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Christian Brabandt5cf53012024-05-18 10:13:11 +02001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 May 18
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100150diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
151 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000152diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
153diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
154digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
155digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
156digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
157digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
158echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
159empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
160environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100161err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000162escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
163eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
164eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
165executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
166execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
167exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
168exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
169exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
170exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
171expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
172 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100173expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
174 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000175extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
177extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
179 List or Dictionary
180feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
181filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
182filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
183filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
184 remove items from {expr1} where
185 {expr2} is 0
186finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find directory {name} in {path}
188findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
189 String find file {name} in {path}
190flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
191flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
192 List flatten a copy of {list}
193float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
194floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
195fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
196fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
197fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
198foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
199foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
200foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
201foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
202foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100203foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
204 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000205foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100206fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000207funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
208 Funcref reference to function {name}
209function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
210 Funcref named reference to function {name}
211garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
212get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
213get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
214get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
215getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
216getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
217 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000218getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000219getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
220 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000221getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200223getchar([{expr}]) Number or String
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000224 get one character from the user
225getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
226getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
227getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200228getcharstr([{expr}]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
230 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdline() String return the current command-line
232getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
234 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
236getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
237getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
238 List list of cmdline completion matches
239getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
240getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
241getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
242getenv({name}) String return environment variable
243getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
244getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
245getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
246getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
247getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
248getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
249getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
250 List list of jump list items
251getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
252getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
253getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
254getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
255getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
256getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
257getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000258getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000259getpid() Number process ID of Vim
260getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
261getqflist() List list of quickfix items
262getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
263getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
264 String or List contents of a register
265getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100266getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100267 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +0200268getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
269 List get a list of positions for a region
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000270getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100271getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000272gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
273gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
274 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
275gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
276 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
277gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
278gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
279getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000280getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000281getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
282getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
283getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
284 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
285glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
286 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
287glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
288globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
289 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
290has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
291has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
292haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
293 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
294 or |:tcd|
295hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
296 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
297histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
298histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
299histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
300histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
301hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
302hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
303hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
304hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
305hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
306iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
307indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
308index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
309 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100310indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
311 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000312input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
313 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100314inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000315 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
316inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
317inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
318inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
319inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
320insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200321instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000322interrupt() none interrupt script execution
323invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100324isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000325isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
326isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
327 (positive or negative)
328islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
329isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
330items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
331job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
332job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
333job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
334job_start({command} [, {options}])
335 Job start a job
336job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
337job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
338join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
339js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
340js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
341json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
342json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
343keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100344keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
345 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000346len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
347libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
348libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
349line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
350line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
351lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
352list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
353list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
354listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
355 Number add a callback to listen to changes
356listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
357listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
358localtime() Number current time
359log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
360log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
361luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
362map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
363 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
364maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
365 String or Dict
366 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
367mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
368 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100369maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000370mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
371 like |map()| but creates a new List or
372 Dictionary
373mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
374match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
375 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
376matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
377 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
378matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
379 Number highlight positions with {group}
380matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100381matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
382 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000383matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
384matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
385 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
386matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
387 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
388matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
389 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
390matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
391 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
392matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
393 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100394matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
395 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000396matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
397 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
398max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
399menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
400min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000401mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000402 Number create directory {name}
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200403mode([{expr}]) String current editing mode
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000404mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
405nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
406nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
407or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
408pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
409perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
410popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
411popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
412popup_clear() none close all popup windows
413popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
414popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
415popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
416popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
417popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100418popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000419popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
420popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
421popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
422popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
423popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
424popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
425popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
426popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
427popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
428popup_notification({what}, {options})
429 Number create a notification popup window
430popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
431 none set options for popup window {id}
432popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
433popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
434pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
435prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
436printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
437prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
438prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
439prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
440prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
441prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
442prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
443 none add multiple text properties
444prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
445 none remove all text properties
446prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
447 Dict search for a text property
448prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
449prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
450 Number remove a text property
451prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
452prop_type_change({name}, {props})
453 none change an existing property type
454prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
455 none delete a property type
456prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
457 Dict get property type values
458prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
459pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
460pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
461py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
462pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
463pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
464rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
465range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
466 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100467readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
468 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000469readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
470 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
471readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
472 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
473readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
474 List get list of lines from file {fname}
475reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
476 any reduce {object} using {func}
477reg_executing() String get the executing register name
478reg_recording() String get the recording register name
479reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
480reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
481reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
482remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
483 String send expression
484remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
485remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
486 Number check for reply string
487remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
488 String read reply string
489remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
490 String send key sequence
491remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
492remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
493 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
494remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
495 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
496remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
497rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100498repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
499 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000500resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100501reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
502 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000503round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
504rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
505screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
506screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
507screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
508screencol() Number current cursor column
509screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
510screenrow() Number current cursor row
511screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
512search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
513 Number search for {pattern}
514searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
515searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
516 Number search for variable declaration
517searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
518 Number search for other end of start/end pair
519searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
520 List search for other end of start/end pair
521searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
522 List search for {pattern}
523server2client({clientid}, {string})
524 Number send reply string
525serverlist() String get a list of available servers
526setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
527 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
528 {expr}
529setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
530 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
531setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
532setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
533setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100534setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000535setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
536setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
537setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
538setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
539setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
540setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
541 Number modify location list using {list}
542setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
543 Number modify specific location list props
544setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
545setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
546setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
547setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
548 Number modify specific quickfix list props
549setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
550settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
551settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
552 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
553 page {tabnr} to {val}
554settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
555 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
556setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
557sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
558shellescape({string} [, {special}])
559 String escape {string} for use as shell
560 command argument
561shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
562sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
563sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
564sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
565sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
566 List get a list of placed signs
567sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
568 Number jump to a sign
569sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
570 Number place a sign
571sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
572sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
573sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
574sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
575 Number unplace a sign
576sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
577simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
578sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
579sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
580slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
581 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000582sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
583 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000584sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
585sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
586 Number play an event sound
587sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
588 Number play sound file {path}
589sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
590soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
591spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
592spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
593 List spelling suggestions
594split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
595 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
596sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
597srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
598state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
599str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
600str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
601 ASCII/UTF-8 value
602str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
603 Number convert String to Number
604strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
605strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
606 String {len} characters of {str} at
607 character {start}
608strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
609strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
610strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
611strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
612stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
613 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
614string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
615strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
616strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
617 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
618 byte {start}
619strptime({format}, {timestring})
620 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
621strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
622 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
623strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100624strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
625 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000626strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
627submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
628 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
629substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
630 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000631swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000632swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
633swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
634synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
635synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
636 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
637synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
638synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
639synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
640system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
641systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
642tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
643tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
644tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
645tagfiles() List tags files used
646taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
647tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
648tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
649tempname() String name for a temporary file
650term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
651 Number display difference between two dumps
652term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
653 Number displaying a screen dump
654term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
655 none dump terminal window contents
656term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
657term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
658term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
659term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
660term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
661term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
662term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
663term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
664term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
665term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
666term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
667term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
668term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
669term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
670term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
671 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
672term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
673term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
674term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
675term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
676 none set the size of a terminal
677term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
678term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
679terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
680test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
681 none make memory allocation fail
682test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
683test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
684test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
685test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
686test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000687test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000688test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000689test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
690 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000691test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
692test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
693test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
694test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
695test_null_job() Job null value for testing
696test_null_list() List null value for testing
697test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
698test_null_string() String null value for testing
699test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
700test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
701test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000702test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
703test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200704test_srand_seed([{seed}]) none set seed for testing srand()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000705test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
706test_void() any void value for testing
707timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
708timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
709timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
710 Number create a timer
711timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
712timer_stopall() none stop all timers
713tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
714toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
715tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
716 to chars in {tostr}
717trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
718 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
719trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
720type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
721typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
722undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500723undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000724uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
725 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100726utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
727 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000728values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200729virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
730 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100731 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100732virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
733 Number byte index of a character on screen
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200734visualmode([{expr}]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000735wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
736win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
737 String execute {command} in window {id}
738win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
739win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
740win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
741win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
742win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
743win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000744win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
745win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000746win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
747win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
748 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
749winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
750wincol() Number window column of the cursor
751windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
752winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
753winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
754winline() Number window line of the cursor
755winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
756winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
757winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
758winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
759winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
760wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
761writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
762 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
763xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
764
765==============================================================================
7662. Details *builtin-function-details*
767
768Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
769specific functionality.
770
771abs({expr}) *abs()*
772 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
773 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
774 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
775 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
776 Examples: >
777 echo abs(1.456)
778< 1.456 >
779 echo abs(-5.456)
780< 5.456 >
781 echo abs(-4)
782< 4
783
784 Can also be used as a |method|: >
785 Compute()->abs()
786
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000787
788acos({expr}) *acos()*
789 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
790 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
791 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100792 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000793 Examples: >
794 :echo acos(0)
795< 1.570796 >
796 :echo acos(-0.5)
797< 2.094395
798
799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
800 Compute()->acos()
801
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000802
803add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
804 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
805 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
806 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
807 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
808< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
809 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
810 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
811 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100812 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813
814 Can also be used as a |method|: >
815 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
816
817
818and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
819 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
820 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100821 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000822 Example: >
823 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
824< Can also be used as a |method|: >
825 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
826
827
828append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
829 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
830 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
831 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
832 the current buffer.
833 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
834 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
835 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
836 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000837 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
838 no matter the value of {lnum}.
839 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
840 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000841 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
842 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
843
844< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
845 passed as the second argument: >
846 mylist->append(lnum)
847
848
849appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
850 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
851
852 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
853 |bufload()| if needed.
854
855 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
856
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000857 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
858 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
859 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
860 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000861
862 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
863 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
864
865 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
866 error message is given. Example: >
867 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000868< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
869 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
870
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000871 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
872 passed as the second argument: >
873 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
874
875
876argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
877 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
878 |arglist|.
879 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
880 window is used.
881 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
882 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
883 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
884 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
885
886 *argidx()*
887argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
888 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
889
890 *arglistid()*
891arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
892 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
893 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
894 global argument list. See |arglist|.
895 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
896
897 Without arguments use the current window.
898 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
899 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
900 page.
901 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
902
903 *argv()*
904argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
905 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
906 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
907 :let i = 0
908 :while i < argc()
909 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000910 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000911 : let i = i + 1
912 :endwhile
913< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
914 the whole |arglist| is returned.
915
916 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
917 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
918
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100919 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
920 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
921 argument is invalid.
922
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000923asin({expr}) *asin()*
924 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
925 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
926 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
927 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100928 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
929 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000930 Examples: >
931 :echo asin(0.8)
932< 0.927295 >
933 :echo asin(-0.5)
934< -0.523599
935
936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
937 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000938
939
940assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
941
942
943
944atan({expr}) *atan()*
945 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
946 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
947 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100948 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000949 Examples: >
950 :echo atan(100)
951< 1.560797 >
952 :echo atan(-4.01)
953< -1.326405
954
955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
956 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000957
958
959atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
960 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
961 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
962 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100963 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
964 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000965 Examples: >
966 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
967< -0.785398 >
968 :echo atan2(1, -1)
969< 2.356194
970
971 Can also be used as a |method|: >
972 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000973
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100974
975autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
976 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
977
978 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
979 the following optional items:
980 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
981 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
982 item is ignored.
983 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
984 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100985 This can be either a String with a single
986 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100987 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
988 If this group doesn't exist then it is
989 created. If not specified or empty, then the
990 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100991 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
992 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100993 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100994 which executes only once. Refer to
995 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100996 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
997 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100998 present, then this item is ignored. This can
999 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
1000 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001001 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1002 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1003 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1004 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001005 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001006
1007 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1008 Examples: >
1009 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1010 let acmd = {}
1011 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1012 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1013 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1014 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1015 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001016<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1018 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1019<
1020autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1021 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1022
1023 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1024 the following optional items:
1025 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1026 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1027 item is ignored.
1028 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1029 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1030 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1031 group are deleted.
1032 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1033 If not specified or empty, then the default
1034 group is used.
1035 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1036 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1037 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1038 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1039 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1040 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1041 present, then this item is ignored.
1042
1043 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1044 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1045 is deleted.
1046
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001047 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001048 Examples: >
1049 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1050 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1051 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1052 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1053 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1054 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1055 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1056 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1057 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1058 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1059 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1060 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1061 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1062 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1063 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1064 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1065<
1066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1067 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1068
1069autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1070 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1071 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1072
1073 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1074 items:
1075 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1076 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1077 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1078 error message. If set to an empty string,
1079 then the default autocmd group is used.
1080 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1081 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1082 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1083 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1084 results in an error message.
1085 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1086 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1087 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1088 {opts}.
1089
1090 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1091 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1092 the autocmd is defined.
1093 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1094 event Autocmd event name.
1095 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001096 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1097 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1098 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1099 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001100 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1101 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1102 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1103 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1104
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001105 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1106 or event or pattern is not found.
1107
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001108 Examples: >
1109 " :autocmd MyGroup
1110 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1111 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1112 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1113 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1114 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1115 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1116 " :autocmd Syntax
1117 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1118 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1119 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1120 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1121 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1122<
1123 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1124 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1125<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001126balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1127 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001128 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1129 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001130
1131balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1132 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1133 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1134 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1135 split with |balloon_split()|.
1136 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1137
1138 Example: >
1139 func GetBalloonContent()
1140 " ... initiate getting the content
1141 return ''
1142 endfunc
1143 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1144
1145 func BalloonCallback(result)
1146 call balloon_show(a:result)
1147 endfunc
1148< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1149 GetText()->balloon_show()
1150<
1151 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1152 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1153 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1154 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001155 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001156
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001157 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1158 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001159 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1160 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1161
1162balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1163 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1164 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1165 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001166 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1167 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1169 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1170
1171< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1172 feature}
1173
1174blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1175 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1176 {blob}. Examples: >
1177 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1178 blob2list(0z) returns []
1179< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1180 opposite.
1181
1182 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1183 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001184<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001185 *browse()*
1186browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1187 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1188 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1189 The input fields are:
1190 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1191 {title} title for the requester
1192 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1193 {default} default file name
1194 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1195 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1196
1197 *browsedir()*
1198browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1199 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1200 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1201 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1202 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1203 to be used.
1204 The input fields are:
1205 {title} title for the requester
1206 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1207 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1208 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1209
1210bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001211 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1212 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001213 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1214 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1215 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1216 buffer is always created.
1217 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1218 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1219 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1220 call bufload(bufnr)
1221 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001222< Returns 0 on error.
1223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001224 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1225
1226bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1227 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1228 {buf} exists.
1229 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1230 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1231
1232 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1233 exactly. The name can be:
1234 - Relative to the current directory.
1235 - A full path.
1236 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1237 - A URL name.
1238 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1239 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1240 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1241 long name to be able to find them.
1242 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1243 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1244 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1245 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1246 file name.
1247
1248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1249 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1250<
1251 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1252
1253buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1254 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1255 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1256 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1257
1258 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1259 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1260
1261bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1262 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1263 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1264 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001265 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001266 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001267 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1268 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1269 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1270
1271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1272 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1273
1274bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1275 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1276 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1277 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1278
1279 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1280 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1281
1282bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1283 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1284 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1285 "[No Name]".
1286 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1287 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1288 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1289 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1290 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1291 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1292 match an empty string is returned.
1293 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1294 alternate buffer.
1295 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1296 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1297 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1298 pattern.
1299 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1300 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1301 buffers are searched for.
1302 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1303 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1304 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1305< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1306 echo bufnr->bufname()
1307
1308< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1309 string is returned. >
1310 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1311 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1312 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1313 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1314< *buffer_name()*
1315 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1316
1317 *bufnr()*
1318bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1319 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1320 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1321 above.
1322
1323 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1324 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1325 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1326 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1327< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1328 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1329
1330 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1331 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1332< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1333 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1334 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1335 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1336
1337 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1338 echo bufref->bufnr()
1339<
1340 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1341 *last_buffer_nr()*
1342 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1343
1344bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1345 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1346 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1347 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1348 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1349
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001350 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001351<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001352 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1353 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001354
1355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1356 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1357
1358bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1359 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1360 |window-ID|.
1361 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1362 is returned. Example: >
1363
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001364 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001365
1366< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1367 |:wincmd|.
1368
1369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1370 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1371
1372byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1373 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1374 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1375 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1376 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1377 one.
1378 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1379
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001380 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1381
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001382 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1383 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1384
1385< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1386 feature}
1387
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001388byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001389 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1390 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1391 zero.
1392 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1393 equal to {nr}.
1394 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1395 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1396 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1397 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001398 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1399 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1400 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1401 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1402 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1403 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1404 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001405 Example : >
1406 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1407< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1408 same: >
1409 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1410 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1411< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1412
1413 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1414 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1415 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001416 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1417 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1418 Examples: >
1419 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1420 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1421 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1422<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001423 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1424 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1425
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001426byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001427 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1428 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001429 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001430 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1431 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1432 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1433< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1434 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1435 one byte).
1436 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1437 to a Unicode encoding.
1438
1439 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1440 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1441
1442call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1443 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1444 arguments.
1445 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1446 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1447 Returns the return value of the called function.
1448 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1449 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1450
1451 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1452 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1453
1454ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1455 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1456 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1457 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1458 Examples: >
1459 echo ceil(1.456)
1460< 2.0 >
1461 echo ceil(-5.456)
1462< -5.0 >
1463 echo ceil(4.0)
1464< 4.0
1465
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001466 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1467
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1469 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001470
1471
1472ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1473
1474
1475changenr() *changenr()*
1476 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1477 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1478 with the |:undo| command.
1479 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1480 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1481 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001482 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001483
1484char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001485 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001486 Examples: >
1487 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1488 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1489< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1490 Example for "utf-8": >
1491 char2nr("á") returns 225
1492 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1493< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1494 A combining character is a separate character.
1495 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1496 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1497 let str = "ABC"
1498 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1499< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1500
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001501 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1502
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1504 GetChar()->char2nr()
1505
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001506charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1507 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1508 The character class is one of:
1509 0 blank
1510 1 punctuation
1511 2 word character
1512 3 emoji
1513 other specific Unicode class
1514 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001515 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001516
1517
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001518charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001519 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1520 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1521
1522 Example:
1523 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1524 charcol('.') returns 3
1525 col('.') returns 7
1526
1527< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1528 GetPos()->col()
1529<
1530 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001531charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001532 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1533 The index of the first character is zero.
1534 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1535 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001536
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001537 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001538 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1539 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001540 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1541 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001542
1543 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1544 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1545
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001546 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1547 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1548 of the string in characters is returned.
1549
1550 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1551 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1552 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001553
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001554 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001555 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1556 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1557 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001558 Examples: >
1559 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1560 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1561 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001562 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001563<
1564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1565 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1566
1567chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1568 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1569 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1570 window:
1571 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1572 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1573 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1574 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1575 directory.
1576 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1577 {dir} must be a String.
1578 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1579 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1580 On failure, returns an empty string.
1581
1582 Example: >
1583 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1584 if save_dir != ""
1585 " ... do some work
1586 call chdir(save_dir)
1587 endif
1588
1589< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1590 GetDir()->chdir()
1591<
1592cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1593 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1594 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1595 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1596 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001597 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001598 See |C-indenting|.
1599
1600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1601 GetLnum()->cindent()
1602
1603clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1604 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1605 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1606 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1607 window ID instead of the current window.
1608
1609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1610 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1611<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001612col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001613 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001614 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1615 . the cursor position
1616 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1617 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1618 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1619 returned)
1620 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1621 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1622 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1623 that it's updated right away.
1624 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1625 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1626 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1627 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001628 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1629 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001630 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1631 |getpos()|.
1632 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1633 character position use |charcol()|.
1634 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1635 Examples: >
1636 col(".") column of cursor
1637 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1638 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001639 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001640< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1641 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001642 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1643 buffer.
1644 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1645 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001646 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1647 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001648 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001649
1650< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1651 GetPos()->col()
1652<
1653
1654complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1655 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1656 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1657 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1658 or with an expression mapping.
1659 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1660 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1661 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1662 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1663 match.
1664 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1665 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1666 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1667 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1668 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1669 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1670 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1671 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1672 Example: >
1673 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1674
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001675 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001676 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1677 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1678 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1679 return ''
1680 endfunc
1681< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1682 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1683
1684 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1685 second argument: >
1686 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1687
1688complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1689 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1690 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1691 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1692 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1693 the list.
1694 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1695 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1696
1697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1698 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1699
1700complete_check() *complete_check()*
1701 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1702 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1703 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1704 zero otherwise.
1705 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1706 'completefunc' option.
1707
1708
1709complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1710 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1711 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1712 The items are:
1713 mode Current completion mode name string.
1714 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1715 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1716 See |pumvisible()|.
1717 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1718 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1719 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1720 See |complete-items|.
1721 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1722 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1723 typed text only, or the last completion after
1724 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1725 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001726 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001727
1728 *complete_info_mode*
1729 mode values are:
1730 "" Not in completion mode
1731 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1732 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1733 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1734 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1735 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1736 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1737 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1738 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1739 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1740 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1741 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1742 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1743 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1744 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1745 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1746 "eval" |complete()| completion
1747 "unknown" Other internal modes
1748
1749 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1750 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1751 {what} are silently ignored.
1752
1753 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1754 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1755 |CompleteChanged| event.
1756
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001757 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001759 Examples: >
1760 " Get all items
1761 call complete_info()
1762 " Get only 'mode'
1763 call complete_info(['mode'])
1764 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1765 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1766
1767< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1768 GetItems()->complete_info()
1769<
1770 *confirm()*
1771confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1772 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1773 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1774 choice this is 1.
1775 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +02001776 support, see |+dialog_con| |+dialog_con_gui| and |+dialog_gui|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001777
1778 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1779 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1780 used (and translated).
1781 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1782 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1783
1784 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1785 by '\n', e.g. >
1786 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1787< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1788 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1789 not need to be the first letter: >
1790 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1791< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1792 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1793
1794 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1795 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1796 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1797 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1798
1799 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1800 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1801 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1802 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1803 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1804 used.
1805
1806 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1807 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1808
1809 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001810 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001811 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001812 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001813 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001814 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001815 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001816 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001817 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001818 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001819< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1820 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1821 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1822 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1823 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1824 the horizontal layout is always used.
1825
1826 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1827 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1828<
1829 *copy()*
1830copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1831 different from using {expr} directly.
1832 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1833 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1834 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1835 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1836 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1837 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1839 mylist->copy()
1840
1841cos({expr}) *cos()*
1842 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1843 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001844 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001845 Examples: >
1846 :echo cos(100)
1847< 0.862319 >
1848 :echo cos(-4.01)
1849< -0.646043
1850
1851 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1852 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001853
1854
1855cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1856 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1857 [1, inf].
1858 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001859 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001860 Examples: >
1861 :echo cosh(0.5)
1862< 1.127626 >
1863 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1864< -1.127626
1865
1866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1867 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001868
1869
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001870count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001871 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1872 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1873
1874 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1875 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1876
1877 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1878
1879 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1880 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1881 {expr} is an empty string.
1882
1883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1884 mylist->count(val)
1885<
1886 *cscope_connection()*
1887cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1888 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1889 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1890 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1891 if there are no cscope connections;
1892 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1893
1894 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1895 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1896
1897 {num} Description of existence check
1898 ----- ------------------------------
1899 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1900 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1901 {dbpath}.
1902 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1903 {dbpath}.
1904 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1905 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1906 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1907 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1908
1909 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1910
1911 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1912
1913 # pid database name prepend path
1914 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1915<
1916 Invocation Return Val ~
1917 ---------- ---------- >
1918 cscope_connection() 1
1919 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1920 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1921 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1922 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1923 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1924 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1925 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1926<
1927cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1928cursor({list})
1929 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1930 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1931
1932 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1933 with two, three or four item:
1934 [{lnum}, {col}]
1935 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1936 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1937 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1938 but without the first item.
1939
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001940 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001941 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1942
1943 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001944 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1945 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001946 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1947 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001948 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1949 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1950 line.
1951 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1952 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1953 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1954
1955 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1956 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1957 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1958 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1959
1960 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1961 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1962
1963debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1964 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1965 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1966 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1967 {only available on MS-Windows}
1968
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001969 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1970 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1971
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1973 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1974
1975deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1976 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1977 different from using {expr} directly.
1978 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1979 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1980 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1981 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1982 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1983 the original |List|.
1984 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1985
1986 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1987 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1988 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1989 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1990 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1991 *E724*
1992 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1993 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1994 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1995 Also see |copy()|.
1996
1997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1998 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1999
2000delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
2001 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002002 name {fname}.
2003
2004 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2005 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002006
2007 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2008 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2009
2010 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2011 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2012 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2013 that is being used.
2014
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002015 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2016 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2017 or partly failed.
2018
2019 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2020 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2021 |deletebufline()|.
2022
2023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2024 GetName()->delete()
2025
2026deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2027 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2028 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2029 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2030
2031 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2032 |bufload()| if needed.
2033
2034 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2035
2036 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2037 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2038 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2039
2040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2041 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2042<
2043 *did_filetype()*
2044did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2045 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2046 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2047 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2048 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2049 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2050 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2051 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2052 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2053 file.
2054
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002055diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2056 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2057 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2058 diff library to compute the diff.
2059
2060 *E106*
2061 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2062 diff format. The following values are supported:
2063 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2064 indices and a count of the strings in each
2065 diff hunk.
2066 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2067 This is the default.
2068
2069 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2070 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2071 items for each diff hunk:
2072 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2073 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2074 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2075 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2076 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2077 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2078
2079 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2080 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002081 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2082 use. Supported boolean items are
2083 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2084 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002085 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002086 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2087 blank.
2088 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002089 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2090 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002091 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2092 space.
2093 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2094 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2095 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002096 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2097
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002098 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2099 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2100 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2101
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002102 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2103 identical.
2104
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002105 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002106 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2107 @@ -1 +1 @@
2108 -abc
2109 +xxx
2110
2111 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2112 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2113 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2114 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002115<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002116 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2117
2118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2119 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2120<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002121diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2122 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2123 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2124 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2125 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2126 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2127 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2128 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2129
2130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2131 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2132
2133diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2134 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2135 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2136 diff change zero is returned.
2137 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2138 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2139 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2140 line.
2141 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2142 syntax information about the highlighting.
2143
2144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2145 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2146<
2147
2148digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2149 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2150 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2151 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2152 is given and an empty string is returned.
2153
2154 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2155 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2156 available, it might fail.
2157
2158 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2159
2160 Examples: >
2161 " Get a built-in digraph
2162 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2163
2164 " Get a user-defined digraph
2165 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2166 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2167<
2168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2169 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2170<
2171 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2172 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2173 display an error message.
2174
2175
2176digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2177 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2178 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2179 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2180
2181 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2182 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2183 available, it might fail.
2184
2185 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2186
2187 Examples: >
2188 " Get user-defined digraphs
2189 :echo digraph_getlist()
2190
2191 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2192 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2193<
2194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2195 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2196<
2197 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2198 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2199 display an error message.
2200
2201
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002202digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002203 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2204 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002205 encoded character. *E1215*
2206 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2207 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2208 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002209
2210 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2211 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2212
2213 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2214 |digraph_setlist()|.
2215
2216 Example: >
2217 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2218<
2219 Can be used as a |method|: >
2220 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2221<
2222 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2223 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2224 display an error message.
2225
2226
2227digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2228 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2229 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2230 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002231 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002232 Example: >
2233 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2234<
2235 It is similar to the following: >
2236 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2237 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2238 endfor
2239< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2240 following digraphs will not be added.
2241
2242 Can be used as a |method|: >
2243 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2244<
2245 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2246 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2247 display an error message.
2248
2249
2250echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2251 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2252 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2253 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2254 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2255< and to enable it again: >
2256 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2257< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2258
2259
2260empty({expr}) *empty()*
2261 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2262 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2263 items.
2264 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2265 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2266 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2267 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2268 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2269 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01002270 - An |Object| is empty, when the empty() method in the object
2271 (if present) returns true. |object-empty()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002272
2273 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2274 length with zero.
2275
2276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2277 mylist->empty()
2278
2279environ() *environ()*
2280 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2281 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2282 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2283< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2284 use this: >
2285 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2286
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002287
2288err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2289 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002290 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002291 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2292 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2293 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2294
2295
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002296escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2297 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2298 backslash. Example: >
2299 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2300< results in: >
2301 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2302< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2303
2304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2305 GetText()->escape(' \')
2306<
2307 *eval()*
2308eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2309 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2310 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2311 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03002312 functions. In |Vim9| script, it can be used to obtain |enum|
2313 values from their fully qualified names.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002314
2315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2316 argv->join()->eval()
2317
2318eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2319 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2320 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2321 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2322 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2323
2324executable({expr}) *executable()*
2325 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2326 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2327 arguments.
2328 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2329 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2330 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2331 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2332 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2333 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2334 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2335 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2336 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2337 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2338 directory, not if it's really executable.
2339 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002340 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2341 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2342 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2343 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002344 The result is a Number:
2345 1 exists
2346 0 does not exist
2347 -1 not implemented on this system
2348 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2349
2350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2351 GetCommand()->executable()
2352
2353execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2354 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2355 string.
2356 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2357 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002358 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002359 redir => var
2360 {command}
2361 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002362< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2363
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002364 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2365 "" no `:silent` used
2366 "silent" `:silent` used
2367 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2368 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2369 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2370 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2371 *E930*
2372 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2373
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002374 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002375 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002376
2377< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2378 use `win_execute()`.
2379
2380 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2381 included in the output of the higher level call.
2382
2383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2384 GetCommand()->execute()
2385
2386exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2387 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2388 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2389 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2390 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2391 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2392< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2393 an empty string is returned.
2394
2395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2396 GetCommand()->exepath()
2397<
2398 *exists()*
2399exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2400 zero otherwise.
2401
2402 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2403 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2404 at compile time.
2405
2406 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2407 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2408
2409 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002410 varname internal variable (see
2411 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2412 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002413 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2414 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2415 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2416 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2417 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002418 script, since it can be used as a
2419 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002420 Beware that evaluating an index may
2421 cause an error message for an invalid
2422 expression. E.g.: >
2423 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2424 :echo exists("l[5]")
2425< 0 >
2426 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2427< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2428 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002429 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2430 not if it really works)
2431 +option-name Vim option that works.
2432 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2433 done by comparing with an empty
2434 string)
2435 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2436 or user defined function (see
2437 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2438 Also works for a variable that is a
2439 Funcref.
2440 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2441 implemented; to be used to check if
2442 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002443 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2444 command or command modifier |:command|.
2445 Returns:
2446 1 for match with start of a command
2447 2 full match with a command
2448 3 matches several user commands
2449 To check for a supported command
2450 always check the return value to be 2.
2451 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002452 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2453 probably should not use it, it is
2454 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002455 #event autocommand defined for this event
2456 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2457 pattern (the pattern is taken
2458 literally and compared to the
2459 autocommand patterns character by
2460 character)
2461 #group autocommand group exists
2462 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2463 event.
2464 #group#event#pattern
2465 autocommand defined for this group,
2466 event and pattern.
2467 ##event autocommand for this event is
2468 supported.
2469
2470 Examples: >
2471 exists("&shortname")
2472 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2473 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002474 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2475 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002476 exists("bufcount")
2477 exists(":Make")
2478 exists("#CursorHold")
2479 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2480 exists("#filetypeindent")
2481 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2482 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2483 exists("##ColorScheme")
2484< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2485 name.
2486 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002487 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2488 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002489 Working example: >
2490 exists(":make")
2491< NOT working example: >
2492 exists(":make install")
2493
2494< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2495 variable itself. For example: >
2496 exists(bufcount)
2497< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2498 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2499
2500 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2501 Varname()->exists()
2502<
2503
2504exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2505 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2506 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2507 give an error: >
2508 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2509 ThatFunction('works')
2510 endif
2511< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2512 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2513
2514 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2515 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2516 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2517
2518
2519exp({expr}) *exp()*
2520 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2521 [0, inf].
2522 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002523 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002524 Examples: >
2525 :echo exp(2)
2526< 7.389056 >
2527 :echo exp(-1)
2528< 0.367879
2529
2530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2531 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002532
2533
2534expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2535 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2536 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2537
2538 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2539 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2540 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2541 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2542 file name contains a space]
2543
2544 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2545 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2546 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2547
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002548 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
h-east53753f62024-05-05 18:42:31 +02002549 the command or shell that is run. |terminal-bufname|
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002550
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002551 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2552 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2553 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2554
2555 % current file name
2556 # alternate file name
2557 #n alternate file name n
2558 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2559 <afile> autocmd file name
2560 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2561 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2562 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2563 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2564 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2565 line number
2566 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2567 a function
2568 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2569 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002570 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2571 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002572 <stack> call stack
2573 <cword> word under the cursor
2574 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2575 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2576 message |server2client()|
2577 Modifiers:
2578 :p expand to full path
2579 :h head (last path component removed)
2580 :t tail (last path component only)
2581 :r root (one extension removed)
2582 :e extension only
2583
2584 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002585 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002586< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2587 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2588 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2589< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002590 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002591< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2592 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2593 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2594 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2595 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2596<
2597 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2598 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2599 to modify normal file names.
2600
2601 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2602 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2603 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2604 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002605 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2606 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2607 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002608
2609 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2610 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2611 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2612 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2613 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2614 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2615 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2616 :echo expand("**/README")
2617<
2618 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2619 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2620 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2621 |expr-env-expand|.
2622 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2623 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2624 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2625 "$FOOBAR".
2626
2627 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2628 getting the raw output of an external command.
2629
2630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2631 Getpattern()->expand()
2632
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002633expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002634 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2635 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2636 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2637 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2638 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002639
2640 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2641 argument:
2642 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2643 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2644 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2645
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002646 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2647 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002648
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002649 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002650 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002651 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2652 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2653<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002654 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002655 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2656<
2657extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2658 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2659 |Dictionaries|.
2660
2661 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2662 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2663 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2664 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2665 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2666 Examples: >
2667 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2668 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2669< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2670 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2671 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2672 (where N is the original length of the List).
2673 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2674 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2675 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2676<
2677 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2678 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2679 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2680 used to decide what to do:
2681 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2682 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2683 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2684 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2685
2686 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2687 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2688 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2689 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2690 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002691 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002692
2693 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2694 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2695
2696
2697extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2698 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2699 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002700 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002701
2702
2703feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2704 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2705 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2706
2707 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2708 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2709 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2710 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2711 characters from a mapping.
2712
2713 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2714 {string}.
2715
2716 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2717 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2718 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2719 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2720 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2721 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2722
2723 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2724 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2725 keys are remapped.
2726 'n' Do not remap keys.
2727 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2728 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2729 opening folds, etc.
2730 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2731 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2732 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2733 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2734 the internal "got_int" flag.
2735 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2736 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2737 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2738 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2739 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2740 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2741 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2742 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2743 script continues.
2744 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2745 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2746 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002747 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2748 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002749 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002750 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002751 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2752 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2753 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2754
2755 Return value is always 0.
2756
2757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2758 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2759
2760filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2761 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2762 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2763 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2764 expression, which is used as a String.
2765 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2766 |glob()|.
2767 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2768 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2769 0
2770 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2771 1
2772
2773< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2774 GetName()->filereadable()
2775< *file_readable()*
2776 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2777
2778
2779filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2780 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2781 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2782 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2783 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2784
2785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2786 GetName()->filewritable()
2787
2788
2789filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2790 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2791 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2792 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2793 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002794 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002795
2796 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2797
2798 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2799 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2800 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2801 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2802 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2803 current character.
2804 Examples: >
2805 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2806< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2807 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2808< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2809 call filter(var, 0)
2810< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2811
2812 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2813 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2814 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2815
2816 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2817 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2818 2. the value of the current item.
2819 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2820 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2821 func Odd(idx, val)
2822 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2823 endfunc
2824 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002825< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2826 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2827< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002828 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2829< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2830 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2831<
2832 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2833 Other values will result in a type error.
2834
2835 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2836 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2837 first: >
2838 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2839
2840< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002841 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002842 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2843 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2844 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2845 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2846
2847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2848 mylist->filter(expr2)
2849
2850finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2851 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2852 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2853 for the syntax of {path}.
2854
2855 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2856 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2857 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2858 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2859
2860 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2861 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2862 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2863
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002864 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2865
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002866 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002867
2868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2869 GetName()->finddir()
2870
2871findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2872 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2873 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2874 Example: >
2875 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2876< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2877 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2878
2879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2880 GetName()->findfile()
2881
2882flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2883 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2884 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2885 a very large number.
2886 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2887 not want that.
2888 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002889 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002890 *E900*
2891 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2892 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2893 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2894
2895 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2896
2897 Example: >
2898 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2899< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2900 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2901< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2902
2903 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2904 mylist->flatten()
2905<
2906flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2907 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2908
2909
2910float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2911 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2912 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002913 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002914 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002915 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2916 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2917 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2918 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2919 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2920 Examples: >
2921 echo float2nr(3.95)
2922< 3 >
2923 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2924< -23 >
2925 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2926< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2927 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2928< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2929 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2930< 0
2931
2932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2933 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002934
2935
2936floor({expr}) *floor()*
2937 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2938 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2939 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002940 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002941 Examples: >
2942 echo floor(1.856)
2943< 1.0 >
2944 echo floor(-5.456)
2945< -6.0 >
2946 echo floor(4.0)
2947< 4.0
2948
2949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2950 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002951
2952
2953fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2954 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2955 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2956 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2957 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2958 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2959 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2960 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002961 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2962 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002963 Examples: >
2964 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2965< 0.13 >
2966 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2967< -0.13
2968
2969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2970 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002971
2972
2973fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2974 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2975 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2976 are escaped with a backslash.
2977 For most systems the characters escaped are
2978 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2979 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2980 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2981 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002982 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002983 Example: >
2984 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002985 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002986< results in executing: >
2987 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2988<
2989 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2990 GetName()->fnameescape()
2991
2992fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2993 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2994 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2995 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2996 Example: >
2997 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2998< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002999 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003000< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
3001 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01003002 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3003 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3004 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3005 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003006 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3007 |expand()| first then.
3008
3009 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3010 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
3011
3012foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3013 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3014 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3015 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3016 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3017 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3018
3019 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3020 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
3021
3022foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3023 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3024 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3025 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3026 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3027 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3028
3029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3030 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
3031
3032foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3033 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3034 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3035 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3036 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3037 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3038 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3039 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3040 previous line is usually available.
3041 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3042 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3043
3044 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3045 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3046<
3047 *foldtext()*
3048foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3049 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3050 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3051 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3052 The returned string looks like this: >
3053 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3054< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3055 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3056 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3057 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3058 'commentstring' options is removed.
3059 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3060 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3061 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003062 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003063 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3064
3065foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3066 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3067 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3068 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3069 returned.
3070 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3071 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3072 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3073 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3074
3075
3076 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3077 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003078
3079foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3080 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3081 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003082 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003083 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3084
3085 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3086
3087 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3088 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3089 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3090 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3091 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3092 current character.
3093 Examples: >
3094 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3095< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3096
3097 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3098 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3099 avoid having to double backslashes.
3100
3101 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3102 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3103 2. the value of the current item.
3104 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3105 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3106 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3107 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3108
3109 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3110 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3111 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3112 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3113 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3114
3115 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3116 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003117<
3118 *foreground()*
3119foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3120 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3121 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3122 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3123 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003124 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003125 Win32 console version}
3126
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003127fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003128 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3129 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3130
3131 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3132 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003133 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3134 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3135 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3136
3137 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3138 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3139 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3140 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003141
3142 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3143 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3144
3145 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3146 GetName()->fullcommand()
3147<
3148 *funcref()*
3149funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3150 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3151 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3152 function {name} is redefined later.
3153
3154 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003155 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3156 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3157 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3158 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003159 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003160
3161 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3162 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3163<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003164 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003165function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3166 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3167 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3168 internal function.
3169
3170 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3171 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3172 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3173 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3174 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3175<
3176 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3177 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3178 same function.
3179
3180 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3181 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3182 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3183
3184 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3185 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3186 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3187 ...
3188 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3189 ...
3190 call Partial('name')
3191< Invokes the function as with: >
3192 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3193
3194< With a |method|: >
3195 func Callback(one, two, three)
3196 ...
3197 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3198 ...
3199 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3200< Invokes the function as with: >
3201 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3202
3203< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3204 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3205 arguments. Example: >
3206 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003207 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003208 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3209 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003210 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003211 call Func2('name')
3212< Invokes the function as with: >
3213 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3214
3215< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3216 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3217 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003218 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003219 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003220 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003221 let context = {"name": "example"}
3222 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003223 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003224 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3225< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003226 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3227 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003228 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3229 let Func = context.Callback
3230
3231< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3232 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003233 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003234 let context = {"name": "example"}
3235 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003236 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003237 call Func(500)
3238< Invokes the function as with: >
3239 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3240<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003241 Returns 0 on error.
3242
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3244 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3245
3246
3247garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3248 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3249 that have circular references.
3250
3251 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3252 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3253 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3254 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3255 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3256 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3257 for a long time.
3258
3259 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3260 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3261 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3262
3263 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3264 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3265 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3266 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3267
3268get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3269 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3270 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3271 omitted.
3272 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3273 mylist->get(idx)
3274get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3275 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3276 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3277 omitted.
3278 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3279 myblob->get(idx)
3280get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3281 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3282 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3283 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3284 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3285< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3286 'default' when it does not exist.
3287 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3288 mydict->get(key)
3289get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003290 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003291 {what} are:
3292 "name" The function name
3293 "func" The function
3294 "dict" The dictionary
3295 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003296 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003297 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3298 myfunc->get(what)
3299<
3300 *getbufinfo()*
3301getbufinfo([{buf}])
3302getbufinfo([{dict}])
3303 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3304
3305 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3306 returned.
3307
3308 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3309 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3310 be specified in {dict}:
3311 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3312 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3313 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3314
3315 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3316 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3317 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3318 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3319
3320 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3321 entries:
3322 bufnr Buffer number.
3323 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3324 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003325 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3326 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003327 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3328 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3329 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3330 last used.
3331 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3332 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3333 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3334 opened in the current window.
3335 Only valid if the buffer has been
3336 displayed in the window in the past.
3337 If you want the line number of the
3338 last known cursor position in a given
3339 window, use |line()|: >
3340 :echo line('.', {winid})
3341<
3342 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3343 valid when loaded)
3344 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3345 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3346 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3347 Each list item is a dictionary with
3348 the following fields:
3349 id sign identifier
3350 lnum line number
3351 name sign name
3352 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3353 buffer-local variables.
3354 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3355 buffer
3356 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3357 display this buffer
3358
3359 Examples: >
3360 for buf in getbufinfo()
3361 echo buf.name
3362 endfor
3363 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3364 if buf.changed
3365 ....
3366 endif
3367 endfor
3368<
3369 To get buffer-local options use: >
3370 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3371<
3372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3373 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3374<
3375
3376 *getbufline()*
3377getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3378 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3379 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003380 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3381 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003382
3383 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3384
3385 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3386 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3387
3388 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3389 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3390
3391 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3392 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3393 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3394 returned.
3395
3396 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3397 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3398
3399 Example: >
3400 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3401
3402< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3403 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003404<
3405 *getbufoneline()*
3406getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3407 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3408 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003409
3410getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3411 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3412 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3413 must be used.
3414 The {varname} argument is a string.
3415 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3416 buffer-local variables.
3417 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3418 the buffer-local options.
3419 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3420 a buffer-local option.
3421 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3422 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3423 window-local option.
3424 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3425 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3426 string is returned, there is no error message.
3427 Examples: >
3428 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003429 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003430
3431< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3432 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3433<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003434getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3435 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3436 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3437 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3438 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3439
3440
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003441getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3442 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3443 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3444 exist, an empty list is returned.
3445
3446 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3447 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3448 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3449 entries:
3450 col column number
3451 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3452 lnum line number
3453 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3454 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3455 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3456
3457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3458 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3459
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003460getchar([{expr}]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003461 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003462 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3463 If {expr} is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003464 Return zero otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003465 If {expr} is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003466 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3467 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3468
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003469 Without {expr} and when {expr} is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003470 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003471 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003472 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3473 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3474 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3475 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3476 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3477 that is not included in the character.
3478
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003479 When {expr} is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003480 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3481 sequence.
3482
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003483 When {expr} is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003484 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3485 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3486
3487 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3488
3489 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3490 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3491 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3492 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3493 ignored.
3494 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3495 let c = getchar()
3496 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003497 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003498 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003499 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003500 endif
3501<
3502 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3503 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3504 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3505
3506 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3507 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3508 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3509 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3510
3511 There is no mapping for the character.
3512 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3513 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3514 sequence. Examples: >
3515 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3516 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3517< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3518 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3519 :function FindChar()
3520 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3521 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3522 : normal l
3523 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3524 : break
3525 : endif
3526 : endwhile
3527 :endfunction
3528<
3529 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3530 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3531 another character: >
3532 :function GetKey()
3533 : let c = getchar()
3534 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3535 : let c = getchar()
3536 : endwhile
3537 : return c
3538 :endfunction
3539
3540getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3541 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3542 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3543 These values are added together:
3544 2 shift
3545 4 control
3546 8 alt (meta)
3547 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3548 32 mouse double click
3549 64 mouse triple click
3550 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003551 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003552 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3553 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003554 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003555
3556 *getcharpos()*
3557getcharpos({expr})
3558 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3559 column number in the returned List is a character index
3560 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003561 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3562 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003563 of the last character.
3564
3565 Example:
3566 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3567 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3568 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3569<
3570 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3571 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3572
3573getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3574 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3575 with the following entries:
3576
3577 char character previously used for a character
3578 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3579 if no character search has been performed
3580 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3581 0 for backward
3582 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3583 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3584 character search
3585
3586 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3587 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3588 character search: >
3589 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3590 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3591< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3592
3593
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003594getcharstr([{expr}]) *getcharstr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003595 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3596 string.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003597 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3598 If {expr} is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003599 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003600 If {expr} is 1 or true, only check if a character is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003601 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3602 if no character is available.
3603 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3604 result is converted to a string.
3605
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003606getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3607 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3608 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3609 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003610 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003611 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3612 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003613 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003614
3615getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3616 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3617 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3618 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3619 Example: >
3620 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003621< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3622 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003623 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3624 |inputsecret()|.
3625
3626getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3627 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3628 byte count. The first column is 1.
3629 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3630 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3631 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003632 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3633 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003634
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003635getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3636 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3637 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3638 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3639 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3640 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3641 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003642 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3643 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003644
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003645getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3646 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3647 are:
3648 : normal Ex command
3649 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3650 / forward search command
3651 ? backward search command
3652 @ |input()| command
3653 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3654 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3655 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3656 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3657 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3658 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3659
3660getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3661 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3662 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3663 when not in the command-line window.
3664
3665getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3666 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3667 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3668 types are supported:
3669
3670 arglist file names in argument list
3671 augroup autocmd groups
3672 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003673 behave |:behave| suboptions
3674 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003675 color color schemes
3676 command Ex command
3677 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3678 compiler compilers
3679 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003680 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3681 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003682 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3683 dir directory names
3684 environment environment variable names
3685 event autocommand events
3686 expression Vim expression
3687 file file and directory names
3688 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3689 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3690 function function name
3691 help help subjects
3692 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003693 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01003694 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003695 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3696 mapclear buffer argument
3697 mapping mapping name
3698 menu menus
3699 messages |:messages| suboptions
3700 option options
3701 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003702 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003703 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003704 shellcmd Shell command
3705 sign |:sign| suboptions
3706 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3707 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3708 tag tags
3709 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3710 user user names
3711 var user variables
3712
3713 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3714 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3715 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3716
3717 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3718 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3719 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3720
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003721 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3722 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003723 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3724 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3725 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3726 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003727
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003728 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3729 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3730 a ":call" command: >
3731 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3732<
3733 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3734 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3735
3736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3737 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3738<
3739 *getcurpos()*
3740getcurpos([{winid}])
3741 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3742 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3743 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3744 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003745 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3746 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003747 |getpos()|.
3748 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3749 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3750 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3751
3752 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3753 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3754 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3755 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3756 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3757
3758 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3759 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3760 MoveTheCursorAround
3761 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3762< Note that this only works within the window. See
3763 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3764
3765 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3766 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3767<
3768 *getcursorcharpos()*
3769getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3770 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3771 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3772
3773 Example:
3774 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3775 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3776 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3777<
3778 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3779 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3780
3781< *getcwd()*
3782getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3783 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3784 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3785
3786 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3787 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3788 the |window-ID|.
3789 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3790 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3791
3792 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3793 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3794 the working directory of the tabpage.
3795 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3796 use the current tabpage.
3797 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3798 the current window.
3799 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3800
3801 Examples: >
3802 " Get the working directory of the current window
3803 :echo getcwd()
3804 :echo getcwd(0)
3805 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3806 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3807 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3808 " Get the global working directory
3809 :echo getcwd(-1)
3810 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3811 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3812 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3813 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3814
3815< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3816 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3817
3818getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3819 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3820 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3821 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3822
3823< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3824 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3825 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3826 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3827
3828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3829 GetVarname()->getenv()
3830
3831getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3832 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3833 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3834 |hl-Normal|.
3835 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3836 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3837 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3838 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3839 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3840 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3841 function just after the GUI has started.
3842 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3843 a valid name does not work.
3844
3845getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3846 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3847 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3848 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3849 empty string is returned.
3850 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3851 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3852 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3853 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3854 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3855 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3856 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3857< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3858 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3859
3860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3861 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3862<
3863 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3864
3865getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3866 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3867 given file {fname}.
3868 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3869 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3870 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3871 is returned.
3872
3873 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3874 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3875
3876getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3877 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3878 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3879 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3880 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3881 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3882
3883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3884 GetFilename()->getftime()
3885
3886getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3887 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3888 file of the given file {fname}.
3889 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3890 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3891 results:
3892 Normal file "file"
3893 Directory "dir"
3894 Symbolic link "link"
3895 Block device "bdev"
3896 Character device "cdev"
3897 Socket "socket"
3898 FIFO "fifo"
3899 All other "other"
3900 Example: >
3901 getftype("/home")
3902< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3903 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3904 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3905 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3906
3907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3908 GetFilename()->getftype()
3909
3910getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3911 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003912 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003913 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3914
3915getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3916 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3917
3918 Without arguments use the current window.
3919 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3920 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3921 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003922 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3923 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003924
3925 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3926 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3927 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3928 the following entries:
3929 bufnr buffer number
3930 col column number
3931 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3932 filename filename if available
3933 lnum line number
3934
3935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3936 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3937
3938< *getline()*
3939getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3940 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3941 from the current buffer. Example: >
3942 getline(1)
3943< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3944 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3945 To get the line under the cursor: >
3946 getline(".")
3947< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3948 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3949
3950 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3951 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3952 including line {end}.
3953 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3954 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3955 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3956 Example: >
3957 :let start = line('.')
3958 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3959 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3960
3961< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3962 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3963
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003964< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3965 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003966
3967getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3968 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3969 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3970 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3971
3972 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3973 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3974 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3975
3976 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3977 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3978 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3979
3980 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3981 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3982
3983 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3984 from the location list. This field is
3985 applicable only when called from a
3986 location list window. See
3987 |location-list-file-window| for more
3988 details.
3989
3990 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3991 location list for the window {nr}.
3992 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3993
3994 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3995 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3996 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3997
3998
3999getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
4000 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
4001 about all the global marks. |mark|
4002
4003 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4004 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004005 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4006 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004007
4008 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4009 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4010 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4011 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4012 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4013 file file name
4014
4015 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4016 mark.
4017
4018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4019 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
4020
4021getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4022 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4023 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4024 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4025 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4026 |getmatches()|.
4027 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004028 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4029 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004030 Example: >
4031 :echo getmatches()
4032< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4033 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4034 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4035 :let m = getmatches()
4036 :call clearmatches()
4037 :echo getmatches()
4038< [] >
4039 :call setmatches(m)
4040 :echo getmatches()
4041< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4042 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4043 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4044 :unlet m
4045<
4046getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4047 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4048 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4049 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4050 screenrow screen row
4051 screencol screen column
4052 winid Window ID of the click
4053 winrow row inside "winid"
4054 wincol column inside "winid"
4055 line text line inside "winid"
4056 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004057 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4058 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004059 All numbers are 1-based.
4060
4061 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4062 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4063
4064 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4065 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4066 are zero.
4067
4068 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4069 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4070
4071 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4072
4073 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4074 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4075
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004076getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4077 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4078 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4079 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4080 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4081
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004082 *getpid()*
4083getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
4084 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4085 exits.
4086
4087 *getpos()*
4088getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
4089 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
4090 |getcurpos()|.
4091 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4092 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4093 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4094 is the buffer number of the mark.
4095 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4096 column is 1.
4097 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4098 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4099 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4100 character.
4101 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4102 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004103 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004104 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4105 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4106 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004107 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4108 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004109 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004110 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4111 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4112 ...
4113 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
4114< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
4115
4116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4117 GetMark()->getpos()
4118
4119getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4120 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4121 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4122 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4123 bufname() to get the name
4124 module module name
4125 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4126 end_lnum
4127 end of line number if the item is multiline
4128 col column number (first column is 1)
4129 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4130 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4131 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4132 nr error number
4133 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4134 text description of the error
4135 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4136 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004137 user_data
4138 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004139 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004140
4141 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4142 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4143 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4144 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4145 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4146
4147 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4148 do something with them: >
4149 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4150 :for d in getqflist()
4151 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4152 :endfor
4153<
4154 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4155 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4156 following string items are supported in {what}:
4157 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4158 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4159 context get the |quickfix-context|
4160 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4161 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4162 value is used.
4163 id get information for the quickfix list with
4164 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4165 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4166 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4167 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4168 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4169 See |quickfix-index|
4170 items quickfix list entries
4171 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4172 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4173 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4174 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4175 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4176 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4177 the last quickfix list
4178 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4179 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4180 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4181 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4182 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4183 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4184 all all of the above quickfix properties
4185 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4186 particular item, set it to zero.
4187 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4188 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4189 specified by "id" is used.
4190 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4191 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4192 contains the quickfix stack size.
4193 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4194 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4195 "items" with the list of entries.
4196
4197 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4198 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4199 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4200 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4201 If not present, set to "".
4202 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4203 present, set to 0.
4204 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4205 present, set to 0.
4206 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4207 an empty list.
4208 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4209 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4210 window. If not present, set to 0.
4211 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4212 present, set to 0.
4213 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4214 to "".
4215 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4216
4217 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4218 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4219 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4220 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4221<
4222getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4223 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4224 {regname}. Example: >
4225 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4226< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4227 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004228 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004229
4230 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4231 register. (For use in maps.)
4232 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4233 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4234 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4235
4236 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4237 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4238 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4239 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4240 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4241 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4242
4243 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4244 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4245 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4246
4247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4248 GetRegname()->getreg()
4249
4250getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4251 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4252 Dictionary with the following entries:
4253 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4254 {regname}, like
4255 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4256 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4257 |getregtype()|.
4258 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4259 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4260 register.
4261 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4262 single letter name of the register
4263 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4264 For example, after deleting a line
4265 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4266 which is the register that got the
4267 deleted text.
4268
4269 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4270 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4271 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4272 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4273 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4274 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4275
4276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4277 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4278
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004279getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004280 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004281 buffer.
4282
4283 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004284 See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible
4285 to specify positions from a different buffer, but please
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004286 note the limitations at |getregion-notes|.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004287
4288 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4289 following items:
4290
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004291 type Specify the region's selection type
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004292 (default: "v"):
4293 "v" for |characterwise| mode
4294 "V" for |linewise| mode
4295 "<CTRL-V>" for |blockwise-visual| mode
4296
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004297 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
4298 for the end position
4299 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004300
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004301 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4302 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4303 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004304 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4305 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004306
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004307 *getregion-notes*
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004308 Note that:
4309 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4310 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4311 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004312 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4313 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4314 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4315 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4316 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004317 - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004318 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004319 - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer.
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004320 - It is evaluated in current window context, which makes a
4321 difference if the buffer is displayed in a window with
4322 different 'virtualedit' or 'list' values.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004323
4324 Examples: >
4325 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004326 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4327 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004328<
4329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004330 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004331<
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004332getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregionpos()*
4333 Same as |getregion()|, but returns a list of positions
4334 describing the buffer text segments bound by {pos1} and
4335 {pos2}.
4336 The segments are a pair of positions for every line: >
4337 [[{start_pos}, {end_pos}], ...]
4338<
4339 The position is a |List| with four numbers:
4340 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4341 "bufnum" is the buffer number.
4342 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4343 column is 1.
4344 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4345 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4346 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4347 character.
4348
4349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4350 getpos('.')->getregionpos(getpos("'a"))
4351<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004352getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4353 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4354 The value will be one of:
4355 "v" for |characterwise| text
4356 "V" for |linewise| text
4357 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4358 "" for an empty or unknown register
4359 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4360 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4361 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4362 |v:register| is used.
4363 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4364
4365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4366 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4367
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004368getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004369 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004370 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4371 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004372
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004373 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4374 optional items:
4375 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4376 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004377 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004378 "name" are returned.
4379 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4380 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4381 returned and "name" is ignored.
4382
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004383 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4384 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004385 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004386 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4387 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004388 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4389 the script. Present only when a particular
4390 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4391 {opts}.
4392 name Vim script file name.
4393 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4394 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004395 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4396 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004397 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004398 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004399 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4400 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4401 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4402 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004403 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004404
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004405 Examples: >
4406 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
zeertzjqad4881c2024-05-04 15:35:30 +08004407 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15})[0].variables
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004408<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004409gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4410 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4411 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4412 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4413 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4414 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4415
4416 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4417 tabnr tab page number.
4418 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4419 tabpage-local variables
4420 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4421
4422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4423 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4424
4425gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4426 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4427 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4428 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4429 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4430 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4431 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4432 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4433 string is returned, there is no error message.
4434
4435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4436 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4437
4438gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4439 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4440 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4441 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4442 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4443 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4444 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4445 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4446 window-local option.
4447 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4448 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4449 use |getwinvar()|.
4450 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4451 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4452 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4453 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4454 or buffer-local variable.
4455 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4456 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4457 Examples: >
4458 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004459 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004460<
4461 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4462 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4463
4464< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4465 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4466
4467gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4468 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4469 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4470 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4471 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4472
4473 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4474 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4475 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4476 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4477 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4478 is a dictionary containing the
4479 entries described below.
4480 length Number of entries in the stack.
4481
4482 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4483 entries:
4484 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4485 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4486 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4487 returned list.
4488 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4489 multiple matching tags are found for a
4490 name.
4491 tagname name of the tag
4492
4493 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4494
4495 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4496 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4497
4498
4499gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4500 Translate String {text} if possible.
4501 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4502 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4503 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4504 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4505 called.
4506 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4507 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4508 strings.
4509
4510
4511getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4512 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4513
4514 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4515 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4516 exist the result is an empty list.
4517
4518 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4519 tab pages is returned.
4520
4521 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4522 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4523 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4524 height window height (excluding winbar)
4525 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4526 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4527 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4528 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4529 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4530 {only with the +terminal feature}
4531 tabnr tab page number
4532 topline first displayed buffer line
4533 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4534 window-local variables
4535 width window width
4536 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4537 otherwise
4538 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4539 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4540 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4541 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4542 number in front of the text
4543 winid |window-ID|
4544 winnr window number
4545 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4546 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4547
4548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4549 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4550
4551getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4552 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4553 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4554 [x-pos, y-pos]
4555 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4556 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4557 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4558 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4559 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4560 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4561 do some work in the meantime: >
4562 while 1
4563 let res = getwinpos(1)
4564 if res[0] >= 0
4565 break
4566 endif
4567 " Do some work here
4568 endwhile
4569<
4570
4571 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4572 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4573<
4574 *getwinposx()*
4575getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4576 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4577 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004578 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4579 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004580 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4581
4582 *getwinposy()*
4583getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4584 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4585 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004586 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4587 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004588 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4589
4590getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4591 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4592 Examples: >
4593 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004594 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004595
4596< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4597 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4598<
4599glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4600 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4601 use of special characters.
4602
4603 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4604 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4605 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4606 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4607 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4608
4609 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4610 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4611 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4612 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4613 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4614
4615 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4616
4617 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4618 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4619
4620 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4621 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4622 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4623 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4624
4625 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4626 any external command. Example: >
4627 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4628 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4629< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4630 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4631
4632 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4633 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4634
4635 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4636 GetExpr()->glob()
4637
4638glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4639 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4640 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4641 is a file name. E.g. >
4642 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4643< This is equivalent to: >
4644 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4645< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4646 empty string.
4647 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4648 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4649
4650 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4651 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4652< *globpath()*
4653globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4654 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4655 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4656 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4657<
4658 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4659 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4660 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4661 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4662 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4663 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4664 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4665 error message.
4666
4667 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4668 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4669 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4670 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4671
4672 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4673 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4674 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4675 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4676 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4677 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4678<
4679 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4680
4681 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4682 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4683 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4684 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4685< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4686 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4687
4688 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4689 second argument: >
4690 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4691<
4692 *has()*
4693has({feature} [, {check}])
4694 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4695 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4696 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4697 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4698
4699 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4700 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4701 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4702 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4703 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4704 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4705 current Vim version.
4706
4707 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4708
4709 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4710 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4711 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4712 separate line: >
4713 if has('feature')
4714 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4715 endif
4716< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4717 would not be found.
4718
4719
4720has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4721 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004722 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4723 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4724 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4725 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4726 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004727
4728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4729 mydict->has_key(key)
4730
4731haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4732 The result is a Number:
4733 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4734 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4735 0 otherwise.
4736
4737 Without arguments use the current window.
4738 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4739 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4740 page.
4741 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4742 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4743 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4744 Examples: >
4745 if haslocaldir() == 1
4746 " window local directory case
4747 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4748 " tab-local directory case
4749 else
4750 " global directory case
4751 endif
4752
4753 " current window
4754 :echo haslocaldir()
4755 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4756 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4757 " window n in current tab page
4758 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4759 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4760 " window n in tab page m
4761 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4762 " tab page m
4763 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4764<
4765 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4766 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4767
4768hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4769 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4770 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4771 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4772 indicated by {mode}.
4773 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4774 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4775 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4776 Command-line mode.
4777 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4778 buffer are checked for a match.
4779 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4780 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4781 n Normal mode
4782 v Visual and Select mode
4783 x Visual mode
4784 s Select mode
4785 o Operator-pending mode
4786 i Insert mode
4787 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4788 c Command-line mode
4789 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4790
4791 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4792 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4793 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4794 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4795 :endif
4796< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4797 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4798
4799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4800 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4801
4802histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4803 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4804 one of: *hist-names*
4805 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4806 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4807 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4808 "input" or "@" input line history
4809 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4810 empty the current or last used history
4811 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4812 character is sufficient.
4813 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4814 shifted to become the newest entry.
4815 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4816 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4817
4818 Example: >
4819 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4820 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4821< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4822
4823 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4824 second argument: >
4825 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4826
4827histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4828 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4829 for the possible values of {history}.
4830
4831 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4832 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4833 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4834 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4835 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4836 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4837 be removed if it exists.
4838
4839 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4840 is returned.
4841
4842 Examples:
4843 Clear expression register history: >
4844 :call histdel("expr")
4845<
4846 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4847 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4848<
4849 The following three are equivalent: >
4850 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4851 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004852 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004853<
4854 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4855 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4856 :call histdel("search", -1)
4857 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4858<
4859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4860 GetHistory()->histdel()
4861
4862histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4863 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4864 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4865 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4866 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4867 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4868
4869 Examples:
4870 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004871 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004872
4873< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4874 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4875 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4876<
4877 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4878 GetHistory()->histget()
4879
4880histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4881 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4882 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4883 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4884
4885 Example: >
4886 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4887
4888< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4889 GetHistory()->histnr()
4890<
4891hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4892 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4893 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4894 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4895 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4896 item.
4897 *highlight_exists()*
4898 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4899
4900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4901 GetName()->hlexists()
4902<
4903hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4904 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4905 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4906 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4907 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4908
4909 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4910 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4911 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4912 resolved highlight group are returned.
4913
4914 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4915 following items:
4916 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4917 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4918 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4919 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4920 ctermbg cterm background color.
4921 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4922 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4923 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4924 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4925 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4926 group link is a default link. See
4927 |highlight-default|.
4928 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4929 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4930 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4931 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4932 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4933 id highlight group ID.
4934 linksto linked highlight group name.
4935 See |:highlight-link|.
4936 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4937 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4938 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4939 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4940
4941 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4942 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4943 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4944 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4945
4946 Example(s): >
4947 :echo hlget()
4948 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4949 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4950<
4951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4952 GetName()->hlget()
4953<
4954hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4955 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4956 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4957 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4958 supported items in this dictionary.
4959
4960 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4961 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4962
4963 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4964 a link for an existing highlight group
4965 with attributes.
4966
4967 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4968 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4969 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4970 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4971 modified.
4972
4973 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4974 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4975 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4976 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4977
4978 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4979 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4980
4981 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4982
4983 Example(s): >
4984 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4985 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4986 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4987 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4988 :let l = hlget()
4989 :call hlset(l)
4990 " clear the Search highlight group
4991 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4992 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4993 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4994 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4995 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4996 " remove the MyHlg group link
4997 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4998 " clear the attributes and a link
4999 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
5000 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
5001<
5002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5003 GetAttrList()->hlset()
5004<
5005 *hlID()*
5006hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
5007 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
5008 zero is returned.
5009 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
5010 group. For example, to get the background color of the
5011 "Comment" group: >
5012 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
5013< *highlightID()*
5014 Obsolete name: highlightID().
5015
5016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5017 GetName()->hlID()
5018
5019hostname() *hostname()*
5020 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
5021 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
5022 256 characters long are truncated.
5023
5024iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
5025 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
5026 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
5027 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
5028 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
5029 are replaced with "?".
5030 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5031 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5032 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5033 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5034 can be done.
5035 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5036 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5037 UTF-8 and use: >
5038 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5039< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5040 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5041 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5042
5043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5044 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5045<
5046 *indent()*
5047indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
5048 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5049 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5050 |getline()|.
5051 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5052 error is given.
5053
5054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5055 GetLnum()->indent()
5056
5057index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005058 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005059 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005060
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005061 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5062 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5063 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5064 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005065 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5066 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005067
5068 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5069 value is equal to {expr}.
5070
5071 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5072 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005073
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005074 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5075 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005077 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5078 Example: >
5079 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5080 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5081
5082< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5083 GetObject()->index(what)
5084
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005085indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5086 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5087 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5088
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005089 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005090 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5091 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005092
5093 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005094 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5095 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005096
5097 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5098
5099 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5100 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5101 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5102 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5103 |v:val| has the byte value.
5104
5105 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5106 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5107 2. the value of the current item.
5108 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5109 search should stop.
5110
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005111 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005112 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005113 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5114 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5115 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005116 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5117 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005118 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5119 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5120 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5121 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005122
5123< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5124 mylist->indexof(expr)
5125
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005126input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5127 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5128 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5129 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5130 in the prompt to start a new line.
5131 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5132 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5133 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5134 for lines typed for input().
5135 Example: >
5136 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5137 : echo "Cheers!"
5138 :endif
5139<
5140 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5141 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5142 Example: >
5143 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5144
5145< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5146 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5147 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5148 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5149 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5150 more information. Example: >
5151 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5152<
5153 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5154 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5155 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5156 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5157 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5158 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5159 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5160 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5161 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5162
5163 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005164 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005165 :function GetFoo()
5166 : call inputsave()
5167 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5168 : call inputrestore()
5169 :endfunction
5170
5171< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5172 GetPrompt()->input()
5173
5174inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5175 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5176 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5177 Example: >
5178 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5179 :if n != ""
5180 : let &sw = n
5181 :endif
5182< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5183 omitted an empty string is returned.
5184 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5185 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5186 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5187
5188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5189 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
5190
5191inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5192 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5193 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5194 enter a number, which is returned.
5195 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5196 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5197 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5198 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5199 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5200 length of {textlist} is returned.
5201 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5202 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5203 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5204 Example: >
5205 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5206 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5207
5208< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5209 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5210
5211inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5212 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5213 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5214 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5215 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5216
5217inputsave() *inputsave()*
5218 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5219 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5220 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5221 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5222 many inputrestore() calls.
5223 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5224
5225inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5226 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5227 two exceptions:
5228 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5229 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5230 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5231 |history| stack.
5232 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5233 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5234 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5235
5236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5237 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5238
5239insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5240 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5241 of it.
5242
5243 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5244 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5245 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5246 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5247
5248 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5249 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5250 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5251 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5252< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5253 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5254 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5255
5256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5257 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005258<
5259 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5260instanceof({object}, {class})
5261 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005262 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5263 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5264 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005265 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005266 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005267 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005268
5269< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5270 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5271
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005272interrupt() *interrupt()*
5273 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5274 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5275 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5276 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5277 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5278 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5279 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5280 : call interrupt()
5281 : endif
5282 :endfunction
5283 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5284
5285invert({expr}) *invert()*
5286 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5287 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5288 :let bits = invert(bits)
5289< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5290 :let bits = bits->invert()
5291
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005292isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005293 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5294 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005295 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005296 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5297 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5298 are always absolute.
5299 Example: >
5300 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5301 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5302 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5303 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5304 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005305<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5307 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5308
5309
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005310isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5311 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5312 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5313 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5314 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5315
5316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5317 GetName()->isdirectory()
5318
5319isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5320 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5321 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5322 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5323< 1 >
5324 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5325< -1
5326
5327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5328 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005329
5330islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5331 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5332 name of a locked variable.
5333 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5334 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5335 Example: >
5336 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5337 :lockvar 1 alist
5338 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5339 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5340
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005341< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5342 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5343 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5344 |exists()| to check for existence.
5345 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005346
5347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5348 GetName()->islocked()
5349
5350isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5351 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5352 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5353< 1
5354
5355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5356 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005357
5358items({dict}) *items()*
5359 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5360 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5361 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5362 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5363 Example: >
5364 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005365 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005366 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005367<
5368 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
5369 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
5370 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005371
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005373 mydict->items()
5374
5375job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5376
5377
5378join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5379 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5380 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5381 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5382 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5383 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005384 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005385< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5386 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5387 The opposite function is |split()|.
5388
5389 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5390 mylist->join()
5391
5392js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5393 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5394 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5395 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5396 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5397 result in v:none items.
5398
5399 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5400 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5401
5402js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5403 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5404 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5405 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5406 commas.
5407 For example, the Vim object:
5408 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5409 Will be encoded as:
5410 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5411 While json_encode() would produce:
5412 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5413 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5414 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5415
5416 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5417 GetObject()->js_encode()
5418
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005419json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005420 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5421 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5422 JSON and Vim values.
5423 The decoding is permissive:
5424 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5425 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5426 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5427 same as {"1":2}.
5428 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5429 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5430 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5431 are accepted.
5432 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5433 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5434 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5435 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5436 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5437 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5438 character in string) for "\t".
5439 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5440 and results in v:none.
5441 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5442 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5443 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5444 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5445 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5446 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5447 *E938*
5448 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5449 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5450 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5451
5452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5453 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5454
5455json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5456 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5457 The encoding is specified in:
5458 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005459 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005460 |Number| decimal number
5461 |Float| floating point number
5462 Float nan "NaN"
5463 Float inf "Infinity"
5464 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5465 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5466 |Funcref| not possible, error
5467 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5468 used recursively: []
5469 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5470 used recursively: {}
5471 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5472 v:false "false"
5473 v:true "true"
5474 v:none "null"
5475 v:null "null"
5476 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5477 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5478 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005479 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5480 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005481
5482 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5483 GetObject()->json_encode()
5484
5485keys({dict}) *keys()*
5486 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5487 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5488
5489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5490 mydict->keys()
5491
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005492keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5493 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5494 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5495 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5496 :echo keytrans(xx)
5497< <C-Home>
5498
5499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5500 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5501
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005502< *len()* *E701*
5503len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5504 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5505 used, as with |strlen()|.
5506 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5507 returned.
5508 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5509 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5510 |Dictionary| is returned.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01005511 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the len() method in the
5512 object (if present) to get the length (|object-len()|).
5513 Otherwise returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005514
5515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5516 mylist->len()
5517
5518< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5519libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5520 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5521 with single argument {argument}.
5522 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5523 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5524 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5525 limited.
5526 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5527 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5528 to Vim.
5529 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5530 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5531 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5532 null-terminated string.
5533 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5534
5535 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5536 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5537 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5538 very probably crash.
5539
5540 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5541 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5542 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5543 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5544 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5545 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5546 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5547 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5548 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5549 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5550
5551 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5552 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5553 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5554 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5555 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5556 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5557 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5558 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5559 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5560 feature is present}
5561 Examples: >
5562 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5563
5564< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5565 third argument: >
5566 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5567<
5568 *libcallnr()*
5569libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5570 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5571 int instead of a string.
5572 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5573 feature is present}
5574 Examples: >
5575 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5576 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5577 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5578<
5579 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5580 third argument: >
5581 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5582<
5583
5584line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5585 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5586 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005587 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005588 . the cursor position
5589 $ the last line in the current buffer
5590 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5591 returned)
5592 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5593 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5594 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5595 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5596 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5597 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5598 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5599 that it's updated right away.
5600 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5601 then applies to another buffer.
5602 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5603 |getpos()|.
5604 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5605 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005606 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005607 Examples: >
5608 line(".") line number of the cursor
5609 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5610 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005611 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005612<
5613 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5614 |last-position-jump|.
5615
5616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5617 GetValue()->line()
5618
5619line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5620 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5621 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5622 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5623 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5624 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5625 below the last line: >
5626 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5627< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5628 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5629 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5630 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5631 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5632
5633 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5634 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5635
5636lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5637 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5638 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5639 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5640 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005641 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005642 error is given.
5643
5644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5645 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5646
5647list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5648 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5649 Examples: >
5650 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5651 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5652< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5653 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5654
5655 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5656
5657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5658 GetList()->list2blob()
5659
5660list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5661 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5662 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5663 list2str([32]) returns " "
5664 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5665< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5666 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5667< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5668
5669 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5670 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5671 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5672 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5673<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005674 Returns an empty string on error.
5675
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5677 GetList()->list2str()
5678
5679listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5680 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5681 been made to buffer {buf}.
5682 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5683 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5684 buffer is used.
5685 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5686
5687 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005688 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5689 start first changed line number
5690 end first line number below the change
5691 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005692 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005693 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005694
5695 Example: >
5696 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5697 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5698 endfunc
5699 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5700
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005701< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005702 dictionary with these entries:
5703 lnum the first line number of the change
5704 end the first line below the change
5705 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5706 deleted
5707 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5708 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5709 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5710 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005711 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5712 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005713 lnum line above which the new line is added
5714 end equal to "lnum"
5715 added number of lines inserted
5716 col 1
5717 When lines are deleted the values are:
5718 lnum the first deleted line
5719 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5720 the deletion was done
5721 added negative, number of lines deleted
5722 col 1
5723 When lines are changed:
5724 lnum the first changed line
5725 end the line below the last changed line
5726 added 0
5727 col first column with a change or 1
5728
5729 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5730 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5731 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5732 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5733
5734 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5735 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5736 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5737 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5738
5739 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5740 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5741 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5742
5743 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5744 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5745 of a buffer.
5746 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5747 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5748
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005749 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5750
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005751 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5752 second argument: >
5753 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5754
5755listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5756 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5757 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5758
5759 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5760 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5761 buffer is used.
5762
5763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5764 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5765
5766listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5767 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5768 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5769 removed.
5770
5771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5772 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5773
5774localtime() *localtime()*
5775 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5776 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5777
5778
5779log({expr}) *log()*
5780 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5781 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5782 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005783 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005784 Examples: >
5785 :echo log(10)
5786< 2.302585 >
5787 :echo log(exp(5))
5788< 5.0
5789
5790 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5791 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005792
5793
5794log10({expr}) *log10()*
5795 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5796 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005797 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005798 Examples: >
5799 :echo log10(1000)
5800< 3.0 >
5801 :echo log10(0.01)
5802< -2.0
5803
5804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5805 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005806
5807luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5808 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5809 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5810 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5811 Strings are returned as they are.
5812 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005813 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005814 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5815 as-is.
5816 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5817 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5818 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5819 to {expr}.
5820
5821 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5822 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5823
5824< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5825
5826map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5827 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005828 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005829 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5830 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5831 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5832 characters, is replaced.
5833 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5834 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5835 Vim9 script.
5836
5837 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5838
5839 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5840 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5841 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5842 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5843 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5844 current character.
5845 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005846 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005847< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5848
5849 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5850 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5851 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5852 still have to double ' quotes
5853
5854 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5855 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5856 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005857 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5858 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5859 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5860
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005861 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5862 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5863 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005864 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005865 endfunc
5866 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5867< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005868 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005869< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005870 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005871< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005872 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005873<
5874 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5875 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005876 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005877
5878< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5879 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5880 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5881 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5882 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5883 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5884
5885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5886 mylist->map(expr2)
5887
5888
5889maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5890 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5891 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5892 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005893 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5894 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005895
5896 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005897 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5898 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5899 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005900
5901 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5902 command.
5903
5904 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5905 "n" Normal
5906 "v" Visual (including Select)
5907 "o" Operator-pending
5908 "i" Insert
5909 "c" Cmd-line
5910 "s" Select
5911 "x" Visual
5912 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5913 "t" Terminal-Job
5914 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5915 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5916
5917 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5918 instead of mappings.
5919
5920 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5921 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005922 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005923 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5924 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5925 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5926 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5927 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5928 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5929 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5930 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5931 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5932 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5933 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5934 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5935 characters will be used:
5936 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5937 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5938 (|mapmode-ic|)
5939 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005940 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005941 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005942 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005943 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5944 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5945 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005946 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005947 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5948 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5949 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5950 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005951
5952 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5953 |mapset()|.
5954
5955 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5956 then the global mappings.
5957 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5958 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005959 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005960
5961< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5962 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5963
5964mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5965 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5966 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5967 {name}.
5968 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5969 instead of mappings.
5970 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5971 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5972
5973 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5974 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5975 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5976 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5977 mapcheck("b") no no no
5978
5979 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5980 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5981 mapping for {name} exactly.
5982 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5983 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5984 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5985 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5986 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5987 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5988 then the global mappings.
5989 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5990 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5991 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5992 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5993 :endif
5994< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5995 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5996
5997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5998 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5999
6000
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006001maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
6002 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
6003 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
6004 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
6005 abbreviations instead of mappings.
6006
6007 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
6008 vim9script
6009 echo maplist()->filter(
6010 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006011< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
6012 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
6013 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
6014 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
6015 can do: >
6016 vim9script
6017 var saved_maps = []
6018 for m in maplist()
6019 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
6020 saved_maps->add(m)
6021 endif
6022 endfor
6023 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
6024< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
6025 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
6026 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
6027 vim9script
6028 omap xyzzy <Nop>
6029 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
6030 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
6031 ounmap xyzzy
6032 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006033
6034
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006035mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6036 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6037 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6038 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6039 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6040
6041
6042mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006043mapset({dict})
6044 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6045 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6046 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006047 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006048 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6049 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6050 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6051 or 'v'. *E1276*
6052
6053 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6054 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006055 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6056 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6057 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6058 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6059 nnoremap K somethingelse
6060 ...
6061 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6062< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006063 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6064 all of them, when they might differ.
6065
6066 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6067 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6068 Example: >
6069 vim9script
6070 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6071 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6072 nnoremap K somethingelse
6073 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6074 # ...
6075 unmap K
6076 for d in save_maps
6077 mapset(d)
6078 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006079
6080
6081match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6082 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6083 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6084 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6085
6086 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6087 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6088 {pat} matches.
6089
6090 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6091 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6092
6093 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6094 Example: >
6095 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6096 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6097< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6098 *strpbrk()*
6099 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6100 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6101< *strcasestr()*
6102 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6103 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6104 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6105<
6106 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6107 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6108 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6109 first character/item. Example: >
6110 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6111< result is again "4". >
6112 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6113< result is again "4". >
6114 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6115< result is "3".
6116 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6117 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6118 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6119 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6120 backwards compatible).
6121 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6122 the index is counted from the end.
6123 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6124 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6125
6126 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6127 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6128 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6129 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6130< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6131 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6132 see above.
6133
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006134 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006135 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6136 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6137 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6138 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6139 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6140 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6141 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6142 further down in the text.
6143
6144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6145 GetText()->match('word')
6146 GetList()->match('word')
6147<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006148 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006149matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6150 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6151 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6152 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6153 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6154 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6155 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6156 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6157 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6158 concealed.
6159
6160 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6161 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6162 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6163 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6164 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6165 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6166 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6167 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6168 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6169 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6170
6171 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6172 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6173 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6174 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6175 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006176 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6177 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006178 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006179 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006180
6181 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6182 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6183 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6184 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6185
6186 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6187 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6188 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6189 window Instead of the current window use the
6190 window with this number or window ID.
6191
6192 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6193 the |:match| commands.
6194
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006195 Returns -1 on error.
6196
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006197 Example: >
6198 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6199 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6200< Deletion of the pattern: >
6201 :call matchdelete(m)
6202
6203< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6204 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6205 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6206
6207 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6208 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6209<
6210 *matchaddpos()*
6211matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6212 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6213 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6214 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6215 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6216 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6217 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6218
6219 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6220 these:
6221 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6222 line has number 1.
6223 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6224 number will be highlighted.
6225 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6226 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6227 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6228 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6229 be highlighted.
6230 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6231 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6232
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006233 Returns -1 on error.
6234
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006235 Example: >
6236 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6237 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6238< Deletion of the pattern: >
6239 :call matchdelete(m)
6240
6241< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6242 |getmatches()|.
6243
6244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6245 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6246
6247matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6248 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6249 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6250 Return a |List| with two elements:
6251 The name of the highlight group used
6252 The pattern used.
6253 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6254 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6255 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6256 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6257 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6258
6259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6260 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006261<
6262 *matchbufline()*
6263matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
6264 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
6265 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
6266
6267 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
6268 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
6269
6270 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6271 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6272
6273 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6274 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006275 lnum line number where there is a match
6276 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006277 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
6278
6279 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
6280 |bufload()| if needed.
6281
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006282 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6283 option settings on the pattern.
6284
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006285 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
6286 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
6287 empty |List| is returned.
6288
6289 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006290 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
6291 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
6292 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
6293 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
6294 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
6295 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006296<
6297 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006298 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6299 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
6300 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006301 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006302 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006303< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6304 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6305 submatch.
6306
6307 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6308 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006309
6310matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6311 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6312 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6313 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6314 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6315 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6316 window ID instead of the current window.
6317
6318 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6319 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6320
6321matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6322 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6323 after the match. Example: >
6324 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6325< results in "7".
6326 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6327 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6328 do it with matchend(): >
6329 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6330 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6331< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6332
6333 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6334 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6335< results in "7". >
6336 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6337< result is "-1".
6338 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6339
6340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6341 GetText()->matchend('word')
6342
6343
6344matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6345 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6346 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6347 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6348
6349 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6350 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006351 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6352 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6353 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006354 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6355 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006356
6357 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6358 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006359 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006360 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6361 string.
6362 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6363 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6364 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6365 argument and return the text for that item to
6366 use for fuzzy matching.
6367
6368 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6369 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6370 is 256.
6371
6372 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6373 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6374
6375 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6376 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6377 256, then returns an empty list.
6378
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006379 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6380 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6381
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006382 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006383 matching strings.
6384
6385 Example: >
6386 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6387< results in ["clay"]. >
6388 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6389< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6390 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6391< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6392 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6393 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6394 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6395< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6396 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6397 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6398< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6399 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6400< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6401 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6402< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6403 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6404 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6405< results in ['two one'].
6406
6407matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6408 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6409 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6410 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6411 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6412 position.
6413
6414 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6415 positions for the best match is returned.
6416
6417 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6418 list with three empty list items is returned.
6419
6420 Example: >
6421 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6422< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6423 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6424< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6425 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6426< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6427
6428matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6429 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6430 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6431 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6432 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6433 empty string is used. Example: >
6434 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6435< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6436 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6437
6438 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6439
6440 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6441 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006442<
6443 *matchstrlist()*
6444matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
6445 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
6446 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
6447 string in {list}.
6448
6449 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6450 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6451
6452 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6453 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
6454 idx index in {list} of the match.
6455 text matched string
6456 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
6457 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
6458
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006459 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6460 option settings on the pattern.
6461
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006462 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006463 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
6464 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
6465 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
6466 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006467<
6468 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
6469 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6470 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
6471 \ #{submatches: v:true})
6472 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
6473< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6474 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6475 submatch.
6476
6477 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6478 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006479
6480matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6481 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6482 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6483< results in "ing".
6484 When there is no match "" is returned.
6485 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6486 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6487< results in "ing". >
6488 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6489< result is "".
6490 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6491 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6492
6493 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6494 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6495
6496matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6497 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6498 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6499 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6500< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6501 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6502 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6503 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6504< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6505 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6506< result is ["", -1, -1].
6507 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6508 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6509 end position of the match are returned. >
6510 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6511< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6512 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6513
6514 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6515 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6516<
6517
6518 *max()*
6519max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6520 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6521
6522< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6523 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6524 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6525 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6526 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6527
6528 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6529 mylist->max()
6530
6531
6532menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6533 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6534 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6535 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6536 menu names are returned.
6537
6538 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6539 "n" Normal
6540 "v" Visual (including Select)
6541 "o" Operator-pending
6542 "i" Insert
6543 "c" Cmd-line
6544 "s" Select
6545 "x" Visual
6546 "t" Terminal-Job
6547 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6548 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6549 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6550
6551 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6552 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6553 display display name (name without '&')
6554 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6555 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6556 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6557 |toolbar-icon|
6558 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6559 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6560 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6561 characters will be used:
6562 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6563 name menu item name.
6564 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6565 remappable else v:false.
6566 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6567 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6568 string has special characters translated like
6569 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6570 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6571 "<Nop>" is returned.
6572 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6573 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6574 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6575 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6576 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6577 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6578 submenus |List| containing the names of
6579 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6580 item has submenus.
6581
6582 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6583
6584 Examples: >
6585 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6586 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6587
6588 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6589 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6590 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6591 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6592 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6593 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6594 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6595 endfor
6596 endfunc
6597 new
6598 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6599 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6600 endfor
6601<
6602 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6603 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6604
6605
6606< *min()*
6607min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6608 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6609
6610< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6611 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6612 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6613 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6614 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6615
6616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6617 mylist->min()
6618
6619< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006620mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006621 Create directory {name}.
6622
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006623 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6624 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006625
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006626 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6627 created as necessary.
6628
6629 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006630 the current function, as with: >
6631 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6632<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006633 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006634 the end of the current function, as with: >
6635 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6636< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6637 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6638 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6639 E.g. when using: >
6640 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6641< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6642 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6643 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6644< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6645 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006646
6647 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6648 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6649 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6650 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6651 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6652 created with 0o755.
6653 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006654 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006655
6656< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6657
6658 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6659 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6660 "p" option the call will fail.
6661
6662 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6663 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6664 failed.
6665
6666 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6667 :if exists("*mkdir")
6668
6669< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6670 GetName()->mkdir()
6671<
6672 *mode()*
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02006673mode([{expr}]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6674 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006675 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6676 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6677 Also see |state()|.
6678
6679 n Normal
6680 no Operator-pending
6681 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6682 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6683 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6684 CTRL-V is one character
6685 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6686 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6687 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6688 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6689 v Visual by character
6690 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6691 V Visual by line
6692 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6693 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6694 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6695 s Select by character
6696 S Select by line
6697 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6698 i Insert
6699 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6700 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6701 R Replace |R|
6702 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6703 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6704 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6705 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6706 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6707 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006708 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006709 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006710 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006711 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006712 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6713 r Hit-enter prompt
6714 rm The -- more -- prompt
6715 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6716 ! Shell or external command is executing
6717 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6718
6719 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6720 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6721 "c" or "n".
6722 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6723 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6724 the leading character(s).
6725 Also see |visualmode()|.
6726
6727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6728 DoFull()->mode()
6729
6730mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6731 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6732 converted to Vim data structures.
6733 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6734 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6735 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6736 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6737 converted to strings.
6738 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6739 Examples: >
6740 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6741 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6742 :echo mzeval("l")
6743 :echo mzeval("h")
6744<
6745 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6746 to {expr}.
6747
6748 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6749 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6750<
6751 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6752
6753nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6754 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6755 that is not blank. Example: >
6756 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6757< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6758 below it, zero is returned.
6759 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6760 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6761
6762 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6763 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6764
6765nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6766 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6767 value {expr}. Examples: >
6768 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6769 nr2char(32) returns " "
6770< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6771 Example for "utf-8": >
6772 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6773< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6774 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6775 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6776 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6777 string, thus results in an empty string.
6778 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6779 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6780 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6781< Result: "ABC"
6782
6783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6784 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6785
6786or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6787 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6788 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006789 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006790 Example: >
6791 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6792< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6793 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6794
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006795< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6796 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6797 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6798 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6799
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006800
6801pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6802 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6803 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6804 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6805 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6806 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6807 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6808< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6809>
6810 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6811< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6812 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006813 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006814
6815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6816 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6817
6818perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6819 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6820 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6821 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6822 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6823 reference to it.
6824 Example: >
6825 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6826< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6827
6828 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6829 to {expr}.
6830
6831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6832 GetExpr()->perleval()
6833
6834< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6835
6836
6837popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6838
6839
6840pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6841 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6842 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006843 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006844 Examples: >
6845 :echo pow(3, 3)
6846< 27.0 >
6847 :echo pow(2, 16)
6848< 65536.0 >
6849 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6850< 2.0
6851
6852 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6853 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006854
6855prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6856 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6857 that is not blank. Example: >
6858 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6859< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6860 above it, zero is returned.
6861 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6862 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6863
6864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6865 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6866
6867printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6868 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6869 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6870 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6871< May result in:
6872 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6873
6874 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6875 argument: >
6876 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006877<
6878 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006879
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006880 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006881 %s string
6882 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6883 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6884 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6885 %c single byte
6886 %d decimal number
6887 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6888 %x hex number
6889 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6890 %X hex number using upper case letters
6891 %o octal number
6892 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6893 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6894 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6895 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6896 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6897 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6898 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6899 %% the % character itself
6900
6901 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6902 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6903 the result.
6904
6905 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6906 arguments appear in sequence:
6907
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006908 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6909
6910 pos-argument
6911 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6912 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006913
6914 flags
6915 Zero or more of the following flags:
6916
6917 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6918 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6919 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6920 of the number is increased to force the first
6921 character of the output string to a zero (except
6922 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6923 precision of zero).
6924 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6925 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6926 prepended to it.
6927 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6928 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6929 prepended to it.
6930
6931 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6932 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6933 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6934 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6935 flag is ignored.
6936
6937 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6938 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6939 The converted value is padded on the right with
6940 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6941 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6942
6943 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6944 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6945
6946 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6947 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6948 a space if both are used.
6949
6950 field-width
6951 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6952 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6953 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6954 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6955 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6956 conversion the count is in cells.
6957
6958 .precision
6959 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6960 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6961 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6962 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6963 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6964 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6965 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6966 string for S conversions.
6967 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6968 the decimal point.
6969
6970 type
6971 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6972 be applied, see below.
6973
6974 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6975 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6976 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6977 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6978 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6979 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6980 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6981< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6982 "width" bytes.
6983
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01006984 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
6985 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
6986 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006987 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
6988 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
6989
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006990 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6991
6992 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6993 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6994 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6995 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6996 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6997 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6998 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6999 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
7000 digits that must appear; if the converted value
7001 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
7002 zeros.
7003 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
7004 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
7005 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
7006 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
7007 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02007008 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
7009 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
7010 depending on your platform.
7011 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
7012 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
7013 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
7014 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007015 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
7016 ignored when type is known from the argument.
7017
7018 i alias for d
7019 D alias for ld
7020 U alias for lu
7021 O alias for lo
7022
7023 *printf-c*
7024 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
7025 resulting character is written.
7026
7027 *printf-s*
7028 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
7029 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
7030 specified are used.
7031 If the argument is not a String type, it is
7032 automatically converted to text with the same format
7033 as ":echo".
7034 *printf-S*
7035 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
7036 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
7037 number specified are used.
7038
7039 *printf-f* *E807*
7040 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7041 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
7042 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
7043 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
7044 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
7045 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
7046 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
7047 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
7048 Example: >
7049 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7050< 12.12
7051 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7052 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7053
7054 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7055 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7056 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7057 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7058 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7059
7060 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7061 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7062 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7063 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7064 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7065 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7066 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7067 results in 1.0e7.
7068
7069 *printf-%*
7070 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7071 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7072
7073 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7074 accepted and automatically converted.
7075 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7076 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7077 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7078
7079 *E766* *E767*
7080 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7081 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7082 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7083
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007084 *printf-$*
7085 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7086 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007087 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007088 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7089 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7090
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007091 #, c-format
7092 msgid "%s returning %s"
7093 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007094<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007095 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7096 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007097
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007098 echo printf(
7099 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7100 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7101< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007102
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007103 echo printf(
7104 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7105 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7106< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007107
7108 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7109 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7110 argument list. >
7111
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007112 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7113< 001 >
7114 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7115< 2 >
7116 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7117< 03 >
7118 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7119< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007120
7121 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7122 and via positional arguments: >
7123
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007124 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7125< 1.414214 >
7126 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7127< 1.4142 >
7128 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7129< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007130
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01007131 You will get an overflow error |E1510|, when the field-width
7132 or precision will result in a string longer than 6400 chars.
7133
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007134 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007135 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007136 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7137< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7138 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007139
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007140 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007141 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007142 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7143< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7144 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007145
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007146 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007147 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007148 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7149< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007150
7151 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007152 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7153< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7154 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007155
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007156 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007157 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7158 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007159 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7160< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7161 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007162
7163 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007164 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7165< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7166 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007167
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007168 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007169 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007170 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7171< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007172
7173 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007174 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7175< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7176 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007177
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007178 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007179 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7180 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007181 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7182< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7183 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007184
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007185 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007186 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7187 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7188 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7189 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7190 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007191
7192
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007193prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7194 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7195 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7196
7197 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7198 string is returned.
7199
7200 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7201 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
7202
7203< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7204
7205
7206prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
7207 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
7208 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
7209 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7210
7211 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
7212 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
7213 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
7214 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
7215 line.
7216 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
7217 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
7218 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
7219 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
7220 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
7221 if the user only typed Enter.
7222 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007223 func s:TextEntered(text)
7224 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
7225 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007226 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
7227 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
7228 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007229 close
7230 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007231 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
7232 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007233 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007234 endif
7235 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007236 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007237
7238< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7239 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
7240
7241< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7242
7243prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
7244 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
7245 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
7246 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7247
7248 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
7249 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
7250 as in any buffer.
7251
7252 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7253 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
7254
7255< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7256
7257prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
7258 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
7259 {text} to end in a space.
7260 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
7261 "prompt". Example: >
7262 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
7263<
7264 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7265 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
7266
7267< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7268
7269prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
7270
7271pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
7272 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
7273 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
7274 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
7275 height nr of items visible
7276 width screen cells
7277 row top screen row (0 first row)
7278 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
7279 size total nr of items
7280 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
7281
7282 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
7283 |CompleteChanged|.
7284
7285pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
7286 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
7287 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
7288 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
7289 popup menu.
7290
7291py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
7292 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7293 converted to Vim data structures.
7294 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7295 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7296 'encoding').
7297 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7298 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7299 keys converted to strings.
7300 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7301 to {expr}.
7302
7303 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7304 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7305
7306< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7307
7308 *E858* *E859*
7309pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7310 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7311 converted to Vim data structures.
7312 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7313 copied though).
7314 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7315 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7316 non-string keys result in error.
7317 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7318 to {expr}.
7319
7320 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7321 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7322
7323< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7324
7325pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7326 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7327 converted to Vim data structures.
7328 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7329 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7330
7331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7332 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7333
7334< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7335 |+python3| feature}
7336
7337rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7338 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7339 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7340 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7341 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7342 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7343 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007344 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007345
7346 Examples: >
7347 :echo rand()
7348 :let seed = srand()
7349 :echo rand(seed)
7350 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7351<
7352
7353 *E726* *E727*
7354range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7355 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7356 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7357 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7358 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7359 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7360 producing a value past {max}).
7361 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7362 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7363 start this is an error.
7364 Examples: >
7365 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7366 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7367 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7368 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7369 range(0) " []
7370 range(2, 0) " error!
7371<
7372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7373 GetExpr()->range()
7374<
7375
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007376readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007377 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007378 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7379 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7380 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7381 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7382< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7383 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7384 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7385< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7386 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007387 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7388 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7389 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7390 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7391 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7392< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007393 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007394 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7395 empty blob.
7396 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7397 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007398 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7399
7400
7401readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7402 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7403 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7404 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7405 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7406 argument below for changing the sort order.
7407
7408 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7409 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7410 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7411 be handled.
7412 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7413 added to the list.
7414 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7415 to the list.
7416 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7417 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7418 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7419 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7420 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7421< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7422 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007423< *E857*
7424 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007425 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7426 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7427
7428 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7429 Valid values are:
7430 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7431 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7432 each character, technically, using
7433 strcmp()) (default)
7434 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7435 using strcasecmp())
7436 "collate" sort using the collation order
7437 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7438 (technically using strcoll())
7439 Other values are silently ignored.
7440
7441 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7442 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7443 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7444< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7445 function! s:tree(dir)
7446 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7447 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007448 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007449 endfunction
7450 echo s:tree(".")
7451<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007452 Returns an empty List on error.
7453
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7455 GetDirName()->readdir()
7456<
7457readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7458 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7459 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7460 information in {directory}.
7461 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7462 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7463 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7464 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7465 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7466 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7467 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7468 argument, see |readdir()|.
7469
7470 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7471 following items:
7472 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7473 name Name of the entry.
7474 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7475 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7476 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7477 type Type of the entry.
7478 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7479 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7480 Other symlink "link"
7481 On MS-Windows:
7482 Normal file "file"
7483 Directory "dir"
7484 Junction "junction"
7485 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7486 Other symlink "link"
7487 Other reparse point "reparse"
7488 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7489 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7490 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7491 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7492 itself because of performance reasons.
7493
7494 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7495 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7496 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7497 be handled.
7498 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7499 added to the list.
7500 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7501 to the list.
7502 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7503 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7504 of the entry.
7505 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7506 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7507 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7508<
7509 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7510 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7511 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007512<
7513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7514 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7515<
7516
7517 *readfile()*
7518readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7519 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7520 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7521 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7522 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7523 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7524 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7525 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7526 added.
7527 - No CR characters are removed.
7528 Otherwise:
7529 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7530 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7531 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7532 removed from the text.
7533 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7534 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7535 lines of a file: >
7536 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7537 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7538 :endfor
7539< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7540 are returned, or as many as there are.
7541 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7542 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7543 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7544 file into a buffer if you need to.
7545 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7546 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7547 unmodified.
7548 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7549 the result is an empty list.
7550 Also see |writefile()|.
7551
7552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7553 GetFileName()->readfile()
7554
7555reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7556 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7557 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7558 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007559 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007560
7561 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7562 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7563 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7564 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7565
7566 Examples: >
7567 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7568 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7569 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7570 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7571<
7572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7573 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7574
7575
7576reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7577 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7578 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7579 See |@|.
7580
7581reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7582 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7583 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7584
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007585reltime()
7586reltime({start})
7587reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007588 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7589 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007590 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007591 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007592 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7593 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7594 var startTime = reltime()
7595 Work()
7596 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7597<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007598 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007599 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007600 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007601 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007602 specified in the argument.
7603 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7604 and {end}.
7605
7606 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007607 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7608 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007609
7610 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7611 GetStart()->reltime()
7612<
7613 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7614
7615reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7616 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7617 Example: >
7618 let start = reltime()
7619 call MyFunction()
7620 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7621< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7622 Also see |profiling|.
7623 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7624 script an error is given.
7625
7626 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7627 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7628
7629< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7630
7631reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7632 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7633 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7634 microseconds. Example: >
7635 let start = reltime()
7636 call MyFunction()
7637 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7638< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007639 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7640 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007641 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7642 can use split() to remove it. >
7643 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7644< Also see |profiling|.
7645 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7646 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7647
7648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7649 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7650
7651< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7652
7653 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7654remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007655 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7656 string, also see |{server}|.
7657
7658 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7659 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7660 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7661 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7662 "\n").
7663
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007664 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7665 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7666 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007667
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007668 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7669 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007670
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007671 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7672 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7673 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7674 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7675 and the result will be the empty string.
7676
7677 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7678 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7679 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7680 arguments can be evaluated.
7681
7682 Examples: >
7683 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7684 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7685<
7686 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7687 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7688
7689remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7690 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007691 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007692 This works like: >
7693 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7694< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7695 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7696 to bring itself to the foreground.
7697 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7698 like foreground() does.
7699 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7700
7701 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7702 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7703
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007704< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007705 Win32 console version}
7706
7707
7708remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7709 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7710 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7711 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7712 name of a variable.
7713 Returns zero if none are available.
7714 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7715 See also |clientserver|.
7716 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7717 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7718 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007719 :let repl = ""
7720 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007721
7722< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7723 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7724
7725remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7726 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7727 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007728 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7729 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007730 See also |clientserver|.
7731 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7732 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7733 Example: >
7734 :echo remote_read(id)
7735
7736< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7737 ServerId()->remote_read()
7738<
7739 *remote_send()* *E241*
7740remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007741 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7742 string, also see |{server}|.
7743
7744 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7745 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7746 |:map|.
7747
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007748 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7749 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7750 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007751
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007752 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7753 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7754 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7755
7756 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7757 up the display.
7758 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007759 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007760 \ remote_read(serverid)
7761
7762 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7763 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007764 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007765 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7766<
7767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7768 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7769<
7770 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7771remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007772 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7773 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7774 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007775
7776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7777 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7778
7779< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7780
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007781remove({list}, {idx})
7782remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007783 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7784 return the item.
7785 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7786 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7787 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7788 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7789 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007790 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007791 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007792 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007793 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7794<
7795 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7796
7797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7798 mylist->remove(idx)
7799
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007800remove({blob}, {idx})
7801remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007802 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7803 return the byte.
7804 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7805 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7806 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7807 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007808 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007809 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007810 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007811 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7812
7813remove({dict}, {key})
7814 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7815 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007816 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007817< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007818 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007819
7820rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7821 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7822 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7823 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7824 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7825 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7826 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7827
7828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7829 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7830
7831repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7832 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7833 result. Example: >
7834 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7835< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007836 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7837 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007838 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7839< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7840
7841 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7842 mylist->repeat(count)
7843
7844resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7845 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7846 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7847 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7848 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7849 removed, return {filename}.
7850 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7851 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7852 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7853 stopped after 100 iterations.
7854 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7855 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7856 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7857 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7858 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7859
7860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7861 GetName()->resolve()
7862
7863reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007864 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7865 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7866 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7867 For a String a new String is returned.
7868 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7869 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7870 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007871 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7872< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7873 mylist->reverse()
7874
7875round({expr}) *round()*
7876 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7877 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7878 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7879 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007880 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007881 Examples: >
7882 echo round(0.456)
7883< 0.0 >
7884 echo round(4.5)
7885< 5.0 >
7886 echo round(-4.5)
7887< -5.0
7888
7889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7890 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007891
7892rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7893 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7894 converted to Vim data structures.
7895 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7896 are copied though).
7897 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7898 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7899 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7900 "Object#to_s" method.
7901 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7902 to {expr}.
7903
7904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7905 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7906
7907< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7908
7909screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7910 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7911 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7912 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007913 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007914
7915 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7916 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7917
7918screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7919 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7920 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7921 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7922 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7923 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7924 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7925 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7926 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7927
7928 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7929 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7930
7931screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7932 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7933 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7934 composing characters on top of the base character.
7935 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7936 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7937
7938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7939 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7940
7941screencol() *screencol()*
7942 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7943 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7944 This function is mainly used for testing.
7945
7946 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7947 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7948 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7949 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7950 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007951 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007952 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7953 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7954<
7955screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7956 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7957 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7958 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7959 The Dict has these members:
7960 row screen row
7961 col first screen column
7962 endcol last screen column
7963 curscol cursor screen column
7964 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7965 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7966 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7967 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7968 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7969 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7970 width character it would be the same as "col".
7971 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7972 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7973 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7974 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007975 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7976 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007977 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007978
7979 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7980 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7981
7982screenrow() *screenrow()*
7983 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7984 cursor. The top line has number one.
7985 This function is mainly used for testing.
7986 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7987
7988 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7989
7990screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7991 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7992 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7993 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7994 characters.
7995 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7996 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7997
7998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7999 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
8000<
8001 *search()*
8002search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8003 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
8004 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
8005
8006 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
8007 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
8008 move. No error message is given.
Christian Brabandt9a660d22024-03-12 22:03:09 +01008009 To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008010
8011 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
8012 'b' search Backward instead of forward
8013 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
8014 'e' move to the End of the match
8015 'n' do Not move the cursor
8016 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
8017 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
8018 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
8019 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
8020 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
8021 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
8022
8023 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
8024 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
8025 flag.
8026
8027 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
8028
8029 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
8030 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
8031 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
8032 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01008033 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
8034 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
8035 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
8036
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008037 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8038 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8039 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8040 file).
8041
8042 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8043 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8044 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8045 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8046 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8047< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8048 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
8049 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01008050 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008051 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
8052 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
8053 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8054 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8055 giving the argument.
8056 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8057
8058 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8059 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8060 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8061 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8062 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8063 function reference or a lambda.
8064 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8065 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8066 and -1 returned.
8067 *search()-sub-match*
8068 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8069 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8070 whole pattern did match.
8071 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8072
8073 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8074 flag is used.
8075
8076 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8077 :let n = 1
8078 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008079 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008080 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8081 : " first search to find match at start of file
8082 : normal G$
8083 : let flags = "w"
8084 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8085 : s/foo/bar/g
8086 : let flags = "W"
8087 : endwhile
8088 : update " write the file if modified
8089 : let n = n + 1
8090 :endwhile
8091<
8092 Example for using some flags: >
8093 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8094< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
8095 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
8096 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
8097 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
8098 line:
8099 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
8100 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8101 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8102 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8103 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8104
8105 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8106 GetPattern()->search()
8107
8108searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8109 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8110 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8111 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8112
8113 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
8114 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8115
8116 key type meaning ~
8117 current |Number| current position of match;
8118 0 if the cursor position is
8119 before the first match
8120 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8121 "pos", otherwise 0
8122 total |Number| total count of matches found
8123 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8124 1: recomputing was timed out
8125 2: max count exceeded
8126
8127 For {options} see further down.
8128
8129 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8130 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8131 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8132 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8133 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8134
8135 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8136 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8137
8138 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8139 " to 1)
8140 let result = searchcount()
8141<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01008142 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008143 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8144 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8145 if empty(result)
8146 return ''
8147 endif
8148 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8149 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8150 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8151 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8152 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8153 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
8154 \ result.current, result.total)
8155 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8156 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
8157 \ result.current, result.total)
8158 endif
8159 endif
8160 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
8161 \ result.current, result.total)
8162 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008163 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008164
8165 " Or if you want to show the count only when
8166 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008167 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008168 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
8169<
8170 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
8171 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
8172
8173 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
8174 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
8175 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
8176 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
8177 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
8178 call searchcount(#{
8179 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
8180 redrawstatus
8181 endif
8182 endfunction
8183<
8184 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
8185 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
8186
8187 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
8188 " (Note that it also updates search count)
8189 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
8190
8191 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
8192 " search again
8193 call searchcount()
8194<
8195 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
8196 key type meaning ~
8197 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
8198 like |n| or |N| was executed.
8199 otherwise returns the last
8200 computed result (when |n| or
8201 |N| was used when "S" is not
8202 in 'shortmess', or this
8203 function was called).
8204 (default: |TRUE|)
8205 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
8206 and different with |@/|.
8207 this works as same as the
8208 below command is executed
8209 before calling this function >
8210 let @/ = pattern
8211< (default: |@/|)
8212 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8213 timeout. timeout milliseconds
8214 for recomputing the result
8215 (default: 0)
8216 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8217 limit. max count of matched
8218 text while recomputing the
8219 result. if search exceeded
8220 total count, "total" value
8221 becomes `maxcount + 1`
8222 (default: 99)
8223 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
8224 when recomputing the result.
8225 this changes "current" result
8226 value. see |cursor()|,
8227 |getpos()|
8228 (default: cursor's position)
8229
8230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8231 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
8232<
8233searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
8234 Search for the declaration of {name}.
8235
8236 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
8237 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
8238 first match in the function.
8239
8240 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
8241 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
8242 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
8243
8244 Moves the cursor to the found match.
8245 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8246 Example: >
8247 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
8248 echo getline('.')
8249 endif
8250<
8251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8252 GetName()->searchdecl()
8253<
8254 *searchpair()*
8255searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8256 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8257 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
8258 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
8259 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
8260 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
8261 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
8262 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
8263 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
8264 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
8265 given.
8266
8267 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
8268 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
8269 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
8270 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
8271 typical use is: >
8272 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
8273< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
8274
8275 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
8276 |search()|. Additionally:
8277 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
8278 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
8279 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
8280 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
8281 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
8282 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
8283
8284 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
8285 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
8286 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
8287 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
8288 or a string.
8289 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8290 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8291 and -1 returned.
8292 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
8293 Anything else makes the function fail.
8294 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
8295 constant it is compiled into instructions.
8296
8297 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8298
8299 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8300 patterns are used like it's on.
8301
8302 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8303 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8304 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8305 if 1
8306 if 2
8307 endif 2
8308 endif 1
8309< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8310 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8311 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8312 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8313 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8314 "endif 2".
8315 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8316 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8317 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8318 the matching start.
8319
8320 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8321
8322 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8323 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8324
8325< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8326 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8327 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8328 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8329 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8330 match.
8331 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8332
8333 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8334
8335< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8336 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8337 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8338
8339 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8340 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8341<
8342 *searchpairpos()*
8343searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8344 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8345 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8346 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8347 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8348 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8349 returns [0, 0]. >
8350
8351 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8352<
8353 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8354
8355 *searchpos()*
8356searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8357 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8358 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8359 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8360 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8361 returns [0, 0].
8362 Example: >
8363 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8364
8365< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8366 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8367 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8368< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8369 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8370
8371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8372 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8373
8374server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8375 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8376 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8377 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8378 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8379 Note:
8380 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8381 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8382 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8383 See also |clientserver|.
8384 Example: >
8385 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8386
8387< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8388 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8389<
8390serverlist() *serverlist()*
8391 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8392 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8393 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8394 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8395 Example: >
8396 :echo serverlist()
8397<
8398setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8399 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8400 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8401
8402 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8403 |bufload()| if needed.
8404
8405 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8406 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8407
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008408 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8409 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8410 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8411 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008412
8413 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8414
8415 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8416 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8417 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8418 added below the last line.
8419
8420 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8421 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8422 error is given.
8423 On success 0 is returned.
8424
8425 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8426 third argument: >
8427 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8428
8429setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8430 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8431 {val}.
8432 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8433 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8434 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8435 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8436 The {varname} argument is a string.
8437 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8438 Examples: >
8439 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8440 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8441< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8442
8443 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8444 third argument: >
8445 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8446
8447
8448setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8449 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008450 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8451 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8452 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8453 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008454 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008455 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8456 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008457
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008458< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8459 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8460 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8461 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8462 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008463 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008464
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008465 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8466 in screen cells. *E1112*
8467 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008468 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008470 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8471 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8472
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008473 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008474 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008475
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008476< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008477 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8478 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8479 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8480 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8481
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008482
8483setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8484 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8485 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8486
8487 Example:
8488 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8489 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8490< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8491 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8492< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8493
8494 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8495 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8496
8497setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8498 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8499 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8500
8501 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8502 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8503 character search
8504 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8505 0 for backward
8506 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8507 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8508 character search
8509
8510 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8511 from a script: >
8512 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8513 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8514 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8515< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8516
8517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8518 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8519
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008520setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8521 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8522 {pos}.
8523 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8524 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8525 line.
8526
8527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8528 GetText()->setcmdline()
8529
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008530setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8531 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8532 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8533 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8534 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8535 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8536 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8537 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8538 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8539 before inserting the resulting text.
8540 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8541 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008542 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8543 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008544
8545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8546 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8547
8548setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8549setcursorcharpos({list})
8550 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8551 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8552
8553 Example:
8554 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8555 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8556< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8557 call cursor(4, 3)
8558< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8559
8560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8561 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8562
8563
8564setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8565 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8566 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8567
8568< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8569 See also |expr-env|.
8570
8571 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8572 second argument: >
8573 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8574
8575setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8576 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8577 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8578 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8579 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8580 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8581 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8582 characters are not supported.
8583
8584 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8585 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8586 would do the same thing.
8587
8588 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8589
8590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8591 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8592<
8593 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8594
8595
8596setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8597 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8598 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8599 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8600
8601 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8602 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8603 added below the last line.
8604 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008605 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8606 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008607
8608 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8609 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8610 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8611
8612 Example: >
8613 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8614
8615< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8616 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8617 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8618< This is equivalent to: >
8619 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8620 : call setline(n, l)
8621 :endfor
8622
8623< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8624
8625 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8626 second argument: >
8627 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8628
8629setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8630 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8631 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8632 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8633
8634 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8635 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8636 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8637 Also see |location-list|.
8638
8639 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8640
8641 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8642 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8643 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8644
8645 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8646 second argument: >
8647 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8648
8649setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8650 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8651 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8652 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8653 example for |getmatches()|.
8654 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8655 window ID instead of the current window.
8656
8657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8658 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8659<
8660 *setpos()*
8661setpos({expr}, {list})
8662 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8663 . the cursor
8664 'x mark x
8665
8666 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8667 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8668 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8669
8670 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8671 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8672 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8673 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8674 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8675 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8676 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8677 Does not change the jumplist.
8678
8679 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8680 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8681 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8682 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8683
8684 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8685 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8686 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8687 character.
8688
8689 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8690 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8691 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8692 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8693 mark position it is not used.
8694
8695 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8696 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8697 before '>.
8698
8699 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8700 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8701
8702 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8703
8704 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8705 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8706 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8707 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8708 |winrestview()|.
8709
8710 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8711 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8712
8713setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8714 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8715
8716 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8717 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8718 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8719 {what}.
8720 *setqflist-what*
8721 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8722 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8723 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8724 entries:
8725
8726 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8727 buffer
8728 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8729 present or it is invalid.
8730 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8731 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8732 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008733 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008734 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8735 col column number
8736 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8737 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008738 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008739 nr error number
8740 text description of the error
8741 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8742 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008743 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8744 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008745
8746 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8747 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8748 locate a matching error line.
8749 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8750 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8751 item will not be handled as an error line.
8752 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8753 be used.
8754 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8755 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8756 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8757 cleared.
8758 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8759 |getqflist()| returns.
8760
8761 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8762 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8763 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8764 new list is created.
8765
8766 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8767 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8768 clear the list: >
8769 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8770<
8771 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8772 freed.
8773
8774 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8775 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8776 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8777 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8778 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8779
8780 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8781 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8782 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8783 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8784 'errorformat' option value is used.
8785 See |quickfix-parse|
8786 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8787 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8788 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8789 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8790 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8791 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8792 argument.
8793 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8794 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8795 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8796 See |quickfix-parse|
8797 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8798 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8799 the last quickfix list.
8800 quickfixtextfunc
8801 function to get the text to display in the
8802 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8803 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8804 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8805 of how to write the function and an example.
8806 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8807 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8808 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8809 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8810 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8811 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8812 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8813 specify the list.
8814
8815 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8816 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8817 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8818 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8819<
8820 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8821
8822 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8823 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8824 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8825
8826 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8827 second argument: >
8828 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8829<
8830 *setreg()*
8831setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8832 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8833 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8834 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8835 {regname} must be one character.
8836
8837 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8838 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8839 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8840 then the value is appended.
8841
8842 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8843 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8844 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8845 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8846 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8847 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8848 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8849 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8850
8851 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8852 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8853 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8854 mode is never selected automatically.
8855 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8856
8857 *E883*
8858 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8859 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8860 items act like empty strings.
8861
8862 Examples: >
8863 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8864 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8865 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8866 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8867
8868< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8869 register: >
8870 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8871 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8872< or: >
8873 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8874 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8875 ....
8876 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8877< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8878 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8879 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8880 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8881
8882 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8883 nothing: >
8884 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8885
8886< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8887 second argument: >
8888 GetText()->setreg('a')
8889
8890settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8891 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8892 |t:var|
8893 The {varname} argument is a string.
8894 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8895 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8896 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8897 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8898 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8899
8900 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8901 third argument: >
8902 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8903
8904settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8905 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8906 {val}.
8907 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8908 use |setwinvar()|.
8909 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8910 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8911 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8912 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8913 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8914 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8915 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8916 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8917 Examples: >
8918 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8919 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8920< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8921
8922 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8923 fourth argument: >
8924 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8925
8926settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8927 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8928 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8929
8930 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8931 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8932 stack.
8933 *E962*
8934 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8935 argument:
8936 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8937 stack is replaced.
8938 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8939 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8940 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8941 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8942 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8943
8944 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8945 stack after the modification.
8946
8947 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8948
8949 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8950 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8951 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8952
8953< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8954 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8955 " do something else
8956 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8957 unlet stack
8958<
8959 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8960 second argument: >
8961 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8962
8963setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8964 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8965 Examples: >
8966 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8967 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8968
8969< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8970 third argument: >
8971 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8972
8973sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8974 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8975 checksum of {string}.
8976
8977 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8978 GetText()->sha256()
8979
8980< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8981
8982shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8983 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8984 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008985 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008986 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8987 quotes.
8988 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8989 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8990 {string}.
8991 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8992 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8993
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02008994 The {special} argument adds additional escaping of keywords
8995 used in Vim commands. When it is not omitted and a non-zero
K.Takatac0e038b2024-05-16 12:39:01 +09008996 number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8997 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" (as listed in
8998 |expand()|) will be preceded by a backslash.
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02008999 This backslash will be removed again by the |:!| command.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009000
9001 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
9002 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
9003 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
9004 even when inside single quotes.
9005
9006 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
9007 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
9008 escaped a second time.
9009
9010 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
9011 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
9012 character inside single quotes.
9013
9014 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009015 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009016< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
9017 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009018 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009019< See also |::S|.
9020
9021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9022 GetCommand()->shellescape()
9023
9024shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
9025 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
9026 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
9027 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
9028 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
9029 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
9030
9031 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
9032 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
9033 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
9034 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
9035
9036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9037 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
9038
9039sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
9040
9041
9042simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
9043 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
9044 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
9045 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
9046 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
9047 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
9048 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
9049 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
9050 standard).
9051 Example: >
9052 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
9053< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
9054 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
9055 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
9056 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
9057 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
9058
9059 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9060 GetName()->simplify()
9061
9062sin({expr}) *sin()*
9063 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
9064 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009065 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009066 Examples: >
9067 :echo sin(100)
9068< -0.506366 >
9069 :echo sin(-4.01)
9070< 0.763301
9071
9072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9073 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009074
9075
9076sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
9077 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
9078 [-inf, inf].
9079 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009080 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009081 Examples: >
9082 :echo sinh(0.5)
9083< 0.521095 >
9084 :echo sinh(-0.9)
9085< -1.026517
9086
9087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9088 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009089
9090
9091slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
9092 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
9093 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
9094 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009095 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are treated as a
9096 part of the preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009097 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
9098 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009099 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009100
9101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9102 GetList()->slice(offset)
9103
9104
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009105sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009106 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
9107
9108 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9109 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
9110
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009111< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009112 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9113 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9114 current buffer use |:sort|.
9115
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009116 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
9117 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
9118 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009119
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009120 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009121 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9122 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9123 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9124 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9125 case. Example: >
9126 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9127 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9128 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9129< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9130>
9131 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9132 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9133 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9134< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9135 This does not work properly on Mac.
9136
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009137 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009138 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00009139 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9140 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
9141 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009142
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009143 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009144 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9145 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9146
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009147 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009148 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9149
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009150 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009151 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
9152 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9153 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9154 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
9155
9156 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9157 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9158
9159 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9160 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
9161 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
9162 same order as they were originally.
9163
9164 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9165 mylist->sort()
9166
9167< Also see |uniq()|.
9168
9169 Example: >
9170 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9171 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9172 endfunc
9173 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
9174< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9175 ignores overflow: >
9176 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9177 return a:i1 - a:i2
9178 endfunc
9179< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
9180 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
9181<
9182sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9183 Stop playing all sounds.
9184
9185 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9186 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9187
9188 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9189
9190 *sound_playevent()*
9191sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9192 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9193 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9194 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9195 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9196 call sound_playevent('bell')
9197< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9198 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9199 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01009200 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
9201 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
9202 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009203
9204 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
9205 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9206 argument is the status:
9207 0 sound was played to the end
9208 1 sound was interrupted
9209 2 error occurred after sound started
9210 Example: >
9211 func Callback(id, status)
9212 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9213 endfunc
9214 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9215
9216< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9217
9218 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
9219 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
9220
9221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9222 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
9223
9224< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9225
9226 *sound_playfile()*
9227sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
9228 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
9229 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
9230 with this command: >
9231 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
9232
9233< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9234 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
9235
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009236< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009237
9238
9239sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
9240 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
9241 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
9242
9243 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9244 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9245
9246 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
9247 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
9248
9249 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9250 soundid->sound_stop()
9251
9252< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9253
9254 *soundfold()*
9255soundfold({word})
9256 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
9257 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
9258 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
9259 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
9260 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
9261 the method can be quite slow.
9262
9263 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9264 GetWord()->soundfold()
9265<
9266 *spellbadword()*
9267spellbadword([{sentence}])
9268 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
9269 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
9270 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
9271 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
9272
9273 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
9274 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
9275 result is an empty string.
9276
9277 The return value is a list with two items:
9278 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
9279 - The type of the spelling error:
9280 "bad" spelling mistake
9281 "rare" rare word
9282 "local" word only valid in another region
9283 "caps" word should start with Capital
9284 Example: >
9285 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
9286< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
9287
9288 The spelling information for the current window and the value
9289 of 'spelllang' are used.
9290
9291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9292 GetText()->spellbadword()
9293<
9294 *spellsuggest()*
9295spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
9296 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
9297 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
9298 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9299
9300 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9301 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9302 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9303
9304 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9305 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9306 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9307 replace a line.
9308
9309 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9310 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9311 although it may appear capitalized.
9312
9313 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9314 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9315
9316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9317 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9318
9319split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9320 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9321 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9322 item.
9323 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9324 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9325 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9326 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9327 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9328 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9329 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9330 Example: >
9331 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9332< To split a string in individual characters: >
9333 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9334< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9335 the end of the pattern: >
9336 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9337< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9338 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9339 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9340< The opposite function is |join()|.
9341
9342 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9343 GetString()->split()
9344
9345sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9346 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9347 |Float|.
9348 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009349 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9350 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009351 Examples: >
9352 :echo sqrt(100)
9353< 10.0 >
9354 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9355< nan
9356 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9357
9358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9359 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009360
9361
9362srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9363 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9364 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9365 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9366 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9367 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9368 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9369 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9370
9371 Examples: >
9372 :let seed = srand()
9373 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9374 :echo rand(seed)
9375
9376state([{what}]) *state()*
9377 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9378 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9379 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9380 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9381 Yes: then do it right away.
9382 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9383 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9384 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9385 messages and callbacks).
9386 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9387 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9388 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9389 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9390 Also see |mode()|.
9391
9392 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9393 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9394 if state('s') == ''
9395 " screen has not scrolled
9396<
9397 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9398 something is busy:
9399 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9400 stuffed command
9401 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9402 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9403 x executing an autocommand
9404 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9405 ch_readraw() when reading json
9406 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9407 |f| or a count
9408 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9409 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9410 s screen has scrolled for messages
9411
9412str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9413 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9414 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9415 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9416 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9417 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9418 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9419 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9420 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9421 thousand.
9422 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9423 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9424 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9425 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9426 |substitute()|: >
9427 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9428<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009429 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9430
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9432 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009433
9434str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9435 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9436 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9437 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9438 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9439< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9440
9441 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9442 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9443 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9444 properly: >
9445 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9446
9447< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9448 GetString()->str2list()
9449
9450
9451str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9452 Convert string {string} to a number.
9453 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9454 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9455 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9456
9457 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9458 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9459 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9460 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9461<
9462 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9463 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9464 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9465 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9466 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9467
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009468 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009470 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9471 GetText()->str2nr()
9472
9473
9474strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9475 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9476 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9477 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9478 composing characters separately.
9479
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009480 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9481
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009482 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9483
9484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9485 GetText()->strcharlen()
9486
9487
9488strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9489 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9490 of byte index and length.
9491 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9492 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009493 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
9494 part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009495 When a character index is used where a character does not
9496 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9497 example: >
9498 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9499< results in 'a'.
9500
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009501 Returns an empty string on error.
9502
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9504 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9505
9506
9507strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9508 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9509 in String {string}.
9510 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9511 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009512 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009513 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9514
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009515 Returns zero on error.
9516
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009517 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9518
9519 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9520 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9521 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9522 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9523 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9524 endfunction
9525 else
9526 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9527 if a:skipcc
9528 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9529 else
9530 return strchars(a:str)
9531 endif
9532 endfunction
9533 endif
9534<
9535 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9536 GetText()->strchars()
9537
9538strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9539 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9540 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9541 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9542 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9543 matters for Tab characters.
9544 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9545 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9546 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9547 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9548 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009549 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009550 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9551
9552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9553 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9554
9555strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9556 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9557 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9558 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9559 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9560 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9561 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9562 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9563 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9564 Examples: >
9565 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9566 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9567 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9568 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9569 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9570 Show mod time of file.c.
9571< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9572 :if exists("*strftime")
9573
9574< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9575 GetFormat()->strftime()
9576
9577strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009578 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9579 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9580 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9581 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9582 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009583 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009584 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9585
9586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9587 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9588
9589stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9590 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9591 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9592 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9593 This can be used to find a second match: >
9594 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9595 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9596< The search is done case-sensitive.
9597 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9598 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9599 See also |strridx()|.
9600 Examples: >
9601 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9602 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9603 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9604< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9605 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9606 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9607
9608 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9609 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9610<
9611 *string()*
9612string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9613 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9614 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9615 {expr} type result ~
9616 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9617 Number 123
9618 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9619 Funcref function('name')
9620 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9621 List [item, item]
9622 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009623 Class class SomeName
9624 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +01009625 Enum enum EnumName
Yegappan Lakshmanan3cf121e2024-03-31 18:45:35 +02009626 EnumValue enum name.value {name: str, ordinal: nr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009627
9628 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9629 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9630 will then fail.
9631
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01009632 For an object, invokes the string() method to get a textual
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01009633 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01009634 then the default representation is used. |object-string()|
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01009635
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009636 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9637 mylist->string()
9638
9639< Also see |strtrans()|.
9640
9641
9642strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9643 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9644 {string} in bytes.
9645 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009646 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009647 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9648 |strchars()|.
9649 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9650
9651 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9652 GetString()->strlen()
9653
9654strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9655 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9656 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9657 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9658 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9659 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9660 following composing characters).
9661 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9662 |strcharpart()|.
9663
9664 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9665 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9666 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9667 end of the {src}. >
9668 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9669 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9670 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9671 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9672
9673< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9674 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9675 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9676<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009677 Returns an empty string on error.
9678
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9680 GetText()->strpart(5)
9681
9682strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9683 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9684 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9685 the format specified in {format}.
9686
9687 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9688 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9689 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9690 matters.
9691
9692 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9693 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9694 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9695 result.
9696
9697 See also |strftime()|.
9698 Examples: >
9699 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9700< 862156163 >
9701 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9702< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9703 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9704< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9705
9706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9707 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9708<
9709 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9710 :if exists("*strptime")
9711
9712strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9713 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9714 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9715 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9716 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9717 match: >
9718 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9719 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9720< The search is done case-sensitive.
9721 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9722 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9723 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9724 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9725 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9726< *strrchr()*
9727 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9728 function strrchr().
9729
9730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9731 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9732
9733strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9734 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9735 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9736 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9737 echo strtrans(@a)
9738< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9739 starting a new line.
9740
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009741 Returns an empty string on error.
9742
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9744 GetString()->strtrans()
9745
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009746strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9747 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9748 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9749
9750 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9751 separately.
9752 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9753 ignored.
9754
9755 Returns zero on error.
9756
9757 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9758 Examples: >
9759 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9760 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9761 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9762 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9763 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009764<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009765 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9766 GetText()->strutf16len()
9767<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009768strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9769 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9770 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9771 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9772 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9773 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009774 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009775 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9776
9777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9778 GetString()->strwidth()
9779
9780submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9781 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9782 substitute() function.
9783 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9784 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9785 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9786 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9787 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9788
9789 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9790 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9791 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9792 text.
9793 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9794 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9795 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9796
9797 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9798 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9799
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009800 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9801
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009802 Examples: >
9803 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9804 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9805< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9806 A line break is included as a newline character.
9807
9808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9809 GetNr()->submatch()
9810
9811substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9812 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9813 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9814 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9815 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9816
9817 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9818 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9819 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9820 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9821 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9822 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9823 used.
9824
9825 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9826 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9827 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9828 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9829
9830 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9831 unmodified.
9832
9833 Example: >
9834 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9835< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9836 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9837< results in "TESTING".
9838
9839 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9840 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9841 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009842 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009843
9844< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9845 optional argument. Example: >
9846 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9847< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9848 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9849 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009850 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009851
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009852< Returns an empty string on error.
9853
9854 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009855 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9856
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009857swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9858 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9859 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9860 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9861 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9862 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9863 let save_dir = &directory
9864 let &directory = '.'
9865 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9866 let &directory = save_dir
9867
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009868swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9869 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9870 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9871 version Vim version
9872 user user name
9873 host host name
9874 fname original file name
9875 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9876 file
9877 mtime last modification time in seconds
9878 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9879 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9880 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9881 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9882 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9883 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9884 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9885 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9886
9887 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9888 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9889
9890swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9891 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9892 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9893 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9894 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9895 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9896
9897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9898 GetBufname()->swapname()
9899
9900synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9901 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9902 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9903 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9904 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9905
9906 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9907 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9908 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9909 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9910 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9911
9912 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9913 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9914 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9915 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9916 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9917 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9918 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9919
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009920 Returns zero on error.
9921
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009922 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9923 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9924<
9925
9926synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9927 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9928 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9929 about a syntax item.
9930 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9931 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9932 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9933 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9934 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9935 {what} result
9936 "name" the name of the syntax item
9937 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9938 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9939 term: empty string)
9940 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9941 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9942 |highlight-font|
9943 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9944 |highlight-guisp|
9945 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9946 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9947 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9948 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9949 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9950 "bold" "1" if bold
9951 "italic" "1" if italic
9952 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9953 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9954 "standout" "1" if standout
9955 "underline" "1" if underlined
9956 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9957 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009958 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009959
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009960 Returns an empty string on error.
9961
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009962 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9963 cursor): >
9964 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9965<
9966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9967 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9968
9969
9970synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9971 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9972 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9973 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9974 ":highlight link" are followed.
9975
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009976 Returns zero on error.
9977
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009978 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9979 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9980
9981synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9982 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9983 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9984 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9985 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9986 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9987 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9988 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9989 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9990 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9991 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9992 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9993 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9994 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9995 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9996 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9997 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9998 call returns ~
9999 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
10000 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
10001 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
10002 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
10003 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
10004 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
10005
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020010006 Note: Doesn't consider |matchadd()| highlighting items,
10007 since syntax and matching highlighting are two different
10008 mechanisms |syntax-vs-match|.
10009
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010010
10011synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
10012 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
10013 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
10014 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
10015 like what |synID()| returns.
10016 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
10017 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
10018 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
10019 transparent item.
10020 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
10021 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
10022 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
10023 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
10024 endfor
10025< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010026 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010027 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
10028 valid positions.
10029
10030system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
10031 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
10032 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
10033
10034 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
10035 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
10036 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
10037 separators yourself.
10038 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
10039 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
10040 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
10041 list items converted to NULs).
10042 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
10043 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
10044 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
10045 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
10046
10047 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
10048
10049 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
10050 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
10051 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
10052 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
10053 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
10054<
10055 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
10056 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
10057 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
10058 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
10059 cause trouble.
10060 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
10061
10062 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010063 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
10064 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010065
10066< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
10067 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
10068 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
10069 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
10070 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
10071
10072 The command executed is constructed using several options:
10073 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
10074 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
10075 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
10076 concatenated commands.
10077
10078 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
10079 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
10080
10081 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
10082 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
10083
10084 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
10085 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
10086 when using a security agent application.
10087 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
10088 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
10089
10090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10091 :echo GetCmd()->system()
10092
10093
10094systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
10095 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
10096 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
10097 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
10098 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
10099 result ends in a NL.
10100 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
10101
10102 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
10103 use |system()| and |split()|: >
10104 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
10105<
10106 Returns an empty string on error.
10107
10108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10109 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
10110
10111
10112tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
10113 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
10114 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
10115 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
10116 omitted the current tab page is used.
10117 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10118 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
10119 let buflist = []
10120 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
10121 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
10122 endfor
10123< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10124
10125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10126 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
10127
10128tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
10129 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10130 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
10131
10132 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10133 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10134 count).
10135 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10136 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10137 previous tab page 0 is returned.
10138 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10139
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010140 Returns zero on error.
10141
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010142
10143tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
10144 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
10145 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10146 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10147 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10148 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10149 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10150 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10151 Useful examples: >
10152 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10153 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10154< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10155
10156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10157 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10158<
10159 *tagfiles()*
10160tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10161 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10162
10163
10164taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
10165 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
10166
10167 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10168 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10169 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10170
10171 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10172 entries:
10173 name Name of the tag.
10174 filename Name of the file where the tag is
10175 defined. It is either relative to the
10176 current directory or a full path.
10177 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10178 the file.
10179 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
10180 entry depends on the language specific
10181 kind values. Only available when
10182 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000010183 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010184 static A file specific tag. Refer to
10185 |static-tag| for more information.
10186 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10187 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10188 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10189 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10190 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10191 contained in.
10192
10193 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
10194 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
10195
10196 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10197
10198 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
10199 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10200 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10201 search regular expression pattern.
10202
10203 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10204 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10205 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10206
10207 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10208 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10209
10210tan({expr}) *tan()*
10211 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
10212 in the range [-inf, inf].
10213 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010214 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010215 Examples: >
10216 :echo tan(10)
10217< 0.648361 >
10218 :echo tan(-4.01)
10219< -1.181502
10220
10221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10222 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010223
10224
10225tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
10226 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
10227 range [-1, 1].
10228 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010229 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010230 Examples: >
10231 :echo tanh(0.5)
10232< 0.462117 >
10233 :echo tanh(-1)
10234< -0.761594
10235
10236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10237 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010238
10239
10240tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10241 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
10242 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
10243 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10244 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010245 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Christian Brabandt5cf53012024-05-18 10:13:11 +020010246< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|
10247 that is recursively deleted when Vim exits, on other systems
10248 temporary files are not cleaned up automatically on exit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010249 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10250 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
10251 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
10252
10253
10254term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
10255
10256
10257terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
10258 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
10259 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10260 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10261 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
10262 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10263 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
10264 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10265 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010010266 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010267
10268 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10269
10270 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10271 an empty dictionary.
10272
10273 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
10274 current cursor style.
10275 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
10276 request the cursor blink status.
10277 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10278 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10279 and |t_RC| on startup.
10280
10281 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10282 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10283
10284 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10285
10286 Also see:
10287 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10288 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10289 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10290
10291
10292test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
10293
10294
10295 *timer_info()*
10296timer_info([{id}])
10297 Return a list with information about timers.
10298 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10299 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10300 returned.
10301 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10302
10303 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
10304 these items:
10305 "id" the timer ID
10306 "time" time the timer was started with
10307 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10308 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
10309 -1 means forever
10310 "callback" the callback
10311 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10312
10313 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10314 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10315
10316< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10317
10318timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10319 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10320 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10321 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10322 has passed.
10323
10324 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10325 for a short time.
10326
10327 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10328 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10329 See |non-zero-arg|.
10330
10331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10332 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10333
10334< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10335
10336 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10337timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10338 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10339
10340 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10341 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10342 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010343 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10344 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010345
10346 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10347 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10348 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10349 waiting for input.
10350 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10351 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10352
10353 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10354 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10355 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10356 the callback will be called once.
10357 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10358 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10359 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10360 messages.
10361
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010362 Returns -1 on error.
10363
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010364 Example: >
10365 func MyHandler(timer)
10366 echo 'Handler called'
10367 endfunc
10368 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10369 \ {'repeat': 3})
10370< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10371 intervals.
10372
10373 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10374 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10375
10376< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10377 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10378
10379timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10380 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10381 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10382 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10383
10384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10385 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10386
10387< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10388
10389timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10390 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10391 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10392 timers there is no error.
10393
10394 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10395
10396tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10397 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10398 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010399 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010400
10401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10402 GetText()->tolower()
10403
10404toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10405 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10406 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010407 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010408
10409 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10410 GetText()->toupper()
10411
10412tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10413 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10414 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10415 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10416 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10417 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10418 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10419
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010420 Returns an empty string on error.
10421
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010422 Examples: >
10423 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10424< returns "Hello THere" >
10425 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10426< returns "{blob}"
10427
10428 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10429 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10430
10431trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10432 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10433 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10434
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010435 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10436 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10437 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010438
10439 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10440 characters:
10441 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10442 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10443 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10444 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10445
10446 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010447 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010448
10449 Examples: >
10450 echo trim(" some text ")
10451< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010452 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010453< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10454 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10455< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10456 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10457< returns " vim"
10458
10459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10460 GetText()->trim()
10461
10462trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10463 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10464 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10465 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010466 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010467 Examples: >
10468 echo trunc(1.456)
10469< 1.0 >
10470 echo trunc(-5.456)
10471< -5.0 >
10472 echo trunc(4.0)
10473< 4.0
10474
10475 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10476 Compute()->trunc()
10477<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010478 *type()*
10479type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10480 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10481 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10482 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10483 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10484 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10485 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10486 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10487 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10488 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10489 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10490 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10491 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10492 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010493 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10494 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010495 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010010496 Enum: 15 |v:t_enum|
10497 EnumValue: 16 |v:t_enumvalue|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010498 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10499 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10500 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10501 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10502 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10503 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10504 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10505 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10506 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10507< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10508 :if exists('v:t_number')
10509
10510< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10511 mylist->type()
10512
10513
10514typename({expr}) *typename()*
10515 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10516 Example: >
10517 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010518< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010519
10520
10521undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10522 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10523 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10524 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10525 the undo file exists.
10526 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10527 is used internally.
10528 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10529 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10530 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10531 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10532 returns an empty string.
10533
10534 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10535 GetFilename()->undofile()
10536
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010537undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10538 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10539 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10540 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010541 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10542 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10543 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10544 when some changes were undone.
10545 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10546 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10547 something readable.
10548 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10549 write yet.
10550 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10551 tree.
10552 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10553 This happens when waiting from input from the
10554 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10555 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10556 undo blocks.
10557
10558 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10559 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10560 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10561 |:undolist|.
10562 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10563 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10564 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10565 that was added. This marks the last change
10566 and where further changes will be added.
10567 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10568 that was undone. This marks the current
10569 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10570 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10571 undone after the last change this item will
10572 not appear anywhere.
10573 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10574 write. The number is the write count. The
10575 first write has number 1, the last one the
10576 "save_last" mentioned above.
10577 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10578 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10579 item.
10580
10581uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10582 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10583 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10584 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10585 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10586< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10587 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10588
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010589 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10590
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010591 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10592 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010593<
10594 *utf16idx()*
10595utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010596 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10597 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010598
10599 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10600 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10601 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010602 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10603 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010604
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010605 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10606 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10607 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10608
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010609 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10610 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10611 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10612 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10613 Examples: >
10614 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10615 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10616 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10617 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10618 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10619 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10620 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10621<
10622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10623 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10624
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010625
10626values({dict}) *values()*
10627 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10628 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010629 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010630
10631 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10632 mydict->values()
10633
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010634virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010635 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10636 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10637 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10638 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10639 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10640 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10641 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10642 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010643
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010644 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010645
10646 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10647 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10648 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10649 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10650 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10651 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10652 |'virtualedit'|
10653
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010654 The accepted positions are:
10655 . the cursor position
10656 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10657 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10658 plus one)
10659 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10660 returned)
10661 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10662 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10663 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10664 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010665
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010666 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10667 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010668 character.
10669
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010670 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10671 that window instead of the current window.
10672
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010673 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10674 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010675 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10676
10677 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10678 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10679 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10680
10681 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10682
10683 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010684< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010685 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10686 all lines: >
10687 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10688
10689< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10690 GetPos()->virtcol()
10691
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010692virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10693 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10694 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10695 column {col}.
10696
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010697 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10698
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010699 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10700 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10701 virtual column is returned.
10702
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010703 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10704 byte in the character is returned.
10705
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010706 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10707 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10708
10709 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10710 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10711
10712 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10713
10714 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10715 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010716
10717visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10718 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10719 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10720 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10721 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10722 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10723 respectively.
10724 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010725 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010726< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10727 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10728 Visual mode that was used.
10729 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10730 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10731 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10732 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10733 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10734
10735wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10736 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10737 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10738 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10739 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10740
10741 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10742 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10743<
10744 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10745
10746win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10747 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10748 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10749 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10750 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010751 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010752 Example: >
10753 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10754< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10755 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010756 *E994*
10757 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10758 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10759 an empty string is returned.
10760
10761 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10762 second argument: >
10763 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10764
10765win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10766 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10767 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10768
10769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10770 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10771
10772win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10773 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10774 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10775 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10776 number 1.
10777 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10778 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10779 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10780
10781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10782 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10783
10784
10785win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10786 Return the type of the window:
10787 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10788 used to execute autocommands.
10789 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10790 (empty) normal window
10791 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10792 "popup" popup window |popup|
10793 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10794 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10795 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10796
10797 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10798 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10799 |window-ID|.
10800
10801 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10802 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10803 returns "popup".
10804
10805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10806 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10807<
10808win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10809 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10810 tabpage.
10811 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10812
10813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10814 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10815
10816win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10817 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10818 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10819 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10820
10821 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10822 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10823
10824win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10825 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10826 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10827
10828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10829 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10830
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010831win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10832 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10833 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10834 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10835 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10836 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10837 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10838 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10839 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10840 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10841 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010842 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10843 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010844 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010845
10846 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10847 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10848
10849win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10850 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10851 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10852 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10853 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10854 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10855 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10856 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10857 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10858 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010859 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010860
10861 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10862 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10863
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010864win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10865 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10866 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10867 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10868 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10869 for the current window.
Sean Dewar5866bc32024-03-13 20:17:24 +010010870 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010871
10872 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10873 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10874<
10875win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010010876 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
10877 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
10878 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
10879 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010880
10881 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10882 Both must be in the current tab page.
10883
10884 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10885
10886 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10887 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10888 like with |:vsplit|.
10889 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10890 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10891 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10892 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10893 'splitright' are used.
10894
10895 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10896 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10897<
10898
10899 *winbufnr()*
10900winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10901 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10902 the |window-ID|.
10903 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10904 window is returned.
10905 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10906 Example: >
10907 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10908<
10909 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10910 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10911<
10912 *wincol()*
10913wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10914 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10915 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10916
10917 *windowsversion()*
10918windowsversion()
10919 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10920 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10921 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10922 an empty string.
10923
10924winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10925 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10926 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10927 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10928 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10929 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10930 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10931 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010932 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010933
10934< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10935 GetWinid()->winheight()
10936<
10937winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10938 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10939 in a tabpage.
10940
10941 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10942 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10943 returns an empty list.
10944
10945 For a leaf window, it returns:
10946 ['leaf', {winid}]
10947 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10948 returns:
10949 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10950 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10951 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10952
10953 Example: >
10954 " Only one window in the tab page
10955 :echo winlayout()
10956 ['leaf', 1000]
10957 " Two horizontally split windows
10958 :echo winlayout()
10959 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10960 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10961 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10962 " middle window
10963 :echo winlayout(2)
10964 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10965 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10966<
10967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10968 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10969<
10970 *winline()*
10971winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10972 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10973 the window. The first line is one.
10974 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10975 first, this may cause a scroll.
10976
10977 *winnr()*
10978winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10979 window. The top window has number 1.
10980 Returns zero for a popup window.
10981
10982 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10983 $ the number of the last window (the window
10984 count).
10985 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10986 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10987 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
Sean Deward64801e2024-03-12 20:46:12 +010010988 returned. May refer to the current window in
10989 some cases (e.g. when evaluating 'statusline'
10990 expressions).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010991 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10992 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10993 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10994 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10995 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10996 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10997 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10998 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10999 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
11000 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010011001 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011002 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
11003 Examples: >
11004 let window_count = winnr('$')
11005 let prev_window = winnr('#')
11006 let wnum = winnr('3k')
11007
11008< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11009 GetWinval()->winnr()
11010<
11011 *winrestcmd()*
11012winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
11013 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
11014 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
11015 unchanged.
11016 Example: >
11017 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
11018 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
11019 :exe cmd
11020<
11021 *winrestview()*
11022winrestview({dict})
11023 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
11024 the view of the current window.
11025 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
11026 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
11027 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
11028 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
11029<
11030 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
11031 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
11032 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
11033 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
11034
11035 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
11036 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
11037
11038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11039 GetView()->winrestview()
11040<
11041 *winsaveview()*
11042winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
11043 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
11044 restore the view.
11045 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
11046 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
11047 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
11048 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
11049 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
11050 The return value includes:
11051 lnum cursor line number
11052 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011053 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011054 returns)
11055 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011056 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
11057 the first column is zero, as opposed
11058 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
11059 |$| command it will be a very large
11060 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011061 topline first line in the window
11062 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
11063 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
11064 'wrap' is off
11065 skipcol columns skipped
11066 Note that no option values are saved.
11067
11068
11069winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
11070 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
11071 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
11072 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11073 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11074 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11075 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011076 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011077 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
11078 : 50 wincmd |
11079 :endif
11080< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11081 option.
11082
11083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11084 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11085
11086
11087wordcount() *wordcount()*
11088 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11089 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11090 |g_CTRL-G|
11091 The return value includes:
11092 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11093 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11094 words Number of words in the buffer
11095 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11096 (not in Visual mode)
11097 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11098 (not in Visual mode)
11099 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11100 (not in Visual mode)
11101 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
11102 (only in Visual mode)
11103 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
11104 (only in Visual mode)
11105 visual_words Number of words visually selected
11106 (only in Visual mode)
11107
11108
11109 *writefile()*
11110writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11111 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11112 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11113 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011114 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
11115 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
11116 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011117
11118 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11119 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
11120
11121 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
11122
11123 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
11124 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
11125 last line in the file to end in a NL.
11126
11127 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
11128 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11129 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
11130<
11131 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
11132 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000011133 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011134< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
11135
11136 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
11137 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
11138 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
11139
11140 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
11141
11142 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11143 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
11144
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011145 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011146
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011147 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11148 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11149 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011150
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011151 Also see |readfile()|.
11152 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11153 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11154 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
11155
11156< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11157 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11158
11159
11160xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11161 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11162 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011163 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011164 Example: >
11165 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
11166<
11167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11168 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
11169<
11170
11171==============================================================================
111723. Feature list *feature-list*
11173
11174There are three types of features:
111751. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11176 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11177 :if has("cindent")
11178< *gui_running*
111792. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11180 Example: >
11181 :if has("gui_running")
11182< *has-patch*
111833. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11184 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11185 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
11186 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
11187< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11188 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11189 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11190 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11191 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11192 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
11193
11194Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11195use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11196
11197
11198acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011199all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
11200 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011201amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11202arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11203arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
11204autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
11205autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
11206autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
11207balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
11208balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
11209beos BeOS version of Vim.
11210browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11211 work.
11212browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
11213bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011214builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011215byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
11216channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011217cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011218clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11219clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
11220clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
11221cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11222cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11223cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11224comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
11225compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
11226conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
11227cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11228cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
11229cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
11230debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11231dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +020011232dialog_con_gui Compiled with console and GUI dialog support.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011233dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11234diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11235digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
11236directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
11237dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
11238drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
11239ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11240emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11241eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11242 true, of course!
11243ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
11244extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11245 |'hlsearch'|
11246farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010011247file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
11248 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011249filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11250 read/write/filter commands
11251find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11252 |+find_in_path|.
11253float Compiled with support for |Float|.
11254fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11255 this is not present).
11256folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11257footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11258fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11259gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11260gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010011261gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011262gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
11263gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11264gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11265gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11266gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
11267gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11268gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11269gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
11270gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
11271gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
11272gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
11273haiku Haiku version of Vim.
11274hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
11275hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
11276iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11277insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
11278 Insert mode. (always true)
11279job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
11280ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011281jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011282keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
11283lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
11284langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11285libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
11286linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11287 'breakindent' support.
11288linux Linux version of Vim.
11289lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011290 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011291listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11292 and the argument list |arglist|.
11293localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
11294lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
11295mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11296macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
11297menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11298mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11299modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
11300 (always true)
11301mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
11302mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11303mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
11304mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
11305mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11306mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
11307mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
11308mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
11309mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
11310mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
11311mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
11312multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
11313multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
11314multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11315multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11316mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11317nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11318netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11319netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011320num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011321ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11322osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11323osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11324packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11325path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11326perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11327persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11328postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11329printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11330profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011331prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011332python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11333python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11334python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11335python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11336python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11337python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011338python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011339pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11340qnx QNX version of Vim.
11341quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11342reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11343rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11344ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11345scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11346showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11347signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011348smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011349sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11350sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11351spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11352startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11353statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11354 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11355sun SunOS version of Vim.
11356sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11357syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11358syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11359 current buffer.
11360system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11361tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011362 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011363tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11364 |tag-old-static|.
11365tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11366termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11367terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11368terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11369termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11370textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11371textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11372tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11373 or terminfo file.
11374timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11375title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011376 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011377toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11378ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11379ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11380unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11381unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11382user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11383vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11384vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11385 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11386vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11387 (always true)
11388vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11389 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011390vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011391viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11392vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11393vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11394vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011395vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011396virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11397visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11398visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11399 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11400vms VMS version of Vim.
11401vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11402vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11403 out if it works in the current console).
11404wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11405wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11406win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11407win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11408 64 bits)
11409win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11410win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11411win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11412winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11413windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11414 (always true)
11415writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011416xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11417 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011418xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11419xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11420xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11421xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11422 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11423xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11424xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11425xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11426xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11427 xterm screen.
11428x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11429
11430
11431==============================================================================
114324. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11433
11434This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11435|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11436pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11437same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11438When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11439pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11440>
11441 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11442 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11443 aa
11444 xx
11445 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11446 a
11447 x
11448
11449Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11450"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11451"\n".
11452
11453 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: