000695test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000696test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
697 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000698test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
699test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
700test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
701test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
702test_null_job() Job null value for testing
703test_null_list() List null value for testing
704test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
705test_null_string() String null value for testing
706test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
707test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
708test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000709test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
710test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200711test_srand_seed([{seed}]) none set seed for testing srand()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000712test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
713test_void() any void value for testing
714timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
715timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
716timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
717 Number create a timer
718timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
719timer_stopall() none stop all timers
720tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
721toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
722tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
723 to chars in {tostr}
724trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
725 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
726trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
727type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
728typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
729undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500730undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000731uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
732 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100733utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
734 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000735values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200736virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
737 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100738 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100739virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
740 Number byte index of a character on screen
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200741visualmode([{expr}]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000742wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
743win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
744 String execute {command} in window {id}
745win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
746win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
747win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
748win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
749win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
750win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000751win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
752win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000753win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
754win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
755 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
756winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
757wincol() Number window column of the cursor
758windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
759winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
760winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
761winline() Number window line of the cursor
762winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
763winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
764winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
765winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
766winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
767wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
768writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
769 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
770xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
771
772==============================================================================
7732. Details *builtin-function-details*
774
775Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
776specific functionality.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200777Return type specifies the type for |Vim9-script|, see |vim9-types|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000778
779abs({expr}) *abs()*
780 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
781 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
782 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
783 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
784 Examples: >
785 echo abs(1.456)
786< 1.456 >
787 echo abs(-5.456)
788< 5.456 >
789 echo abs(-4)
790< 4
791
792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
793 Compute()->abs()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200794<
795 Return type: |Number| or |Float| depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000796
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000797
798acos({expr}) *acos()*
799 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
800 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
801 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100802 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000803 Examples: >
804 :echo acos(0)
805< 1.570796 >
806 :echo acos(-0.5)
807< 2.094395
808
809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
810 Compute()->acos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200811<
812 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000814
815add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
816 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
817 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
818 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
819 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
820< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
821 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
822 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
823 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100824 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000825
826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
827 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200828<
829 Return type: list<{type}> (depending on the given |List|) or
830 |Blob|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000831
832
833and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
834 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
835 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100836 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000837 Example: >
838 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
839< Can also be used as a |method|: >
840 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200841<
842 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000843
844
845append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
846 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
847 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
848 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
849 the current buffer.
850 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
851 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
852 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
853 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000854 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
855 no matter the value of {lnum}.
856 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
857 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000858 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
859 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
860
861< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
862 passed as the second argument: >
863 mylist->append(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200864<
865 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000866
867
868appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
869 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
870
871 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
872 |bufload()| if needed.
873
874 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
875
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000876 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
877 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
878 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
879 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000880
881 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
882 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
883
884 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
885 error message is given. Example: >
886 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000887< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
888 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
889
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000890 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
891 passed as the second argument: >
892 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200893<
894 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000895
896
897argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
898 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
899 |arglist|.
900 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
901 window is used.
902 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
903 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
904 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
905 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
906
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200907 Return type: |Number|
908
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000909 *argidx()*
910argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
911 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
912
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200913 Return type: |Number|
914
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000915 *arglistid()*
916arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
917 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
918 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
919 global argument list. See |arglist|.
920 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
921
922 Without arguments use the current window.
923 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
924 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
925 page.
926 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
927
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200928 Return type: |Number|
929
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000930 *argv()*
931argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
932 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
933 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
934 :let i = 0
935 :while i < argc()
936 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000937 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000938 : let i = i + 1
939 :endwhile
940< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
941 the whole |arglist| is returned.
942
943 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
944 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
945
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100946 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
947 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
948 argument is invalid.
949
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200950 Return type: |String|
951
952
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000953asin({expr}) *asin()*
954 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
955 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
956 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
957 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100958 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
959 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000960 Examples: >
961 :echo asin(0.8)
962< 0.927295 >
963 :echo asin(-0.5)
964< -0.523599
965
966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
967 Compute()->asin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200968<
969 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000970
971assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
972
973
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000974atan({expr}) *atan()*
975 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
976 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
977 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100978 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000979 Examples: >
980 :echo atan(100)
981< 1.560797 >
982 :echo atan(-4.01)
983< -1.326405
984
985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
986 Compute()->atan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200987<
988 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000989
990
991atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
992 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
993 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
994 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100995 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
996 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000997 Examples: >
998 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
999< -0.785398 >
1000 :echo atan2(1, -1)
1001< 2.356194
1002
1003 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1004 Compute()->atan2(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001005<
1006 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001007
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001008
1009autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
1010 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1011
1012 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1013 the following optional items:
1014 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
1015 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1016 item is ignored.
1017 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
1018 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001019 This can be either a String with a single
1020 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001021 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1022 If this group doesn't exist then it is
1023 created. If not specified or empty, then the
1024 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001025 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
1026 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001027 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001028 which executes only once. Refer to
1029 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001030 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1031 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001032 present, then this item is ignored. This can
1033 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
1034 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001035 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1036 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1037 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1038 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001039 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001040
1041 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1042 Examples: >
1043 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1044 let acmd = {}
1045 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1046 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1047 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1048 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1049 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001050<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1052 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1053<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001054 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1055
1056
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001057autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1058 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1059
1060 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1061 the following optional items:
1062 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1063 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1064 item is ignored.
1065 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1066 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1067 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1068 group are deleted.
1069 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1070 If not specified or empty, then the default
1071 group is used.
1072 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1073 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1074 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1075 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1076 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1077 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1078 present, then this item is ignored.
1079
1080 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1081 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1082 is deleted.
1083
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001084 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001085 Examples: >
1086 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1087 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1088 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1089 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1090 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1091 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1092 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1093 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1094 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1095 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1096 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1097 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1098 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1099 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1100 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1101 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1102<
1103 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1104 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001105<
1106 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1107
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001108
1109autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1110 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1111 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1112
1113 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1114 items:
1115 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1116 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1117 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1118 error message. If set to an empty string,
1119 then the default autocmd group is used.
1120 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1121 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1122 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1123 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1124 results in an error message.
1125 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1126 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1127 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1128 {opts}.
1129
1130 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1131 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1132 the autocmd is defined.
1133 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1134 event Autocmd event name.
1135 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001136 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1137 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1138 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1139 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001140 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1141 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1142 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1143 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1144
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001145 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1146 or event or pattern is not found.
1147
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001148 Examples: >
1149 " :autocmd MyGroup
1150 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1151 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1152 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1153 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1154 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1155 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1156 " :autocmd Syntax
1157 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1158 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1159 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1160 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1161 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1162<
1163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1164 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1165<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001166 Return type: list<dict<any>>
1167
1168
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001169balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1170 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001171 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1172 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001173
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001174 Return type: |String|
1175
1176
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001177balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1178 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1179 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1180 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1181 split with |balloon_split()|.
1182 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1183
1184 Example: >
1185 func GetBalloonContent()
1186 " ... initiate getting the content
1187 return ''
1188 endfunc
1189 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1190
1191 func BalloonCallback(result)
1192 call balloon_show(a:result)
1193 endfunc
1194< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1195 GetText()->balloon_show()
1196<
1197 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1198 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1199 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1200 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001201 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001202
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001203 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1204 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001205 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1206 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1207
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001208 Return type: |Number|
1209
1210
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001211balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1212 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1213 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1214 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001215 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1216 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001217 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1218 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1219
1220< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1221 feature}
1222
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001223 Return type: list<any> or list<string>
1224
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001225bindtextdomain({package}, {path}) *bindtextdomain()*
1226 Bind a specific {package} to a {path} so that the
1227 |gettext()| function can be used to get language-specific
1228 translations for a package. {path} is the directory name
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02001229 for the translations. See |package-translation|.
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001230
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +02001231 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure (out of
1232 memory).
1233
1234 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001235
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001236blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1237 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1238 {blob}. Examples: >
1239 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1240 blob2list(0z) returns []
1241< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1242 opposite.
1243
1244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1245 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001246<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001247 Return type: list<any> or list<number>
1248
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001249 *browse()*
1250browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1251 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1252 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1253 The input fields are:
1254 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1255 {title} title for the requester
1256 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1257 {default} default file name
1258 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1259 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1260
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001261 Return type: |String|
1262
1263
1264browsedir({title}, {initdir}) *browsedir()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001265 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1266 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1267 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1268 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1269 to be used.
1270 The input fields are:
1271 {title} title for the requester
1272 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1273 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1274 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1275
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001276 Return type: |String|
1277
1278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001279bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001280 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1281 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001282 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1283 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1284 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1285 buffer is always created.
1286 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1287 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1288 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1289 call bufload(bufnr)
1290 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001291< Returns 0 on error.
1292 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001293 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001294<
1295 Return type: |Number|
1296
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001297
1298bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1299 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1300 {buf} exists.
1301 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1302 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1303
1304 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1305 exactly. The name can be:
1306 - Relative to the current directory.
1307 - A full path.
1308 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1309 - A URL name.
1310 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1311 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1312 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1313 long name to be able to find them.
1314 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1315 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1316 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1317 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1318 file name.
1319
1320 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1321 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1322<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001323 Return type: |Number|
1324
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001325 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1326
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001327
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001328buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1329 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1330 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1331 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1332
1333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1334 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001335<
1336 Return type: |Number|
1337
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001338
1339bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1340 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1341 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1342 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001343 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001344 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001345 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1346 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1347 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1348
1349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1350 eval 'somename'->bufload()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001351<
1352 Return type: |Number|
1353
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001354
1355bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1356 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1357 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1358 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1359
1360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1361 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001362<
1363 Return type: |Number|
1364
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001365
1366bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1367 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1368 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1369 "[No Name]".
1370 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1371 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1372 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1373 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1374 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1375 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1376 match an empty string is returned.
1377 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1378 alternate buffer.
1379 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1380 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1381 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1382 pattern.
1383 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1384 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1385 buffers are searched for.
1386 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1387 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1388 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1389< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1390 echo bufnr->bufname()
1391
1392< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1393 string is returned. >
1394 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1395 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1396 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1397 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001398<
1399 Return type: |String|
1400 *buffer_name()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001401 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1402
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001403
1404bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001405 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1406 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1407 above.
1408
1409 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1410 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1411 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1412 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1413< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1414 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1415
1416 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1417 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1418< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1419 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1420 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1421 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1422
1423 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1424 echo bufref->bufnr()
1425<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001426 Return type: |Number|
1427
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001428 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1429 *last_buffer_nr()*
1430 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1431
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001432
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001433bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1434 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1435 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1436 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1437 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1438
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001439 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001440<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001441 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1442 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001443
1444 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1445 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001446<
1447 Return type: |Number|
1448
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001449
1450bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1451 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1452 |window-ID|.
1453 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1454 is returned. Example: >
1455
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001456 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001457
1458< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1459 |:wincmd|.
1460
1461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1462 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001463<
1464 Return type: |Number|
1465
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001466
1467byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1468 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1469 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1470 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1471 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1472 one.
1473 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1474
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001475 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1476
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001477 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1478 GetOffset()->byte2line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001479<
1480 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001481
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001482 {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001483 feature}
1484
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001485
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001486byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001487 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1488 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1489 zero.
1490 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1491 equal to {nr}.
1492 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1493 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1494 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1495 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001496 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1497 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1498 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1499 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1500 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1501 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1502 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001503 Example : >
1504 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1505< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1506 same: >
1507 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1508 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1509< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1510
1511 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1512 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1513 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001514 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1515 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1516 Examples: >
1517 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1518 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1519 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1520<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1522 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001523<
1524 Return type: |Number|
1525
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001526
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001527byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001528 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1529 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001530 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001531 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1532 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1533 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1534< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1535 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1536 one byte).
1537 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1538 to a Unicode encoding.
1539
1540 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1541 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001542<
1543 Return type: |Number|
1544
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001545
1546call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1547 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1548 arguments.
1549 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1550 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1551 Returns the return value of the called function.
1552 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1553 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1554
1555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1556 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001557<
1558 Return type: any, depending on {func}
1559
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001560
1561ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1562 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1563 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1564 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1565 Examples: >
1566 echo ceil(1.456)
1567< 2.0 >
1568 echo ceil(-5.456)
1569< -5.0 >
1570 echo ceil(4.0)
1571< 4.0
1572
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001573 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1574
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001575 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1576 Compute()->ceil()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001577<
1578 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001579
1580
1581ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1582
1583
1584changenr() *changenr()*
1585 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1586 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1587 with the |:undo| command.
1588 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1589 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1590 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001591 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001592
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001593 Return type: |Number|
1594
1595
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001596char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001597 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001598 Examples: >
1599 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1600 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1601< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1602 Example for "utf-8": >
1603 char2nr("á") returns 225
1604 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1605< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1606 A combining character is a separate character.
1607 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1608 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1609 let str = "ABC"
1610 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1611< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1612
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001613 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1614
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1616 GetChar()->char2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001617<
1618 Return type: |Number|
1619
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001620
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001621charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1622 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1623 The character class is one of:
1624 0 blank
1625 1 punctuation
1626 2 word character
1627 3 emoji
1628 other specific Unicode class
1629 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001630 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001631
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001632 Return type: |Number|
1633
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001634
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001635charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001636 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1637 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1638
1639 Example:
1640 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1641 charcol('.') returns 3
1642 col('.') returns 7
1643
1644< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1645 GetPos()->col()
1646<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001647 Return type: |Number|
1648
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001649 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001650charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001651 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1652 The index of the first character is zero.
1653 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1654 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001655
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001656 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001657 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1658 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001659 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1660 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001661
1662 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1663 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1664
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001665 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1666 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1667 of the string in characters is returned.
1668
1669 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1670 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1671 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001672
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001673 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001674 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1675 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1676 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001677 Examples: >
1678 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1679 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1680 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001681 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001682<
1683 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1684 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001685<
1686 Return type: |Number|
1687
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001688
1689chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1690 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1691 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1692 window:
1693 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1694 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1695 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1696 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1697 directory.
1698 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1699 {dir} must be a String.
1700 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1701 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1702 On failure, returns an empty string.
1703
1704 Example: >
1705 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1706 if save_dir != ""
1707 " ... do some work
1708 call chdir(save_dir)
1709 endif
1710
1711< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1712 GetDir()->chdir()
1713<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001714 Return type: |String|
1715
1716
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001717cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1718 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1719 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1720 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1721 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001722 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001723 See |C-indenting|.
1724
1725 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1726 GetLnum()->cindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001727<
1728 Return type: |Number|
1729
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001730
1731clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1732 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1733 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1734 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1735 window ID instead of the current window.
1736
1737 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1738 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1739<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001740 Return type: |Number|
1741
1742
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001743col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001744 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001745 position given with {expr}.
1746 For accepted positions see |getpos()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08001747 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
1748 the result is the number of bytes in the cursor line plus one.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001749 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1750 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1751 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1752 out of range then col() returns zero.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001753
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001754 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1755 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001756
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001757 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1758 |getpos()|.
1759 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1760 character position use |charcol()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001761
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001762 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001763
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001764 Examples: >
1765 col(".") column of cursor
1766 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1767 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001768 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001769<
1770 The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001771 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001772 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1773 buffer.
1774 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1775 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001776 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1777 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001778 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001779
1780< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1781 GetPos()->col()
1782<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001783 Return type: |Number|
1784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001785
1786complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1787 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1788 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1789 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1790 or with an expression mapping.
1791 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1792 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1793 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1794 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1795 match.
1796 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1797 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1798 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1799 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1800 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1801 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1802 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1803 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1804 Example: >
1805 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1806
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001807 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001808 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1809 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1810 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1811 return ''
1812 endfunc
1813< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1814 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1815
1816 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1817 second argument: >
1818 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001819<
1820 Return type: |Number|
1821
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001822
1823complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1824 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1825 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1826 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1827 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1828 the list.
1829 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1830 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1831
1832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1833 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001834<
1835 Return type: |Number|
1836
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001837
1838complete_check() *complete_check()*
1839 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1840 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1841 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1842 zero otherwise.
1843 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1844 'completefunc' option.
1845
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001846 Return type: |Number|
1847
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001848
1849complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1850 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1851 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1852 The items are:
1853 mode Current completion mode name string.
1854 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1855 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1856 See |pumvisible()|.
1857 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1858 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1859 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1860 See |complete-items|.
1861 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1862 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1863 typed text only, or the last completion after
1864 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1865 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001866 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001867
1868 *complete_info_mode*
1869 mode values are:
1870 "" Not in completion mode
1871 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1872 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1873 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1874 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1875 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1876 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1877 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1878 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1879 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1880 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1881 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1882 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1883 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1884 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1885 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1886 "eval" |complete()| completion
1887 "unknown" Other internal modes
1888
1889 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1890 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1891 {what} are silently ignored.
1892
1893 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1894 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1895 |CompleteChanged| event.
1896
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001897 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1898
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001899 Examples: >
1900 " Get all items
1901 call complete_info()
1902 " Get only 'mode'
1903 call complete_info(['mode'])
1904 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1905 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1906
1907< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1908 GetItems()->complete_info()
1909<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001910 Return type: dict<any>
1911
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001912 *confirm()*
1913confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1914 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1915 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1916 choice this is 1.
1917 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +02001918 support, see |+dialog_con| |+dialog_con_gui| and |+dialog_gui|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001919
1920 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1921 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1922 used (and translated).
1923 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1924 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1925
1926 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1927 by '\n', e.g. >
1928 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1929< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1930 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1931 not need to be the first letter: >
1932 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1933< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1934 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1935
1936 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1937 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1938 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1939 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1940
1941 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1942 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1943 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1944 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1945 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1946 used.
1947
1948 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1949 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1950
1951 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001952 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001953 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001954 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001955 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001956 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001957 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001958 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001959 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001960 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001961< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1962 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1963 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1964 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1965 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1966 the horizontal layout is always used.
1967
1968 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1969 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1970<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001971 Return type: |Number|
1972
1973
1974copy({expr}) *copy()*
1975 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001976 different from using {expr} directly.
1977 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1978 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1979 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1980 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1981 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1982 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1984 mylist->copy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001985<
1986 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
1987
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001988
1989cos({expr}) *cos()*
1990 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1991 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001992 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001993 Examples: >
1994 :echo cos(100)
1995< 0.862319 >
1996 :echo cos(-4.01)
1997< -0.646043
1998
1999 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2000 Compute()->cos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002001<
2002 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002003
2004
2005cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
2006 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2007 [1, inf].
2008 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002009 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002010 Examples: >
2011 :echo cosh(0.5)
2012< 1.127626 >
2013 :echo cosh(-0.5)
2014< -1.127626
2015
2016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2017 Compute()->cosh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002018<
2019 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002020
2021
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07002022count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002023 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
2024 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
2025
2026 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
2027 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
2028
2029 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
2030
2031 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
2032 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
2033 {expr} is an empty string.
2034
2035 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2036 mylist->count(val)
2037<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002038 Return type: |Number|
2039
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002040 *cscope_connection()*
2041cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
2042 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
2043 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
2044 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
2045 if there are no cscope connections;
2046 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
2047
2048 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
2049 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
2050
2051 {num} Description of existence check
2052 ----- ------------------------------
2053 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
2054 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
2055 {dbpath}.
2056 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
2057 {dbpath}.
2058 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
2059 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2060 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
2061 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2062
2063 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
2064
2065 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
2066
2067 # pid database name prepend path
2068 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
2069<
2070 Invocation Return Val ~
2071 ---------- ---------- >
2072 cscope_connection() 1
2073 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
2074 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
2075 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
2076 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
2077 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
2078 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
2079 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
2080<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002081 Return type: |Number|
2082
2083
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002084cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
2085cursor({list})
2086 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
2087 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
2088
2089 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
2090 with two, three or four item:
2091 [{lnum}, {col}]
2092 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
2093 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
2094 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
2095 but without the first item.
2096
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01002097 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002098 |setcursorcharpos()|.
2099
2100 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01002101 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
2102 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002103 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
2104 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002105 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
2106 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
2107 line.
2108 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
2109 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
2110 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
2111
2112 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
2113 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
2114 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
2115 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
2116
2117 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2118 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002119<
2120 Return type: |Number|
2121
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002122
2123debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
2124 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
2125 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
2126 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
2127 {only available on MS-Windows}
2128
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002129 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
2130 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
2131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2133 GetPid()->debugbreak()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002134<
2135 Return type: |Number|
2136
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002137
2138deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
2139 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
2140 different from using {expr} directly.
2141 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
2142 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
2143 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
2144 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
2145 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
2146 the original |List|.
2147 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
2148
2149 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
2150 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
2151 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
2152 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
2153 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
2154 *E724*
2155 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
2156 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
2157 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
2158 Also see |copy()|.
2159
2160 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2161 GetObject()->deepcopy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002162<
2163 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
2164
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002165
2166delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
2167 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002168 name {fname}.
2169
2170 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2171 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002172
2173 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2174 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2175
2176 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2177 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2178 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2179 that is being used.
2180
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002181 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2182 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2183 or partly failed.
2184
2185 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2186 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2187 |deletebufline()|.
2188
2189 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2190 GetName()->delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002191<
2192 Return type: |Number|
2193
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002194
2195deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2196 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2197 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2198 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2199
2200 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2201 |bufload()| if needed.
2202
2203 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2204
2205 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2206 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2207 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2208
2209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2210 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2211<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002212 Return type: |Number|
2213
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002214 *did_filetype()*
2215did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2216 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2217 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2218 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2219 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2220 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2221 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2222 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2223 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2224 file.
2225
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002226 Return type: |Number|
2227
2228
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002229diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2230 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2231 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2232 diff library to compute the diff.
2233
2234 *E106*
2235 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2236 diff format. The following values are supported:
2237 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2238 indices and a count of the strings in each
2239 diff hunk.
2240 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2241 This is the default.
2242
2243 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2244 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2245 items for each diff hunk:
2246 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2247 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2248 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2249 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2250 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2251 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2252
2253 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2254 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002255 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2256 use. Supported boolean items are
2257 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2258 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002259 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002260 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2261 blank.
2262 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002263 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2264 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002265 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2266 space.
2267 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2268 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2269 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002270 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2271
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002272 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2273 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2274 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2275
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002276 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2277 identical.
2278
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002279 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002280 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2281 @@ -1 +1 @@
2282 -abc
2283 +xxx
2284
2285 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2286 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2287 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2288 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002289<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002290 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2291
2292 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2293 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2294<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002295 Return type: |String| or list<dict<number>> or list<any>
2296 depending on {options}
2297
2298
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002299diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2300 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2301 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2302 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2303 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2304 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2305 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2306 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2307
2308 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2309 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002310<
2311 Return type: |Number|
2312
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002313
2314diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2315 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2316 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2317 diff change zero is returned.
2318 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2319 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2320 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2321 line.
2322 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2323 syntax information about the highlighting.
2324
2325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2326 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2327<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002328 Return type: |Number|
2329
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002330
2331digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2332 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2333 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2334 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2335 is given and an empty string is returned.
2336
2337 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2338 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2339 available, it might fail.
2340
2341 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2342
2343 Examples: >
2344 " Get a built-in digraph
2345 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2346
2347 " Get a user-defined digraph
2348 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2349 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2350<
2351 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2352 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2353<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002354 Return type: |String|
2355
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002356 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2357 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2358 display an error message.
2359
2360
2361digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2362 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2363 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2364 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2365
2366 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2367 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2368 available, it might fail.
2369
2370 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2371
2372 Examples: >
2373 " Get user-defined digraphs
2374 :echo digraph_getlist()
2375
2376 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2377 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2378<
2379 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2380 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2381<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002382 Return type: list<list<string>>
2383
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002384 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2385 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2386 display an error message.
2387
2388
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002389digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002390 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2391 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002392 encoded character. *E1215*
2393 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2394 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2395 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002396
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002397 The function returns v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002398 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2399
2400 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2401 |digraph_setlist()|.
2402
2403 Example: >
2404 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2405<
2406 Can be used as a |method|: >
2407 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2408<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002409 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2410
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002411 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2412 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2413 display an error message.
2414
2415
2416digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2417 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2418 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2419 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002420 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002421 Example: >
2422 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2423<
2424 It is similar to the following: >
2425 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2426 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2427 endfor
2428< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2429 following digraphs will not be added.
2430
2431 Can be used as a |method|: >
2432 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2433<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002434 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2435
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002436 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2437 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2438 display an error message.
2439
2440
2441echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2442 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2443 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2444 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2445 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2446< and to enable it again: >
2447 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2448< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2449
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002450 Return type: |Number|
2451
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002452
2453empty({expr}) *empty()*
2454 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2455 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2456 items.
2457 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2458 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2459 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2460 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2461 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2462 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01002463 - An |Object| is empty, when the empty() method in the object
2464 (if present) returns true. |object-empty()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002465
2466 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2467 length with zero.
2468
2469 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2470 mylist->empty()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002471<
2472 Return type: |Number|
2473
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002474
2475environ() *environ()*
2476 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2477 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2478 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2479< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2480 use this: >
2481 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002482<
2483 Return type: dict<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002484
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002485
2486err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2487 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002488 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002489 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2490 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2491 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2492
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002493 Return type: |Number|
2494
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002495
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002496escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2497 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2498 backslash. Example: >
2499 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2500< results in: >
2501 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2502< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2503
2504 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2505 GetText()->escape(' \')
2506<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002507 Return type: |String|
2508
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002509 *eval()*
2510eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2511 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2512 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2513 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03002514 functions. In |Vim9| script, it can be used to obtain |enum|
2515 values from their fully qualified names.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002516
2517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2518 argv->join()->eval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002519<
2520 Return type: any, depending on {string}
2521
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002522
2523eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2524 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2525 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2526 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2527 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2528
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002529 Return type: |Number|
2530
2531
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002532executable({expr}) *executable()*
2533 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2534 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2535 arguments.
2536 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2537 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2538 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2539 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2540 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2541 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2542 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2543 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2544 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2545 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2546 directory, not if it's really executable.
2547 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002548 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2549 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2550 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2551 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002552 The result is a Number:
2553 1 exists
2554 0 does not exist
2555 -1 not implemented on this system
2556 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2557
2558 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2559 GetCommand()->executable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002560<
2561 Return type: |Number|
2562
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002563
2564execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2565 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2566 string.
2567 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2568 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002569 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002570 redir => var
2571 {command}
2572 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002573< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2574
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002575 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2576 "" no `:silent` used
2577 "silent" `:silent` used
2578 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2579 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2580 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2581 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2582 *E930*
2583 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2584
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002585 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002586 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002587
2588< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2589 use `win_execute()`.
2590
2591 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2592 included in the output of the higher level call.
2593
2594 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2595 GetCommand()->execute()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002596<
Marius Gedminasc98bfb92024-06-19 19:59:23 +02002597 Return type: |String|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002598
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002599
2600exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2601 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2602 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2603 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2604 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2605 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2606< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2607 an empty string is returned.
2608
2609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2610 GetCommand()->exepath()
2611<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002612 Return type: |String|
2613
2614
2615exists({expr}) *exists()*
2616 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002617 zero otherwise.
2618
2619 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2620 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2621 at compile time.
2622
2623 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2624 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2625
2626 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002627 varname internal variable (see
2628 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2629 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002630 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2631 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2632 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2633 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2634 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002635 script, since it can be used as a
2636 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002637 Beware that evaluating an index may
2638 cause an error message for an invalid
2639 expression. E.g.: >
2640 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2641 :echo exists("l[5]")
2642< 0 >
2643 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2644< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2645 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002646 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2647 not if it really works)
2648 +option-name Vim option that works.
2649 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2650 done by comparing with an empty
2651 string)
2652 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2653 or user defined function (see
2654 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2655 Also works for a variable that is a
2656 Funcref.
2657 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2658 implemented; to be used to check if
2659 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002660 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2661 command or command modifier |:command|.
2662 Returns:
2663 1 for match with start of a command
2664 2 full match with a command
2665 3 matches several user commands
2666 To check for a supported command
2667 always check the return value to be 2.
2668 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002669 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2670 probably should not use it, it is
2671 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002672 #event autocommand defined for this event
2673 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2674 pattern (the pattern is taken
2675 literally and compared to the
2676 autocommand patterns character by
2677 character)
2678 #group autocommand group exists
2679 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2680 event.
2681 #group#event#pattern
2682 autocommand defined for this group,
2683 event and pattern.
2684 ##event autocommand for this event is
2685 supported.
2686
2687 Examples: >
2688 exists("&shortname")
2689 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2690 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002691 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2692 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002693 exists("bufcount")
2694 exists(":Make")
2695 exists("#CursorHold")
2696 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2697 exists("#filetypeindent")
2698 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2699 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2700 exists("##ColorScheme")
2701< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2702 name.
2703 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002704 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2705 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002706 Working example: >
2707 exists(":make")
2708< NOT working example: >
2709 exists(":make install")
2710
2711< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2712 variable itself. For example: >
2713 exists(bufcount)
2714< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2715 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2716
2717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2718 Varname()->exists()
2719<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002720 Return type: |String|
2721
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002722
2723exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2724 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2725 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2726 give an error: >
2727 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2728 ThatFunction('works')
2729 endif
2730< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2731 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2732
2733 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2734 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2735 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2736
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002737 Return type: |String|
2738
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002739
2740exp({expr}) *exp()*
2741 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2742 [0, inf].
2743 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002744 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002745 Examples: >
2746 :echo exp(2)
2747< 7.389056 >
2748 :echo exp(-1)
2749< 0.367879
2750
2751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2752 Compute()->exp()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002753<
2754 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002755
2756
2757expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2758 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2759 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2760
2761 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2762 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2763 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2764 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2765 file name contains a space]
2766
2767 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2768 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2769 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2770
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002771 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
h-east53753f62024-05-05 18:42:31 +02002772 the command or shell that is run. |terminal-bufname|
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002774 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2775 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2776 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2777
2778 % current file name
2779 # alternate file name
2780 #n alternate file name n
2781 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2782 <afile> autocmd file name
2783 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2784 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2785 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2786 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2787 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2788 line number
2789 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2790 a function
2791 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2792 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002793 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2794 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002795 <stack> call stack
2796 <cword> word under the cursor
2797 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2798 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2799 message |server2client()|
2800 Modifiers:
2801 :p expand to full path
2802 :h head (last path component removed)
2803 :t tail (last path component only)
2804 :r root (one extension removed)
2805 :e extension only
2806
2807 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002808 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002809< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2810 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2811 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2812< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002813 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002814< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2815 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2816 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2817 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2818 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2819<
2820 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2821 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2822 to modify normal file names.
2823
2824 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2825 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2826 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2827 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002828 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2829 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2830 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002831
2832 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2833 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2834 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2835 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2836 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2837 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2838 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2839 :echo expand("**/README")
2840<
2841 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2842 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2843 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2844 |expr-env-expand|.
2845 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2846 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2847 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2848 "$FOOBAR".
2849
2850 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2851 getting the raw output of an external command.
2852
2853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2854 Getpattern()->expand()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002855<
2856 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2857
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002858
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002859expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002860 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2861 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2862 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2863 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2864 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002865
2866 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2867 argument:
2868 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2869 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2870 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2871
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002872 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2873 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002874
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002875 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002876 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002877 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2878 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2879<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002880 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002881 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2882<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002883 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2884
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002885extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2886 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2887 |Dictionaries|.
2888
2889 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2890 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2891 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2892 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2893 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2894 Examples: >
2895 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2896 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2897< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2898 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2899 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2900 (where N is the original length of the List).
2901 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2902 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2903 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2904<
2905 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2906 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2907 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2908 used to decide what to do:
2909 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2910 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2911 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2912 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2913
2914 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2915 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2916 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2917 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2918 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002919 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002920
2921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2922 mylist->extend(otherlist)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002923<
2924 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
2925 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002926
2927
2928extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2929 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2930 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002931 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002932
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002933 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
2934 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
2935
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002936
2937feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2938 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2939 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2940
2941 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2942 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2943 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2944 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2945 characters from a mapping.
2946
2947 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2948 {string}.
2949
2950 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2951 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2952 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2953 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2954 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2955 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2956
2957 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2958 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2959 keys are remapped.
2960 'n' Do not remap keys.
2961 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2962 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2963 opening folds, etc.
2964 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2965 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2966 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2967 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2968 the internal "got_int" flag.
2969 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2970 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2971 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2972 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2973 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2974 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2975 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2976 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2977 script continues.
2978 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2979 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2980 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002981 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2982 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002983 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002984 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002985 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2986 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2987 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2988
2989 Return value is always 0.
2990
2991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2992 GetInput()->feedkeys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002993<
2994 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2995
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002996
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02002997filecopy({from}, {to}) *filecopy()*
2998 Copy the file pointed to by the name {from} to {to}. The
2999 result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if the file was copied
3000 successfully, and |FALSE| when it failed.
3001 If a file with name {to} already exists, it will fail.
3002 Note that it does not handle directories (yet).
3003
3004 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3005
3006 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3007 GetOldName()->filecopy(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003008<
3009 Return type: |Number|
3010
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02003011
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003012filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
3013 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
3014 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
3015 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
3016 expression, which is used as a String.
3017 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
3018 |glob()|.
3019 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
3020 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
3021 0
3022 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
3023 1
3024
3025< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3026 GetName()->filereadable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003027<
3028 Return type: |Number|
3029
3030 *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003031 Obsolete name: file_readable().
3032
3033
3034filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
3035 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
3036 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
3037 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
3038 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
3039
3040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3041 GetName()->filewritable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003042<
3043 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003044
3045
3046filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
3047 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3048 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
3049 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
3050 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003051 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003052
3053 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3054
3055 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3056 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3057 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3058 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3059 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3060 current character.
3061 Examples: >
3062 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
3063< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
3064 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
3065< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
3066 call filter(var, 0)
3067< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
3068
3069 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
3070 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
3071 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
3072
3073 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3074 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3075 2. the value of the current item.
3076 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
3077 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
3078 func Odd(idx, val)
3079 return a:idx % 2 == 1
3080 endfunc
3081 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003082< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
3083 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
3084< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003085 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
3086< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
3087 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
3088<
3089 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
3090 Other values will result in a type error.
3091
3092 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
3093 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
3094 first: >
3095 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
3096
3097< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003098 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003099 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
3100 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3101 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3102 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3103
3104 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3105 mylist->filter(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003106<
3107 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
3108 depending on {expr1}
3109
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003110
3111finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
3112 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
3113 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
3114 for the syntax of {path}.
3115
3116 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
3117 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
3118 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
3119 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
3120
3121 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
3122 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
3123 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
3124
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003125 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
3126
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003127 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003128
3129 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3130 GetName()->finddir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003131<
3132 Return type: |String|
3133
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003134
3135findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
3136 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
3137 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
3138 Example: >
3139 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
3140< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
3141 it finds the file "tags.vim".
3142
3143 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3144 GetName()->findfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003145<
3146 Return type: |String|
3147
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003148
3149flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
3150 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
3151 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
3152 a very large number.
3153 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
3154 not want that.
3155 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003156 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003157 *E900*
3158 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
3159 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
3160 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
3161
3162 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
3163
3164 Example: >
3165 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
3166< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
3167 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
3168< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
3169
3170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3171 mylist->flatten()
3172<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003173 Return type: list<{type}>
3174
3175
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003176flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
3177 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
3178
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003179 Return type: list<{type}>
3180
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003181
3182float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
3183 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
3184 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00003185 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003186 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003187 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
3188 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
3189 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
3190 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
3191 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
3192 Examples: >
3193 echo float2nr(3.95)
3194< 3 >
3195 echo float2nr(-23.45)
3196< -23 >
3197 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
3198< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
3199 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
3200< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
3201 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
3202< 0
3203
3204 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3205 Compute()->float2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003206<
3207 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003208
3209
3210floor({expr}) *floor()*
3211 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
3212 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
3213 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003214 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003215 Examples: >
3216 echo floor(1.856)
3217< 1.0 >
3218 echo floor(-5.456)
3219< -6.0 >
3220 echo floor(4.0)
3221< 4.0
3222
3223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3224 Compute()->floor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003225<
3226 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003227
3228
3229fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
3230 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
3231 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
3232 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
3233 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
3234 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
3235 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
3236 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003237 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
3238 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003239 Examples: >
3240 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
3241< 0.13 >
3242 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
3243< -0.13
3244
3245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3246 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003247<
3248 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003249
3250
3251fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
3252 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
3253 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
3254 are escaped with a backslash.
3255 For most systems the characters escaped are
3256 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
3257 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
3258 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
3259 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003260 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003261 Example: >
3262 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003263 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003264< results in executing: >
3265 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
3266<
3267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3268 GetName()->fnameescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003269<
3270 Return type: |String|
3271
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003272
3273fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
3274 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
3275 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
3276 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
3277 Example: >
3278 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
3279< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01003280 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003281< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
3282 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01003283 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3284 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3285 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3286 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003287 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3288 |expand()| first then.
3289
3290 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3291 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003292<
3293 Return type: |String|
3294
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003295
3296foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3297 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3298 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3299 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3300 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3301 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3302
3303 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3304 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003305<
3306 Return type: |Number|
3307
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003308
3309foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3310 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3311 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3312 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3313 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3314 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3315
3316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3317 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003318<
3319 Return type: |Number|
3320
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003321
3322foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3323 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3324 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3325 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3326 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3327 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3328 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3329 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3330 previous line is usually available.
3331 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3332 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3333
3334 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3335 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3336<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003337 Return type: |Number|
3338
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003339 *foldtext()*
3340foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3341 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3342 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3343 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3344 The returned string looks like this: >
3345 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3346< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3347 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3348 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3349 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3350 'commentstring' options is removed.
3351 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3352 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3353 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003354 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003355
3356 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003357 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3358
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003359
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003360foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3361 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3362 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3363 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3364 returned.
3365 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3366 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3367 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3368 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3369
3370
3371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3372 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003373<
3374 Return type: |String|
3375
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003376
3377foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3378 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3379 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003380 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003381 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3382
3383 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3384
3385 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3386 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3387 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3388 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3389 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3390 current character.
3391 Examples: >
3392 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3393< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3394
3395 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3396 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3397 avoid having to double backslashes.
3398
3399 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3400 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3401 2. the value of the current item.
3402 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3403 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3404 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3405 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3406
3407 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3408 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3409 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3410 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3411 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3412
3413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3414 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003415<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003416 Return type: |String|, |Blob| list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
3417 depending on {expr1}
3418
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003419 *foreground()*
3420foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3421 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3422 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3423 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3424 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003425
3426 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003427 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003428 Win32 console version}
3429
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003430fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003431 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3432 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3433
3434 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3435 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003436 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3437 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3438 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3439
3440 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3441 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3442 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3443 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003444
3445 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3446 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3447
3448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3449 GetName()->fullcommand()
3450<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003451 Return type: |String|
3452
3453
3454funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}]) *funcref()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003455 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3456 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3457 function {name} is redefined later.
3458
3459 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003460 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3461 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3462 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3463 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003464 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003465
3466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3467 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3468<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003469 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3470
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003471 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003472function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3473 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3474 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3475 internal function.
3476
3477 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3478 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3479 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3480 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3481 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3482<
3483 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3484 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3485 same function.
3486
3487 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3488 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3489 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3490
3491 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3492 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3493 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3494 ...
3495 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3496 ...
3497 call Partial('name')
3498< Invokes the function as with: >
3499 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3500
3501< With a |method|: >
3502 func Callback(one, two, three)
3503 ...
3504 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3505 ...
3506 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3507< Invokes the function as with: >
3508 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3509
3510< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3511 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3512 arguments. Example: >
3513 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003514 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003515 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3516 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003517 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003518 call Func2('name')
3519< Invokes the function as with: >
3520 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3521
3522< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3523 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3524 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003525 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003526 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003527 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003528 let context = {"name": "example"}
3529 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003530 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003531 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3532< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003533 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3534 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003535 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3536 let Func = context.Callback
3537
3538< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3539 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003540 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003541 let context = {"name": "example"}
3542 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003543 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003544 call Func(500)
3545< Invokes the function as with: >
3546 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3547<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003548 Returns 0 on error.
3549
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003550 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3551 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3552
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003553<
3554 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3555
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003556
3557garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3558 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3559 that have circular references.
3560
3561 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3562 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3563 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3564 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3565 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3566 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3567 for a long time.
3568
3569 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3570 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3571 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3572
3573 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3574 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3575 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3576 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3577
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003578 Return type: |String|
3579
3580
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003581get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()* *get()-list*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003582 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3583 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3584 omitted.
3585 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3586 mylist->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003587<
3588 Return type: any, depending on {list}
3589
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003590get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()-blob*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003591 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3592 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3593 omitted.
3594 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3595 myblob->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003596<
3597 Return type: |Number|
3598
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003599get({dict}, {key} [, {default}]) *get()-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003600 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3601 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3602 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3603 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3604< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3605 'default' when it does not exist.
3606 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3607 mydict->get(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003608<
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003609 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003610
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003611get({func}, {what}) *get()-func*
3612 Get item {what} from |Funcref| {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003613 {what} are:
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003614 "name" The function name
3615 "func" The function
3616 "dict" The dictionary
3617 "args" The list with arguments
3618 "arity" A dictionary with information about the number of
3619 arguments accepted by the function (minus the
3620 {arglist}) with the following fields:
3621 required the number of positional arguments
3622 optional the number of optional arguments,
3623 in addition to the required ones
3624 varargs |TRUE| if the function accepts a
3625 variable number of arguments |...|
3626
3627 Note: There is no error, if the {arglist} of
3628 the Funcref contains more arguments than the
3629 Funcref expects, it's not validated.
3630
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003631 Returns zero on error.
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003632
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003633 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3634 myfunc->get(what)
3635<
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003636 Return type: any, depending on {func} and {what}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003637
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003638 *getbufinfo()*
3639getbufinfo([{buf}])
3640getbufinfo([{dict}])
3641 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3642
3643 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3644 returned.
3645
3646 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3647 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3648 be specified in {dict}:
3649 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3650 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3651 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3652
3653 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3654 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3655 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3656 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3657
3658 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3659 entries:
3660 bufnr Buffer number.
3661 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3662 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003663 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3664 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003665 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3666 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3667 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3668 last used.
3669 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3670 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3671 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3672 opened in the current window.
3673 Only valid if the buffer has been
3674 displayed in the window in the past.
3675 If you want the line number of the
3676 last known cursor position in a given
3677 window, use |line()|: >
3678 :echo line('.', {winid})
3679<
3680 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3681 valid when loaded)
3682 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3683 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3684 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3685 Each list item is a dictionary with
3686 the following fields:
3687 id sign identifier
3688 lnum line number
3689 name sign name
3690 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3691 buffer-local variables.
3692 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3693 buffer
3694 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3695 display this buffer
3696
3697 Examples: >
3698 for buf in getbufinfo()
3699 echo buf.name
3700 endfor
3701 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3702 if buf.changed
3703 ....
3704 endif
3705 endfor
3706<
3707 To get buffer-local options use: >
3708 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3709<
3710 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3711 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3712<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003713 Return type: list<dict<any>>
3714
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003715
3716 *getbufline()*
3717getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3718 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3719 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003720 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3721 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003722
3723 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3724
3725 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3726 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3727
3728 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3729 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3730
3731 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3732 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3733 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3734 returned.
3735
3736 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3737 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3738
3739 Example: >
3740 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3741
3742< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3743 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003744<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003745 Return type: list<string>
3746
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003747 *getbufoneline()*
3748getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3749 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3750 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003751
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003752 Return type: |String|
3753
3754
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003755getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3756 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3757 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3758 must be used.
3759 The {varname} argument is a string.
3760 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3761 buffer-local variables.
3762 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3763 the buffer-local options.
3764 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3765 a buffer-local option.
3766 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3767 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3768 window-local option.
3769 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3770 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3771 string is returned, there is no error message.
3772 Examples: >
3773 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003774 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003775
3776< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3777 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3778<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003779 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
3780
3781
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003782getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3783 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3784 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3785 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3786 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003787
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003788 Return type: list<any>
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003789
3790
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003791getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3792 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3793 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3794 exist, an empty list is returned.
3795
3796 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3797 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3798 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3799 entries:
3800 col column number
3801 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3802 lnum line number
3803 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3804 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3805 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3806
3807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3808 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003809<
3810 Return type: list<any>
3811
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003812
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003813getchar([{expr}]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003814 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003815 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3816 If {expr} is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003817 Return zero otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003818 If {expr} is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003819 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3820 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3821
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003822 Without {expr} and when {expr} is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003823 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003824 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003825 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3826 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3827 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3828 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3829 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3830 that is not included in the character.
3831
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003832 When {expr} is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003833 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3834 sequence.
3835
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003836 When {expr} is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003837 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3838 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3839
3840 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3841
3842 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3843 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3844 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3845 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3846 ignored.
3847 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3848 let c = getchar()
3849 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003850 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003851 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003852 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003853 endif
3854<
3855 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3856 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3857 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3858
3859 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3860 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3861 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3862 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3863
3864 There is no mapping for the character.
3865 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3866 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3867 sequence. Examples: >
3868 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3869 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3870< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3871 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3872 :function FindChar()
3873 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3874 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3875 : normal l
3876 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3877 : break
3878 : endif
3879 : endwhile
3880 :endfunction
3881<
3882 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3883 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3884 another character: >
3885 :function GetKey()
3886 : let c = getchar()
3887 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3888 : let c = getchar()
3889 : endwhile
3890 : return c
3891 :endfunction
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003892<
3893 Return type: |Number| or |String|
3894
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003895
3896getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3897 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3898 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3899 These values are added together:
3900 2 shift
3901 4 control
3902 8 alt (meta)
3903 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3904 32 mouse double click
3905 64 mouse triple click
3906 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003907 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003908 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3909 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003910 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003911
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003912 Return type: |Number|
3913
3914
3915getcharpos({expr}) *getcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003916 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3917 column number in the returned List is a character index
3918 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003919 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3920 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003921 of the last character.
3922
3923 Example:
3924 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3925 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3926 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3927<
3928 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3929 GetMark()->getcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003930<
3931 Return type: list<number>
3932
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003933
3934getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3935 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3936 with the following entries:
3937
3938 char character previously used for a character
3939 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3940 if no character search has been performed
3941 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3942 0 for backward
3943 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3944 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3945 character search
3946
3947 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3948 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3949 character search: >
3950 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3951 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3952< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3953
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003954 Return type: dict<any>
3955
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003956
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003957getcharstr([{expr}]) *getcharstr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003958 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3959 string.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003960 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3961 If {expr} is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003962 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003963 If {expr} is 1 or true, only check if a character is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003964 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3965 if no character is available.
3966 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3967 result is converted to a string.
3968
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003969 Return type: |String|
3970
3971
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003972getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3973 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3974 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3975 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003976 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003977 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3978 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003979 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003980
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003981 Return type: |String|
3982
3983
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003984getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3985 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3986 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3987 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3988 Example: >
3989 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003990< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3991 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003992 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3993 |inputsecret()|.
3994
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003995 Return type: |String|
3996
3997
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003998getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3999 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
4000 byte count. The first column is 1.
4001 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4002 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4003 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01004004 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
4005 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004006
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004007 Return type: |Number|
4008
4009
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004010getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
4011 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
4012 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
4013 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
4014 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4015 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4016 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01004017 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
4018 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004019
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004020 Return type: |Number|
4021
4022
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004023getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
4024 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
4025 are:
4026 : normal Ex command
4027 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
4028 / forward search command
4029 ? backward search command
4030 @ |input()| command
4031 - |:insert| or |:append| command
4032 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
4033 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4034 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4035 Returns an empty string otherwise.
4036 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
4037
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004038 Return type: |String|
4039
4040
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004041getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
4042 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
4043 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
4044 when not in the command-line window.
4045
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004046 Return type: |String|
4047
4048
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004049getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
4050 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
4051 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
4052 types are supported:
4053
4054 arglist file names in argument list
4055 augroup autocmd groups
4056 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004057 behave |:behave| suboptions
4058 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004059 color color schemes
4060 command Ex command
4061 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
4062 compiler compilers
4063 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02004064 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
4065 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004066 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
4067 dir directory names
LemonBoya20bf692024-07-11 22:35:53 +02004068 dir_in_path directory names in |'cdpath'|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004069 environment environment variable names
4070 event autocommand events
4071 expression Vim expression
4072 file file and directory names
4073 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
4074 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
4075 function function name
4076 help help subjects
4077 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004078 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01004079 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004080 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
4081 mapclear buffer argument
4082 mapping mapping name
4083 menu menus
4084 messages |:messages| suboptions
4085 option options
4086 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00004087 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004088 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004089 shellcmd Shell command
4090 sign |:sign| suboptions
4091 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
4092 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
4093 tag tags
4094 tag_listfiles tags, file names
4095 user user names
4096 var user variables
4097
4098 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
4099 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
4100 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
4101
4102 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
4103 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
4104 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
4105
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004106 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
4107 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004108 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
4109 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
4110 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
4111 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004112
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004113 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
4114 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
4115 a ":call" command: >
4116 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
4117<
4118 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
4119 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
4120
4121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4122 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
4123<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004124 Return type: list<string>
4125
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004126 *getcurpos()*
4127getcurpos([{winid}])
4128 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
4129 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
4130 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
4131 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004132 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
4133 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004134 |getpos()|.
4135 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
4136 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
4137 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
4138
4139 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
4140 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
4141 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
4142 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
4143 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
4144
4145 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
4146 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
4147 MoveTheCursorAround
4148 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
4149< Note that this only works within the window. See
4150 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
4151
4152 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4153 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
4154<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004155 Return type: list<number>
4156
4157
4158getcursorcharpos([{winid}]) *getcursorcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004159 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
4160 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
4161
4162 Example:
4163 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
4164 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
4165 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
4166<
4167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4168 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004169<
4170 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004171
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004172
4173getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004174 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
4175 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
4176
4177 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
4178 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
4179 the |window-ID|.
4180 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
4181 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
4182
4183 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
4184 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
4185 the working directory of the tabpage.
4186 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
4187 use the current tabpage.
4188 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
4189 the current window.
4190 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
4191
4192 Examples: >
4193 " Get the working directory of the current window
4194 :echo getcwd()
4195 :echo getcwd(0)
4196 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
4197 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
4198 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
4199 " Get the global working directory
4200 :echo getcwd(-1)
4201 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
4202 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
4203 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
4204 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
4205
4206< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4207 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004208<
4209 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004210
4211getenv({name}) *getenv()*
4212 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
4213 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
4214 myHome = getenv('HOME')
4215
4216< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
4217 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
4218 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
4219 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
4220
4221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4222 GetVarname()->getenv()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004223<
4224 Return type: |String| or |Number|
4225
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004226
4227getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
4228 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
4229 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
4230 |hl-Normal|.
4231 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
4232 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
4233 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
4234 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
4235 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
4236 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
4237 function just after the GUI has started.
4238 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
4239 a valid name does not work.
4240
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004241 Return type: |String|
4242
4243
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004244getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
4245 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
4246 permissions of the given file {fname}.
4247 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
4248 empty string is returned.
4249 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
4250 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
4251 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
4252 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
4253 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
4254 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
4255 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
4256< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
4257 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
4258
4259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4260 GetFilename()->getfperm()
4261<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004262 Return type: |String|
4263
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004264 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
4265
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004266
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004267getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
4268 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
4269 given file {fname}.
4270 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
4271 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
4272 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
4273 is returned.
4274
4275 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4276 GetFilename()->getfsize()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004277<
4278 Return type: |Number|
4279
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004280
4281getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
4282 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
4283 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
4284 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
4285 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
4286 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
4287
4288 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4289 GetFilename()->getftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004290<
4291 Return type: |Number|
4292
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004293
4294getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
4295 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
4296 file of the given file {fname}.
4297 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
4298 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
4299 results:
4300 Normal file "file"
4301 Directory "dir"
4302 Symbolic link "link"
4303 Block device "bdev"
4304 Character device "cdev"
4305 Socket "socket"
4306 FIFO "fifo"
4307 All other "other"
4308 Example: >
4309 getftype("/home")
4310< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
4311 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
4312 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
4313 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
4314
4315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4316 GetFilename()->getftype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004317<
4318 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004319
4320getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
4321 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004322 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004323 See 'imstatusfunc'.
4324
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004325 Return type: |Number|
4326
4327
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004328getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
4329 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
4330
4331 Without arguments use the current window.
4332 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
4333 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
4334 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004335 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
4336 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004337
4338 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
4339 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
4340 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
4341 the following entries:
4342 bufnr buffer number
4343 col column number
4344 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
4345 filename filename if available
4346 lnum line number
4347
4348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4349 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004350<
4351 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004352
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004353 *getline()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004354getline({lnum} [, {end}])
4355 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
4356 from the current buffer. Example: >
4357 getline(1)
4358< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
4359 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
4360 To get the line under the cursor: >
4361 getline(".")
4362< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
4363 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
4364
4365 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
4366 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
4367 including line {end}.
4368 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
4369 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
4370 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
4371 Example: >
4372 :let start = line('.')
4373 :let end = search("^$") - 1
4374 :let lines = getline(start, end)
4375
4376< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4377 ComputeLnum()->getline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004378<
4379 Return type: list<string> or |String| depending on {end}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004380
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004381 To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00004382 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004383
4384getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
4385 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
4386 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4387 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
4388
4389 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
4390 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
4391 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
4392
4393 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4394 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
4395 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
4396
4397 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
4398 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
4399
4400 filewinid id of the window used to display files
4401 from the location list. This field is
4402 applicable only when called from a
4403 location list window. See
4404 |location-list-file-window| for more
4405 details.
4406
4407 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
4408 location list for the window {nr}.
4409 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
4410
4411 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4412 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
4413 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004414<
4415 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004416
4417
4418getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
4419 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
4420 about all the global marks. |mark|
4421
4422 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4423 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004424 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4425 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004426
4427 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4428 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4429 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4430 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4431 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4432 file file name
4433
4434 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4435 mark.
4436
4437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4438 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004439<
4440 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4441
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004442
4443getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4444 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4445 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4446 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4447 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4448 |getmatches()|.
4449 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004450 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4451 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004452 Example: >
4453 :echo getmatches()
4454< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4455 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4456 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4457 :let m = getmatches()
4458 :call clearmatches()
4459 :echo getmatches()
4460< [] >
4461 :call setmatches(m)
4462 :echo getmatches()
4463< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4464 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4465 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4466 :unlet m
4467<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004468 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4469
4470
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004471getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4472 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4473 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4474 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4475 screenrow screen row
4476 screencol screen column
4477 winid Window ID of the click
4478 winrow row inside "winid"
4479 wincol column inside "winid"
4480 line text line inside "winid"
4481 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004482 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4483 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004484 All numbers are 1-based.
4485
4486 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4487 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4488
4489 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4490 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4491 are zero.
4492
4493 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4494 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4495
4496 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4497
4498 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4499 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4500
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004501 Return type: dict<number>
4502
4503
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004504getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4505 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4506 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4507 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4508 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4509
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004510 Return type: |String|
4511
4512
4513getpid() *getpid()*
4514 Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004515 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4516 exits.
4517
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004518 Return type: |Number|
4519
4520
4521getpos({expr}) *getpos()*
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004522 Get the position for String {expr}.
4523 The accepted values for {expr} are: *E1209*
4524 . The cursor position.
4525 $ The last line in the current buffer.
4526 'x Position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004527 returned for all values).
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004528 w0 First line visible in current window (one if the
4529 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode).
4530 w$ Last line visible in current window (this is one
4531 less than "w0" if no lines are visible).
4532 v When not in Visual mode, returns the cursor
4533 position. In Visual mode, returns the other end
4534 of the Visual area. A good way to think about
4535 this is that in Visual mode "v" and "." complement
4536 each other. While "." refers to the cursor
4537 position, "v" refers to where |v_o| would move the
4538 cursor. As a result, you can use "v" and "."
4539 together to work on all of a selection in
4540 characterwise Visual mode. If the cursor is at
4541 the end of a characterwise Visual area, "v" refers
4542 to the start of the same Visual area. And if the
4543 cursor is at the start of a characterwise Visual
4544 area, "v" refers to the end of the same Visual
4545 area. "v" differs from |'<| and |'>| in that it's
4546 updated right away.
4547 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
4548 then applies to another buffer.
4549
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004550 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4551 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4552 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4553 is the buffer number of the mark.
4554 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4555 column is 1.
4556 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4557 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4558 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4559 character.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004560
4561 For getting the cursor position see |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004562 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4563 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4564 use |getcharpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004565
4566 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4567 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
4568 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004569 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4570 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004571 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004572
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004573 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4574 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4575 ...
4576 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004577<
4578 Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004579
4580 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4581 GetMark()->getpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004582<
4583 Return type: list<number>
4584
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004585
4586getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4587 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4588 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4589 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4590 bufname() to get the name
4591 module module name
4592 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4593 end_lnum
4594 end of line number if the item is multiline
4595 col column number (first column is 1)
4596 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4597 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4598 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4599 nr error number
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02004600 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004601 text description of the error
4602 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4603 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004604 user_data
4605 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004606 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004607
4608 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4609 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4610 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4611 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4612 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4613
4614 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4615 do something with them: >
4616 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4617 :for d in getqflist()
4618 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4619 :endfor
4620<
4621 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4622 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4623 following string items are supported in {what}:
4624 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4625 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4626 context get the |quickfix-context|
4627 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4628 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4629 value is used.
4630 id get information for the quickfix list with
4631 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4632 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4633 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4634 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4635 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4636 See |quickfix-index|
4637 items quickfix list entries
4638 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4639 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4640 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4641 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4642 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4643 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4644 the last quickfix list
4645 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4646 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4647 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4648 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4649 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4650 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4651 all all of the above quickfix properties
4652 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4653 particular item, set it to zero.
4654 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4655 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4656 specified by "id" is used.
4657 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4658 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4659 contains the quickfix stack size.
4660 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4661 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4662 "items" with the list of entries.
4663
4664 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4665 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4666 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4667 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4668 If not present, set to "".
4669 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4670 present, set to 0.
4671 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4672 present, set to 0.
4673 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4674 an empty list.
4675 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4676 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4677 window. If not present, set to 0.
4678 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4679 present, set to 0.
4680 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4681 to "".
4682 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4683
4684 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4685 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4686 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4687 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4688<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004689 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4690
4691
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004692getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4693 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4694 {regname}. Example: >
4695 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4696< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4697 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004698 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004699
4700 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4701 register. (For use in maps.)
4702 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4703 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4704 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4705
4706 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4707 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4708 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4709 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4710 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4711 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4712
4713 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4714 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4715 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4716
4717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4718 GetRegname()->getreg()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004719<
4720 Return type: |String|
4721
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004722
4723getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4724 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4725 Dictionary with the following entries:
4726 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4727 {regname}, like
4728 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4729 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4730 |getregtype()|.
4731 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4732 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4733 register.
4734 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4735 single letter name of the register
4736 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4737 For example, after deleting a line
4738 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4739 which is the register that got the
4740 deleted text.
4741
4742 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4743 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4744 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4745 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4746 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4747 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4748
4749 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4750 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004751<
4752 Return type: dict<any>
4753
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004754
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004755getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004756 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004757 buffer.
4758
4759 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004760 See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible
4761 to specify positions from a different buffer, but please
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004762 note the limitations at |getregion-notes|.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004763
4764 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4765 following items:
4766
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004767 type Specify the region's selection type.
4768 See |getregtype()| for possible values,
zeertzjqdff55a32024-05-25 10:25:36 +02004769 except that the width can be omitted
4770 and an empty string cannot be used.
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004771 (default: "v")
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004772
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004773 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004774 for the end position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004775 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004776
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004777 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4778 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4779 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004780 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4781 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004782
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004783 *getregion-notes*
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004784 Note that:
4785 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4786 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4787 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004788 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4789 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4790 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4791 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4792 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004793 - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004794 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004795 - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer.
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004796 - It is evaluated in current window context, which makes a
4797 difference if the buffer is displayed in a window with
4798 different 'virtualedit' or 'list' values.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004799
4800 Examples: >
4801 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004802 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4803 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004804<
4805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004806 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02004807<
4808 Return type: list<string>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004809
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004810<
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004811getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregionpos()*
4812 Same as |getregion()|, but returns a list of positions
4813 describing the buffer text segments bound by {pos1} and
4814 {pos2}.
4815 The segments are a pair of positions for every line: >
4816 [[{start_pos}, {end_pos}], ...]
4817<
4818 The position is a |List| with four numbers:
4819 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4820 "bufnum" is the buffer number.
4821 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4822 column is 1.
zeertzjqc95e64f2024-05-20 14:00:31 +02004823 If the "off" number of a starting position is non-zero, it is
4824 the offset in screen columns from the start of the character.
4825 E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
4826 If the "off" number of an ending position is non-zero, it is
zeertzjq52a6f342024-05-22 16:42:44 +02004827 the offset of the character's first cell not included in the
4828 selection, otherwise all its cells are included.
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004829
zeertzjq2b09de92024-05-24 07:48:51 +02004830 Apart from the options supported by |getregion()|, {opts} also
4831 supports the following:
4832
4833 eol If |TRUE|, indicate positions beyond
4834 the end of a line with "col" values
4835 one more than the length of the line.
4836 If |FALSE|, positions are limited
4837 within their lines, and if a line is
4838 empty or the selection is entirely
4839 beyond the end of a line, a "col"
4840 value of 0 is used for both positions.
4841 (default: |FALSE|)
4842
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004843 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4844 getpos('.')->getregionpos(getpos("'a"))
4845<
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02004846 Return type: list<list<list<number>>>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004847
4848
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004849getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4850 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4851 The value will be one of:
4852 "v" for |characterwise| text
4853 "V" for |linewise| text
4854 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4855 "" for an empty or unknown register
4856 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4857 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4858 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4859 |v:register| is used.
4860 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4861
4862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4863 GetRegname()->getregtype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004864<
4865 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004866
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004867getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004868 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004869 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4870 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004871
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004872 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4873 optional items:
4874 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4875 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004876 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004877 "name" are returned.
4878 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4879 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4880 returned and "name" is ignored.
4881
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004882 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4883 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004884 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004885 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4886 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004887 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4888 the script. Present only when a particular
4889 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4890 {opts}.
4891 name Vim script file name.
4892 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4893 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004894 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4895 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004896 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004897 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004898 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4899 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4900 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4901 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004902 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004903
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004904 Examples: >
4905 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
zeertzjqad4881c2024-05-04 15:35:30 +08004906 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15})[0].variables
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004907<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004908 Return type: list<dict<any>>
4909
4910
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004911gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4912 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4913 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4914 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4915 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4916 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4917
4918 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4919 tabnr tab page number.
4920 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4921 tabpage-local variables
4922 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4923
4924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4925 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004926<
4927 Return type: list<dict<any>>
4928
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004929
4930gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4931 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4932 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4933 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4934 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4935 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4936 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4937 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4938 string is returned, there is no error message.
4939
4940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4941 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004942<
4943 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
4944
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004945
4946gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4947 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4948 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4949 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4950 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4951 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4952 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4953 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4954 window-local option.
4955 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4956 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4957 use |getwinvar()|.
4958 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4959 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4960 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4961 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4962 or buffer-local variable.
4963 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4964 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4965 Examples: >
4966 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004967 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004968<
4969 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4970 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4971
4972< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4973 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004974<
4975 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
4976
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004977
4978gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4979 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4980 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4981 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4982 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4983
4984 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4985 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4986 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4987 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4988 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4989 is a dictionary containing the
4990 entries described below.
4991 length Number of entries in the stack.
4992
4993 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4994 entries:
4995 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4996 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4997 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4998 returned list.
4999 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
5000 multiple matching tags are found for a
5001 name.
5002 tagname name of the tag
5003
5004 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
5005
5006 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5007 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005008<
5009 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005010
5011
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005012gettext({text} [, {package}]) *gettext()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005013 Translate String {text} if possible.
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005014 This is intended for use in Vim scripts. When generating
5015 message translations the {text} is extracted by `xgettext`,
5016 the translator can add translated messages into the .po file
5017 and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is called.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005018 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005019 `xgettext` does not support single quoted escaped text.
5020
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005021 When the {package} is specified, the translation is looked up
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005022 for that specific package. This is mainly required for
5023 third-party Vim scripts. You need to specify a path to the
5024 translations with the |bindtextdomain()| function before
5025 using the gettext() function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005026
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005027 Return type: |String|
5028
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005029
5030getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
5031 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
5032
5033 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
5034 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
5035 exist the result is an empty list.
5036
5037 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
5038 tab pages is returned.
5039
5040 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
5041 botline last complete displayed buffer line
5042 bufnr number of buffer in the window
5043 height window height (excluding winbar)
5044 loclist 1 if showing a location list
5045 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5046 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
5047 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5048 terminal 1 if a terminal window
5049 {only with the +terminal feature}
5050 tabnr tab page number
5051 topline first displayed buffer line
5052 variables a reference to the dictionary with
5053 window-local variables
5054 width window width
5055 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
5056 otherwise
5057 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
5058 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
5059 textoff number of columns occupied by any
5060 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
5061 number in front of the text
5062 winid |window-ID|
5063 winnr window number
5064 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
5065 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
5066
5067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5068 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005069<
5070 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5071
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005072
5073getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
5074 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
5075 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
5076 [x-pos, y-pos]
5077 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
5078 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
5079 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
5080 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
5081 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
5082 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
5083 do some work in the meantime: >
5084 while 1
5085 let res = getwinpos(1)
5086 if res[0] >= 0
5087 break
5088 endif
5089 " Do some work here
5090 endwhile
5091<
5092
5093 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5094 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
5095<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005096 Return type: list<number>
5097
5098
5099getwinposx() *getwinposx()*
5100 The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005101 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
5102 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005103 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5104 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005105 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5106
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005107 Return type: |Number|
5108
5109
5110getwinposy() *getwinposy()*
5111 The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005112 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
5113 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005114 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5115 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005116 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5117
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005118 Return type: |Number|
5119
5120
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005121getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
5122 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
5123 Examples: >
5124 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005125 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005126
5127< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5128 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
5129<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005130 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5131
5132
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005133glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
5134 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
5135 use of special characters.
5136
5137 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5138 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5139 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5140 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5141 'wildignorecase' always applies.
5142
5143 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5144 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
5145 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
5146 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
5147 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
5148
5149 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
5150
5151 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
5152 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
5153
5154 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
5155 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
5156 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
5157 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
5158
5159 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
5160 any external command. Example: >
5161 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
5162 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
5163< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
5164 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
5165
5166 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
5167 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
5168
5169 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5170 GetExpr()->glob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005171<
5172 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5173 on {list}
5174
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005175
5176glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
5177 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
5178 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
5179 is a file name. E.g. >
5180 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
5181< This is equivalent to: >
5182 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
5183< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
5184 empty string.
5185 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
5186 a backslash usually means a path separator.
5187
5188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5189 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005190<
5191 Return type: |String|
5192
5193 *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005194globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
5195 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
5196 and concatenate the results. Example: >
5197 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
5198<
5199 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
5200 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
5201 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
5202 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
5203 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
5204 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
5205 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
5206 error message.
5207
5208 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5209 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5210 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5211 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5212
5213 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5214 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
5215 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
5216 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
5217 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
5218 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
5219<
5220 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
5221
5222 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
5223 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
5224 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
5225 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
5226< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
5227 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
5228
5229 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5230 second argument: >
5231 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
5232<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005233 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5234 on {list}
5235
5236
5237has({feature} [, {check}]) *has()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005238 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
5239 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
5240 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
5241 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
5242
5243 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
5244 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
5245 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
5246 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
5247 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
5248 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
5249 current Vim version.
5250
5251 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
5252
5253 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
5254 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
5255 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
5256 separate line: >
5257 if has('feature')
5258 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
5259 endif
5260< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
5261 would not be found.
5262
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005263 Return type: |Number|
5264
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005265
5266has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
5267 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01005268 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
5269 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
5270 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
5271 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
5272 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005273
5274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5275 mydict->has_key(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005276<
5277 Return type: |Number|
5278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005279
5280haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
5281 The result is a Number:
5282 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
5283 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
5284 0 otherwise.
5285
5286 Without arguments use the current window.
5287 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
5288 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5289 page.
5290 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5291 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
5292 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
5293 Examples: >
5294 if haslocaldir() == 1
5295 " window local directory case
5296 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
5297 " tab-local directory case
5298 else
5299 " global directory case
5300 endif
5301
5302 " current window
5303 :echo haslocaldir()
5304 :echo haslocaldir(0)
5305 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
5306 " window n in current tab page
5307 :echo haslocaldir(n)
5308 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
5309 " window n in tab page m
5310 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
5311 " tab page m
5312 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
5313<
5314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5315 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005316<
5317 Return type: |Number|
5318
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005319
5320hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
5321 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
5322 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
5323 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
5324 indicated by {mode}.
5325 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
5326 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5327 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
5328 Command-line mode.
5329 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
5330 buffer are checked for a match.
5331 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
5332 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
5333 n Normal mode
5334 v Visual and Select mode
5335 x Visual mode
5336 s Select mode
5337 o Operator-pending mode
5338 i Insert mode
5339 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
5340 c Command-line mode
5341 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
5342
5343 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
5344 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
5345 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
5346 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
5347 :endif
5348< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
5349 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
5350
5351 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5352 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005353<
5354 Return type: |Number|
5355
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005356
5357histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
5358 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
5359 one of: *hist-names*
5360 "cmd" or ":" command line history
5361 "search" or "/" search pattern history
5362 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
5363 "input" or "@" input line history
5364 "debug" or ">" debug command history
5365 empty the current or last used history
5366 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
5367 character is sufficient.
5368 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
5369 shifted to become the newest entry.
5370 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
5371 otherwise FALSE is returned.
5372
5373 Example: >
5374 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
5375 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
5376< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
5377
5378 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5379 second argument: >
5380 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005381<
5382 Return type: |Number|
5383
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005384
5385histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
5386 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
5387 for the possible values of {history}.
5388
5389 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
5390 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
5391 be removed from the history (if there are any).
5392 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
5393 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
5394 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
5395 be removed if it exists.
5396
5397 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
5398 is returned.
5399
5400 Examples:
5401 Clear expression register history: >
5402 :call histdel("expr")
5403<
5404 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
5405 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
5406<
5407 The following three are equivalent: >
5408 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
5409 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005410 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005411<
5412 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
5413 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
5414 :call histdel("search", -1)
5415 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
5416<
5417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5418 GetHistory()->histdel()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005419<
5420 Return type: |Number|
5421
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005422
5423histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
5424 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
5425 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
5426 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
5427 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
5428 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
5429
5430 Examples:
5431 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005432 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005433
5434< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
5435 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
5436 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
5437<
5438 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5439 GetHistory()->histget()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005440<
5441 Return type: |String|
5442
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005443
5444histnr({history}) *histnr()*
5445 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
5446 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
5447 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
5448
5449 Example: >
5450 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
5451
5452< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5453 GetHistory()->histnr()
5454<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005455 Return type: |Number|
5456
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005457hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
5458 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
5459 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
5460 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
5461 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
5462 item.
5463 *highlight_exists()*
5464 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
5465
5466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5467 GetName()->hlexists()
5468<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005469 Return type: |Number|
5470
5471
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005472hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
5473 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
5474 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
5475 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
5476 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
5477
5478 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
5479 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
5480 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
5481 resolved highlight group are returned.
5482
5483 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
5484 following items:
5485 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5486 group attributes are cleared or not yet
5487 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
5488 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
5489 ctermbg cterm background color.
5490 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
5491 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
5492 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
5493 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
5494 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5495 group link is a default link. See
5496 |highlight-default|.
5497 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
5498 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
5499 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
5500 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
5501 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
5502 id highlight group ID.
5503 linksto linked highlight group name.
5504 See |:highlight-link|.
5505 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
5506 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
5507 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
5508 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
5509
5510 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
5511 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
5512 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
5513 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
5514
5515 Example(s): >
5516 :echo hlget()
5517 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
5518 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
5519<
5520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5521 GetName()->hlget()
5522<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005523 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5524
5525
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005526hlset({list}) *hlset()*
5527 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
5528 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
5529 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
5530 supported items in this dictionary.
5531
5532 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
5533 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
5534
5535 force boolean flag to force the creation of
5536 a link for an existing highlight group
5537 with attributes.
5538
5539 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
5540 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
5541 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
5542 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
5543 modified.
5544
5545 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
5546 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
5547 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
5548 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
5549
5550 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
5551 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
5552
5553 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
5554
5555 Example(s): >
5556 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
5557 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
5558 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
5559 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
5560 :let l = hlget()
5561 :call hlset(l)
5562 " clear the Search highlight group
5563 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
5564 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
5565 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
5566 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
5567 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
5568 " remove the MyHlg group link
5569 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
5570 " clear the attributes and a link
5571 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
5572 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
5573<
5574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5575 GetAttrList()->hlset()
5576<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005577 Return type: |Number|
5578
5579hlID({name}) *hlID()*
5580 The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005581 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
5582 zero is returned.
5583 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
5584 group. For example, to get the background color of the
5585 "Comment" group: >
5586 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
5587< *highlightID()*
5588 Obsolete name: highlightID().
5589
5590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5591 GetName()->hlID()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005592<
5593 Return type: |Number|
5594
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005595
5596hostname() *hostname()*
5597 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
5598 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
5599 256 characters long are truncated.
5600
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005601 Return type: |String|
5602
5603
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005604iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
5605 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
5606 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
5607 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
5608 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
5609 are replaced with "?".
5610 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5611 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5612 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5613 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5614 can be done.
5615 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5616 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5617 UTF-8 and use: >
5618 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5619< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5620 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5621 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5622
5623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5624 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5625<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005626 Return type: |String|
5627
5628
Ernie Raelc8e158b2024-07-09 18:39:52 +02005629id({item}) *id()*
5630 The result is a unique String associated with the {item} and
5631 not with the {item}'s contents. It is only valid while the
5632 {item} exists and is referenced. It is valid only in the
5633 instance of vim that produces the result. The whole idea is
5634 that `id({item})` does not change if the contents of {item}
5635 changes. This is useful as a `key` for creating an identity
5636 dictionary, rather than one based on equals.
5637
5638 This operation does not reference {item} and there is no
5639 function to convert the `id` to the {item}. It may be useful to
5640 have a map of `id` to {item}. The following >
5641 var referenceMap: dict<any>
5642 var id = item->id()
5643 referenceMap[id] = item
5644< prevents {item} from being garbage collected and provides a
5645 way to get the {item} from the `id`.
5646
5647 {item} may be a List, Dictionary, Object, Job, Channel or
5648 Blob. If the item is not a permitted type, or it is a null
5649 value, then an empty String is returned.
5650
5651 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5652 GetItem()->id()
5653<
5654 Return type: |String|
5655
5656
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005657indent({lnum}) *indent()*
5658 The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005659 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5660 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5661 |getline()|.
5662 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5663 error is given.
5664
5665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5666 GetLnum()->indent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005667<
5668 Return type: |Number|
5669
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005670
5671index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005672 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005673 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005674
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005675 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5676 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5677 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5678 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005679 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5680 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005681
5682 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5683 value is equal to {expr}.
5684
5685 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5686 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005687
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005688 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5689 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005690
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005691 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5692 Example: >
5693 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5694 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5695
5696< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5697 GetObject()->index(what)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005698<
5699 Return type: |Number|
5700
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005701
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005702indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5703 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5704 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5705
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005706 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005707 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5708 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005709
5710 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005711 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5712 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005713
5714 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5715
5716 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5717 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5718 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5719 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5720 |v:val| has the byte value.
5721
5722 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5723 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5724 2. the value of the current item.
5725 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5726 search should stop.
5727
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005728 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005729 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005730 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5731 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5732 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005733 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5734 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005735 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5736 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5737 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5738 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005739
5740< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5741 mylist->indexof(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005742<
5743 Return type: |Number|
5744
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005745
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005746input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5747 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5748 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5749 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5750 in the prompt to start a new line.
5751 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5752 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5753 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5754 for lines typed for input().
5755 Example: >
5756 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5757 : echo "Cheers!"
5758 :endif
5759<
5760 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5761 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5762 Example: >
5763 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5764
5765< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5766 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5767 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5768 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5769 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5770 more information. Example: >
5771 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5772<
5773 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5774 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5775 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5776 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5777 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5778 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5779 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5780 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5781 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5782
5783 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005784 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005785 :function GetFoo()
5786 : call inputsave()
5787 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5788 : call inputrestore()
5789 :endfunction
5790
5791< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5792 GetPrompt()->input()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005793<
5794 Return type: |String|
5795
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005796
5797inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5798 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5799 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5800 Example: >
5801 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5802 :if n != ""
5803 : let &sw = n
5804 :endif
5805< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5806 omitted an empty string is returned.
5807 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5808 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5809 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5810
5811 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5812 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005813<
5814 Return type: |String|
5815
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005816
5817inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5818 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5819 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5820 enter a number, which is returned.
5821 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5822 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5823 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5824 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5825 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5826 length of {textlist} is returned.
5827 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5828 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5829 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5830 Example: >
5831 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5832 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5833
5834< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5835 GetChoices()->inputlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005836<
5837 Return type: |Number|
5838
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005839
5840inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5841 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5842 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5843 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5844 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5845
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005846 Return type: |Number|
5847
5848
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005849inputsave() *inputsave()*
5850 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5851 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5852 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5853 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5854 many inputrestore() calls.
5855 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5856
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005857 Return type: |Number|
5858
5859
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005860inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5861 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5862 two exceptions:
5863 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5864 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5865 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5866 |history| stack.
5867 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5868 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5869 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5870
5871 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5872 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005873<
5874 Return type: |String|
5875
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005876
5877insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5878 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5879 of it.
5880
5881 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5882 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5883 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5884 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5885
5886 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5887 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5888 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5889 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5890< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5891 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5892 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5893
5894 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5895 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005896<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005897 Return type: |Number|
5898
5899
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005900 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5901instanceof({object}, {class})
5902 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005903 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5904 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5905 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005906 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005907 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005908 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005909
5910< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5911 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005912<
5913 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005914
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005915interrupt() *interrupt()*
5916 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5917 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5918 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5919 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5920 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5921 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5922 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5923 : call interrupt()
5924 : endif
5925 :endfunction
5926 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005927<
5928 Return type: void
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005929
5930invert({expr}) *invert()*
5931 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5932 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5933 :let bits = invert(bits)
5934< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5935 :let bits = bits->invert()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005936<
5937 Return type: |Number|
5938
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005939
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005940isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005941 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5942 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005943 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005944 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5945 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5946 are always absolute.
5947 Example: >
5948 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5949 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5950 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5951 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5952 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005953<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5955 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005956<
5957 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005958
5959
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005960isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5961 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5962 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5963 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5964 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5965
5966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5967 GetName()->isdirectory()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005968<
5969 Return type: |Number|
5970
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005971
5972isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5973 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5974 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5975 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5976< 1 >
5977 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5978< -1
5979
5980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5981 Compute()->isinf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005982<
5983 Return type: |Number|
5984
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005985
5986islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5987 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5988 name of a locked variable.
5989 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5990 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5991 Example: >
5992 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5993 :lockvar 1 alist
5994 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5995 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5996
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005997< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5998 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5999 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
6000 |exists()| to check for existence.
6001 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006002
6003 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6004 GetName()->islocked()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006005<
6006 Return type: |Number|
6007
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006008
6009isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
6010 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
6011 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
6012< 1
6013
6014 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6015 Compute()->isnan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006016<
6017 Return type: |Number|
6018
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006019
6020items({dict}) *items()*
6021 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
6022 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
6023 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
6024 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
6025 Example: >
6026 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006027 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006028 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006029<
6030 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
6031 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
6032 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006033
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006034 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006035 mydict->items()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006036<
6037 Return type: list<list<any>> or list<any>
6038
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006039
6040job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
6041
6042
6043join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
6044 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
6045 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
6046 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
6047 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
6048 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006049 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006050< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
6051 converted into a string like with |string()|.
6052 The opposite function is |split()|.
6053
6054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6055 mylist->join()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006056<
6057 Return type: |String|
6058
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006059
6060js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
6061 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
6062 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
6063 - Strings can be in single quotes.
6064 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
6065 result in v:none items.
6066
6067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6068 ReadObject()->js_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006069<
6070 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6071
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006072
6073js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
6074 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
6075 - Object key names are not in quotes.
6076 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
6077 commas.
6078 For example, the Vim object:
6079 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
6080 Will be encoded as:
6081 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
6082 While json_encode() would produce:
6083 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
6084 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
6085 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
6086
6087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6088 GetObject()->js_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006089<
6090 Return type: |String|
6091
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006092
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006093json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006094 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
6095 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
6096 JSON and Vim values.
6097 The decoding is permissive:
6098 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
6099 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
6100 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
6101 same as {"1":2}.
6102 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
6103 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
6104 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
6105 are accepted.
6106 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
6107 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
6108 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
6109 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
6110 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
6111 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
6112 character in string) for "\t".
6113 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
6114 and results in v:none.
6115 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
6116 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
6117 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
6118 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
6119 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
6120 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
6121 *E938*
6122 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
6123 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
6124 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
6125
6126 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6127 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006128<
6129 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6130
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006131
6132json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
6133 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
6134 The encoding is specified in:
6135 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00006136 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006137 |Number| decimal number
6138 |Float| floating point number
6139 Float nan "NaN"
6140 Float inf "Infinity"
6141 Float -inf "-Infinity"
6142 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
6143 |Funcref| not possible, error
6144 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
6145 used recursively: []
6146 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
6147 used recursively: {}
6148 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
6149 v:false "false"
6150 v:true "true"
6151 v:none "null"
6152 v:null "null"
6153 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
6154 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
6155 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006156 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
6157 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006158
6159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6160 GetObject()->json_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006161<
6162 Return type: |String|
6163
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006164
6165keys({dict}) *keys()*
6166 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
6167 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
6168
6169 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6170 mydict->keys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006171<
6172 Return type: list<string>
6173
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006174
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006175keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
6176 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
6177 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
6178 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
6179 :echo keytrans(xx)
6180< <C-Home>
6181
6182 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6183 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006184<
6185 Return type: |String|
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006186
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006187
6188len({expr}) *len()* *E701*
6189 The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006190 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
6191 used, as with |strlen()|.
6192 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
6193 returned.
6194 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
6195 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
6196 |Dictionary| is returned.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01006197 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the len() method in the
6198 object (if present) to get the length (|object-len()|).
6199 Otherwise returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006200
6201 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6202 mylist->len()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006203<
6204 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006205
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006206
6207 *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006208libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6209 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
6210 with single argument {argument}.
6211 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
6212 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
6213 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
6214 limited.
6215 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
6216 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
6217 to Vim.
6218 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
6219 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
6220 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
6221 null-terminated string.
6222 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
6223
6224 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
6225 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
6226 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
6227 very probably crash.
6228
6229 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
6230 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
6231 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
6232 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
6233 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
6234 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
6235 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
6236 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
6237 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
6238 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
6239
6240 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
6241 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
6242 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
6243 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
6244 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
6245 the DLL is not in the usual places.
6246 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
6247 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
6248 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6249 feature is present}
6250 Examples: >
6251 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
6252
6253< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6254 third argument: >
6255 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
6256<
6257 *libcallnr()*
6258libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6259 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
6260 int instead of a string.
6261 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6262 feature is present}
6263 Examples: >
6264 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
6265 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
6266 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
6267<
6268 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6269 third argument: >
6270 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
6271<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006272 Return type: |String|
6273
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006274
6275line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
6276 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
6277 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006278 See |getpos()| for accepted positions.
6279
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006280 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
6281 |getpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006282
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006283 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
6284 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006285
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006286 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006287
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006288 Examples: >
6289 line(".") line number of the cursor
6290 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
6291 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006292 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006293<
6294 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
6295 |last-position-jump|.
6296
6297 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6298 GetValue()->line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006299<
6300 Return type: |Number|
6301
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006302
6303line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
6304 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
6305 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
6306 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
6307 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
6308 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
6309 below the last line: >
6310 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
6311< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
6312 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
6313 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
6314 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
6315 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
6316
6317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6318 GetLnum()->line2byte()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006319<
6320 Return type: |Number|
6321
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006322
6323lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
6324 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
6325 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
6326 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
6327 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01006328 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006329 error is given.
6330
6331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6332 GetLnum()->lispindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006333<
6334 Return type: |Number|
6335
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006336
6337list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
6338 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
6339 Examples: >
6340 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
6341 list2blob([]) returns 0z
6342< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
6343 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
6344
6345 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
6346
6347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6348 GetList()->list2blob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006349<
6350 Return type: |Blob|
6351
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006352
6353list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006354 Convert each number in {list} to a character string and
6355 concatenates them all. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006356 list2str([32]) returns " "
6357 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
6358< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
6359 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6360< |str2list()| does the opposite.
6361
6362 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6363 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6364 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
6365 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
6366<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006367 Returns an empty string on error.
6368
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6370 GetList()->list2str()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006371<
6372 Return type: |String|
6373
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006374
6375listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
6376 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
6377 been made to buffer {buf}.
6378 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6379 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6380 buffer is used.
6381 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
6382
6383 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006384 bufnr the buffer that was changed
6385 start first changed line number
6386 end first line number below the change
6387 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006388 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006389 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006390
6391 Example: >
6392 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
6393 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
6394 endfunc
6395 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
6396
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006397< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006398 dictionary with these entries:
6399 lnum the first line number of the change
6400 end the first line below the change
6401 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
6402 deleted
6403 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
6404 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
6405 was affected; this is a byte index, first
6406 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01006407 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
6408 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006409 lnum line above which the new line is added
6410 end equal to "lnum"
6411 added number of lines inserted
6412 col 1
6413 When lines are deleted the values are:
6414 lnum the first deleted line
6415 end the line below the first deleted line, before
6416 the deletion was done
6417 added negative, number of lines deleted
6418 col 1
6419 When lines are changed:
6420 lnum the first changed line
6421 end the line below the last changed line
6422 added 0
6423 col first column with a change or 1
6424
6425 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
6426 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
6427 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
6428 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
6429
6430 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
6431 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
6432 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
6433 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
6434
6435 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
6436 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
6437 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
6438
6439 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
6440 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
6441 of a buffer.
6442 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
6443 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
6444
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006445 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
6446
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006447 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6448 second argument: >
6449 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006450<
6451 Return type: |Number|
6452
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006453
6454listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
6455 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
6456 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
6457
6458 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6459 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6460 buffer is used.
6461
6462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6463 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006464<
6465 Return type: |Number|
6466
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006467
6468listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
6469 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
6470 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
6471 removed.
6472
6473 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6474 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006475<
6476 Return type: |Number|
6477
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006478
6479localtime() *localtime()*
6480 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
6481 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
6482
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006483 Return type: |Number|
6484
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006485
6486log({expr}) *log()*
6487 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
6488 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
6489 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006490 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006491 Examples: >
6492 :echo log(10)
6493< 2.302585 >
6494 :echo log(exp(5))
6495< 5.0
6496
6497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6498 Compute()->log()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006499<
6500 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006501
6502
6503log10({expr}) *log10()*
6504 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
6505 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006506 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006507 Examples: >
6508 :echo log10(1000)
6509< 3.0 >
6510 :echo log10(0.01)
6511< -2.0
6512
6513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6514 Compute()->log10()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006515<
6516 Return type: |Float|
6517
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006518
6519luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
6520 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
6521 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
6522 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
6523 Strings are returned as they are.
6524 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01006525 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006526 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
6527 as-is.
6528 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
6529 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
6530 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6531 to {expr}.
6532
6533 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6534 GetExpr()->luaeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006535<
6536 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006537
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006538 {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
6539
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006540
6541map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
6542 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006543 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006544 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
6545 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
6546 For a |String|, each character, including composing
6547 characters, is replaced.
6548 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
6549 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
6550 Vim9 script.
6551
6552 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
6553
6554 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
6555 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
6556 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
6557 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
6558 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
6559 current character.
6560 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006561 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006562< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
6563
6564 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
6565 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
6566 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
6567 still have to double ' quotes
6568
6569 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
6570 1. The key or the index of the current item.
6571 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00006572 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
6573 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
6574 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
6575
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006576 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
6577 that changes each value by "key-value": >
6578 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006579 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006580 endfunc
6581 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
6582< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006583 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006584< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006585 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006586< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006587 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006588<
6589 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
6590 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006591 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006592
6593< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
6594 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
6595 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
6596 further items in {expr1} are processed.
6597 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
6598 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
6599
6600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6601 mylist->map(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006602<
6603 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
6604 depending on {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006605
6606
6607maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
6608 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
6609 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
6610 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006611 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
6612 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006613
6614 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006615 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
6616 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
6617 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006618
6619 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
6620 command.
6621
6622 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6623 "n" Normal
6624 "v" Visual (including Select)
6625 "o" Operator-pending
6626 "i" Insert
6627 "c" Cmd-line
6628 "s" Select
6629 "x" Visual
6630 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
6631 "t" Terminal-Job
6632 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6633 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6634
6635 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6636 instead of mappings.
6637
6638 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
6639 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01006640 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006641 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
6642 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
6643 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
6644 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
6645 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
6646 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
6647 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
6648 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
6649 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
6650 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
6651 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
6652 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6653 characters will be used:
6654 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6655 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
6656 (|mapmode-ic|)
6657 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01006658 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00006659 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006660 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006661 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
6662 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
6663 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01006664 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006665 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
6666 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
6667 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
6668 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006669
6670 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
6671 |mapset()|.
6672
6673 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6674 then the global mappings.
6675 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
6676 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006677 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006678
6679< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6680 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006681<
6682 Return type: |String| or dict<any> depending on {dict}
6683
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006684
6685mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
6686 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
6687 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
6688 {name}.
6689 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6690 instead of mappings.
6691 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
6692 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
6693
6694 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
6695 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
6696 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
6697 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
6698 mapcheck("b") no no no
6699
6700 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
6701 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
6702 mapping for {name} exactly.
6703 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
6704 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
6705 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
6706 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
6707 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
6708 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6709 then the global mappings.
6710 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
6711 without being ambiguous. Example: >
6712 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
6713 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
6714 :endif
6715< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
6716 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
6717
6718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6719 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006720<
6721 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006722
6723
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006724maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
6725 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
6726 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
6727 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
6728 abbreviations instead of mappings.
6729
6730 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
6731 vim9script
6732 echo maplist()->filter(
6733 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006734< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
6735 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
6736 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
6737 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
6738 can do: >
6739 vim9script
6740 var saved_maps = []
6741 for m in maplist()
6742 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
6743 saved_maps->add(m)
6744 endif
6745 endfor
6746 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
6747< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
6748 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
6749 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
6750 vim9script
6751 omap xyzzy <Nop>
6752 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
6753 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
6754 ounmap xyzzy
6755 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006756<
6757 Return type: list<dict<any>>
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006758
6759
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006760mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6761 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6762 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6763 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6764 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6765
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006766 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
6767 depending on {expr1}
6768
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006769
6770mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006771mapset({dict})
6772 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6773 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6774 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006775 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006776 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6777 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6778 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6779 or 'v'. *E1276*
6780
6781 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6782 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006783 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6784 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6785 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6786 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6787 nnoremap K somethingelse
6788 ...
6789 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6790< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006791 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6792 all of them, when they might differ.
6793
6794 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6795 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6796 Example: >
6797 vim9script
6798 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6799 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6800 nnoremap K somethingelse
6801 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6802 # ...
6803 unmap K
6804 for d in save_maps
6805 mapset(d)
6806 endfor
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006807<
6808 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006809
6810
6811match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6812 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6813 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6814 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6815
6816 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6817 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6818 {pat} matches.
6819
6820 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6821 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6822
6823 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6824 Example: >
6825 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6826 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6827< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6828 *strpbrk()*
6829 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6830 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6831< *strcasestr()*
6832 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6833 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6834 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6835<
6836 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6837 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6838 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6839 first character/item. Example: >
6840 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6841< result is again "4". >
6842 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6843< result is again "4". >
6844 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6845< result is "3".
6846 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6847 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6848 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6849 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6850 backwards compatible).
6851 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6852 the index is counted from the end.
6853 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6854 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6855
6856 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6857 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6858 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6859 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6860< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6861 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6862 see above.
6863
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006864 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006865 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6866 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6867 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6868 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6869 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6870 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6871 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6872 further down in the text.
6873
6874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6875 GetText()->match('word')
6876 GetList()->match('word')
6877<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006878 Return type: |Number|
6879
6880
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006881 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006882matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6883 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6884 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6885 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6886 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6887 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6888 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6889 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6890 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6891 concealed.
6892
6893 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6894 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6895 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6896 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6897 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6898 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6899 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6900 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6901 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6902 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6903
6904 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6905 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6906 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6907 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6908 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006909 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6910 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006911 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006912 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006913
6914 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6915 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6916 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6917 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6918
6919 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6920 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6921 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6922 window Instead of the current window use the
6923 window with this number or window ID.
6924
6925 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6926 the |:match| commands.
6927
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006928 Returns -1 on error.
6929
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006930 Example: >
6931 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6932 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6933< Deletion of the pattern: >
6934 :call matchdelete(m)
6935
6936< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6937 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6938 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6939
6940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6941 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6942<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006943 Return type: |Number|
6944
6945
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006946 *matchaddpos()*
6947matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6948 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6949 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6950 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6951 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6952 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6953 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6954
6955 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6956 these:
6957 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6958 line has number 1.
6959 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6960 number will be highlighted.
6961 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6962 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6963 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6964 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6965 be highlighted.
6966 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6967 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6968
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006969 Returns -1 on error.
6970
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006971 Example: >
6972 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6973 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6974< Deletion of the pattern: >
6975 :call matchdelete(m)
6976
6977< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6978 |getmatches()|.
6979
6980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6981 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006982<
6983 Return type: |Number|
6984
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006985
6986matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6987 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6988 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6989 Return a |List| with two elements:
6990 The name of the highlight group used
6991 The pattern used.
6992 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6993 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6994 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6995 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6996 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6997
6998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6999 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007000<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007001 Return type: list<string>
7002
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007003 *matchbufline()*
7004matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
7005 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
7006 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
7007
7008 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
7009 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
7010
7011 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7012 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7013
7014 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7015 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007016 lnum line number where there is a match
7017 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007018 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
7019
7020 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7021 |bufload()| if needed.
7022
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007023 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7024 option settings on the pattern.
7025
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007026 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7027 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
7028 empty |List| is returned.
7029
7030 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007031 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
7032 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
7033 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
7034 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
7035 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
7036 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007037<
7038 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007039 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7040 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
7041 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007042 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007043 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007044< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7045 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7046 submatch.
7047
7048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7049 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007050<
7051 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7052
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007053
7054matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
7055 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
7056 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
7057 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7058 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
7059 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7060 window ID instead of the current window.
7061
7062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7063 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007064<
7065 Return type: |Number|
7066
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007067
7068matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
7069 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7070 after the match. Example: >
7071 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7072< results in "7".
7073 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7074 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7075 do it with matchend(): >
7076 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7077 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7078< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7079
7080 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7081 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7082< results in "7". >
7083 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7084< result is "-1".
7085 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
7086
7087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7088 GetText()->matchend('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007089<
7090 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007091
7092
7093matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
7094 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
7095 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7096 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7097
7098 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7099 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01007100 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
7101 that contain the characters in {str} in the
7102 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01007103 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
7104 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007105
7106 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
7107 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007108 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007109 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7110 string.
7111 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7112 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7113 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7114 argument and return the text for that item to
7115 use for fuzzy matching.
7116
7117 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7118 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7119 is 256.
7120
7121 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7122 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7123
7124 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7125 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7126 256, then returns an empty list.
7127
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007128 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
7129 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
7130
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00007131 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007132 matching strings.
7133
7134 Example: >
7135 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7136< results in ["clay"]. >
7137 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7138< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7139 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7140< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7141 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7142 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7143 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7144< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7145 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
7146 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7147< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7148 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
7149< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7150 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7151< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7152 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7153 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7154< results in ['two one'].
7155
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007156 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7157
7158
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007159matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7160 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
7161 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7162 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
7163 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
7164 position.
7165
7166 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7167 positions for the best match is returned.
7168
7169 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
7170 list with three empty list items is returned.
7171
7172 Example: >
7173 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
7174< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
7175 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
7176< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
7177 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
7178< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
7179
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007180 Return type: list<list<any>>
7181
7182
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007183matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
7184 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
7185 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
7186 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
7187 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
7188 empty string is used. Example: >
7189 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
7190< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
7191 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
7192
7193 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
7194
7195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7196 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007197<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007198 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7199
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007200 *matchstrlist()*
7201matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
7202 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
7203 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
7204 string in {list}.
7205
7206 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7207 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7208
7209 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7210 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
7211 idx index in {list} of the match.
7212 text matched string
7213 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
7214 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
7215
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007216 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7217 option settings on the pattern.
7218
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007219 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007220 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
7221 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
7222 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
7223 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007224<
7225 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
7226 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7227 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
7228 \ #{submatches: v:true})
7229 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
7230< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7231 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7232 submatch.
7233
7234 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7235 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007236<
7237 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7238
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007239
7240matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
7241 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
7242 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
7243< results in "ing".
7244 When there is no match "" is returned.
7245 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7246 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
7247< results in "ing". >
7248 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
7249< result is "".
7250 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
7251 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7252
7253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7254 GetText()->matchstr('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007255<
7256 Return type: |String|
7257
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007258
7259matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
7260 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
7261 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
7262 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
7263< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
7264 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
7265 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7266 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
7267< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
7268 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
7269< result is ["", -1, -1].
7270 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
7271 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
7272 end position of the match are returned. >
7273 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
7274< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
7275 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7276
7277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7278 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
7279<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007280 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007281
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007282
7283max({expr}) *max()*
7284 Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007285 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
7286
7287< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
7288 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
7289 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
7290 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
7291 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
7292
7293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7294 mylist->max()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007295<
7296 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007297
7298
7299menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
7300 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
7301 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
7302 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
7303 menu names are returned.
7304
7305 {mode} can be one of these strings:
7306 "n" Normal
7307 "v" Visual (including Select)
7308 "o" Operator-pending
7309 "i" Insert
7310 "c" Cmd-line
7311 "s" Select
7312 "x" Visual
7313 "t" Terminal-Job
7314 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7315 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
7316 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
7317
7318 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
7319 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
7320 display display name (name without '&')
7321 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
7322 Refer to |:menu-enable|
7323 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
7324 |toolbar-icon|
7325 iconidx index of a built-in icon
7326 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
7327 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7328 characters will be used:
7329 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7330 name menu item name.
7331 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
7332 remappable else v:false.
7333 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
7334 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
7335 string has special characters translated like
7336 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
7337 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
7338 "<Nop>" is returned.
7339 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
7340 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
7341 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
7342 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
7343 silent v:true if the menu item is created
7344 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
7345 submenus |List| containing the names of
7346 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
7347 item has submenus.
7348
7349 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
7350
7351 Examples: >
7352 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
7353 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
7354
7355 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
7356 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
7357 let m = menu_info(a:name)
7358 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
7359 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
7360 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
7361 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
7362 endfor
7363 endfunc
7364 new
7365 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
7366 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
7367 endfor
7368<
7369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7370 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007371<
7372 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007373
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007374min({expr}) *min()*
7375 Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007376 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
7377
7378< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
7379 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
7380 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
7381 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
7382 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
7383
7384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7385 mylist->min()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007386<
7387 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007388
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007389
7390mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]]) *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007391 Create directory {name}.
7392
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007393 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
7394 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007395
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007396 {flags} can contain these character flags:
7397 "p" intermediate directories will be created as necessary
7398 "D" {name} will be deleted at the end of the current
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007399 function, but not recursively |:defer|
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007400 "R" {name} will be deleted recursively at the end of the
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007401 current function |:defer|
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007402
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007403 Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007404 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
7405 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
7406 E.g. when using: >
7407 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
7408< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
7409 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
7410 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
7411< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
7412 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007413
7414 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
7415 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
7416 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
7417 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
7418 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
7419 created with 0o755.
7420 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007421 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007422
7423< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7424
7425 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
7426 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
7427 "p" option the call will fail.
7428
7429 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
7430 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
7431 failed.
7432
7433 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
7434 :if exists("*mkdir")
7435
7436< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7437 GetName()->mkdir()
7438<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007439 Return type: |Number|
7440
7441
7442mode([{expr}]) *mode()*
7443 Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02007444 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007445 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
7446 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
7447 Also see |state()|.
7448
7449 n Normal
7450 no Operator-pending
7451 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
7452 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
7453 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
7454 CTRL-V is one character
7455 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
7456 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
7457 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
7458 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
7459 v Visual by character
7460 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7461 V Visual by line
7462 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7463 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
7464 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7465 s Select by character
7466 S Select by line
7467 CTRL-S Select blockwise
7468 i Insert
7469 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
7470 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7471 R Replace |R|
7472 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7473 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7474 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
7475 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7476 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7477 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02007478 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007479 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007480 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007481 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007482 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
7483 r Hit-enter prompt
7484 rm The -- more -- prompt
7485 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
7486 ! Shell or external command is executing
7487 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
7488
7489 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
7490 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
7491 "c" or "n".
7492 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
7493 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
7494 the leading character(s).
7495 Also see |visualmode()|.
7496
7497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7498 DoFull()->mode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007499<
7500 Return type: |String|
7501
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007502
7503mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
7504 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
7505 converted to Vim data structures.
7506 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
7507 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
7508 returned as Vim |Lists|.
7509 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
7510 converted to strings.
7511 All other types are converted to string with display function.
7512 Examples: >
7513 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
7514 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
7515 :echo mzeval("l")
7516 :echo mzeval("h")
7517<
7518 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7519 to {expr}.
7520
7521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7522 GetExpr()->mzeval()
7523<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007524 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
7525
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007526 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
7527
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007528
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007529nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
7530 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
7531 that is not blank. Example: >
7532 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
7533< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7534 below it, zero is returned.
7535 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7536 See also |prevnonblank()|.
7537
7538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7539 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007540<
7541 Return type: |Number|
7542
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007543
7544nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
7545 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
7546 value {expr}. Examples: >
7547 nr2char(64) returns "@"
7548 nr2char(32) returns " "
7549< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
7550 Example for "utf-8": >
7551 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
7552< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
7553 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
7554 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
7555 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
7556 string, thus results in an empty string.
7557 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
7558 let list = [65, 66, 67]
7559 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7560< Result: "ABC"
7561
7562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7563 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007564<
7565 Return type: |String|
7566
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007567
7568or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
7569 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
7570 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007571 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007572 Example: >
7573 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
7574< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7575 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
7576
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007577< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
7578 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
7579 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
7580 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
7581
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007582 Return type: |Number|
7583
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007584
7585pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
7586 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
7587 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
7588 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
7589 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
7590 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
7591 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
7592< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
7593>
7594 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
7595< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
7596 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007597 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007598
7599 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7600 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007601<
7602 Return type: |String|
7603
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007604
7605perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
7606 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
7607 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
7608 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
7609 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
7610 reference to it.
7611 Example: >
7612 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
7613< [1, 2, 3, 4]
7614
7615 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7616 to {expr}.
7617
7618 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7619 GetExpr()->perleval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007620<
7621 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007622
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007623 {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007624
7625
7626popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
7627
7628
7629pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
7630 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
7631 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007632 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007633 Examples: >
7634 :echo pow(3, 3)
7635< 27.0 >
7636 :echo pow(2, 16)
7637< 65536.0 >
7638 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
7639< 2.0
7640
7641 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7642 Compute()->pow(3)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007643<
7644 Return type: |Number|
7645
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007646
7647prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
7648 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
7649 that is not blank. Example: >
7650 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
7651< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7652 above it, zero is returned.
7653 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7654 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
7655
7656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7657 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007658<
7659 Return type: |Number|
7660
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007661
7662printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
7663 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
7664 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
7665 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
7666< May result in:
7667 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
7668
7669 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
7670 argument: >
7671 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007672<
7673 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007674
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007675 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007676 %s string
7677 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
7678 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
7679 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
7680 %c single byte
7681 %d decimal number
7682 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
7683 %x hex number
7684 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
7685 %X hex number using upper case letters
7686 %o octal number
7687 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
7688 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
7689 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
7690 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
7691 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
7692 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
7693 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
7694 %% the % character itself
7695
7696 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
7697 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
7698 the result.
7699
7700 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
7701 arguments appear in sequence:
7702
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007703 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
7704
7705 pos-argument
7706 At most one positional argument specifier. These
7707 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007708
7709 flags
7710 Zero or more of the following flags:
7711
7712 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
7713 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
7714 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
7715 of the number is increased to force the first
7716 character of the output string to a zero (except
7717 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
7718 precision of zero).
7719 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
7720 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
7721 prepended to it.
7722 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
7723 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
7724 prepended to it.
7725
7726 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
7727 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
7728 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
7729 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
7730 flag is ignored.
7731
7732 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
7733 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
7734 The converted value is padded on the right with
7735 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
7736 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
7737
7738 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
7739 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
7740
7741 + A sign must always be placed before a number
7742 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
7743 a space if both are used.
7744
7745 field-width
7746 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
7747 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
7748 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
7749 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
7750 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
7751 conversion the count is in cells.
7752
7753 .precision
7754 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
7755 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
7756 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
7757 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
7758 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
7759 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
7760 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
7761 string for S conversions.
7762 For floating point it is the number of digits after
7763 the decimal point.
7764
7765 type
7766 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
7767 be applied, see below.
7768
7769 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
7770 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
7771 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
7772 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
7773 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
7774 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
7775 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
7776< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
7777 "width" bytes.
7778
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01007779 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
7780 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
7781 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007782 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
7783 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
7784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007785 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
7786
7787 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
7788 *printf-x* *printf-X*
7789 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
7790 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
7791 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
7792 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
7793 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
7794 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
7795 digits that must appear; if the converted value
7796 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
7797 zeros.
7798 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
7799 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
7800 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
7801 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
7802 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02007803 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
7804 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
7805 depending on your platform.
7806 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
7807 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
7808 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
7809 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007810 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
7811 ignored when type is known from the argument.
7812
7813 i alias for d
7814 D alias for ld
7815 U alias for lu
7816 O alias for lo
7817
7818 *printf-c*
7819 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
7820 resulting character is written.
7821
7822 *printf-s*
7823 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
7824 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
7825 specified are used.
7826 If the argument is not a String type, it is
7827 automatically converted to text with the same format
7828 as ":echo".
7829 *printf-S*
7830 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
7831 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
7832 number specified are used.
7833
7834 *printf-f* *E807*
7835 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7836 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
7837 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
7838 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
7839 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
7840 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
7841 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
7842 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
7843 Example: >
7844 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7845< 12.12
7846 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7847 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7848
7849 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7850 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7851 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7852 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7853 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7854
7855 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7856 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7857 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7858 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7859 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7860 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7861 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7862 results in 1.0e7.
7863
7864 *printf-%*
7865 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7866 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7867
7868 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7869 accepted and automatically converted.
7870 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7871 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7872 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7873
7874 *E766* *E767*
7875 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7876 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7877 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7878
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007879 *printf-$*
7880 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7881 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007882 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007883 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7884 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7885
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007886 #, c-format
7887 msgid "%s returning %s"
7888 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007889<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007890 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7891 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007892
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007893 echo printf(
7894 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7895 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7896< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007897
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007898 echo printf(
7899 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7900 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7901< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007902
7903 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7904 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7905 argument list. >
7906
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007907 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7908< 001 >
7909 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7910< 2 >
7911 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7912< 03 >
7913 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7914< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007915
7916 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7917 and via positional arguments: >
7918
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007919 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7920< 1.414214 >
7921 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7922< 1.4142 >
7923 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7924< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007925
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01007926 You will get an overflow error |E1510|, when the field-width
7927 or precision will result in a string longer than 6400 chars.
7928
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007929 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007930 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007931 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7932< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7933 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007934
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007935 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007936 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007937 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7938< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7939 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007940
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007941 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007942 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007943 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7944< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007945
7946 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007947 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7948< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7949 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007950
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007951 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007952 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7953 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007954 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7955< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7956 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007957
7958 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007959 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7960< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7961 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007962
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007963 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007964 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007965 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7966< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007967
7968 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007969 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7970< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7971 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007972
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007973 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007974 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7975 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007976 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7977< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7978 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007979
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007980 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007981 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7982 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7983 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7984 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7985 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007986
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007987 Return type: |String|
7988
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007989
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007990prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7991 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7992 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7993
7994 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7995 string is returned.
7996
7997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7998 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007999<
8000 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008001
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008002 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008003
8004
8005prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
8006 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8007 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
8008 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8009
8010 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8011 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8012 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8013 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8014 line.
8015 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8016 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8017 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8018 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8019 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8020 if the user only typed Enter.
8021 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008022 func s:TextEntered(text)
8023 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8024 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008025 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8026 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
8027 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008028 close
8029 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008030 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
8031 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008032 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008033 endif
8034 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008035 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008036
8037< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8038 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8039
8040< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8041
8042prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8043 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8044 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8045 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8046
8047 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8048 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8049 as in any buffer.
8050
8051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8052 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008053<
8054 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008055
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008056 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008057
8058prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8059 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8060 {text} to end in a space.
8061 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8062 "prompt". Example: >
8063 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
8064<
8065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8066 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008067<
8068 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008069
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008070 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008071
8072prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
8073
8074pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8075 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8076 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8077 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8078 height nr of items visible
8079 width screen cells
8080 row top screen row (0 first row)
8081 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8082 size total nr of items
8083 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
8084
8085 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8086 |CompleteChanged|.
8087
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008088 Return type: dict<any>
8089
8090
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008091pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8092 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8093 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
8094 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8095 popup menu.
8096
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008097 Return type: |Number|
8098
8099
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008100py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
8101 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8102 converted to Vim data structures.
8103 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8104 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
8105 'encoding').
8106 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
8107 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
8108 keys converted to strings.
8109 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8110 to {expr}.
8111
8112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8113 GetExpr()->py3eval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008114<
8115 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008116
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008117 {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008118
8119 *E858* *E859*
8120pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
8121 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8122 converted to Vim data structures.
8123 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8124 copied though).
8125 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
8126 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
8127 non-string keys result in error.
8128 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8129 to {expr}.
8130
8131 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8132 GetExpr()->pyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008133<
8134 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008135
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008136 {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008137
8138pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
8139 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8140 converted to Vim data structures.
8141 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8142 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
8143
8144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008145 < GetExpr()->pyxeval()
8146<
8147 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008148
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008149 {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008150 |+python3| feature}
8151
8152rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
8153 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
8154 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8155 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8156 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8157 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8158 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008159 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008160
8161 Examples: >
8162 :echo rand()
8163 :let seed = srand()
8164 :echo rand(seed)
8165 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
8166<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008167 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008168
8169 *E726* *E727*
8170range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
8171 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
8172 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8173 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8174 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8175 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8176 producing a value past {max}).
8177 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8178 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8179 start this is an error.
8180 Examples: >
8181 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
8182 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8183 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
8184 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
8185 range(0) " []
8186 range(2, 0) " error!
8187<
8188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8189 GetExpr()->range()
8190<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008191 Return type: list<number>
8192
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008193
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008194readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008195 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008196 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
8197 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
8198 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
8199 readblob('file.bin', -12)
8200< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
8201 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
8202 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
8203< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
8204 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01008205 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
8206 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
8207 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
8208 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
8209 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
8210< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008211 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01008212 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
8213 empty blob.
8214 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
8215 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008216 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8217
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008218 Return type: |Blob|
8219
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008220
8221readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
8222 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
8223 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8224 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
8225 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8226 argument below for changing the sort order.
8227
8228 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8229 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8230 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8231 be handled.
8232 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8233 added to the list.
8234 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8235 to the list.
8236 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8237 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8238 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8239 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8240 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8241< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8242 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00008243< *E857*
8244 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008245 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8246 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8247
8248 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8249 Valid values are:
8250 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8251 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8252 each character, technically, using
8253 strcmp()) (default)
8254 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8255 using strcasecmp())
8256 "collate" sort using the collation order
8257 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8258 (technically using strcoll())
8259 Other values are silently ignored.
8260
8261 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8262 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8263 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8264< If you want to get a directory tree: >
8265 function! s:tree(dir)
8266 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
8267 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008268 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008269 endfunction
8270 echo s:tree(".")
8271<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008272 Returns an empty List on error.
8273
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8275 GetDirName()->readdir()
8276<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008277 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
8278
8279
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008280readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
8281 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8282 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8283 information in {directory}.
8284 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8285 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8286 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8287 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8288 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
8289 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8290 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8291 argument, see |readdir()|.
8292
8293 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8294 following items:
8295 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8296 name Name of the entry.
8297 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8298 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8299 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8300 type Type of the entry.
8301 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8302 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8303 Other symlink "link"
8304 On MS-Windows:
8305 Normal file "file"
8306 Directory "dir"
8307 Junction "junction"
8308 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8309 Other symlink "link"
8310 Other reparse point "reparse"
8311 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8312 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8313 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8314 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8315 itself because of performance reasons.
8316
8317 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8318 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8319 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8320 be handled.
8321 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8322 added to the list.
8323 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8324 to the list.
8325 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8326 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
8327 of the entry.
8328 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8329 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8330 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8331<
8332 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8333 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8334 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008335<
8336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8337 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8338<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008339 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
8340
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008341
8342 *readfile()*
8343readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
8344 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
8345 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8346 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8347 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
8348 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
8349 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
8350 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8351 added.
8352 - No CR characters are removed.
8353 Otherwise:
8354 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8355 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
8356 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8357 removed from the text.
8358 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8359 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8360 lines of a file: >
8361 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8362 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8363 :endfor
8364< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8365 are returned, or as many as there are.
8366 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
8367 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8368 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8369 file into a buffer if you need to.
8370 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8371 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8372 unmodified.
8373 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8374 the result is an empty list.
8375 Also see |writefile()|.
8376
8377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8378 GetFileName()->readfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008379<
8380 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008381
8382reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8383 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
8384 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
8385 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008386 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008387
8388 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8389 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8390 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8391 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8392
8393 Examples: >
8394 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8395 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8396 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8397 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
8398<
8399 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8400 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008401<
8402 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
8403 depending on {object} and {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008404
8405
8406reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8407 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8408 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8409 See |@|.
8410
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008411 Return type: |String|
8412
8413
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008414reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8415 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
8416 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
8417
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008418 Return type: |String|
8419
8420
8421reltime() *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008422reltime({start})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008423reltime({start}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008424 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8425 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01008426 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008427 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008428 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
8429 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
8430 var startTime = reltime()
8431 Work()
8432 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
8433<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008434 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008435 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008436 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008437 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008438 specified in the argument.
8439 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
8440 and {end}.
8441
8442 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008443 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
8444 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008445
8446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8447 GetStart()->reltime()
8448<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008449 Return type: list<number>
8450
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008451 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8452
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008453
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008454reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8455 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8456 Example: >
8457 let start = reltime()
8458 call MyFunction()
8459 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8460< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8461 Also see |profiling|.
8462 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
8463 script an error is given.
8464
8465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8466 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008467<
8468 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008469
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008470 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8471
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008472
8473reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8474 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8475 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8476 microseconds. Example: >
8477 let start = reltime()
8478 call MyFunction()
8479 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8480< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00008481 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
8482 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008483 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8484 can use split() to remove it. >
8485 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8486< Also see |profiling|.
8487 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
8488 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
8489
8490 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8491 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008492<
8493 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008494
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008495 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008496
8497 *remote_expr()* *E449*
8498remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008499 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8500 string, also see |{server}|.
8501
8502 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
8503 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
8504 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
8505 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
8506 "\n").
8507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008508 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
8509 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
8510 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008511
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008512 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
8513 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008514
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008515 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8516 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8517 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8518 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
8519 and the result will be the empty string.
8520
8521 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
8522 independent of a function currently being active. Except
8523 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
8524 arguments can be evaluated.
8525
8526 Examples: >
8527 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
8528 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
8529<
8530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8531 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008532<
8533 Return type: |String| or list<{type}>
8534
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008535
8536remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
8537 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008538 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008539 This works like: >
8540 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
8541< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
8542 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
8543 to bring itself to the foreground.
8544 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
8545 like foreground() does.
8546 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8547
8548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8549 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008550<
8551 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008552
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008553 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008554 Win32 console version}
8555
8556
8557remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
8558 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
8559 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
8560 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
8561 name of a variable.
8562 Returns zero if none are available.
8563 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
8564 See also |clientserver|.
8565 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8566 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8567 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008568 :let repl = ""
8569 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008570
8571< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8572 ServerId()->remote_peek()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008573<
8574 Return type: |Number|
8575
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008576
8577remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
8578 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
8579 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008580 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
8581 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008582 See also |clientserver|.
8583 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8584 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8585 Example: >
8586 :echo remote_read(id)
8587
8588< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8589 ServerId()->remote_read()
8590<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008591 Return type: |String|
8592
8593
8594remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}]) *remote_send()* *E241*
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008595 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8596 string, also see |{server}|.
8597
8598 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
8599 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
8600 |:map|.
8601
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008602 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
8603 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
8604 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008605
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008606 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8607 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8608 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8609
8610 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
8611 up the display.
8612 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008613 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008614 \ remote_read(serverid)
8615
8616 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
8617 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008618 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008619 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
8620<
8621 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8622 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
8623<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008624 Return type: |String|
8625
8626
8627remote_startserver({name}) *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01008628 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
8629 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
8630 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008631
8632 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8633 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008634<
8635 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008636
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008637 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008638
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008639
8640remove({list}, {idx}) *remove()*
8641remove({list}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008642 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
8643 return the item.
8644 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8645 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
8646 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
8647 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
8648 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008649 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008650 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008651 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008652 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
8653<
8654 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
8655
8656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8657 mylist->remove(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008658<
8659 Return type: any, depending on {list}
8660
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008661
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008662remove({blob}, {idx})
8663remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008664 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
8665 return the byte.
8666 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8667 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
8668 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
8669 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008670 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008671 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008672 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008673 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008674<
8675 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008676
8677remove({dict}, {key})
8678 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
8679 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008680 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008681< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008682 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008683
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008684 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
8685
8686
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008687rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
8688 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
8689 should also work to move files across file systems. The
8690 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
8691 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
8692 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
8693 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8694
8695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8696 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008697<
8698 Return type: |Number|
8699
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008700
8701repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
8702 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
8703 result. Example: >
8704 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
8705< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01008706 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
8707 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008708 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
8709< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
8710
8711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8712 mylist->repeat(count)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008713<
8714 Return type: |String|, |Blob| or list<{type}> depending on
8715 {expr}
8716
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008717
8718resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
8719 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
8720 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
8721 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
8722 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
8723 removed, return {filename}.
8724 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
8725 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
8726 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
8727 stopped after 100 iterations.
8728 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
8729 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
8730 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
8731 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
8732 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
8733
8734 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8735 GetName()->resolve()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008736<
8737 Return type: |String|
8738
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008739
8740reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01008741 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
8742 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
8743 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
8744 For a String a new String is returned.
8745 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
8746 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
8747 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008748 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
8749< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8750 mylist->reverse()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008751<
8752 Return type: |String|, |Blob| or list<{type}> depending on
8753 {object}
8754
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008755
8756round({expr}) *round()*
8757 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
8758 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
8759 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
8760 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008761 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008762 Examples: >
8763 echo round(0.456)
8764< 0.0 >
8765 echo round(4.5)
8766< 5.0 >
8767 echo round(-4.5)
8768< -5.0
8769
8770 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8771 Compute()->round()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008772<
8773 Return type: |Float|
8774
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008775
8776rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
8777 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
8778 converted to Vim data structures.
8779 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
8780 are copied though).
8781 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
8782 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
8783 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
8784 "Object#to_s" method.
8785 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8786 to {expr}.
8787
8788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8789 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008790<
8791 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008792
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008793 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008794
8795screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
8796 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
8797 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
8798 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008799 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008800
8801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8802 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008803<
8804 Return type: |Number|
8805
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008806
8807screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
8808 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
8809 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
8810 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
8811 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
8812 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
8813 encodings it may only be the first byte.
8814 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8815 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
8816
8817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8818 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008819<
8820 Return type: |Number|
8821
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008822
8823screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
8824 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
8825 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
8826 composing characters on top of the base character.
8827 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8828 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
8829
8830 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8831 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008832<
8833 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
8834
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008835
8836screencol() *screencol()*
8837 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
8838 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
8839 This function is mainly used for testing.
8840
8841 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
8842 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
8843 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
8844 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
8845 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008846 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008847 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
8848 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
8849<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008850 Return type: |Number|
8851
8852
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008853screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
8854 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
8855 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
8856 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
8857 The Dict has these members:
8858 row screen row
8859 col first screen column
8860 endcol last screen column
8861 curscol cursor screen column
8862 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
8863 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
8864 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
8865 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
8866 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
8867 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
8868 width character it would be the same as "col".
8869 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
8870 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
8871 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
8872 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008873 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
8874 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008875 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008876
8877 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8878 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008879<
8880 Return type: dict<number> or dict<any>
8881
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008882
8883screenrow() *screenrow()*
8884 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
8885 cursor. The top line has number one.
8886 This function is mainly used for testing.
8887 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
8888
8889 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
8890
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008891 Return type: |Number|
8892
8893
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008894screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
8895 The result is a String that contains the base character and
8896 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
8897 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
8898 characters.
8899 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8900 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
8901
8902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8903 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
8904<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008905 Return type: |String|
8906
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008907 *search()*
8908search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8909 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
8910 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
8911
8912 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
8913 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
8914 move. No error message is given.
Christian Brabandt9a660d22024-03-12 22:03:09 +01008915 To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008916
8917 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
8918 'b' search Backward instead of forward
8919 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
8920 'e' move to the End of the match
8921 'n' do Not move the cursor
8922 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
8923 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
8924 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
8925 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
8926 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
8927 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
8928
8929 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
8930 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
8931 flag.
8932
8933 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
8934
8935 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
8936 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
8937 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
8938 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01008939 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
8940 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
8941 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
8942
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008943 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8944 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8945 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8946 file).
8947
8948 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8949 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8950 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8951 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8952 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8953< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8954 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
8955 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01008956 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008957 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
8958 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
8959 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8960 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8961 giving the argument.
8962 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8963
8964 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8965 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8966 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8967 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8968 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8969 function reference or a lambda.
8970 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8971 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8972 and -1 returned.
8973 *search()-sub-match*
8974 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8975 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8976 whole pattern did match.
8977 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8978
8979 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8980 flag is used.
8981
8982 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8983 :let n = 1
8984 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008985 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008986 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8987 : " first search to find match at start of file
8988 : normal G$
8989 : let flags = "w"
8990 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8991 : s/foo/bar/g
8992 : let flags = "W"
8993 : endwhile
8994 : update " write the file if modified
8995 : let n = n + 1
8996 :endwhile
8997<
8998 Example for using some flags: >
8999 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
9000< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
9001 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
9002 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
9003 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
9004 line:
9005 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
9006 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
9007 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
9008 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
9009 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
9010
9011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9012 GetPattern()->search()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009013<
9014 Return type: |Number|
9015
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009016
9017searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
9018 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
9019 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
9020 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
9021
9022 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
9023 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
9024
9025 key type meaning ~
9026 current |Number| current position of match;
9027 0 if the cursor position is
9028 before the first match
9029 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
9030 "pos", otherwise 0
9031 total |Number| total count of matches found
9032 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
9033 1: recomputing was timed out
9034 2: max count exceeded
9035
9036 For {options} see further down.
9037
9038 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
9039 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
9040 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
9041 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
9042 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
9043
9044 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
9045 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9046
9047 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
9048 " to 1)
9049 let result = searchcount()
9050<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01009051 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009052 function! LastSearchCount() abort
9053 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9054 if empty(result)
9055 return ''
9056 endif
9057 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
9058 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
9059 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
9060 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
9061 \ result.current > result.maxcount
9062 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
9063 \ result.current, result.total)
9064 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
9065 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
9066 \ result.current, result.total)
9067 endif
9068 endif
9069 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
9070 \ result.current, result.total)
9071 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009072 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009073
9074 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9075 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009076 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009077 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9078<
9079 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9080 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9081
9082 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9083 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9084 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9085 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9086 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9087 call searchcount(#{
9088 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9089 redrawstatus
9090 endif
9091 endfunction
9092<
9093 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9094 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9095
9096 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9097 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9098 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9099
9100 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9101 " search again
9102 call searchcount()
9103<
9104 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
9105 key type meaning ~
9106 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9107 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9108 otherwise returns the last
9109 computed result (when |n| or
9110 |N| was used when "S" is not
9111 in 'shortmess', or this
9112 function was called).
9113 (default: |TRUE|)
9114 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9115 and different with |@/|.
9116 this works as same as the
9117 below command is executed
9118 before calling this function >
9119 let @/ = pattern
9120< (default: |@/|)
9121 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9122 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9123 for recomputing the result
9124 (default: 0)
9125 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9126 limit. max count of matched
9127 text while recomputing the
9128 result. if search exceeded
9129 total count, "total" value
9130 becomes `maxcount + 1`
9131 (default: 99)
9132 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9133 when recomputing the result.
9134 this changes "current" result
9135 value. see |cursor()|,
9136 |getpos()|
9137 (default: cursor's position)
9138
9139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9140 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
9141<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009142 Return type: dict<number>
9143
9144
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009145searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9146 Search for the declaration of {name}.
9147
9148 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9149 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9150 first match in the function.
9151
9152 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9153 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9154 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9155
9156 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9157 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9158 Example: >
9159 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9160 echo getline('.')
9161 endif
9162<
9163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9164 GetName()->searchdecl()
9165<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009166 Return type: |Number|
9167
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009168 *searchpair()*
9169searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9170 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9171 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9172 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9173 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
9174 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9175 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9176 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9177 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9178 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9179 given.
9180
9181 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9182 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9183 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9184 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9185 typical use is: >
9186 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9187< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9188
9189 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9190 |search()|. Additionally:
9191 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
9192 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9193 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
9194 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
9195 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9196 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
9197
9198 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9199 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9200 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9201 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9202 or a string.
9203 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9204 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9205 and -1 returned.
9206 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
9207 Anything else makes the function fail.
9208 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
9209 constant it is compiled into instructions.
9210
9211 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
9212
9213 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9214 patterns are used like it's on.
9215
9216 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9217 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9218 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9219 if 1
9220 if 2
9221 endif 2
9222 endif 1
9223< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9224 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9225 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
9226 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
9227 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9228 "endif 2".
9229 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9230 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9231 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9232 the matching start.
9233
9234 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9235
9236 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9237 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9238
9239< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9240 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9241 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9242 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9243 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9244 match.
9245 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9246
9247 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9248
9249< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9250 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9251 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9252
9253 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9254 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9255<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009256 Return type: |Number|
9257
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009258 *searchpairpos()*
9259searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9260 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9261 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9262 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9263 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9264 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9265 returns [0, 0]. >
9266
9267 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9268<
9269 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9270
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009271 Return type: list<number>
9272
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009273 *searchpos()*
9274searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
9275 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9276 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9277 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9278 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9279 returns [0, 0].
9280 Example: >
9281 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9282
9283< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9284 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9285 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9286< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9287 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9288
9289 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9290 GetPattern()->searchpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009291<
9292 Return type: list<number>
9293
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009294
9295server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
9296 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9297 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9298 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9299 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9300 Note:
9301 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
9302 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
9303 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9304 See also |clientserver|.
9305 Example: >
9306 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
9307
9308< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9309 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
9310<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009311 Return type: |Number|
9312
9313
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009314serverlist() *serverlist()*
9315 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9316 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9317 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9318 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9319 Example: >
9320 :echo serverlist()
9321<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009322 Return type: |String|
9323
9324
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009325setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
9326 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
9327 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9328
9329 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9330 |bufload()| if needed.
9331
9332 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9333 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9334
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009335 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
9336 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
9337 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
9338 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009339
9340 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9341
9342 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
9343 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
9344 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9345 added below the last line.
9346
9347 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
9348 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
9349 error is given.
9350 On success 0 is returned.
9351
9352 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9353 third argument: >
9354 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009355<
9356 Return type: |Number|
9357
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009358
9359setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9360 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
9361 {val}.
9362 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9363 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9364 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
9365 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9366 The {varname} argument is a string.
9367 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9368 Examples: >
9369 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9370 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9371< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9372
9373 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9374 third argument: >
9375 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009376<
9377 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009378
9379
9380setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9381 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009382 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
9383 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
9384 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9385 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009386 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009387 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
9388 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009389
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009390< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
9391 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
9392 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
9393 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
9394 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00009395 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009396
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009397 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
9398 in screen cells. *E1112*
9399 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009400 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009401
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009402 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
9403 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
9404
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009405 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009406 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009407
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009408< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009409 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
9410 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
9411 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
9412 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
9413
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009414 Return type: |Number|
9415
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009416
9417setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9418 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9419 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9420
9421 Example:
9422 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9423 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9424< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9425 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9426< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9427
9428 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9429 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009430<
9431 Return type: |Number|
9432
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009433
9434setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
9435 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9436 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9437
9438 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9439 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9440 character search
9441 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9442 0 for backward
9443 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9444 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9445 character search
9446
9447 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9448 from a script: >
9449 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9450 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9451 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9452< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9453
9454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9455 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009456<
9457 Return type: dict<any>
9458
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009459
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009460setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
9461 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
9462 {pos}.
9463 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
9464 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9465 line.
9466
9467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9468 GetText()->setcmdline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009469<
9470 Return type: |Number|
9471
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009472
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009473setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9474 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
9475 {pos}. The first position is 1.
9476 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9477 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
9478 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9479 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9480 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9481 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9482 before inserting the resulting text.
9483 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9484 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009485 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9486 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009487
9488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9489 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009490<
9491 Return type: |Number|
9492
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009493
9494setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9495setcursorcharpos({list})
9496 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9497 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9498
9499 Example:
9500 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9501 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9502< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9503 call cursor(4, 3)
9504< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9505
9506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9507 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009508<
9509 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009510
9511
9512setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
9513 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
9514 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
9515
9516< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
9517 See also |expr-env|.
9518
9519 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9520 second argument: >
9521 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009522<
9523 Return type: |Number|
9524
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009525
9526setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9527 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9528 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9529 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9530 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9531 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9532 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9533 characters are not supported.
9534
9535 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9536 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9537 would do the same thing.
9538
9539 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9540
9541 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9542 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9543<
9544 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9545
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009546 Return type: |Number|
9547
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009548
9549setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
9550 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
9551 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Christian Brabandt946f61c2024-06-17 13:17:58 +02009552 |setbufline()|.
9553 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared |text-prop-cleared|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009554
9555 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9556 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9557 added below the last line.
9558 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009559 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
9560 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009561
9562 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9563 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
9564 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
9565
9566 Example: >
9567 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
9568
9569< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
9570 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9571 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9572< This is equivalent to: >
9573 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
9574 : call setline(n, l)
9575 :endfor
9576
9577< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9578
9579 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9580 second argument: >
9581 GetText()->setline(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009582<
9583 Return type: |Number|
9584
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009585
9586setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
9587 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
9588 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9589 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9590
9591 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9592 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
9593 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9594 Also see |location-list|.
9595
9596 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9597
9598 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9599 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9600 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9601
9602 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9603 second argument: >
9604 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009605<
9606 Return type: |Number|
9607
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009608
9609setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
9610 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9611 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
9612 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9613 example for |getmatches()|.
9614 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9615 window ID instead of the current window.
9616
9617 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9618 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9619<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009620 Return type: |Number|
9621
9622
9623setpos({expr}, {list}) *setpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009624 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
9625 . the cursor
9626 'x mark x
9627
9628 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
9629 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
9630 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
9631
9632 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
9633 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9634 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9635 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9636 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9637 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9638 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
9639 Does not change the jumplist.
9640
9641 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
9642 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
9643 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9644 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
9645
9646 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9647 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9648 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9649 character.
9650
9651 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9652 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9653 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9654 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9655 mark position it is not used.
9656
9657 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9658 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9659 before '>.
9660
9661 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9662 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9663
9664 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
9665
9666 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
9667 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9668 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9669 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9670 |winrestview()|.
9671
9672 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9673 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009674<
9675 Return type: |Number|
9676
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009677
9678setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
9679 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
9680
9681 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9682 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
9683 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
9684 {what}.
9685 *setqflist-what*
9686 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
9687 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
9688 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
9689 entries:
9690
9691 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
9692 buffer
9693 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
9694 present or it is invalid.
9695 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
9696 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
9697 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00009698 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009699 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
9700 col column number
9701 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
9702 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00009703 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009704 nr error number
9705 text description of the error
9706 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
9707 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02009708 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
9709 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009710
9711 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
9712 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
9713 locate a matching error line.
9714 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
9715 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
9716 item will not be handled as an error line.
9717 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
9718 be used.
9719 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
9720 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
9721 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
9722 cleared.
9723 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
9724 |getqflist()| returns.
9725
9726 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
9727 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
9728 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
9729 new list is created.
9730
9731 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
9732 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
9733 clear the list: >
9734 :call setqflist([], 'r')
9735<
9736 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
9737 freed.
9738
9739 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
9740 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
9741 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
9742 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
9743 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
9744
9745 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
9746 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
9747 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
9748 "lines". If this is not present, then the
9749 'errorformat' option value is used.
9750 See |quickfix-parse|
9751 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
9752 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
9753 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
9754 then the last entry in the list is set as the
9755 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
9756 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
9757 argument.
9758 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
9759 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
9760 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
9761 See |quickfix-parse|
9762 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
9763 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
9764 the last quickfix list.
9765 quickfixtextfunc
9766 function to get the text to display in the
9767 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
9768 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
9769 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
9770 of how to write the function and an example.
9771 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
9772 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
9773 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
9774 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
9775 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
9776 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
9777 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
9778 specify the list.
9779
9780 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
9781 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
9782 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
9783 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
9784<
9785 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9786
9787 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
9788 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
9789 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
9790
9791 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9792 second argument: >
9793 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
9794<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009795 Return type: |Number|
9796
9797
9798setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}]) *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009799 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
9800 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
9801 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
9802 {regname} must be one character.
9803
9804 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
9805 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
9806 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
9807 then the value is appended.
9808
9809 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
9810 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
9811 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
9812 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
9813 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
9814 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
9815 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
9816 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
9817
9818 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
9819 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
9820 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
9821 mode is never selected automatically.
9822 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9823
9824 *E883*
9825 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
9826 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
9827 items act like empty strings.
9828
9829 Examples: >
9830 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
9831 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
9832 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
9833 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
9834
9835< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
9836 register: >
9837 :let var_a = getreginfo()
9838 :call setreg('a', var_a)
9839< or: >
9840 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
9841 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
9842 ....
9843 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
9844< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
9845 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
9846 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
9847 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
9848
9849 You can also change the type of a register by appending
9850 nothing: >
9851 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
9852
9853< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9854 second argument: >
9855 GetText()->setreg('a')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009856<
9857 Return type: |Number|
9858
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009859
9860settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
9861 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
9862 |t:var|
9863 The {varname} argument is a string.
9864 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
9865 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
9866 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
9867 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
9868 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9869
9870 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9871 third argument: >
9872 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009873<
9874 Return type: |Number|
9875
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009876
9877settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
9878 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
9879 {val}.
9880 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
9881 use |setwinvar()|.
9882 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9883 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
9884 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
9885 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
9886 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
9887 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
9888 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
9889 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
9890 Examples: >
9891 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
9892 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
9893< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9894
9895 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9896 fourth argument: >
9897 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009898<
9899 Return type: |Number|
9900
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009901
9902settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
9903 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
9904 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9905
9906 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
9907 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
9908 stack.
9909 *E962*
9910 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
9911 argument:
9912 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
9913 stack is replaced.
9914 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
9915 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
9916 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
9917 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
9918 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
9919
9920 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
9921 stack after the modification.
9922
9923 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9924
9925 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
9926 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
9927 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
9928
9929< Save and restore the tag stack: >
9930 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
9931 " do something else
9932 call settagstack(1003, stack)
9933 unlet stack
9934<
9935 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9936 second argument: >
9937 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009938<
9939 Return type: |Number|
9940
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009941
9942setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
9943 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
9944 Examples: >
9945 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
9946 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
9947
9948< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9949 third argument: >
9950 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009951<
9952 Return type: |Number|
9953
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009954
9955sha256({string}) *sha256()*
9956 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
9957 checksum of {string}.
9958
9959 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9960 GetText()->sha256()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009961<
9962 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009963
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009964 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009965
9966shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
9967 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
9968 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00009969 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009970 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
9971 quotes.
9972 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
9973 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
9974 {string}.
9975 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
9976 replace all "'" with "'\''".
9977
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02009978 The {special} argument adds additional escaping of keywords
9979 used in Vim commands. When it is not omitted and a non-zero
K.Takatac0e038b2024-05-16 12:39:01 +09009980 number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
9981 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" (as listed in
9982 |expand()|) will be preceded by a backslash.
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02009983 This backslash will be removed again by the |:!| command.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009984
9985 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
9986 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
9987 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
9988 even when inside single quotes.
9989
9990 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
9991 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
9992 escaped a second time.
9993
9994 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
9995 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
9996 character inside single quotes.
9997
9998 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009999 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010000< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
10001 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010002 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010003< See also |::S|.
10004
10005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10006 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010007<
10008 Return type: |String|
10009
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010010
10011shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
10012 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
10013 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
10014 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
10015 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
10016 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
10017
10018 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
10019 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
10020 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
10021 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
10022
10023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10024 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010025<
10026 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010027
10028sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
10029
10030
10031simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
10032 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
10033 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
10034 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
10035 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
10036 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
10037 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
10038 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
10039 standard).
10040 Example: >
10041 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
10042< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
10043 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
10044 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
10045 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
10046 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
10047
10048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10049 GetName()->simplify()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010050<
10051 Return type: |String|
10052
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010053
10054sin({expr}) *sin()*
10055 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
10056 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010057 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010058 Examples: >
10059 :echo sin(100)
10060< -0.506366 >
10061 :echo sin(-4.01)
10062< 0.763301
10063
10064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10065 Compute()->sin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010066<
10067 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010068
10069
10070sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
10071 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
10072 [-inf, inf].
10073 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010074 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010075 Examples: >
10076 :echo sinh(0.5)
10077< 0.521095 >
10078 :echo sinh(-0.9)
10079< -1.026517
10080
10081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10082 Compute()->sinh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010083<
10084 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010085
10086
10087slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
10088 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
10089 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
10090 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010091 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are treated as a
10092 part of the preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010093 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
10094 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010095 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010096
10097 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10098 GetList()->slice(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010099<
10100 Return type: list<{type}>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010101
10102
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010103sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010104 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
10105
10106 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10107 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
10108
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010109< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010110 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
10111 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
10112 current buffer use |:sort|.
10113
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010114 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
10115 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
10116 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010117
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010118 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010119 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
10120 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
10121 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
10122 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
10123 case. Example: >
10124 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
10125 :language collate en_US.UTF8
10126 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10127< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
10128>
10129 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
10130 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
10131 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10132< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
10133 This does not work properly on Mac.
10134
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010135 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010136 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +000010137 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
10138 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
10139 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010140
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010141 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010142 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
10143 digits will be used as the number they represent.
10144
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010145 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010146 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
10147
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010148 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010149 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
10150 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
10151 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
10152 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
10153
10154 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
10155 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
10156
10157 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
10158 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
10159 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
10160 same order as they were originally.
10161
10162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10163 mylist->sort()
10164
10165< Also see |uniq()|.
10166
10167 Example: >
10168 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10169 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
10170 endfunc
10171 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
10172< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
10173 ignores overflow: >
10174 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10175 return a:i1 - a:i2
10176 endfunc
10177< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
10178 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
10179<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010180 Return type: list<{type}>
10181
10182
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010183sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
10184 Stop playing all sounds.
10185
10186 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10187 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10188
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010189 Return type: |Number|
10190
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010191 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
10192
10193 *sound_playevent()*
10194sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
10195 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
10196 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
10197 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
10198 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
10199 call sound_playevent('bell')
10200< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
10201 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
10202 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +010010203 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
10204 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
10205 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010206
10207 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
10208 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
10209 argument is the status:
10210 0 sound was played to the end
10211 1 sound was interrupted
10212 2 error occurred after sound started
10213 Example: >
10214 func Callback(id, status)
10215 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
10216 endfunc
10217 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
10218
10219< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
10220
10221 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
10222 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
10223
10224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10225 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010226<
10227 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010228
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010229 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010230
10231 *sound_playfile()*
10232sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10233 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
10234 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10235 with this command: >
10236 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
10237
10238< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10239 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010240<
10241 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010242
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010243 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010244
10245
10246sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10247 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10248 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
10249
10250 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10251 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10252
10253 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10254 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10255
10256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10257 soundid->sound_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010258<
10259 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010260
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010261 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010262
10263 *soundfold()*
10264soundfold({word})
10265 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
10266 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
10267 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10268 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
10269 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10270 the method can be quite slow.
10271
10272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10273 GetWord()->soundfold()
10274<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010275 Return type: |String|
10276
10277
10278spellbadword([{sentence}]) *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010279 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10280 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10281 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10282 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10283
10284 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10285 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10286 result is an empty string.
10287
10288 The return value is a list with two items:
10289 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10290 - The type of the spelling error:
10291 "bad" spelling mistake
10292 "rare" rare word
10293 "local" word only valid in another region
10294 "caps" word should start with Capital
10295 Example: >
10296 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10297< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10298
10299 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10300 of 'spelllang' are used.
10301
10302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10303 GetText()->spellbadword()
10304<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010305 Return type: list<string>
10306
10307
10308spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]]) *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010309 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
10310 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10311 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10312
10313 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10314 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10315 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10316
10317 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10318 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
10319 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10320 replace a line.
10321
10322 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
10323 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10324 although it may appear capitalized.
10325
10326 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
10327 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
10328
10329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10330 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010331<
10332 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
10333
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010334
10335split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
10336 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
10337 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
10338 item.
10339 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
10340 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10341 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
10342 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10343 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
10344 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10345 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
10346 Example: >
10347 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
10348< To split a string in individual characters: >
10349 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
10350< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10351 the end of the pattern: >
10352 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10353< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
10354 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10355 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10356< The opposite function is |join()|.
10357
10358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10359 GetString()->split()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010360<
10361 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010362
10363sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10364 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10365 |Float|.
10366 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010367 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
10368 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010369 Examples: >
10370 :echo sqrt(100)
10371< 10.0 >
10372 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10373< nan
10374 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
10375
10376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10377 Compute()->sqrt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010378<
10379 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010380
10381
10382srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10383 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10384 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
10385 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10386 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10387 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10388 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10389 when a predictable sequence is intended.
10390
10391 Examples: >
10392 :let seed = srand()
10393 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10394 :echo rand(seed)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010395<
10396 Return type: list<number>
10397
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010398
10399state([{what}]) *state()*
10400 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10401 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10402 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10403 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
10404 Yes: then do it right away.
10405 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10406 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10407 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10408 messages and callbacks).
10409 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10410 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10411 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10412 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
10413 Also see |mode()|.
10414
10415 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10416 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
10417 if state('s') == ''
10418 " screen has not scrolled
10419<
10420 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10421 something is busy:
10422 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10423 stuffed command
10424 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
10425 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10426 x executing an autocommand
10427 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
10428 ch_readraw() when reading json
10429 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
10430 |f| or a count
10431 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10432 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10433 s screen has scrolled for messages
10434
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010435 Return type: |String|
10436
10437
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010438str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
10439 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
10440 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
10441 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
10442 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
10443 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10444 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
10445 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10446 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
10447 thousand.
10448 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10449 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10450 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10451 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10452 |substitute()|: >
10453 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
10454<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010455 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
10456
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10458 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010459<
10460 Return type: |Float|
10461
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010462
10463str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
10464 Return a list containing the number values which represent
10465 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
10466 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10467 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10468< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10469
10470 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
10471 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
10472 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
10473 properly: >
10474 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
10475
10476< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10477 GetString()->str2list()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010478<
10479 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010480
10481
10482str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
10483 Convert string {string} to a number.
10484 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
10485 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10486 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
10487
10488 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10489 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
10490 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
10491 let nr = str2nr('0123')
10492<
10493 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
10494 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
10495 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10496 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
10497 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10498
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010499 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10502 GetText()->str2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010503<
10504 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010505
10506
10507strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
10508 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10509 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
10510 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
10511 composing characters separately.
10512
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010513 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10514
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010515 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10516
10517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10518 GetText()->strcharlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010519<
10520 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010521
10522
10523strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
10524 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
10525 of byte index and length.
10526 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10527 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010528 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
10529 part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010530 When a character index is used where a character does not
10531 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
10532 example: >
10533 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10534< results in 'a'.
10535
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010536 Returns an empty string on error.
10537
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10539 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010540<
10541 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010542
10543
10544strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
10545 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10546 in String {string}.
10547 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10548 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010549 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010550 |strcharlen()| always does this.
10551
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010552 Returns zero on error.
10553
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010554 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10555
10556 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10557 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10558 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10559 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10560 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10561 endfunction
10562 else
10563 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10564 if a:skipcc
10565 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10566 else
10567 return strchars(a:str)
10568 endif
10569 endfunction
10570 endif
10571<
10572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10573 GetText()->strchars()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010574<
10575 Return type: |Number|
10576
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010577
10578strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
10579 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
10580 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
10581 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10582 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10583 matters for Tab characters.
10584 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10585 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10586 'tabstop' and 'display'.
10587 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10588 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010589 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010590 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
10591
10592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10593 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010594<
10595 Return type: |Number|
10596
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010597
10598strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10599 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10600 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10601 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10602 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10603 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10604 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
10605 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
10606 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10607 Examples: >
10608 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10609 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10610 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10611 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10612 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10613 Show mod time of file.c.
10614< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10615 :if exists("*strftime")
10616
10617< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10618 GetFormat()->strftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010619<
10620 Return type: |String|
10621
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010622
10623strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010624 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
10625 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
10626 index. Composing characters are considered separate
10627 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
10628 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010629 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010630 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10631
10632 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10633 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010634<
10635 Return type: |Number|
10636
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010637
10638stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
10639 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10640 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
10641 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
10642 This can be used to find a second match: >
10643 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
10644 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
10645< The search is done case-sensitive.
10646 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10647 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
10648 See also |strridx()|.
10649 Examples: >
10650 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
10651 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
10652 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
10653< *strstr()* *strchr()*
10654 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
10655 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
10656
10657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10658 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
10659<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010660 Return type: |Number|
10661
10662
10663string({expr}) *string()*
10664 Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010665 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
10666 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
10667 {expr} type result ~
10668 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
10669 Number 123
10670 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
10671 Funcref function('name')
10672 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
10673 List [item, item]
10674 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +000010675 Class class SomeName
10676 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010010677 Enum enum EnumName
Yegappan Lakshmanan3cf121e2024-03-31 18:45:35 +020010678 EnumValue enum name.value {name: str, ordinal: nr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010679
10680 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
10681 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
10682 will then fail.
10683
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010010684 For an object, invokes the string() method to get a textual
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010010685 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010010686 then the default representation is used. |object-string()|
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010010687
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10689 mylist->string()
10690
10691< Also see |strtrans()|.
10692
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010693 Return type: |String|
10694
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010695
10696strlen({string}) *strlen()*
10697 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
10698 {string} in bytes.
10699 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010700 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010701 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
10702 |strchars()|.
10703 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10704
10705 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10706 GetString()->strlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010707<
10708 Return type: |Number|
10709
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010710
10711strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
10712 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
10713 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
10714 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
10715 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
10716 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
10717 following composing characters).
10718 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
10719 |strcharpart()|.
10720
10721 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
10722 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
10723 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
10724 end of the {src}. >
10725 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
10726 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
10727 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
10728 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
10729
10730< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
10731 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
10732 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
10733<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010734 Returns an empty string on error.
10735
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10737 GetText()->strpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010738<
10739 Return type: |String|
10740
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010741
10742strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
10743 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
10744 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
10745 the format specified in {format}.
10746
10747 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
10748 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
10749 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
10750 matters.
10751
10752 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
10753 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
10754 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
10755 result.
10756
10757 See also |strftime()|.
10758 Examples: >
10759 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
10760< 862156163 >
10761 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
10762< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
10763 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
10764< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
10765
10766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10767 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
10768<
10769 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10770 :if exists("*strptime")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010771<
10772 Return type: |Number|
10773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010774
10775strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
10776 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10777 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
10778 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
10779 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
10780 match: >
10781 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
10782 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
10783< The search is done case-sensitive.
10784 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10785 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
10786 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
10787 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
10788 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
10789< *strrchr()*
10790 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
10791 function strrchr().
10792
10793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10794 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010795<
10796 Return type: |Number|
10797
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010798
10799strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
10800 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
10801 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
10802 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
10803 echo strtrans(@a)
10804< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
10805 starting a new line.
10806
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010807 Returns an empty string on error.
10808
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10810 GetString()->strtrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010811<
10812 Return type: |String|
10813
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010814
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010815strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
10816 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
10817 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
10818
10819 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
10820 separately.
10821 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
10822 ignored.
10823
10824 Returns zero on error.
10825
10826 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
10827 Examples: >
10828 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
10829 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
10830 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
10831 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
10832 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +090010833<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10835 GetText()->strutf16len()
10836<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010837 Return type: |Number|
10838
10839
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010840strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
10841 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
10842 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
10843 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
10844 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10845 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010846 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010847 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
10848
10849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10850 GetString()->strwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010851<
10852 Return type: |Number|
10853
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010854
10855submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
10856 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
10857 substitute() function.
10858 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
10859 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
10860 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
10861 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
10862 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
10863
10864 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
10865 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
10866 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
10867 text.
10868 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
10869 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
10870 items, since there are no real line breaks.
10871
10872 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
10873 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
10874
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010875 Returns an empty string or list on error.
10876
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010877 Examples: >
10878 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
10879 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
10880< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
10881 A line break is included as a newline character.
10882
10883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10884 GetNr()->submatch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010885<
10886 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
10887
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010888
10889substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
10890 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
10891 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
10892 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
10893 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
10894
10895 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
10896 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
10897 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
10898 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
10899 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
10900 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
10901 used.
10902
10903 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
10904 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
10905 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
10906 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
10907
10908 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
10909 unmodified.
10910
10911 Example: >
10912 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
10913< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
10914 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
10915< results in "TESTING".
10916
10917 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
10918 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
10919 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010920 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010921
10922< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
10923 optional argument. Example: >
10924 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
10925< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
10926 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
10927 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010928 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010929
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010930< Returns an empty string on error.
10931
10932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010933 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010934<
10935 Return type: |String|
10936
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010937
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000010938swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
10939 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
10940 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
10941 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
10942 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
10943 set 'directory' to a dot: >
10944 let save_dir = &directory
10945 let &directory = '.'
10946 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
10947 let &directory = save_dir
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010948<
10949 Return type: list<string>
10950
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000010951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010952swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
10953 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
10954 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
10955 version Vim version
10956 user user name
10957 host host name
10958 fname original file name
10959 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
10960 file
10961 mtime last modification time in seconds
10962 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
10963 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
10964 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
10965 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
10966 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
10967 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
10968 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
10969 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
10970
10971 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10972 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010973<
10974 Return type: dict<any> or dict<string>
10975
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010976
10977swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
10978 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
10979 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
10980 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
10981 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
10982 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
10983
10984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10985 GetBufname()->swapname()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010986<
10987 Return type: |String|
10988
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010989
10990synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
10991 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
10992 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
10993 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
10994 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
10995
10996 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
10997 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
10998 Note that when the position is after the last character,
10999 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
11000 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11001
11002 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
11003 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
11004 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
11005 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
11006 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
11007 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
11008 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
11009
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011010 Returns zero on error.
11011
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011012 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
11013 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
11014<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011015 Return type: |Number|
11016
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011017
11018synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
11019 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
11020 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
11021 about a syntax item.
11022 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
11023 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
11024 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
11025 used (GUI, cterm or term).
11026 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
11027 {what} result
11028 "name" the name of the syntax item
11029 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
11030 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
11031 term: empty string)
11032 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
11033 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
11034 |highlight-font|
11035 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
11036 |highlight-guisp|
11037 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
11038 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
11039 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
11040 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
11041 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
11042 "bold" "1" if bold
11043 "italic" "1" if italic
11044 "reverse" "1" if reverse
11045 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
11046 "standout" "1" if standout
11047 "underline" "1" if underlined
11048 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
11049 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +010011050 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011051
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011052 Returns an empty string on error.
11053
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011054 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
11055 cursor): >
11056 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
11057<
11058 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11059 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011060<
11061 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011062
11063
11064synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
11065 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
11066 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
11067 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
11068 ":highlight link" are followed.
11069
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011070 Returns zero on error.
11071
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11073 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011074<
11075 Return type: |Number|
11076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011077
11078synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
11079 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
11080 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
11081 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
11082 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11083 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
11084 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
11085 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
11086 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
11087 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
11088 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
11089 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
11090 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
11091 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
11092 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
11093 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
11094 and replaced by the character "X", then:
11095 call returns ~
11096 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
11097 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
11098 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
11099 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
11100 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
11101 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
11102
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011103 Note: Doesn't consider |matchadd()| highlighting items,
11104 since syntax and matching highlighting are two different
11105 mechanisms |syntax-vs-match|.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011106<
11107 Return type: list<any>
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011108
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011109
11110synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
11111 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
11112 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
11113 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
11114 like what |synID()| returns.
11115 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
11116 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
11117 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
11118 transparent item.
11119 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
11120 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
11121 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
11122 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
11123 endfor
11124< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011125 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011126 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
11127 valid positions.
11128
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011129 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
11130
11131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011132system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
11133 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
11134 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
11135
11136 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
11137 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
11138 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
11139 separators yourself.
11140 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
11141 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
11142 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
11143 list items converted to NULs).
11144 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
11145 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
11146 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
11147 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
11148
11149 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
11150
11151 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
11152 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
11153 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
11154 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
11155 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
11156<
11157 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
11158 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
11159 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
11160 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
11161 cause trouble.
11162 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
11163
11164 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011165 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
11166 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011167
11168< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
11169 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
11170 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
11171 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
11172 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
11173
11174 The command executed is constructed using several options:
11175 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
11176 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
11177 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
11178 concatenated commands.
11179
11180 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
11181 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
11182
11183 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
11184 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
11185
11186 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
11187 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
11188 when using a security agent application.
11189 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
11190 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
11191
11192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11193 :echo GetCmd()->system()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011194<
11195 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011196
11197
11198systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
11199 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
11200 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
11201 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
11202 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
11203 result ends in a NL.
11204 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
11205
11206 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
11207 use |system()| and |split()|: >
11208 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
11209<
11210 Returns an empty string on error.
11211
11212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11213 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011214<
11215 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011216
11217
11218tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
11219 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
11220 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
11221 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
11222 omitted the current tab page is used.
11223 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
11224 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
11225 let buflist = []
11226 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
11227 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
11228 endfor
11229< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
11230
11231 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11232 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011233<
11234 Return type: list<number>
11235
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011236
11237tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
11238 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11239 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
11240
11241 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11242 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
11243 count).
11244 # the number of the last accessed tab page
11245 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
11246 previous tab page 0 is returned.
11247 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
11248
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011249 Returns zero on error.
11250
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011251 Return type: |Number|
11252
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011253
11254tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
11255 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
11256 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
11257 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
11258 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
11259 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
11260 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
11261 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
11262 Useful examples: >
11263 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
11264 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
11265< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
11266
11267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11268 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
11269<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011270 Return type: |Number|
11271
11272
11273tagfiles() *tagfiles()*
11274 Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011275 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
11276
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011277 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
11278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011279
11280taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
11281 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
11282
11283 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
11284 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
11285 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
11286
11287 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
11288 entries:
11289 name Name of the tag.
11290 filename Name of the file where the tag is
11291 defined. It is either relative to the
11292 current directory or a full path.
11293 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
11294 the file.
11295 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
11296 entry depends on the language specific
11297 kind values. Only available when
11298 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000011299 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011300 static A file specific tag. Refer to
11301 |static-tag| for more information.
11302 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
11303 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
11304 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
11305 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
11306 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
11307 contained in.
11308
11309 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
11310 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
11311
11312 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
11313
11314 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
11315 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
11316 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
11317 search regular expression pattern.
11318
11319 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
11320 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
11321 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
11322
11323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11324 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011325<
11326 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
11327
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011328
11329tan({expr}) *tan()*
11330 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
11331 in the range [-inf, inf].
11332 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011333 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011334 Examples: >
11335 :echo tan(10)
11336< 0.648361 >
11337 :echo tan(-4.01)
11338< -1.181502
11339
11340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11341 Compute()->tan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011342<
11343 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011344
11345
11346tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
11347 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
11348 range [-1, 1].
11349 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011350 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011351 Examples: >
11352 :echo tanh(0.5)
11353< 0.462117 >
11354 :echo tanh(-1)
11355< -0.761594
11356
11357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11358 Compute()->tanh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011359<
11360 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011361
11362
11363tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
11364 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
11365 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
11366 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
11367 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011368 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Christian Brabandt5cf53012024-05-18 10:13:11 +020011369< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|
11370 that is recursively deleted when Vim exits, on other systems
11371 temporary files are not cleaned up automatically on exit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011372 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
11373 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
11374 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
11375
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011376 Return type: |String|
11377
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011378
11379term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
11380
11381
11382terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
11383 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
11384 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
11385 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
11386 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
11387 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
11388 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
11389 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
11390 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010011391 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011392
11393 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
11394
11395 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
11396 an empty dictionary.
11397
11398 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
11399 current cursor style.
11400 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
11401 request the cursor blink status.
11402 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
11403 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
11404 and |t_RC| on startup.
11405
11406 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
11407 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
11408
11409 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
11410
11411 Also see:
11412 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
11413 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
11414 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
11415
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011416 Return type: dict<string>
11417
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011418
11419test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
11420
11421
11422 *timer_info()*
11423timer_info([{id}])
11424 Return a list with information about timers.
11425 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
11426 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
11427 returned.
11428 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
11429
11430 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
11431 these items:
11432 "id" the timer ID
11433 "time" time the timer was started with
11434 "remaining" time until the timer fires
11435 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
11436 -1 means forever
11437 "callback" the callback
11438 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
11439
11440 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11441 GetTimer()->timer_info()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011442<
11443 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011444
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011445 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11446
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011447
11448timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
11449 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
11450 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
11451 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
11452 has passed.
11453
11454 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
11455 for a short time.
11456
11457 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
11458 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
11459 See |non-zero-arg|.
11460
11461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11462 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011463<
11464 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011465
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011466 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11467
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011468
11469 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
11470timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11471 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11472
11473 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11474 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11475 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000011476 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
11477 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011478
11479 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
11480 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
11481 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11482 waiting for input.
11483 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
11484 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
11485
11486 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11487 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
11488 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11489 the callback will be called once.
11490 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11491 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11492 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11493 messages.
11494
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011495 Returns -1 on error.
11496
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011497 Example: >
11498 func MyHandler(timer)
11499 echo 'Handler called'
11500 endfunc
11501 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11502 \ {'repeat': 3})
11503< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11504 intervals.
11505
11506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11507 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11508
11509< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011510
11511 Return type: |Number|
11512
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011513 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11514
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011515
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011516timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
11517 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11518 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
11519 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
11520
11521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11522 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011523<
11524 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011525
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011526 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11527
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011528
11529timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11530 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
11531 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11532 timers there is no error.
11533
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011534 Return type: |Number|
11535
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011536 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11537
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011538
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011539tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11540 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11541 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011542 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011543
11544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11545 GetText()->tolower()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011546<
11547 Return type: |String|
11548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011549
11550toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11551 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11552 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011553 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011554
11555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11556 GetText()->toupper()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011557<
11558 Return type: |String|
11559
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011560
11561tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11562 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11563 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11564 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11565 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11566 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11567 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11568
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011569 Returns an empty string on error.
11570
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011571 Examples: >
11572 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11573< returns "Hello THere" >
11574 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11575< returns "{blob}"
11576
11577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11578 GetText()->tr(from, to)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011579<
11580 Return type: |String|
11581
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011582
11583trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
11584 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
11585 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11586
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020011587 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
11588 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
11589 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011590
11591 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11592 characters:
11593 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11594 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11595 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11596 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11597
11598 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011599 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011600
11601 Examples: >
11602 echo trim(" some text ")
11603< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011604 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011605< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
11606 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
11607< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11608 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11609< returns " vim"
11610
11611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11612 GetText()->trim()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011613<
11614 Return type: |String|
11615
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011616
11617trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
11618 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
11619 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11620 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011621 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011622 Examples: >
11623 echo trunc(1.456)
11624< 1.0 >
11625 echo trunc(-5.456)
11626< -5.0 >
11627 echo trunc(4.0)
11628< 4.0
11629
11630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11631 Compute()->trunc()
11632<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011633 Return type: |Float|
11634
11635
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011636 *type()*
11637type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
11638 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
11639 v:t_ variable that has the value:
11640 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
11641 String: 1 |v:t_string|
11642 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
11643 List: 3 |v:t_list|
11644 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
11645 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
11646 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
11647 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
11648 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
11649 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
11650 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090011651 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
11652 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010011653 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010011654 Enum: 15 |v:t_enum|
11655 EnumValue: 16 |v:t_enumvalue|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011656 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
11657 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
11658 :if type(myvar) == type("")
11659 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
11660 :if type(myvar) == type([])
11661 :if type(myvar) == type({})
11662 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
11663 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
11664 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
11665< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
11666 :if exists('v:t_number')
11667
11668< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11669 mylist->type()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011670<
11671 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011672
11673
11674typename({expr}) *typename()*
11675 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
11676 Example: >
11677 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000011678< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011679
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011680 Return type: |String|
11681
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011682
11683undofile({name}) *undofile()*
11684 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
11685 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
11686 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
11687 the undo file exists.
11688 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
11689 is used internally.
11690 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
11691 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
11692 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
11693 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
11694 returns an empty string.
11695
11696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11697 GetFilename()->undofile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011698<
11699 Return type: |String|
11700
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011701
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050011702undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
11703 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
11704 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
11705 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011706 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
11707 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
11708 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
11709 when some changes were undone.
11710 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
11711 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
11712 something readable.
11713 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
11714 write yet.
11715 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
11716 tree.
11717 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
11718 This happens when waiting from input from the
11719 user. See |undo-blocks|.
11720 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
11721 undo blocks.
11722
11723 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
11724 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
11725 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
11726 |:undolist|.
11727 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
11728 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
11729 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11730 that was added. This marks the last change
11731 and where further changes will be added.
11732 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11733 that was undone. This marks the current
11734 position in the undo tree, the block that will
11735 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
11736 undone after the last change this item will
11737 not appear anywhere.
11738 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
11739 write. The number is the write count. The
11740 first write has number 1, the last one the
11741 "save_last" mentioned above.
11742 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
11743 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
11744 item.
11745
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011746 Return type: dict<any>
11747
11748
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011749uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
11750 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
11751 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
11752 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
11753 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
11754< The default compare function uses the string representation of
11755 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
11756
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011757 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
11758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11760 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011761<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011762 Return type: list<{type}>
11763
11764
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011765 *utf16idx()*
11766utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010011767 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
11768 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011769
11770 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
11771 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
11772 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010011773 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
11774 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011775
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010011776 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
11777 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
11778 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
11779
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011780 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
11781 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
11782 character index from the UTF-16 index.
11783 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
11784 Examples: >
11785 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
11786 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
11787 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
11788 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
11789 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
11790 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
11791 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
11792<
11793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11794 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011795<
11796 Return type: |Number|
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011797
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011798
11799values({dict}) *values()*
11800 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
11801 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011802 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011803
11804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11805 mydict->values()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011806<
11807 Return type: list<any>
11808
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011809
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020011810virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011811 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
11812 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
11813 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
11814 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
11815 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
11816 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
11817 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
11818 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011819
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020011820 For the use of {expr} see |getpos()| and |col()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +080011821 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
11822 the result is the number of cells in the cursor line plus one.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011823
11824 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
11825 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
11826 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
11827 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
11828 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
11829 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
11830 |'virtualedit'|
11831
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020011832 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
11833 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011834 character.
11835
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020011836 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
11837 that window instead of the current window.
11838
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011839 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020011840
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011841 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010011842 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
11843
11844 virtcol(".") " returns 5
11845 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
11846 virtcol("$") " returns 9
11847
11848 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
11849
11850 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020011851<
11852 The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
11853
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011854 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
11855 all lines: >
11856 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
11857
11858< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11859 GetPos()->virtcol()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011860<
11861 Return type: |Number|
11862
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011863
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011864virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
11865 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
11866 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
11867 column {col}.
11868
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020011869 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
11870
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011871 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
11872 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
11873 virtual column is returned.
11874
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020011875 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
11876 byte in the character is returned.
11877
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011878 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
11879 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
11880
11881 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
11882 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
11883
11884 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
11885
11886 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11887 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011888<
11889 Return type: |Number|
11890
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011891
11892visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
11893 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
11894 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
11895 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
11896 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
11897 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
11898 respectively.
11899 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011900 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011901< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
11902 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
11903 Visual mode that was used.
11904 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
11905 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
11906 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
11907 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
11908 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
11909
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011910 Return type: |String|
11911
11912
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011913wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
11914 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
11915 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
11916 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
11917 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
11918
11919 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
11920 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
11921<
11922 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
11923
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011924 Return type: |Number|
11925
11926
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011927win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
11928 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
11929 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
11930 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
11931 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010011932 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011933 Example: >
11934 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
11935< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
11936 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011937 *E994*
11938 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
11939 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
11940 an empty string is returned.
11941
11942 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
11943 second argument: >
11944 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011945<
11946 Return type: |String|
11947
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011948
11949win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
11950 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
11951 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
11952
11953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11954 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011955<
11956 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
11957
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011958
11959win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
11960 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
11961 When {win} is missing use the current window.
11962 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
11963 number 1.
11964 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
11965 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
11966 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
11967
11968 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11969 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011970<
11971 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011972
11973
11974win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
11975 Return the type of the window:
11976 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
11977 used to execute autocommands.
11978 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
11979 (empty) normal window
11980 "loclist" |location-list-window|
11981 "popup" popup window |popup|
11982 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
11983 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
11984 "unknown" window {nr} not found
11985
11986 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
11987 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
11988 |window-ID|.
11989
11990 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
11991 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
11992 returns "popup".
11993
11994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11995 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
11996<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011997 Return type: |String|
11998
11999
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012000win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
12001 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
12002 tabpage.
12003 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
12004
12005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12006 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012007<
12008 Return type: |Number|
12009
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012010
12011win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
12012 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
12013 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
12014 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
12015
12016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12017 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012018<
12019 Return type: list<number>
12020
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012021
12022win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
12023 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
12024 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
12025
12026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12027 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012028<
12029 Return type: |Number|
12030
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012031
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012032win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
12033 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
12034 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
12035 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
12036 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
12037 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
12038 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
12039 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
12040 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
12041 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
12042 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010012043 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
12044 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012045 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012046
12047 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12048 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012049<
12050 Return type: |Number|
12051
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012052
12053win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
12054 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
12055 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
12056 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
12057 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
12058 line will change the height of the window and the height of
12059 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
12060 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
12061 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
12062 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012063 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012064
12065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12066 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012067<
12068 Return type: |Number|
12069
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012070
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012071win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
12072 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
12073 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
12074 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
12075 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
12076 for the current window.
Sean Dewar5866bc32024-03-13 20:17:24 +010012077 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012078
12079 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12080 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
12081<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012082 Return type: list<number>
12083
12084
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012085win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010012086 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
12087 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
12088 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
12089 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012090
12091 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
12092 Both must be in the current tab page.
12093
12094 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
12095
12096 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
12097 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
12098 like with |:vsplit|.
12099 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
12100 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
12101 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
12102 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
12103 'splitright' are used.
12104
12105 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12106 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
12107<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012108 Return type: |Number|
12109
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012110
12111 *winbufnr()*
12112winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
12113 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
12114 the |window-ID|.
12115 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
12116 window is returned.
12117 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12118 Example: >
12119 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
12120<
12121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12122 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
12123<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012124 Return type: |Number|
12125
12126
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012127 *wincol()*
12128wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
12129 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
12130 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
12131
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012132 Return type: |Number|
12133
12134
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012135 *windowsversion()*
12136windowsversion()
12137 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
12138 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
12139 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
12140 an empty string.
12141
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012142 Return type: |String|
12143
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012144winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
12145 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
12146 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12147 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
12148 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12149 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
12150 This excludes any window toolbar line.
12151 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012152 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012153
12154< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12155 GetWinid()->winheight()
12156<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012157 Return type: |Number|
12158
12159
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012160winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
12161 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
12162 in a tabpage.
12163
12164 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
12165 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
12166 returns an empty list.
12167
12168 For a leaf window, it returns:
12169 ['leaf', {winid}]
12170 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
12171 returns:
12172 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
12173 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
12174 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
12175
12176 Example: >
12177 " Only one window in the tab page
12178 :echo winlayout()
12179 ['leaf', 1000]
12180 " Two horizontally split windows
12181 :echo winlayout()
12182 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
12183 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
12184 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
12185 " middle window
12186 :echo winlayout(2)
12187 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
12188 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
12189<
12190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12191 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
12192<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012193 Return type: list<any>
12194
12195
12196winline() *winline()*
12197 The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012198 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
12199 the window. The first line is one.
12200 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
12201 first, this may cause a scroll.
12202
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012203 Return type: |Number|
12204
12205
12206winnr([{arg}]) *winnr()*
12207 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012208 window. The top window has number 1.
12209 Returns zero for a popup window.
12210
12211 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
12212 $ the number of the last window (the window
12213 count).
12214 # the number of the last accessed window (where
12215 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
12216 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
Sean Deward64801e2024-03-12 20:46:12 +010012217 returned. May refer to the current window in
12218 some cases (e.g. when evaluating 'statusline'
12219 expressions).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012220 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
12221 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
12222 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
12223 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
12224 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
12225 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
12226 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
12227 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
12228 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
12229 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010012230 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012231 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
12232 Examples: >
12233 let window_count = winnr('$')
12234 let prev_window = winnr('#')
12235 let wnum = winnr('3k')
12236
12237< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12238 GetWinval()->winnr()
12239<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012240 Return type: |Number|
12241
12242
12243winrestcmd() *winrestcmd()*
12244 Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012245 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
12246 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
12247 unchanged.
12248 Example: >
12249 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
12250 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
12251 :exe cmd
12252<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012253 Return type: |String|
12254
12255
12256winrestview({dict}) *winrestview()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012257 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
12258 the view of the current window.
12259 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
12260 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
12261 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
12262 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
12263<
12264 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
12265 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
12266 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
12267 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
12268
12269 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
12270 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
12271
12272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12273 GetView()->winrestview()
12274<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012275 Return type: |Number|
12276
12277
12278winsaveview() *winsaveview()*
12279 Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012280 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
12281 restore the view.
12282 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
12283 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
12284 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
12285 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
12286 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
12287 The return value includes:
12288 lnum cursor line number
12289 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012290 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012291 returns)
12292 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012293 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
12294 the first column is zero, as opposed
12295 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
12296 |$| command it will be a very large
12297 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012298 topline first line in the window
12299 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
12300 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
12301 'wrap' is off
12302 skipcol columns skipped
12303 Note that no option values are saved.
12304
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012305 Return type: dict<number>
12306
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012307
12308winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
12309 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
12310 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12311 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
12312 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12313 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
12314 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012315 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012316 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
12317 : 50 wincmd |
12318 :endif
12319< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
12320 option.
12321
12322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12323 GetWinid()->winwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012324<
12325 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012326
12327
12328wordcount() *wordcount()*
12329 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
12330 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
12331 |g_CTRL-G|
12332 The return value includes:
12333 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
12334 chars Number of chars in the buffer
12335 words Number of words in the buffer
12336 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
12337 (not in Visual mode)
12338 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
12339 (not in Visual mode)
12340 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
12341 (not in Visual mode)
12342 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
12343 (only in Visual mode)
12344 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
12345 (only in Visual mode)
12346 visual_words Number of words visually selected
12347 (only in Visual mode)
12348
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012349 Return type: dict<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012350
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012351
12352writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}]) *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012353 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
12354 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
12355 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012356 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
12357 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
12358 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012359
12360 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
12361 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
12362
12363 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
12364
12365 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
12366 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
12367 last line in the file to end in a NL.
12368
12369 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
12370 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
12371 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
12372<
12373 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
12374 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000012375 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012376< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
12377
12378 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
12379 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
12380 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
12381
12382 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
12383
12384 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
12385 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
12386
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012387 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012388
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012389 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
12390 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
12391 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012392
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012393 Also see |readfile()|.
12394 To copy a file byte for byte: >
12395 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
12396 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
12397
12398< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12399 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012400<
12401 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012402
12403
12404xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
12405 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
12406 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012407 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012408 Example: >
12409 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
12410<
12411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12412 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
12413<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012414 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012415
12416==============================================================================
124173. Feature list *feature-list*
12418
12419There are three types of features:
124201. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
12421 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
12422 :if has("cindent")
12423< *gui_running*
124242. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
12425 Example: >
12426 :if has("gui_running")
12427< *has-patch*
124283. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
12429 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
12430 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
12431 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
12432< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
12433 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
12434 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
12435 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
12436 version 6.2.148 or later): >
12437 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
12438
12439Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
12440use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
12441
12442
12443acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012444all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
12445 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012446amiga Amiga version of Vim.
12447arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
12448arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
12449autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
12450autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
12451autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
12452balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
12453balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
12454beos BeOS version of Vim.
12455browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
12456 work.
12457browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
12458bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012459builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012460byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
12461channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012462cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012463clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
12464clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
12465clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
12466cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
12467cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
12468cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
12469comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
12470compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
12471conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
12472cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
12473cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
12474cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
12475debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
12476dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +020012477dialog_con_gui Compiled with console and GUI dialog support.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012478dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
12479diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
12480digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
12481directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
12482dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
12483drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
12484ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
12485emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
12486eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
12487 true, of course!
12488ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
12489extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
12490 |'hlsearch'|
12491farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010012492file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
12493 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012494filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
12495 read/write/filter commands
12496find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
12497 |+find_in_path|.
12498float Compiled with support for |Float|.
12499fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
12500 this is not present).
12501folding Compiled with |folding| support.
12502footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
12503fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
12504gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
12505gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010012506gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012507gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
12508gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
12509gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12510gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12511gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
12512gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
12513gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
12514gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
12515gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
12516gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
12517gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
12518haiku Haiku version of Vim.
12519hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
12520hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
12521iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
12522insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
12523 Insert mode. (always true)
12524job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
12525ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012526jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012527keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
12528lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
12529langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
12530libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
12531linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
12532 'breakindent' support.
12533linux Linux version of Vim.
12534lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012535 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012536listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
12537 and the argument list |arglist|.
12538localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
12539lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
12540mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
12541macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
12542menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
12543mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
12544modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
12545 (always true)
12546mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
12547mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
12548mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
12549mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
12550mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
12551mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
12552mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
12553mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
12554mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
12555mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
12556mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
12557multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
12558multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
12559multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
12560multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
12561mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
12562nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
12563netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
12564netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012565num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012566ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
12567osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
12568osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
12569packages Compiled with |packages| support.
12570path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
12571perl Compiled with Perl interface.
12572persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
12573postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
12574printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
12575profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010012576prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012577python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
12578python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
12579python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
12580python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
12581python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
12582python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020012583python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012584pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
12585qnx QNX version of Vim.
12586quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
12587reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
12588rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
12589ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
12590scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
12591showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
12592signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012593smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012594sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
12595sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
12596spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
12597startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
12598statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
12599 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
12600sun SunOS version of Vim.
12601sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
12602syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
12603syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
12604 current buffer.
12605system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
12606tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012607 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012608tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
12609 |tag-old-static|.
12610tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
12611termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
12612terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
12613terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
12614termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
12615textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
12616textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
12617tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
12618 or terminfo file.
12619timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
12620title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012621 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012622toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
12623ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
12624ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
12625unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
12626unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
12627user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
12628vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
12629vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
12630 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
12631vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
12632 (always true)
12633vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
12634 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000012635vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012636viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
12637vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
12638vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
12639vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010012640vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012641virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
12642visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
12643visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
12644 true) |blockwise-operators|.
12645vms VMS version of Vim.
12646vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
12647vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
12648 out if it works in the current console).
12649wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
12650wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
12651win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
12652win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
12653 64 bits)
12654win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
12655win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
12656win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
12657winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
12658windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
12659 (always true)
12660writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020012661xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
12662 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012663xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
12664xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
12665xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
12666xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
12667 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
12668xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
12669xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
12670xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
12671xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
12672 xterm screen.
12673x11 Compiled with X11 support.
12674
12675
12676==============================================================================
126774. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
12678
12679This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
12680|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
12681pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
12682same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
12683When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
12684pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
12685>
12686 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
12687 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
12688 aa
12689 xx
12690 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
12691 a
12692 x
12693
12694Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
12695"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
12696"\n".
12697
12698 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: